Podcasts about early childhood learning

Send us a textDipti Bhide, CEO and co-founder of LittleLit Kids AI, reveals how the first generation of AI-first children are learning to safely navigate AI through kid-friendly tools and experiences. She shares her journey from building tech for adults to creating the world's first all-in-one AI platform specifically designed for elementary and middle school children.• An entire generation of children are learning AI before they learn Google search• Little Lit AI was inspired by Dipti's experience teaching her neurodivergent son using personalized AI-generated math problems• The "Whole Child AI" framework teaches kids not just how to use AI but what it is, how it works, and its limitations• Children need to understand the difference between human and AI interaction for safety reasons• AI literacy doesn't require coding knowledge - it's about communication skills• Kids should learn AI basics before jumping into creative applications• Understanding AI bias through hands-on experiments helps children develop critical thinking• Teaching ethics means helping kids see AI as a creative tool, not a shortcut for cheating15% off of LittleLit's annual membership - code - AIFORKIDS15This includes full access to the Whole Child AI Curriculum Adventures, all personalized AI tutors, and the Creative AI Arcade. Sign up!For educators looking to level-up their AI teacher skills, access a FREE K-12 AI Teacher Certificate Course HERE.Resources:Whole AI Kids BookMidjourneyEveryone AI by Anne-Sophie SeretKhanmigoSupport the showHelp us become the #1 podcast for AI for Kids.Buy our new book "Let Kids Be Kids, Not Robots!: Embracing Childhood in an Age of AI"Social Media & Contact: Website: www.aidigitales.com Email: contact@aidigitales.com Follow Us: Instagram, YouTube Gift or get our books on Amazon or Free AI Worksheets Listen, rate, and subscribe! Stay updated with our latest episodes by subscribing to AI for Kids on your favorite podcast platform. Apple Podcasts Amazon Music Spotify YouTube Other Like our content, subscribe or feel free to donate to our Patreon here: patreon.com/AiDigiTales...

Montessori educators who have been in the business as long as I have are aware that the use of technology in the classrooms and at home has been a controversial point of conversation. Technology, even for young children, is here and is not going away. As we navigate our child's relationship with technology and our comfort level with it, how do we make the best choices? Hear from Taha and Tiny Genius in this episode!

Guests: Dr Sarah Young  is a Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Research in Effective Education in Early Childhood (REEaCh) Centre in the Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne. Nicole Pilsworth is the Executive Manager, Early Learning at Gowrie Victoria and the Chair of the Victorian committee of Early Childhood Australia. Description: This episode explores the power of play in early childhood education. Learn how play supports brain development, enriches learning, and connects generations through new innovative projects. Learn practical strategies to enhance play in the educational setting without disrupting children's motivation, as well as how to navigate the challenges of new policy reforms and the rollout of universal funded three and four-year-old kindergarten in Victoria. Links: Teacher participation in young children's dramatic play - S Young, S Edwards, J Nuttall Examining early childhood teachers' attitudes and responses to superhero play - Megan Wiwatowski, Jane Page, Sarah Young The EDGE Study Gowrie Victoria A Continuum of Play-Based Learning: The Role of the Teacher in Play-Based Pedagogy and the Fear of Hijacking Play – Angela Pyle and Erika Danniels

As the demand for early childhood education grows, the Boise School District is working to come up with solutions that will benefit the Treasure Valley's youngest learners.

Kira is a previous Preschool teacher, the founder of Kinderfolk (an early childhood curriculum subscription), and mother of 3. We've been so excited to have her on the podcast to talk about early childhood education. Whether you choose to homeschool, send your children to a traditional school, or anything in between, this episode will be helpful for you in encouraging a love of learning and curiosity in the home!

