#255 September/October 2020

DEAR READER

WE MUST DO BETTER
Advancing an Equitable and Anti-Racist Child Care System
Lynette M. Fraga

REVIVING PLAY
Professional Learning Strategies to Revive Play in the Classroom
by Felicia R. Truong and Megan S. Newman

REIMAGINING OUR WORK
From Longing to Living: Reimagining Professional Learning
by Nicky Byres, Jacqueline Ewonus, Lisa Nicholson and Jennifer Vanderberg

COURAGE TO CREATE CHANGE
My Truth
by Kristie Norwood

USING TECH TO CONNECT
Stable Connections: Bringing Best Practices to Video Learning
by Samantha Balch

IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS
Don’t Forget the Lasagna: Discretionary Effort is Key to Customer Service
by Emily King

LEARNING OUTDOORS
Time in Nature: The Roots of a Love of Learning
by Martina B. Albright

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Transformational Leadership in Turbulent Times
by Constant Hine and Robin Levy

WONDER
Celebrating Mud Day 2020
by Kirsten Haugen

FOCUS ON: PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY

• The Lens Between Us: Photography as a Mediator of Relationships
  by Kirsten Haugen
• The Eye of the Beholder: Photography as a Curriculum Tool in Nature
  by Jill M. Anderson
• Long Exposure: Learning Photography from My Mom
  by Tim Wang
• Photography and Children’s Right to Participation
  by Vashima Goyal
• Photography as a Tool for Documenting Learning
  by Angela Fowler
• On Photography, Close Observation and Curiosity
  by Kris Tsujikawa

READING MATTER
Celebrating Potography in Children’s Books
by Jean Dugan

COVER STORY
When Everything Went Sideways: How One Program is Harnessing Nature’s Benefits During the Pandemic
by Chris Whitmire

NOTICE WHAT IS NOTICED
Malaguzzi’s Hundred Languages Theory: The Art of Learning
by Jennifer Azzariti and Amelia Gambetti

QUARANTINE LIKE A PRO
Navigating Quarantine with Young Children
by Cynthia Fontcuberta DiCarlo and Michelle Fazio-Brunson

CAREGIVERS TURNED EDUCATORS
Rising to the Challenge: Child Care Programs Fill Educational Gaps During the Pandemic
by Erika Aziegbe and Lisa Taylor Cook

ENGAGING ENVIRONMENTS
Opportunities for Ambient Learning
by Thomas R. Hoerr

LEARNING AS A WONDERLAND
Wonderland and the Tickling of Alice’s Neurons
by Dan Huber

SAME STORM, DIFFERENT BOAT
What Psychology Teaches Us About Rebuilding Teams
by Rachel Robertson

TEACHABLE MOMENTS
Uh Oh... Are We In Trouble?
by Cassandra Tondreau

OVERCOMING ADVERSE EXPERIENCES
The Importance of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
by Mary Margaret Gleason and Allison Boothe Trigg

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
Child Care Program Management and Family Engagement Software: What Administrators, Owners and Teachers Have to Say
by Fran Simon and Steven J. Dick

ADVERTISER INDEX / MARKETPLACE

A MANNER OF SPEAKING
by Bonnie Neugebauer