Podcast

Not Just Cute: The Podcast

A place where we discuss all kinds of topics relating to intentional, whole child development, and supporting the work of early childhood educators. It’s like a laid-back, nerdy conversation with one of your friends. A friend who happens to specialize in child development.

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Episode 79: Building a Blended PreK Model (with Machelle Scogin)

Episode 78: We Could All Use the Science of JOY

Episode 77: Why Play? (With Rae Pica)

Episode 76: A Play-Based Evolution (With Amber Unger)

Episode 75: Empowering Parents as Teachers – Mobile Early Education Outreach Team (With Play Smart Literacy)

Episode 74: Innovative Early Education Outreach that Actually Reaches the Children – Play Smart Literacy (With Michelle Dineen-White & Talmage Steele)

Episode 73: Challenging Behaviors in the Preschool Classroom (With Prerna Richards)

Episode 72: Fairy Tales and Resilience (With Stephanie Goloway EdD)

Episode 71: Bringing Families to the Library with Play (With Tammie Benham)

Episode 70: Why We Need Play for All
(Why We Play Series)

Episode 69: Why We Play with Art
(Why We Play Series)

Episode 68: Why We Play Pretend
(Why We Play Series)

Episode 67: Why We Play at the Sensory Table
(Why We Play Series)

Episode 66: Why We Play with Blocks
(Why We Play Series)

Episode 65: Why We Play for Soft Skills
(Why We Play Series)

Episode 64: Why We Play Brain Dev. & Learning
(Why We Play Series)

Episode 63: Why We Play for Mental Health
(Why We Play Series)

Episode 62: The Why We Play Special Series (Series Kickoff)

Episode 61:
Getting Curious About PreK Research (With Dr. Dale Farran)

Episode 60:
Calm the Chaos
(With Dayna Abraham)

Episode 59: Preparin g Preservice Teachers (With Kelli Barker)

Episode 58: Science of Reading in Action K-2 (With Malia Hollowell)

Episode 57: Science of Reading in Preschool? (Part 2)

Episode 56: Exploring the Science of Reading (Part 1)

Episode 55: Finding Your Voice for Advocacy & Writing
(with Rae Pica)

Episode 54: Taking the Next Step for Your Program (with Shannon McGuire Bowman & Tara Beard)

Episode 53: Whole Child Solutions (with Psychologist Dr. Nicole)

Episode 52: Beyond the 30 Million Words (with Dr. Rachel Romeo)

Episode 51: The Legacy of Fred Rogers (with Dr. Dana Winters)

Episode 50: Rethinking the Entire Approach to Preschool (Diving into the NPR Article)

Episode 49: Leaders Lounge (with Beth Cannon)

Episode 48: Connecting Through Music (with Laurie Berkner)

Episode 47: Supporting New Teachers (with Vanessa Levin)

Episode 46: The Power of Nature Play (with Meghan Fitzgerald of Tinkergarten)

Episode 45: Getting Parents on Board with Play (with Rae Pica)

Episode 44: Fairy Dust Teaching (with Sally Haughey)

Episode 43: “The Uncontrollable Child” (with Matis Miller)

Episode 42: Thrivers (with Dr. Michele Borba)

Episode 41: Lessons from Remote Teaching (with Allison McDonald)

What's New with DAP? — Episode 40: What’s New with DAP?

Let's Play with Pat Rumbaugh — Episode 39: Let’s Play, America! (with Pat Rumbaugh)

Episode 38: Verbs as Themes (with Heather Jackson)

Episode 37: Teaching the Way Children Learn (with Rae Pica)

Episode 36: Talking Resilience (with Dr. Nefertiti Poyner)

Episode 35: A Back to School Pep Talk

Episode 34: Play, Standards, and Literacy (with Vanessa Levin)

Episode 33: Grieving the School Year We Thought We’d Have (with Jill Riley)

Episode 32: How Interactions Build Young Brains

Episode 31: Engaging Young Scientists (with Asia Citro)

Episode 30: Kids in the Kitchen (with Tiffany Dahle)

Episode 29: Acting Out (with Rae Pica)

Episode 28: Second Read- Advanced Content at Kindergarten…

Episode 27: Planning a Parent Play Night at Your School

Episode 26: The Artful Parent – Kids’ Art and Creativity (with Jean Van’t Hul)

Episode 25: Online Preschool – Panacea or Placebo? (with Amy Webb)

Episode 24: Cribsheet with Emily Oster — Making Decisions as a Parent

Episode 23: Brave Learner – Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life (with Julie Bogart)

Episode 22: Inspiring Wonder, Awe, and Empathy – Spiritual Development ... (with Deborah Schein PhD)

Episode 21: Your Mistakes Aren’t Ruining Your Kids — The importance of active repair.

Episode 20: Second Read – Play is Efficient!

Episode 19: Positive Discipline (with Kristina Bill & Joy Marchese)

Episode 18: Ten Minutes for Early Childhood Education

Episode 17: Bounceback Parenting with Alissa Marquess

Episode 16: Rae Pica & The Importance of Movement

Episode 15: Discovering the Culture of Childhood (Conclusion)

Episode 14: Finding the Right Preschool for Your Child (with Deborah Stewart)

Episode 13: The Preschool Reading Dilemma

Episode 12: Discovering the Culture of Childhood (Chapters 5&6) with Author, Emily Plank

Episode 11: Second Read - Performance Hang Ups — Episode 11: Second Read – Performance Hang Ups

Episode 10: Puzzling Out the Science of PreK

Episode 9: Second Read - The Vital Importance of a Strong Foundation — Episode 9: Second Read – The Vital Importance of a Strong Foundation

Episode 8: Discovering the Culture of Childhood (Chapters 3&4) with Author, Emily Plank

redshirting — Episode 7: Kindergarten Redshirting (With Allison McDonald of No Time for Flash Cards)

Episode 6: Second Read - A Tale of Two Studies — Episode 6: Second Read – A Tale of Two Studies

Episode5: Discovering the Culture of Childhood with Emily Plank (Chapters 1&2) — Episode 5: Discovering the Culture of Childhood with Emily Plank (Chapters 1&2)

Episode 4: Reader Q&A - Redirecting and the Effects of Negative Emotions on Learning — Episode 4: Reader Q&A – Redirecting and the Effects of Negative Emotions on Learning

Plank Thumbnail — Episode 3: Discovering the Culture of Childhood with Emily Plank (Introduction)

Episode 2: Second Read-- And the Award Goes To — Episode 2: Second Read– And the Award Goes To

Episode 1: The Story of Not Just Cute