The Everything ECE Podcast

Bringing all 8 episodes of the Summer Series together is knowing and understanding the difference between following children's interests and unintentionally creating a theme. Join Carla Ward and Tracy Money as they take a deeper dive into debunking interests vs. themes. 

This is where we look at the next steps for the children but also the next steps for the educators. What might we say and do differently next time to support the learning in the ways we had intended?

It's time to take all your observations and analyze the data. Join me, Carla Ward, as Tracy Money walks us through what to do with all the collected data and how to turn it into useful and authentic data that benefits the child. 

Join Carla Ward with co-host, Tracy Money as they discuss pedagogical documentation. What it is, why is it important and how to do it effectively and efficiently. Learn how to document in a way to listen. 

"If we want to maximize the learning, we must be intentional in our role." - Tracy Money The educator is a driving force in the classroom and plays a huge role in the learning that takes place in their program. 

It is important as educators to reflect on our own learning styles. Often a hands-on learner will provide hands-on opportunities for the students, a visual learner provides visual learning opportunities and so forth. We, as educators, need to ensure that we are providing multiple learning style options to the children in our programs. 

In this episode, Carla Ward and Tracy Money talk about the importance of knowing your learner and building meaningful relationships with them in your program. 

Join Carla Ward and Tracy Money on this 8 episode Summer Series as they dive deep into Planning for Learning in the childcare classroom. 

Being resilient means being able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions. If we can teach children how to be resilient then we are setting them up for a lifetime of success. 

Plants can and should play important roles in any classroom. Listen to episode 22 to find out the benefits of plants in the classroom!

Join Katherine Morris as she shares incredible insight into working with children in poverty, the power we have as educators to support children and help them feel loved.

How we program is incredibly important but having a strong start and end to a day builds predictability and in turn, creates a sense of safety and belonging for children in your program.

Creating a space where children are able to imagine and play without limits will help them build confidence, curiosity and confidence.

The relationships that we as educators have with children play a huge role in their future success. We need to use different methods of communication to help children feel a sense of belonging, well-being, expression and engagement. 

I have learned so much along my educational journey but there are 5 things I wish I knew sooner to really amplify my teaching game. 

Integrating play can happen in any program in any grade! Maya Saggar shares some amazing suggestions as to how you can promote play and the arts in your classroom.

Vision is so much more than eyesight. In this episode with Dr. Fabian Tai, we dig deep into the difference between eyesight and vision. Why healthy vision is so important and how we can help develop vision skills in early childhood programs.

In a time when our world is so unpredictable, it is important for educators to provide consistency when and where we can in our classroom environments. 

On today’s episode of the Everything ECE Podcast we look at if worksheets have a place in early childhood programs. The simple quick answer is no but nothing is ever so concrete as that. Join Carla Ward as she talks about worksheets vs. multi-sensory learning.

Interested in adding loose parts to your classroom or upping your loose parts game? Give this episode a listen! 

Join me and Helen Meissner as we talk everything ECE from processed art to coping during COVID.

On today's episode, I connect with educational consultant, Anisha Angella, also known as Your Chidcare Coach. In this episode, Anisha tells us how to know when we're ready to start our journey as an entrepreneur and the first steps to take.

Preschoolers do not need to know how to read before they reach kindergarten and we need to stop putting that pressure on them. Today's episode talks about the reading brain and how we can prepare children to become readers while staying developmentally appropriate. 

As educators, we need to bring back consequences and risky play to support children in becoming resilient risk assessors. 

Making the transition from theme to play based teaching is no easy task but SO worth it. Listen to how I made the transition, how you can get started and why you shouldn't wait!