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Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2020

Explicando STEAM a los niños en edad escolar

In early childhood, we encourage STEAM teaching to integrate these subject areas within a meaningful context.

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Sandra M. Linder, Angela Eckhoff
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Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2020

Healthy Habits

It’s never too early to have conversations about good nutrition.

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Lillie F. Badesso, Elizabeth Mirth, Jennefer Gehringer
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Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2020

Instead of Discipline, Use Guidance

It’s our job to teach children positive lessons from their mistakes—and to make sure we don’t hold their mistakes against them.

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​Dan Gartrell
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Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2020

Mindful Morning Meetings

Try integrating a meditation bell into your morning meetings for additional social and emotional benefits.

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Ariel Villano
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Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2020

6x: What You Can Do to Prevent Preschool Expulsion

. Nationwide, suspension and expulsion from early childhood education programs is prevalent and problematic, and it disproportionately impacts Black boys. Here are six things you can do to prevent preschool expulsion.

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Alissa Mwenelupembe
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Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2020

Feature Teacher: Heather Hovey

Heather Hovey shares about her return to teaching at a cooperative preschool and her work with the Great Start Readiness program.
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Rhian Evans Allvin
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Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2020

Message from Rhian

Get ready for NAEYC's professional development opportunities in 2020!

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Rhian Evans Allvin
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Issue
Teaching Young Children
Vol. 13, No. 3
February 1, 2020

February/March 2020

Preventing Preschool Expulsion; Serendipitous Science
TYC February/March Issue
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Voices of Practitioners
December 17, 2019

Becoming Victor Paley

Indeed, part of Vivian’s genius, something that made her a great teacher researcher, was her commitment to try to understand, empathize, and be kind.  

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Authored by: 
Ben Mardell
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Voices of Practitioners
December 17, 2019

Learning from One Another

Vivian Paley’s contribution to the field of early childhood education and teacher education is certainly her approach to creating the space and opportunities for children to share their stories through storytelling and story acting, but it is much more.

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Mary Jane Moran
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Voices of Practitioners
December 17, 2019

Searching for the Meaning of Play

Vivian’s desire to create space for stories, her ability to listen fully and her longing to elevate, illuminate and understand children’s play all continue to push me to be a better teacher. 

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Todd Erickson
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Voices of Practitioners
December 17, 2019

Needing to Know

Whenever I teach theories of child development, I always include Vivian Paley among the inductive theorists that early childhood teachers need to know.

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Andrew J. Stremmel
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