Every year, the whole world comes together to celebrate the start of a new year, regardless of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. This collective celebration is a reminder that no matter how different our cultures may be, we are all united by one common
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Authored by:
Sandy Baba Debbie LeeKeenan Shu-Chen Yen Iris Chin Ponte
To create a community building event with family involvement, we decided to engage in a Cardboard Challenge focused on trees: How could children build a tree with cardboard-like materials and make it interactive?
Understanding why and how to implement a continuity of care approach can inspire positive and responsive changes for all—early childhood educators, families, and children.
Family engagement in early childhood education is essential, as are strong, reciprocal relationships and collaboration among early childhood educators and families.
In this article, we share our experiences developing and implementing a virtual program during the pandemic that may serve as a guide for others looking to develop teaching plans that involve online learning when crises arise.
This case study challenges us and our insights into how prior experiences and cultural knowledge shape our definitions of teacher research and of “best” practices.
Inclusive learning environments depend on developing strong partnerships with families and ensuring that all children and families are represented in the books and other materials found in early childhood settings.
Inclusive learning environments depend on developing strong partnerships with families and ensuring that all children and families are represented in the books and other materials found in early childhood settings.
In this article, we present six research-informed resources for making the most of these conferences, with examples of how pre-K teachers received and made use of them.
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Authored by:
Tricia Zucker Michael Mesa April Crawford Shauna Spear Sonia Cabell
This article challenges the claims that there is no place in the early childhood classroom for engaging young children in meaningful conversations about gender identity and gender expression.
In this article, we share five practices that early childhood educators can follow to become culturally competent in building relationships with Black fathers of children in their schools.
his article describes the collaboration between teachers and researchers designing a translanguaging space where bilingual children and their families could explore the linguistic and cultural practices that they engage in at home.
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Authored by:
Ivana Espinet Maite T. Sánchez Sabrina Poms Elizabeth Menendez
We are so pleased to be able to offer you the 2022 compilation of Voices of Practitioners articles. This volume marks VOP’s 18th year as an online journal.
