DEAR READER
FROM TEACHING TO THINKING
Stepping Into a New Space, a New Role
A Conversation with Nadiyah Taylor
by Margie Carter
CREATING A CULTURE OF CONSENT
Exploring Consent and Power in Preschool
by Mike Huber
TRENDS IN DESIGN
Energizing the Traditional Classroom Table
by Sandra Duncan, Christine Burkholder and Melissa Hennigin
TUITION FOR ALL
Finding Our Way: Steps Toward Improved ECE
Teacher Preparation and Development Opportunities
by Rachel Robertson and Staci Hitzke
SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
Teacher Intentionality: Bringing the Spirit into Early
Childhood Education
by Bekah Barrales
DEAR ELI
FOCUS ON… GENDER
READING MATTERS
Free to be Me: Celebrating Children’s Books About Gender
by Jean Dugan
TECHNOLOGY
How Technology Is Changing Child Care
by Matt Knapp
MUSIC IN THE CLASSROOM
Music as a Positive Addition to Inclusive Classrooms
by Deanne W. Kells
COVER STORY
Early Childhood Education in Public Schools:
Los Angeles Unified School District’s Commitment
to Providing Excellence for its Youngest Learners
by Ranae Amezquita and Dean Tagawa
MIND BENDERS
THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN
Fostering Nonviolence: Respectful Care and its
Importance in Raising Young Children
by the Working Group The Rights for Children Living in Children’s
Homes, World Forum Foundation
JOURNEYS IN LEADERSHIP
A Smorgasbord of Leaders’ Favorite Books
by Nancy Rosenow
WORLD FORUM IN ACTION
NURTURING COLLABORATION
Managing an Effective Board of Directors
by Barb McCreedy
RECYCLING AND REPURPOSING
One Person’s Junk is a Teacher’s Treasure: Learning with
Loose Parts
by Heather Beaudin
MEN IN ECE
Of Men and Boys in Preschool
by Rudy Anderson
WONDER
Where is the Beauty?
Coordinated by Tina Reeble on behalf of NACC
EXCHANGE ADVERTISER INDEX
MARKETPLACE
A MANNER OF SPEAKING
by Bonnie Neugebauer