NAEYC Radio- The National Association for The Education of Young Children

Jerlean Daniel, Ph.D. has been promoted to Executive Director Designate of the Association. Daniel will replace outgoing Executive Director, Mark R. Ginsberg, Ph.D. on July 1, 2010. They both joined us to reflect on the past and to look ahead to the future of NAEYC.

Luis A. Hernandez has spent a career working on the fundamentals of developing happy, joyful children who grow up to be lifelong learners and good citizens . Hernandez talks about how to connect Developmentally Appropriate Practice to some of the real challenges teachers face.

Bryan Nelson says there are several reasons why there are so few men in early childhood education. Bryan explains why the lack of males is a significant problem and details a number things we can do to attract and keep more men to the field.

Ellen Galinsky shares insights and lessons from her ground breaking work aimed at helping parents better understand and apply relevant research in their own parenting scenarios. The program will help teachers work more effectively with parents.

The ability to teach dual language learners is becoming increasing important as our demographics shift across the nation. In this segment our guest clarifies misconceptions on the topic and shares practical strategies.
Karen Nemeth, Ed.M., founder and lead consultant of Language Castle LLC, is the author of Many Languages, Early Connections: Teaching Infants and Toddlers who are Dual Language Learners. Karen is a writer and consulting editor for NAEYC, and is the Dual Language Learning Advisor for Teaching Young Children. Karen serves on the executive board of NJTESOL-NJBE. She consults with early childhood programs all over the country and will be presenting at the NAEYC conference in November.