Announcing the publication of my new book, now available from Routledge! Embracing Challenges in Early Childhood Education is a key resource for early childhood educators, especially those inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach or other inquiry-based,...
As I struggle to wrap my head around a profound sense of loss—loss of optimism, loss of a sense of safety, and loss of a (naïve?) sense that we are all in this together—I find myself looking for proof of connection. How can we muster the connection and sense of...
We find ourselves today in a sea of conflict, fed by intentional othering and motivated by fear. Some are so afraid they will be left out that they wrap narrow affiliations around themselves and create their identities within those narrow bonds (powell and Menendian,...
This is the third blog post in the Reclaiming Joy series. I am only in the classroom as a pedagogical companion/consultant now. But I do remember: for me, teaching often felt like play…fluid, creative, guided by flexibility of thinking and mental rules, and...
There has grown a heaviness in our souls over the past several years. We are bombarded daily with images of division, hatred, distrust, and violence of one form or another. We long for belonging, love, and peace, and at times they seem just out of our reach. Like most...
The journey on which I find myself…supporting teachers and schools working with principles of the Reggio Emilia approach…has many paths. I have learned that this is one story that does not have to start “at the beginning.” Or, rather, the beginning can be found in...
