#252 March/April 2020

DEAR READER

LEARNING FOR LEADERS
Advancing New and Emerging Leaders with a Leadership Academy Approach
by Kathy Pillow-Price

ENGAGING PARENTS THROUGH MUSIC
Sending Songs Home: Supporting Family Engagement through Music
by Anne Sailer and Lauren Guilmartin

TO SAVE OR SAVOR?
Why Sustainability Is an Early Childhood Issue
by Ruth Wilson

BRIDGING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
Using High-Quality Behavior Guidance Policies to Support Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Learning Environments and Interrupt Implicit Bias
by Sarah Garrity and Sascha Longstreth

KEEPING YOUR HEAD IN THE CLOUD
Child Care Centers and the Cloud
by Michael Conell and Nicholas Bartolozzi

JOURNEYS IN LEADERSHIP
Saying “Yes” to Love
by Nancy Rosenow

SELF CARE
Strategies for Preventing Teacher Burnout in Early Childhood Education
by Ellen M. Drolette

FUNDRAISING TIPS
Stress-Less Fundraising
by Dawn Marie Barhyte

READING MATTERS
Celebrating Children’s Books About Global Issues
by Jean Dugan

FOCUS ON: GLOBAL INITIATIVES FOR CHILDREN

• Finding Compassion and Joy in Nests
  by Alise Shafer Ivey
• What About the Children? Teaching and Learning at Nest Tijuana
  by Samantha Balch and Keri Brewer
• Work, Play, Food and Care: Creating a More Equitable Future for all Children
  by Nicole Biondi and Joe Waters
• Smart, Sustainable Growth in a Small Non-Profit
  by Kirsten Haugen
• Postcard from Malaysia: Building an Inclusive Community in an Outdoor Classroom
  by Anne Sivanathan
• Investigating Early Learning Opportunities for Children with Special Needs in India
  by Ikanshi Khanna

LEARNING THROUGH STORIES
Thank you, Vivian Paley, for Developing My Story
by Pat Tuttle

FROM NON-RACIST TO ANTI-RACIST
A Collaborative Inquiry Toward Being Anti-racist: Part 1
by Margie Carter with contributions from Julie Bisson, Alea Fry, Ijumaa Jordan and Theressa Lenear

WONDER
Nurturing Conditions for Growth
by Kirsten Haugen on behalf of NACC

ADVERTISER INDEX / MARKETPLACE

A MANNER OF SPEAKING
by Bonnie Neugebauer