In this episode, we are joined by Drs Douglas Clements and Julie Sarama to discuss early math learning. Douglas H. Clements is Distinguished University Professor, Kennedy Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Learning, and Executive Director of the Marsico Institute for Early Learning at the University of Denver. Previously a kindergarten teacher for five years and a preschool teacher for one, he has conducted research and published widely in the areas of the learning and teaching of early mathematics and computer applications in mathematics education. His most recent interests are in creating, using, and evaluating a research-based curriculum and in taking successful curricula to scale using technologies and learning trajectories.He has served on the U.S. President's National Mathematics Advisory Panel, the Common Core State Standards committee, and the National Research Council's Committee on Early Mathematics, and is and co-author each of their reports.    Julie Sarama is the Kennedy Endowed Chair in Innovative Learning Technologies and Professor at the University of Denver. She conducts research on young children's development of mathematical concepts and competencies, implementation and scale-up of educational reform, professional development models and their influence on student learning, and implementation and effects of software environments in mathematics classrooms. She has taught secondary mathematics and computer science, gifted math at the middle school level, preschool and kindergarten mathematics enrichment classes, and mathematics methods and content courses for elementary to secondary teachers.She designed and programmed over 50 published computer programs, including her version of Logo and Logo-based software activities, including Turtle Math™, which was awarded the Technology & Learning Software of the Year award.   In this episode, we delve into what constitutes early math knowledge, and how to support it at home. As we discuss, caregivers often engage in numeracy talk and behavior with children without consciously doing so. As Douglas and Julie point out, there are also many additional opportunities in early childhood (and beyond) to incorporate math into fun activities (such as Candyland).    To learn more about how to incorporate math into everyday interactions with your children please visit the following websites:   https://www.learningtrajectories.org/ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Douglas_Clements https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julie-Sarama  

You know you've got a strong design when other districts want to visit and learn from you. Janelle, Heidi, and Emily share some #UDL-driven student-specific stories in Part 2 of their podcast about Castlerock Early Childhood Learning Center in Wenatchee School District.

Episode Title:  Hey Shayla Podcast | Ep: 046Guest: Ade Hoffman, Nature Play Facilitator & Early Childhood Consultant @natureplayallday on InstagramHas there ever been a time where you don't want to play "puppy" for the 100th time? Ever wonder how people get all the house things done AND play with their kids? Ade is here to challenge that thought. Instead of initiating all of your child play, she encourages observing them,  let them be bored and allow them to tap into their creative child play.  Because as much as we want to believe differently, they learn a lot through play! Ade Hofmann left over a decade of traditional teaching experience behind when she traded fluorescent lights for sunshine.  For the last six years, she has continued to rewrite the narrative of what early childhood looks and feels like.Her philosophy for early childhood education is that living is learning and that play is an essential right to for all! Thank you for listening to the Hey Shayla podcast!  Here, we love to learn new things and decide what works for us and our family.. We're the moms that support instead of judge and know there are many ways to do something right.  I'd love to connect on Instagram @heyshaylaXo ShayJoin the email list to be notified when episodes go live HERE!Companies I work with and am an affiliate for ALL DISCOUNT CODES ARE HEYSHAYLA unless specified Go to heyshayla.com/codes if a code isn't working *California Beach Co: Travel Playpen *Expecting and Empowered: Pregnancy and Postpartum workouts *LoveBug Probiotics: Pre and postnatal probiotics *My Little Eaters: Guide to Baby Led Weaning *Kindred Bravely: Maternity Sports Bra HeyShayla15 *Clearly Filtered: Filtered water bottle pitcher *TushBaby: Great “Up-Down” Baby carrier  *Iksplor: Wool base layer  *hypnobabies: hypnosis for labor and deliveryLet's Connect! Instagram (@heyshayla) YouTube (Hey Shayla) Website (www.heyshayla.com) Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/shop/heyshayla)**Disclaimer: Please note that many of the links here are affiliate links. Which means at no cost to you, I will earn a commission if you decide to make a purchase after clicking through the link. I only work with companies that I love, and that I think you will love.

Jala is joined by Raúl and Simón in discussing ways we learned our heritage and how we pass it down to the next generation, or share it with others. We discuss the manner in which this transmission is akin to a lossy facsimile, as well as how it morphs over time. Articles * ‘We need to be more intentional, consistent in passing on our languages, culture to the next generation' (https://guardian.ng/guardian-woman/we-need-to-be-more-intentional-consistent-in-passing-on-our-languages-culture-to-the-next-generation/) * Learning Culture Through Ritual: The Family Reunion (https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1525/aeq.1984.15.2.04x0471c) * Culture and Early Childhood Learning (https://www.child-encyclopedia.com/pdf/expert/culture/according-experts/culture-and-early-childhood-learning) * Cultural Learning and Learning Culture (https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1028&context=ltd_facpub) Support this show via Ko-fi! Just like Patreon, there are subscription tiers (with bonus content!) in addition to the ability to drop us a one-time donation. Every little bit helps us put out better quality content and keep the lights on, and gets a shout out in a future episode. Check out ko-fi.com/fireheartmedia (https://ko-fi.com/fireheartmedia) for the details! Don't forget to rate & review us on your podcasting platform of choice~ Jala Prendes - @jalachan (https://twitter.com/jalachan) The Level (https://thelevelpodcast.com/hosts/jala) Raúl and Simón, like many guests, may be found primarily on the Jala-chan's Place Discord. If interested in joining please shoot Jala a message on your platform of choice. Raúl would like to signal boost Victualiv (https://victualiv.com/) vitamins which are specially formulated for vegans, those curious about plant-based nutrition, and anyone in transition. They are the vitamins that both Jala and Dave use! Definitely check them out! Simón would like to signal boost Dora's Table (https://dorastable.com/), which offers authentic Mexican recipes -- veganized! Special Guests: Raúl and Simón Sotelo.

