Child’s Heart and Mind

Michael

The heart and the mind work to balance our actions. However, they can not do it alone. Support and guidance is necessary. This describes the most important function of an early childhood educator. With each experience comes an opportunity strengthen a child's heart and develop their mind. Only with our guidance and support can children hope to reach their full potential. It is my hope that with resources such as this podcast, I can help other early childhood educators with that goal.

  1. 2023/07/08

    Control

    Have you ever heard someone say, " That classroom is out of control!" why are we so concerned with control? Let's reflect on the concept of control and it's so important to the adults working with children.  Tags: early childhoodpreschooltoddlersece

    18 分鐘

  2. 2023/01/26

    What's Wrong with a Theme???

    Early childhood teachers everywhere are faced with the choice—to theme or not to theme? Themes are like worksheets; they represent a program model. I admit I used themes when I began my career in early childhood education.  I thought that the theme of the week that I had chosen had to represented and visible in all areas of the classroom. Fundamentally this practice was very short sighted on a number of levels. The greatest issue that I now see, in retrospect, is that themes are teacher directed and teacher owned.  Such a practice can lead to greatly restricting a child’s creativity and individuality.

    18 分鐘

  3. 2022/05/17

    What's the connection with infant/toddlers?

    In this episode we reflect on the connection between infants/toddlers social emotion development and their cognitive development.

    27 分鐘

  4. 2022/04/26

    More Than Burnout

    Teachers are going to through a lot right now. There may be more stress existing in the early childhood field than has ever been felt. In this episode, we reflect on what teachers are going through and what means for our field going forward.

    24 分鐘

  5. 2022/04/09

    Being Present During Play

    As early  childhood educators, we know that play is an important part of children's development. We also know that it is important to set up an environment that is conducive to that development. The remaining question is what is our role while the children are engaged in play?

    34 分鐘

  6. 2022/03/26

    Addressing Challenging Behaviors with Culturally Competent Strategies

    Addressing challenging behaviors is about more than the behaviors of the children. As effective educators, we must look at the big picture. In this episode, we look at what makes up the 'big picture' using a culturally sensitive lens.

    30 分鐘

  7. 2022/03/12

    Reflecting on Anti-bias Teaching in Early Childhood

    What does Anti-bias education in early childhood look like? In this episode my friend Jenna and I reflect on a very worthwhile movie entitled, Reflecting on Anti-bias Education in Action: The Early Years. Check out the movie yourself at this link: https://www.antibiasleadersece.com/the-film-reflecting-on-anti-bias-education-in-action/

    37 分鐘

  8. 2022/02/24

    The Honeycomb Hypothesis

    For this podcast, I am reviewing an article entitled “A Honeycomb Hypothesis by Sandra Duncan. This article can be found in the January/February issue of Exchange magazine.  At the heart of the article is a look at schemas and how children through natural guided experiences.

    13 分鐘
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簡介

The heart and the mind work to balance our actions. However, they can not do it alone. Support and guidance is necessary. This describes the most important function of an early childhood educator. With each experience comes an opportunity strengthen a child's heart and develop their mind. Only with our guidance and support can children hope to reach their full potential. It is my hope that with resources such as this podcast, I can help other early childhood educators with that goal.

資訊

  • 創作者
    Michael
  • 活躍年代
    2019年 - 2023年
  • 集數
    29
  • 年齡分級
    兒少適宜
  • 版權
    © Michael
  • 節目網站
    Child’s Heart and Mind