To create equitable classrooms and programs, early childhood educators must embrace the concepts of anti-racism and use it to inform their classroom practices.
Authored by
Authored by:
Rosemarie Allen Dorothy L. Shapland Jen Neitzel Iheoma U. Iruka
Here we describe how we worked with center staff, teachers, and students in our undergraduate early literacy class to create community responsive listening centers in seven classrooms.
Authored by
Authored by:
Emily Brown Hoffman Kristin Cipollone
Educators, families, and the community come together at the Little Friends of the River program, part of overall STEAM programming at the Bronx Children’s Museum.
With the infrastructure and steady, deep supports NAEYC advocates, we have the chance to address longstanding questions and issues that prevent teachers of color from achieving their higher education dreams.
With the infrastructure and steady, deep supports NAEYC advocates, we have the chance to address longstanding questions and issues that prevent teachers of color from achieving their higher education dreams.
This article outlines the reasons why individuals enter the teaching profession and shares key recommendations for recruiting and retaining Asian American teacher candidates.
Authored by
Authored by:
Conrad Oh-Young Jennifer Buchter Delilah Krasch Jenny Chiappe Jun Ai Shin Silver Heather Bae Neal Nghia Nguyen
In this article, we discuss the importance of professional vision, then describe the Video Analysis Framework we created to support its development through focused observation, identifying and disrupting bias, and more.
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Authored by:
Miriam Packard Carolyn Brennan Gail E. Joseph Katharine Emerson-Hoss
In this article, we look at how a service-learning project helped foster receptive language competencies for infants through art experiences and encouraged socially and culturally responsive practices by students.
Hear from DAP thought leader, Dr. Iheoma Iruka as she shares her perspective on taking an equity-focused approach to understand and support child development.
A group of coaches, teacher educators, and program directors in Massachusetts spends a school year investigating the ways a cross-context inquiry group can support early childhood leaders in their work with early childhood educators.
Authored by
Authored by:
Megina Baker Stephanie Cox Suárez Brenda Acero Peggy Martalock Denise Nelson Jenny Hanseul Park Annalisa Hawkinson Ritchie Natacha Shillingford
The lessons of COVID-19 have been unexpected and surprising gifts. I have experienced what community feels like as Children Campus’ director, and I sense that feeling has been contagious.
My favorite part of my work with families, educators, staff, and children is the privilege of mentoring, encouraging, motivating, and learning alongside them.
Partnering with families is key to developmentally appropriate practice, with two-way, respectful, and collaborative communication at the heart of the partnerships between families of children with ASD and schools.
Authored by
Authored by:
Melissa A. Sreckovic Tia R. Schultz Christine K. Kenney Kelly Crenshaw
Hear from DAP thought leaders, Sue Bredekamp and Barbara Willer, as they reflect on the importance of the core considerations to teacher decision making.
This article shares a collaborative approach that two counties in Pennsylvania have taken to tear down the silos and instead promptly and effectively support early learning programs and staff and the children and families they serve.
We are so pleased to be able to offer you the 2021 compilation of Voices of Practitioners articles. This volume marks VOP’s 17th year as an online journal.