Parents, the roadmaps provided by the world's leading developmental researchers show us two compelling facts about the early years of learning: children learn most effectively and efficiently when we slow down and bring learning home. Yet for the last several decades, Americans have been focused on an opposite approach. What has been the resultant harvest, and what are the true predictors of socio-academic success? Join Dr. Lisa Dunne for part two of this Early Learner episode as we unpack the developmental milestones of early childhood and discover what methods are truly worthy of the investment. Remember, you can join us on the journey to take back education from preschool to college. Just visit CVCU.us to learn more about joining the mission, starting your own academic outreach, or sponsoring a program to help us empower parents and pastors to turn their communities around. 

Laura Delgado is the vice president of curriculum and professional development at Learning Beyond Paper, a leader in providing 100% digital curriculum. Laura is a former early learning teacher, center director and owner. She has a master's degree in leadership in education and more than 25 years of experience in early childhood learning. In this podcast, she discusses why curriculum is so important for young learners, particularly babies through pre-kindergarten.  She also describes why a curriculum that is easy to use is essential for teachers, many who do their lesson planning on Sunday nights on unpaid time as they ready for the week ahead because they don't have time during their work days.Laura also describes the challenges of relying on a paper curriculum. She says she's seen child care centers buy curriculum that is on an "approved list," often just to check a box as part of obtaining funding. "And when I would go into the classrooms, sometimes they couldn't find the curriculum," she says. "Sometimes it would be in a closet, on a shelf gathering dust."Learning Beyond Paper and Procare Solutions have partnered to offer the Procare Early Learning Powered by Learning Beyond Paper all-digital curriculum offering. The 52-week curriculum is embedded into Procare for easy use with 4,000 lesson plans for infants through pre-kindergarteners. To learn more, visit www.procaresoftware.com/curriculum! 

Have you ever wondered what ESD stands for and how you can integrate it in your classroom and school? Goulter School staff members come together to share their passion for education for sustainable development in this episode of Teach like a Bosse. -what it is -projects grounded in ESD principles such as True Colours Day that celebrate diversity -their involvement in the Eco-Globe Schools program. Learn more here: https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/esd/eco_globe/ -making ESD multimodal so that children can connect with the principles in different ways -the link between ESD and Indigenous teachings Find out more at Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning: https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/esd/index.html

Childcare providers, mothers, and educators rallied at City Hall for National Day Without Child Care on Monday in an effort to raise awareness of low pay. KYW's Racquel Williams was at this rally speaking to many providers on the issue most childcare providers are facing today. Diane Barber, Executive Director of Pennsylvania Child Care Association joined Bridging Philly to speak on solutions and the importance of Early Childhood Learning. The Newsmaker of the week is Jen Devor, President & Co-founder of Better Civics, a nonpartisan civic engagement non-profit, speaks on their released second election toolkit which focuses on educating and empowering local citizens when they vote in the May primary. Our Philly Rising Changemaker is Delaware County Judge Keith Williams II. Judge Williams II is helping to inspire and mentor young boys in the area through an organization called Men on a Mission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jonas Miller, a researcher at the Stanford Neurodevelopment, Affect, and Psychopathology Laboratory, discusses the importance of giving young children opportunities for high quality learning. Originally aired on SiriusXM on April 23, 2022.

