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Early Childhood Journeys

Early Childhood Journeys

Marissa Calderón

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Join host and a First Things First Champion for Young Children recipient, Marissa Calderón as she captures the journey of educators and advocates alike by highlighting their work through interviews and candid conversations, including best practices in the early education field.

A practical listen and brain nugget for the early education practitioner, child advocate, parent and community alike.


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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Early Childhood Journeys episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Early Childhood Journeys for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Early Childhood Journeys episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Episode 53 is with guest and Arizona early childhood education colleague, Tina Sykes. Tina Sykes is a social justice advocate, a poet a wife and parent to three children. Our conversations about the recent murder of #GeorgeFloyd online sparked an opportunity to have a candid conversation on the podcast about racism, white centric views in early childhood and the connection of social emotional development in social justice work. This topic was HEAVY.

A call for deep reflection along with some websites to add to your teacher toolkit were also discussed. A big thank you to all of the amazing black women, and IBPOC in my personal and professional circles leading the change in this work!


Check out Tina Wiggins Sykes on Facebook or connect with her on Linkedin.

Some notable resources:

Dr. Kira Banks from Raising Equity

Woke Kindergarten

Indigo Cultural Center

Ijuma Jordan

Will Start Small


Connect with host, Marissa and the award-winning Early Childhood Journeys podcast at: earlychildhoodjourneys.com


Music track is called Lemon Tea from GYVUS, provided by Chillhop Music, a platform dedicated to finding and sharing the best chilled hiphop, jazzhop and triphop music and connecting people.

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Early Childhood Journeys - Episode 16: AZ Dept of Education's Nicol Russell
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11/20/17 • 36 min

Nicol Russell makes her debut on the Early Childhood Journeys podcast for episode 16! Nicole is the Deputy Associate Superintendent for Early Childhood AND Head Start State Collaboration Director with the Arizona Department of Education! Feeewww what a mouthful! Listen in on Nicol sharing her insights on how she represents Early Childhood at the state level, clarifying misconceptions on what the Department of Education's role is and how she works on keeping her personal and professional life in balance. Nicol is on the front lines advocating for teachers and her past experience in Special Ed makes her a champion for all children and their families.

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Early Childhood Journeys - Ep. 43 Tina Martin & the ADAPT Shop

Ep. 43 Tina Martin & the ADAPT Shop

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12/17/18 • 24 min

Episode 43 with Tina Martin from Southwest Human Development, Services for Children with Disabilities. Tina has been with Southwest Human Development since 1997 and is now the Assistant Director for this department. She provides us with her story on how she came across the Early Intervention field as well as a tour of the Birth to Five ADAPT Shop. This shop focuses on changing lives — identifying, modifying and building customized equipment that give children with disabilities hope and opportunity. The shop really takes conscious custom innovation for children to the next level!

Learn more about the ADAPT Shop here and how you can support them this holiday season!


Connect with host, Marissa and the Early Childhood Journeys podcast at: earlychildhoodjourneys.com


Music track is called Lemon Tea from GYVUS provided by Chillhop Music, a platform dedicated to finding and sharing the best chilled hiphop, jazzhop and triphop music and connecting people.

Used with permission and creative commons.

More by Chillhop:

http://chillhop.com/listen

GYVUS - Weekend:

http://soundcloud.com/gyvus

Listen on Spotify:

http://bit.ly/ChillhopSpotify


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Early Childhood Journeys - Uncomfortable Topics with Lark Sontag from Will Start Small
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07/14/20 • 38 min

Episode 54 is with advocate and outspoken champion for BIPOC, Lark Sontag from the Will Start Small Collective.

Lark's points include a very honest and uncomfortable array of topics regarding the current injustices of COVID, how child care is rooted in oppressive policies and how much of the programming in early childhood is for the benefit of white populations that hold power. Take a deep breath in this hard-hitting episode and be ready to advocate for child care teachers.


More about Lark Sontag

Lark is a New York metro early childhood education specialist, curriculum developer, speaker, children’s advocate, and the author of the children’s book “What Every Child Should Know” on Sanctuary Press. She is committed to writing literature that showcases all children, creating an equitable world for neurodiverse children, and centering children in all discussions regarding economic justice.

Lark is also the founder of the Will Start Small Collective which works collaboratively with nonprofits, schools, and social justice groups to create curriculum and programming rooted in anti-racism, critical race theory, and culturally relevant pedagogy. She is the publisher of Sweet Potato Pie, A Children's Literary Journal.


Lark holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Mount St. Mary’s University and a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from Pacific Oaks College.


To follow....

Will Start Small

Twitter

Facebook


Connect with host, Marissa and the award-winning Early Childhood Journeys podcast at: earlychildhoodjourneys.com


Music track is called Lemon Tea from GYVUS, provided by Chillhop Music, a platform dedicated to finding and sharing the best chilled hiphop, jazzhop and triphop music and connecting people.

