That Early Childhood Nerd
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That Early Childhood Nerd
Each week host Heather Bernt-Santy and a member of the ECE Nerd Collective share and discuss a quote with a focus on effecting change in the early learning world.
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NERD_0392 The Hyper Focus on School Readiness with Dr Dale Farran
IMPORTANT REMINDER! After this episode, That Early Childhood Nerd will be published by Heather and the Early Childhood Nerdwork instead of Exploration...
NERD_0391 Nurturing Brilliance with Sally Haughey
Author and educator Sally Haughey is here to discuss the incredible unfolding and blossoming that happens during play. Her new book Nurturing Brillian...
NERD_0390 Self Active Play for the Grown Ups with Carly Bedard
Carly Bedard, a play facilitator for adult early educators, joins host Heather Bernt-Santy to discuss the ways that self active play can transform ear...
NERD_0389 The Child’s Right to Participation
Early childhood education researcher and advocate Emily Clark is back for another conversation with host Heather Bernt-Santy. In this episode, they ta...
NERD_0388 Developmental Cascades in Childhood
Join host Heather Bernt-Santy in a conversation with Dr. Zlata Stankovic-Ramirez, Dr. Danielle McLellan-Bujnak, and Dr. Josh Thompson about their work...
NERD_0387 Play Pedagogy: The Antidote to GERM (Global Education Reform Movement)
The book The Commodification of American Education: Persistent Threats and Paths Forward includers a powerful chapter written by Denisha Jones in whic...
NERD_0386 If They Play, Am I Still a Teacher?
For a recent special issue of the early childhood magazine Exchange on protecting play, host Heather Bernt-Santy wrote an article addressing the often...
NERD_0385 ECE Higher Ed-Preparation for What?
Every now and again, host and early childhood professor Heather Bernt-Santy has a little panic–what if by teaching current ideas, theories about good...
NERD_0384 Child Care for All: Author Elliot Haspel
Elliot Haspel’s newest book, Raising a Nation: 10 Reasons Every American Has a Stake in Child Care for All makes a powerful case that ensuring child c...
NERD_0383 Nap Times in Child Care Settings
NAEYC’s Code of Ethical Conduct says, “Above all, we shall not harm children. We shall
not participate in practices that are emotionally...
NERD_0382 Supporting Children’s Sense of Justice with Dr. Megan Madison
Author, educator and community organizer Dr. Megan Madison joins host Heather Bernt-Santy to talk about her First Conversations children’s book series...
NERD_0381 Free the Teachers! Calendar and Circle Times
It’s time for the second installment of Free the Teachers!
In this episode, Heather Bernt-Santy is joined by Richard Cohen, Carol Garboden Murr...
NERD_0380 Scrap Circle Time with Amy Reyes-Hauff
In this week’s episode, host Heather Bernt-Santy interviews Amy Reyes-Hauff, Early Learning Specialist with the Wyoming Department of Education’s scho...
NERD_0379 A New Way of Looking at Children’s War Play with Ebba Theorell
Host Heather Bernt-Santy and fellow nerd Mike Huber talk with Ebba Theorell about her brilliant article, Transformative Aesthetic Dimensions in Young...
NERD_0378 Free the Teachers! Tightly Controlled Schedules
Every now and then, host Heather Bernt-Santy and the other nerds in the TECN group chat hit on hot issues that we wish early childhood folks didn’t ha...
NERD_0377 Slow Childhoods with Carol Garboden Murray and Amy Chiu
When host Heather Bernt-Santy talked with Amy Chiu (www.theworkofplay.com) on TECN episode 372, she knew she had to have a follow up conversation incl...
NERD_0376 Live from the 2025 Play Empowers Teacher Retreat!
Live from the lobby of the Claggett Retreat Center, listen in as attendees and presenters debrief the day’s events–what resonated, what challenged the...
NERD_0375 Trauma Informed Practices with Nikki Darling-Kuria
Nikki Darling-Kuria joins host Heather Bernt-Santy to share her growth as a trauma informed early childhood professional in an unpredictable world. Th...
NERD_0374 The Daycare Myth with Dan Wuori
For a century, America’s early childhood policy has been premised on a myth. This falsehood—which dictates that child care and education are somehow s...
NERD_0373 When Children are Free to Pretend
Mike Huber is back to talk more about pretend play, children’s power, and the teacher’s liberation as we continue to discuss his new book The Power in...