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Free Spirit Publishing.The webinar recording can be accessed here.In working with young children, we inevitably encounter unexpected—and hard-to-answer—questions. This edWeb podcast addresses the big adult questions children often ask, questions that may cause us to pause, silence the child, or deflect the concern. The session guides you to be prepared to answer difficult questions respectfully and in ways that are developmentally appropriate with even the youngest children. We explore how to respond to big topics such as miscarriage, domestic terror events, the death of a classmate, and other equally sensitive or unsettling issues. During the edWeb podcast we:Investigate the tendency to silence children's questions about difficult topicsDiscuss appropriate ways for classroom teachers to address unexpected questions honestly and simply and to provide emotional supportConsider how to communicate with parents about a sensitive conversation with a childPractice how to structure this type of conversation with a young childModel this approach with authentic questions and responses young children may pose on a range of challenging topicsListeners come away from this presentation with strategies to guide them the moment a question is raised and in following up with children and families. This edWeb podcast benefits teachers, school leaders, and other professionals who work with children in preschool to third grade.Free Spirit Publishing Providing children and teens with the tools they need to make a difference in the world.

To ensure program success and sustainability, early childhood mental health must be carefully integrated into a state's existing early childhood system. In this episode host Neal Horen, Director of the Early Childhood Division at the Center for Child and Human Development at Georgetown University, speaks with state-level early childhood mental health leaders to learn how their states incorporated early childhood mental health services into their mixed delivery systems. Participants also discuss benefits of these services for children and families. Guests include Teya Dahle, Minnesota Department of Human Services Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Coordinator and instructor for the University of Minnesota Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health program; Catherine Wright, Minnesota Department of Human Services Early Childhood Mental Health System Coordinator; and Tamilah Richardson, Associate Director of Early Childhood Learning with the Virginia Department of Education. Early Childhood Policy Matters is supported by the National Technical Assistance Center for Preschool Development Grants Birth through Five, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care. For episode transcripts and more information visit https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/resource/early-childhood-policy-matters-podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Kaplan Early Learning Company.The webinar recording can be accessed here.Following their widely successful edWebinar, Embracing Anti-Bias Classrooms: A Response to Racism in America, the authors of Don't Look Away: Embracing Anti-Bias Classrooms participate in a roundtable discussion on how to embrace anti-bias classrooms and anti-racist teaching by creating affirming and culturally grounded environments that protect children from psychological trauma and heal them from the inside out. This edWeb podcast continues to call upon all early education professionals to lean in as “sheroes” and “heroes” in the lives of children and as potential change agents in children's and families' lives. This is critically important as we continue to deal with two pandemics—COVID-19 and racism. Listeners learn the following:What an anti-bias classroom isHow anti-bias classrooms foster culturally relevant teachingWhy it is important to have anti-bias, culturally relevant classroom environmentsHow implicit bias, microaggression, and white privilege undermine the excellence and learning of minoritized Black and Brown children and those who teach themHow institutional racism impacts early childhood care, learning, and environmentsHow to utilize tools, strategies, and partners in ensuring that we deliver on the promise of education, especially for those who helped to build itThe authors' latest projects and reports that are calling for anti-racist policies to support Black families and other families of color, and those who teach themThis edWeb podcast is of interest to teachers, school and district leaders, coaches and trainers, and child care providers of the PreK through elementary levels.Kaplan Early Learning Company For 50+ years, Kaplan Early Learning Company has been a champion for play. When we play we learn.

In this amazing episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we have the honor of speaking with Allan Golston, President of US Programs, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation! Allan speaks very plainly about what must be done within higher education and society to eliminate race, ethnicity, and income as predictors of success for students. The Gates Foundation looks at creating tangible results tracking economically disadvantaged populations, particularly in the black and latino communities, to ensure they have a chance at a healthy and productive life - access to quality education and complete a credential that has labor market value. Allan Golston is the president of the United States Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He leads the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's five areas of strategy, policy and advocacy, and operations of a $600 million domestic program with $3.8 billion portfolio under management: K-12 Education, Post-Secondary Education, Technology Access, Special Initiatives, and Family Homelessness, Early Childhood Learning, and Community Grants in Washington State. Another episode sponsored by our great friends at MDT Marketing! Get your free marketing consultation today! mdtmarketing.com/edup Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next time for another episode! Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

