Local media coverage of my talk at the University of Maine!
Early childhood education expert speaks at UMF about encouraging spiritual development in the classroom
I’ve been writing (and teaching) up a storm!
Since I last wrote, I have had two articles and one book published, and another book will be out in September. I encourage those of you who are interested in reading more about spiritual development and its integration with other domains of learning to take a look at these works. Nurturing Spiritual Development in Children Read the full article…
Some pre-NAEYC conference thoughts about science, play, and spirituality
On November 4, I will be participating in a joint interest forum workshop at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) conference in Los Angeles. The idea for the workshop was born out of a forum meeting last year in Orlando, at the 2015 conference. I had just come from the first Read the full article…
Upcoming NAEYC Conference
On November 4, I will be participating in two similar workshops at the upcoming NAEYC Conference in Los Angeles. My colleagues Patty Born Selly, of the Nature interest forum, and Robin Ploof, from the Play, Policy and Practiceinterest forum, will be joining me in looking at the integration of nature, play, and spirituality for young Read the full article…
New certification!
On returning from a trip to Israel, I discovered that the mail had delivered a long-awaited Master Trainer Certificate from the Minnesota Center for Professional Development. I am now certified by the state of Minnesota to create and offer workshops for early childhood educators, for which participants will receive continuing education credit. I am excited Read the full article…
Some great press for my new book!
Starting to get some nice press in advance of the release of my new book! Nurturing Spiritual Development in Children by Understanding Our Own Spirituality, written in collaboration with my dear friend, author and mental health advocate Ester Leutenberg, will be out in January. Click here to read a lovely article about us, and the book, in Read the full article…
August was full!
August began with the National Nature-Based Preschool Conference, at Dodge Nature Center in St Paul, MN, August 15 – 17. I was pleased to present, and to have worked on the planning committee. The setting was amazing – filled with nature, growing crops, animals, colleagues and new friends from across the country. My presentation to Read the full article…
Orchid Blossoms
This morning I was tinkering around the house putting odds and ends into place, when my orchid blossoms that I had stuck into a thick catalogue for pressing fell to the floor. At the exact time, I was also thinking about the workshop I was planning for the upcoming NAEYC conference. My workshop is about Read the full article…
Conscious Discipline?
A colleague of mine has this quote as part of her email signature: “As we become more conscious of our reactions to conflict, we can choose a different response.” ~ Dr. Becky Bailey My response to this quote: I do not like the word ‘conflict’. It immediately manifests a situation into a problem. If we Read the full article…
Reflections: Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care
I am currently reading a book titled Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care by Gunilla Dahlberg, Peter Moss, and Alan Pence (2013). For me, it is a very stimulating book, filled with new ideas. The focus of the book, as I have gathered in my few pages of reading, is that it is primarily a discussion Read the full article…