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children and a teacher learning together while wearing protective masks
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Voices of Practitioners
December 1, 2022

Teaching Behind the Mask

This collection of Voices focuses on what we all have been learning about ourselves and our work over the past year and a half of overlapping crises in our nation and the world.

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Authored by: Barbra Blender Eliana Elias
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Voices of Practitioners
December 1, 2022

Gender Exploration in Preschool: A Director’s Story

This collection of Voices focuses on what we all have been learning about ourselves and our work over the past year and a half of overlapping crises in our nation and the world.

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Authored by: Alexandra Dutton
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Voices of Practitioners
December 1, 2022

Rainy Day, Let’s Play! Outdoor Learning For All

This collection of Voices focuses on what we all have been learning about ourselves and our work over the past year and a half of overlapping crises in our nation and the world.

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Authored by: Lena Johnson Lydia Mackie
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Voices of Practitioners
December 1, 2022

Introduction

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Authored by: Maleka Donaldson Barbara Henderson Megina Baker Ben Mardell Andrew Stremmel
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Embracing Different Perspectives

This article explains how to cultivate trust in young children so their interactions with other children and their friendships function in healthier, stronger ways.

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Authored by: Teresa Draguicevich
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Leading Through Inquiry

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.

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Authored by: Megina Baker Stephanie Cox Suárez Brenda Acero Peggy Martalock Denise Nelson Jenny Hanseul Park Annalisa Hawkinson Ritchie Natacha Shillingford
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What Happens If I Touch this Button? Giving the Silenced a Voice

When I explored the options Zoom provided during virtual meetings, I discovered that its Spotlight feature and the mute button were two ways to work toward learning goals and an approach focused on the whole child.

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Authored by: Garnett Booker
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A child writes a poem.
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Learning Joy and Resilience Through Kindergartners

We may not be able to control the spread of the virus, the changing mandates, or the inequities and social justice issues intensified by the pandemic, but we can control how much our children feel loved by us.

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Authored by: Larissa Hsia-Wong
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Walking to Joy: Using Our Values as Our Map

Over the course of this past year, there have been many inspiring lessons and joys. In this piece, I want to share my two main takeaways.

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Authored by: Kim Lee Ripley
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