Are you keeping your children home from early childhood learning or education programs because of the pandemic? Are you concerned that they may not be developing the skills they need while at home? If so, tune in this week to learn what you can do to support your young children’s social and emotional learning and development while at home.   Many of us are working from home or keeping our children home to protect our families from the coronavirus. While children are at home, they likely do not have the same social interactions and learning experiences that they would have at their early childhood education program. Fortunately, Sheila Williams Ridge, Director of the Shirley G. Moore Laboratory School at the University of Minnesota, has tips to help our children stay on track developmentally.   On behalf of Help Me Grow MN, Ridge shares wise insights based on her many years of experience in early childhood. Tune in to learn what you can do to support your young children’s social and emotional learning and development, including opportunities for safe socialization with peers, online resources, and simple things you can do at home to keep your children's development on track. Rest assured that being home will not limit your children's learning and development. You and your family play an important role in this critical time in your children's development.   WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO SUPPORT YOUR YOUNG CHILDREN'S SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL LEARNING AT HOME? What are you doing to make the most of this time at home? How have you helped your children stay connected to and continue to learn from their peers? What new activity will you try this week to support your young children's development?   WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT? ❉ 1000 Hours Outside. Kids spend more than a 1000 hours per year on screens. Let's change that into time outdoors with helpful suggestions from 1000 Hour Outside.   ❉ Very Well Family. Check out this helpful resources for tips from pregnancy to parenting.   ❉ HighScope at Home. This is an excellent source for tips on helping your family continue early childhood education at home.   ❉ The Three C's: Competence, Contribution, and Connection. Research and community wisdom converge to point the way to essential experiences that allow children and youth to grow up to be caring, responsible adults. Even in the face of high-risk conditions, these "three Cs" can serve as important protective factors that enable children to rise above risk. So where are the opportunities for children to experience these three Cs at each stage of their development? And what can each of us do in our own families, communities, and workplaces to ensure that all children have enough of the three Cs to see them through?   ❉ The Ultimate List of Age-Appropriate Chores. Are you wondering what chores your children can do at different ages? Well, here is the list. Doing chores helps children build competence and a sense of contribution (two of the Three C's mentioned above).

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What does the day in the life of a preschooler at the Kettering Early Childhood Education Center look like? Supt. Inskeep has a conversation with four- and five-year-olds from KECEC to hear, first-hand, the impact the staff and the programming are having on Kettering’s youngest learners. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Research shows that ­­­early learning (from birth to 5) not only supports children’s success in school, but it also impacts a child’s future earnings, workplace productivity, and has long-term health benefits as well as multi-generational benefits. In this episode, Elanna Yalow, Chief Academic Officer of KinderCare Education, spoke with Bernard Bailey, CED President, about the critical components of high-quality early learning experiences and how parents can be confident that they are selecting the most appropriate setting for their child and family. Among the most important areas that support quality is ensuring that early childhood educators have the dispositions, skills and ongoing development needed to provide an enriched learning environment for young children.

This week on Points North, Leelanau voters will decide the fate of an early childhood program. Plus, tribal and city officials celebrate the new Clinch Park art installation honoring the Anishinaabek.

Reed Maltbie does not really need an introduction, he is a Mentor in youth sport and coaching. With two Masters degrees, one in Early Childhood Learning & one in Sports Psychology, Reed understand children and what is going on in their brains while growing up to become adults. He is the Creator of “Coaching code” podcast & Raising Excellence, He did the TEDx talk “Echoes beyond the game” which is a must watch if you are a coach or parent. Co-Creator of Positive Discipline Tools for Coaches with Dr. Jane Nelson and Cofounder of the brilliant GO! Raise Excellence Think Tank to improve youth sport with Ruth Nicholson. He is also one of the Coaching Mentors with Player Development Project here in Australia. I can go on, but let’s hear it directly from him. Apply this to your coaching and your athletes will soar. 47:30   min episode Overview: 02:15   Reed Maltbie brief bio and explains his current projects; Positive Discipline Tools for Coaches, helping coaches communicate better with young athletes & REALM. 10:15   3 REALM Accountability areas 16:53   Writing good software code into children’s brain. No! Children are not computers, but Reed’s analogy paints a great verbal image of how we, coaches, can build or ruin an athlete mentally by the words we use 30:25   Youth Sport is a marathon so be patient. 37:35   Can you identify burned-out in an early age, if so how? 43:10   Closing comments and announcing Reed’s visit to Australia in February 2020 Contact: www.CoachReed.com Twitter: @Coach_Reed Facebook: @Raising Exellence with Coach Reed Reed Maltbies TEDx talk “Echoes beyond the game” TEDx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhRXQs0K6ls

