All Episodes

Episode 85: Making the Case for Joy in Playful Early Learning

Episode 84: The Essential Role of Agency in Play and Early Learning

Episode 83: Schema Play Theory (with Heather Bernt-Santy)

Episode 82: Second Read - There's Good in the World. And It's Worth Fighting For.

Episode 81: Not Just Cute Book Study - Best Moments and Big Ideas

Episode 80: Actions of Play (with Heather Jackson)

Episode 79: Building a Blended PreK Model (with Machelle Scogin)

Episode 78: We Could All Use the Science of JOY

Episode 77: Why Play? (With Rae Pica)

Episode 76: A Play-Based Evolution (with Amber Unger)

Episode 75: Empowering Parents as Teachers - Mobile Early Education Outreach Team (With Play Smart Literacy)

Episode 74: Innovative Early Education Outreach that Actually Reaches the Children - Play Smart Literacy (With Michelle Dineen-White & Talmage Steele)

Episode 73: Challenging Behaviors in the Preschool Classroom (with Prerna Richards)

Episode 72: Fairy Tales and Resilience (with Stephanie Goloway, EdD)

Episode 71: Bringing Families to the Library with Play (with Tammie Benham)

Episode 70: Why We Need Play for All

Episode 69: Why We Play with Art

Episode 68: Why We Play Pretend

Episode 67: Why We Play at the Sensory Table

Episode 66: Why We Play with Blocks

Episode 65: Why We Play for Soft Skills

Episode 64: Why We Play for Brain Development and Real Learning

Episode 63: Why We Play for Mental Health

Episode 62: The Why We Play Special Series

Episode 61: Getting Curious About PreK Research (with Dr. Dale Farran)

Episode 60: Calm the Chaos (with Dayna Abraham)

Episode 59: Preparing Preservice Teachers (with Kelli Barker)

Episode 58: The Science of Reading in Action K-2 (with Malia Hollowell)

Episode 57: Science of Reading in Preschool?

Episode 56: Exploring the Science of Reading

Episode 55: Finding Your Voice for Advocacy & Writing (with Rae Pica)

Episode 54: Taking the Next Step for Your Program (with Shannon McGuire Bowman & Tara Beard)

Episode 53: Whole Child Solutions to Brain Based Challenges with Dr. Nicole Beurkens

Episode 52: Beyond the 30 Million Words (with Dr. Rachel Romeo)

Episode 51: The Legacy of Fred Rogers (with Dr. Dana Winters)

Episode 50: Rethinking the Entire Approach to Preschool (Diving into the NPR Article)

Episode 49: Leaders Lounge with Beth Cannon

Episode 48: Connecting Through Music (with Laurie Berkner)

Episode 47: Supporting New Teachers (with Vanessa Levin)

Episode 46: The Power of Nature Play (with Meghan Fitzgerald of Tinkergarten)

Episode 45: Getting Parents on Board with Play (with Rae Pica)

Episode 44: Fairy Dust Teaching (with Sally Haughey)

Episode 43: "The Uncontrollable Child" (with Matis Miller)

Episode 42: Thrivers (with Dr. Michele Borba)

Episode 41: Lessons from Remote Teaching (with Allison McDonald)

Episode 40: What's New with DAP?

Episode 39: Let's Play, America! (with Pat Rumbagh)

Episode 38: Finding the Verbs and the Magic in Early Childhood Education (with Heather Jackson)

Episode 37: What if We Taught the Way Children Learn (with Rae Pica)

Episode 36: Resilience (with Dr. Nefertiti Poyner)

Episode 35: A Back to School Pep Talk

Episode 34: Play, Standards, and Literacy (with Vanessa Levin)

Episode 33: Grieving the School Year We Thought We'd Have

Episode 32: How Interactions Build Young Brains

Episode 31: Engaging Young Scientists, with Asia Citro

Episode 30: Kids in the Kitchen, with Tiffany Dahle

Episode 29: Acting Out (with Rae Pica)

Episode 28: Second Read - Advanced Content at Kindergarten - What can we really learn from this controversial new study?

Episode 27: Planning a Parent Play Night at Your School

Episode 26: The Artful Parent - Kids' Art and Creativity (with Jean Van't Hul)

Episode 25: Online Preschool- Panacea or Placebo?

Episode 24: Cribsheet with Emily Oster -- Making Decisions as a Parent

Episode 23: Brave Learner - Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life (with Julie Bogart)

Episode 22: Inspiring Wonder, Awe, and Empathy - Spiritual Development in Young Children (with Deborah Schein PhD)

Episode 21: Your Mistakes Aren't Ruining Your Kids - The importance of active repair.

Episode 20: Second Read -- Play is Efficient!

Episode 19: Positive Discipline for Today's Busy (& Overwhelmed) Parent (Kristina Bill & Joy Marchese)

Episode 18: Ten Minutes for Early Childood Education

Episode 17: Bounceback Parenting with Alissa Marquess

Episode 16: Advocating for Movement with Rae Pica

Episode 15: Discovering the Culture of Childhood (Conclusion)

Episode 14: Finding the Right Preschool for Your Child with Deborah Stewart

Episode 13: The Preschool Reading Dilemma

Episode 12: Discovering the Culture of Childhood with Emily Plank (Chapters 5 & 6)

Episode 11: Second Read- Performance Hang Ups

Episode 10: Puzzling Out the Science of PreK

Episode 9: Second Read - The Vital Importance of a Strong Foundation

Episode 8: Discovering the Culture of Childhood (Chapters 3&4) with Emily Plank

Episode 7: Kindergarten Redshirting

Episode 6: Second Read- A Tale of Two Studies

Episode 5: Discovering the Culture of Childhood with Emily Plank (Chapters 1&2)

Episode 4: Reader Q&A - Redirecting and the Effects of Negative Emotions on Learning

Episode 3: Discovering the Culture of Childhood with Emily Plank (Introduction)

Episode 2: Second Read- And the Award Goes To...

Episode 1: The Story of Not Just Cute