NERD_0372 Rhythms Over Routines with Amy Chiu
“School can be a stressful place. It can be overstimulating and demanding which impacts everyone’s nervous system and ability to cope, let alone learn...
NERD_0371 Powerful Play with Amanda Morgan
Child development expert Amanda Morgan returns to That Early Childhood Nerd to discuss her new book, “Not Just Cute: How Powerful Play Drives Developm...
NERD_0370 Surviving the Child Care Crisis with Kisa Marx
Kisa Marx joins host Heather Bernt-Santy to talk about her powerful Exchange article, “A Letter to Educators: Surviving the Child Care Crisis.”
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NERD_0369 Heather Wrote a Book
Host Heather Bernt-Santy thought she was joining a recording session to discuss an article shared by Lizz Nolasco–but surprise! The Nerds ambushed her...
NERD_0368 The Power of Pretend with Mike Huber pt 2
Mike Huber is back to dig into ideas about how pretend play supports focus, impulse control, and self regulation. And what about super hero play? When...
NERD_0367 The Power of Pretend with Mike Huber pt 1
Mike Huber has a new book! He joins host Heather Bernt-Santy for the first of (we hope) many conversations about his book The Power of Pretend: Suppor...
NERD_0366 Teacher Research and Teacher Survival with Aaron Neimark
San Francisco Transitional KG Teacher Aaron Neimark joins host Heather Bernt-Santy to talk about being a teacher researcher and challenging yourself t...
NERD_0365 Early Childhood MAYtriarchy–bell hooks and Cheng Xueqin
Welcome to Early Childhood MAYtriarchy 2025, where we celebrate the contributions of women to the work of early childhood. In this episode:
Deni...
NERD_0364 Early Childhood MAYtriarchy: Constance Kamii, Rhonda DeVries, Ellen Key and Alva Myrdal
Welcome to Early Childhood MAYtriarchy 2025, where we celebrate the contributions of women to the work of early childhood. In this episode:
Step...
NERD_0363 Early Childhood MAYtriarchy: Dr. Millie Almy, Caroline Pratt and Magda Gerber
Welcome to Early Childhood MAYtriarchy 2025, where we celebrate the contributions of women to the work of early childhood. In this episode:
Lizz...
NERD_0362 Early Childhood MAYtriarchy: Eve Trook, Dr. Marianne Gibbs, and Bev Bos
Welcome to Early Childhood MAYtriarchy 2025, where we celebrate the contributions of women to the work of early childhood. In this episode:
Mike...
NERD_0361 The Sleepover Sessions–Consent
It’s spring break 2025 and host Heather Bernt-Santy has invited some of the TECN nerds to Indianapolis for a four day sleepover!
In this episode...
NERD_0360 The Sleepover Sessions–Losing Yourself in Caring
It’s spring break 2025, which means the Nerds are descending on Indianapolis for four days of nerdy fun! In this episode, host Heather Bernt-Santy and...
NERD_0359 The Sleepover Sessions–Just Say the Words
It’s spring break 2025, and that means it’s time for the second Nerd Sleepover! This episode comes to you from an Airbnb in beautiful Indianapolis, wh...
NERD_0358 The Sleepover Sessions–Data is Not Evidence
It’s spring break 2025, which means it’s time for the second Nerd Sleepover in beautiful Indianapolis! In this episode, Mike Huber invites us to consi...
NERD_0357 Play is Inherently Political with Kelsie Olds, the Occuplaytional Therapist
In February 2025, occupational therapist Kelsie Olds, who hosts a facebook page called The Occuplaytional Therapist, published a post that struck a ne...
NERD_0356 Play and the Hesitant Child
In another episode that was originally intended as a session
in a virtual NerdCon conference that didn’t happen, Richard Cohen, Lizz Nola...
NERD_0355 Young Children’s Learning in Physics
Physics learning for children under 5? What? Join host
Heather Bernt-Santy, Mike Huber and Krystina Tapia as they discuss one of the
NERD_0354 Fake Play in Preschool?
Can play in preschool be “fake?” In this episode, host Heather Bernt-Santy is joined by Gemma Medina, Bethany Corrie and Stacy Benge to discuss the ar...
NERD_0353 Nerd Study Hall: Teacher Preparation in “Don’t Say Gay” Times
It’s time for another round of Nerd Study Hall, where we record a series of episodes discussing research articles connected to working with young chil...