Patricia K. Kuhl es Catedrática Bezos Family Foundation for Early Childhood Learning de la Universidad de Washington, Co-Directora del Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences y Directora de NSF-funded Science of Learning Center de dicha universidad. Es experta en lenguaje y ciencias de la audición y está especializada en la adquisición del lenguaje y sus bases neuronales; también ha investigado sobre el desarrollo del lenguaje en el autismo y sobre los sistemas de reconocimiento de voz. La profesora Kuhl es miembro de la National Academy of Sciences, la Rodin Academy y la Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Fue galardonada con la Silver Medal de la Acoustical Society of America en 1997 y, en el año 2005, recibió el Kenneth Craik Research Award de la Cambridge University. Ha recibido en dos ocasiones el University of Washington’s Faculty Lectureship Award, así como el University of Minnesota’s Outstanding Achievement Award. Adicionalmente, es miembro de la American Association for the Advancement of Science, la Acoustical Society of America, la Cognitive Science Society y la American Psychological Society. En el año 2008 recibió la Gold Medal de la Acoustical Society of America por su trabajo sobre el aprendizaje y el cerebro y, en 2011, el IPSEN Fondation’s Jean-Louis Signoret Neuropsychology Prize.

Patricia K. Kuhl es Catedrática Bezos Family Foundation for Early Childhood Learning de la Universidad de Washington, Co-Directora del Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences y Directora de NSF-funded Science of Learning Center de dicha universidad. Es experta en lenguaje y ciencias de la audición y está especializada en la adquisición del lenguaje y sus bases neuronales; también ha investigado sobre el desarrollo del lenguaje en el autismo y sobre los sistemas de reconocimiento de voz. La profesora Kuhl es miembro de la National Academy of Sciences, la Rodin Academy y la Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Fue galardonada con la Silver Medal de la Acoustical Society of America en 1997 y, en el año 2005, recibió el Kenneth Craik Research Award de la Cambridge University. Ha recibido en dos ocasiones el University of Washington’s Faculty Lectureship Award, así como el University of Minnesota’s Outstanding Achievement Award. Adicionalmente, es miembro de la American Association for the Advancement of Science, la Acoustical Society of America, la Cognitive Science Society y la American Psychological Society. En el año 2008 recibió la Gold Medal de la Acoustical Society of America por su trabajo sobre el aprendizaje y el cerebro y, en 2011, el IPSEN Fondation’s Jean-Louis Signoret Neuropsychology Prize.

Factors in transgender causation.  Why are people transgender? Dana Bevan, The Transgender Scientist identifies 4 factors. They involve genetics, epigenetics, Western culture, and early childhood learning.  This episode provides a top-level description of the 4 factors which will be detailed in subsequent episodes. 

Welcome to the first episode of Ground Truthing, a Westchester Children’s Association podcast where we offer policy insights from the ground up. This month, we will discuss the state of early childhood education through the perspective of Carol Robinson of the Greyston Early Learning Center. Robinson began as the Director, Early Education at Greyston in 2015. During her time, she expanded their infant program and formed new partnerships and enhanced curriculum. Recently, it was announced that Greyston will close the Early Childhood Center where Robinson is the director. According to Greyston, the center will be closing due to a consistent lack of sufficient funding to cover operating costs associated with running the center. After our interview with Carol, we will be joined by Executive Director of the Child Care Council of Westchester, Kathy Halas, to discuss the impact of the Greyston Early Childcare Center closing and where the county stands on providing adequate access to quality, affordable early education. Ground Truthing is a Westchester Children's Association production. The show is edited by Eloise Sherrid. Original music is composed by Al Saniuk.

Between the copious showers and the solar assistance, spring is alive and lush with the grandeur of flora. Cynthia Brian's entire garden is bursting with surprises of color, textures, and forms. Join the Goddess Gardener for some gardening playtime. In the past few decades early childhood learning has changed radically. Now that kindergarten serves as a gatekeeper, not a welcome mat, to elementary school, concerns about school preparedness kick in earlier and earlier. Kids are being forced to work harder, but studies are showing they are learning less. Are kids being forced to read and write instead of talk, listen, and play? Heather Brittany sheds light on the shift from exploratory early-childhood teaching to the quest for achievement. Moms around the world perform astronomical duties every day without much fanfare. One day a year these dedicated women are celebrated on Mother's Day. Granted Mother's Day was created as a commercial venue, yet it has become a special occasion.

Today we're featuring a conversation with Avo Makdessian, SVCF’s vice president and director of the Center for Early Learning, and Michelle Sioson Hyman, senior early learning officer.  Avo and Michelle discuss what the Center for Early Learning does, as well as their recent research on how technology and digital media affect young children. Michelle talks about some of the foundational knowledge in the field and says parents don't have to restrict their children from technology entirely. We also touch on how developers can help solve the widening disparity between families who have access to quality digital media at an early age and those who do not. Access the full show notes at siliconvalleycf.org

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