Used with permission and creative commons.

More by Chillhop: http://chillhop.com/listen


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Season 3 debuts and podcast host, Marissa Calderón updates everyone on being on hiatus and launches the new season addressing homeschool during COVID19 with past guest and K-6 Instructional Coach in Arizona, Catherine Norwood.

Catherine and Marissa discuss what the focus should be for teachers during the last weeks of virtual school, what parents can do to help their children get thru the summer and the urgent need to build children's social and emotional skills during these stressful and anxiety inducing times for everyone.


Connect with host, Marissa and the award-winning Early Childhood Journeys podcast at: earlychildhoodjourneys.com


Music tracks are called Lemon Tea and Pizza and Video Games from GYVUS, provided by Chillhop Music, a platform dedicated to finding and sharing the best chilled hiphop, jazzhop and triphop music and connecting people.

Used with permission and creative commons.

More by Chillhop: http://chillhop.com/listen



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Early Childhood Journeys - Ep. 47 Kindergarten Readiness Tips with Teacher Julie Decuir
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02/11/19 • 12 min

Episode 47 is the first of a series of Kindergarten Readiness Tips and Insight episodes! Joined by Sierra Vista Unified School District in Arizona, Kindergarten Teacher, Julie Decuir. Podcast host, Marissa and Julie chat about the true skills future kindergartners need vs what some parents may think their child needs to master for school. Julie has been a Kindergarten teacher for 17 years and she shares her tips and insights for parents during this busy time of year of kindergarten registration.


Connect with host, Marissa and the Early Childhood Journeys podcast at: earlychildhoodjourneys.com


Music track is called Lemon Tea from GYVUS provided by Chillhop Music, a platform dedicated to finding and sharing the best chilled hiphop, jazzhop and triphop music and connecting people.

Used with permission and creative commons.

More by Chillhop:

http://chillhop.com/listen

GYVUS - Weekend:

http://soundcloud.com/gyvus

Listen on Spotify:

http://bit.ly/ChillhopSpotify


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Early Childhood Journeys - Episode 1: Capturing the Kindergarten Classroom Redesign Process
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07/03/17 • 27 min

Discussion with Consultant Debbie Everett from Alesi Group on the redesign process of "flipping" kindergarten classrooms through Arizona's "The Kindergarten Experience." Tips and strategies are discussed including what things kindergarten educators should consider.

For more about Alesi Group: www.alesigroup.com

For more about kindergarten classroom redesigns: https://www.pinterest.com/kdgexperience/kindergarten-classroom-redesigns/



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Episode 35 pre-recorded LIVE from the AZ First Things First Early Childhood Summit at the Phoenix Convention Center with participants Elsa Bonilla and daughter Stefany Paredes. Host Marissa Calderón chats with them after the conference for their summit reflections including how they will use the content in their practice.


Connect with Elsa Bonilla, a ECE COP Coordinator and FTF Regional Partner Council Member from the the Tohono O'odham Community College at: www.ece4tocc.org and email at [email protected].


Connect with Stefany Paredes, North Pima Regional Partnership Council Member and Infant Lead Teacher at: [email protected]


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Early Childhood Journeys - Bonus Episode: #LatinasInEd & K-12 Teacher Representation
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08/18/18 • 32 min

Bonus Episode with host Marissa Calderón and Carla Rivera-Cruz from the EDphiphany Podcast. Carla and Marissa chat about the #LatinasInED upcoming twitter chat, being Latina Educators and lack of representation of classroom teachers in the K-12 space over some bomb-ass Tequila in the beautiful Studio 85 Podcast Studios in Peoria, AZ.

Warning: curse words are said in this episode!


To book a FREE podcast session at the Studio 85 studios, connect with Joe Anderson here.

To learn more about Carla Rivera-Cruz check out her website here.

To follow the #LatinasInED twitter chat go here.


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Early Childhood Journeys - Ep. 29: #RedforEd Reflections with a Kindergarten Teacher
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05/03/18 • 14 min

Ep. 29: Host Marissa Calderón is joined by Lauren Harness, Kindergarten Teacher for Mesa Public Schools on her experience and reflections during the #RedforEd movement in Arizona.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Early Childhood Journeys have?

Early Childhood Journeys currently has 60 episodes available.

What topics does Early Childhood Journeys cover?

The podcast is about Parents, Kids & Family, Kindergarten, Courses, Podcasts, Education and Toddler.

What is the most popular episode on Early Childhood Journeys?

The episode title 'Anti-Racist Work in Early Childhood: A Conversation with Tina Sykes' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Early Childhood Journeys?

The average episode length on Early Childhood Journeys is 27 minutes.

How often are episodes of Early Childhood Journeys released?

Episodes of Early Childhood Journeys are typically released every 13 days.

When was the first episode of Early Childhood Journeys?

The first episode of Early Childhood Journeys was released on Jul 3, 2017.

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