Voices from the Village Podcast
It takes a village to raise a child, and early childhood educators are an essential part of that village. This podcast highlights voices of nationally recognized early childhood experts alongside the voices of our local experts, Wyoming early childhood educators. Listen on:
Voices from the Village host Nikki Baldwin
A commitment to merging theory and practice in early childhood classrooms is what motivates Nikki's work at the University of Wyoming.
S3. Episode 5: Julie Eastes - Young Children’s Emerging Literacy - Pt 2.
On this episode nationally renowned author and early childhood expert, Deb Curtis passionately shares her expertise about educating young learners. To increase learning for both children and educators she shares The Thinking Lens as a tool to support teachers in taking time to pause, listen, and reflect on what children are offering. Deb’s gift is noticing toddlers’ incredible competence and creativity and using it as a springboard to finding solutions to common challenges in toddlerhood like biting and sharing. Listen to find out insightful ways Deb has found to support toddlers’ learning and development.
S3. Episode 4: Young Children’s Emerging Literacy - Pt 1.
On this episode nationally renowned author and early childhood expert, Deb Curtis passionately shares her expertise about educating young learners. To increase learning for both children and educators she shares The Thinking Lens as a tool to support teachers in taking time to pause, listen, and reflect on what children are offering. Deb’s gift is noticing toddlers’ incredible competence and creativity and using it as a springboard to finding solutions to common challenges in toddlerhood like biting and sharing. Listen to find out insightful ways Deb has found to support toddlers’ learning and development.
S3. Episode 3: Mary Harrill – National Association for the Education of Young Children
On this episode nationally renowned author and early childhood expert, Deb Curtis passionately shares her expertise about educating young learners. To increase learning for both children and educators she shares The Thinking Lens as a tool to support teachers in taking time to pause, listen, and reflect on what children are offering. Deb’s gift is noticing toddlers’ incredible competence and creativity and using it as a springboard to finding solutions to common challenges in toddlerhood like biting and sharing. Listen to find out insightful ways Deb has found to support toddlers’ learning and development.
S3. Episode 2: Janae Asay, Anna Sibbett, and Sarah Pence – Developmentally Appropriate Practice - Pt - 2.
On this episode nationally renowned author and early childhood expert, Deb Curtis passionately shares her expertise about educating young learners. To increase learning for both children and educators she shares The Thinking Lens as a tool to support teachers in taking time to pause, listen, and reflect on what children are offering. Deb’s gift is noticing toddlers’ incredible competence and creativity and using it as a springboard to finding solutions to common challenges in toddlerhood like biting and sharing. Listen to find out insightful ways Deb has found to support toddlers’ learning and development.
S3. Episode 1: Camille Catlett – Developmentally Appropriate Practice
On this episode nationally renowned author and early childhood expert, Deb Curtis passionately shares her expertise about educating young learners. To increase learning for both children and educators she shares The Thinking Lens as a tool to support teachers in taking time to pause, listen, and reflect on what children are offering. Deb’s gift is noticing toddlers’ incredible competence and creativity and using it as a springboard to finding solutions to common challenges in toddlerhood like biting and sharing. Listen to find out insightful ways Deb has found to support toddlers’ learning and development.
S2. Episode 5: Trauma Informed Teaching - Pt 3.
On this episode nationally renowned author and early childhood expert, Deb Curtis passionately shares her expertise about educating young learners. To increase learning for both children and educators she shares The Thinking Lens as a tool to support teachers in taking time to pause, listen, and reflect on what children are offering. Deb’s gift is noticing toddlers’ incredible competence and creativity and using it as a springboard to finding solutions to common challenges in toddlerhood like biting and sharing. Listen to find out insightful ways Deb has found to support toddlers’ learning and development.
S2. Episode 4: Early Childhood Special Educators from around Wyoming – Trauma Informed Teaching in Practice - Pt 2.
On this episode nationally renowned author and early childhood expert, Deb Curtis passionately shares her expertise about educating young learners. To increase learning for both children and educators she shares The Thinking Lens as a tool to support teachers in taking time to pause, listen, and reflect on what children are offering. Deb’s gift is noticing toddlers’ incredible competence and creativity and using it as a springboard to finding solutions to common challenges in toddlerhood like biting and sharing. Listen to find out insightful ways Deb has found to support toddlers’ learning and development.
S2. Episode 3: Julie Kurtz - Trauma Responsive Practices - Pt 1.
On this episode nationally renowned author and early childhood expert, Deb Curtis passionately shares her expertise about educating young learners. To increase learning for both children and educators she shares The Thinking Lens as a tool to support teachers in taking time to pause, listen, and reflect on what children are offering. Deb’s gift is noticing toddlers’ incredible competence and creativity and using it as a springboard to finding solutions to common challenges in toddlerhood like biting and sharing. Listen to find out insightful ways Deb has found to support toddlers’ learning and development.
S2. Episode 2: McKenzie Samuelson, Amanda Schmidtberger, Carmelita Colby | Creating Environments for Learning - Pt 2.
On this episode nationally renowned author and early childhood expert, Deb Curtis passionately shares her expertise about educating young learners. To increase learning for both children and educators she shares The Thinking Lens as a tool to support teachers in taking time to pause, listen, and reflect on what children are offering. Deb’s gift is noticing toddlers’ incredible competence and creativity and using it as a springboard to finding solutions to common challenges in toddlerhood like biting and sharing. Listen to find out insightful ways Deb has found to support toddlers’ learning and development.
S2. Episode 1: Julie Bullard – Creating Environments for Learning Pt. 1
On this episode nationally renowned author and early childhood expert, Deb Curtis passionately shares her expertise about educating young learners. To increase learning for both children and educators she shares The Thinking Lens as a tool to support teachers in taking time to pause, listen, and reflect on what children are offering. Deb’s gift is noticing toddlers’ incredible competence and creativity and using it as a springboard to finding solutions to common challenges in toddlerhood like biting and sharing. Listen to find out insightful ways Deb has found to support toddlers’ learning and development.
S1. Special Episode: Wyoming’s Coherent Path to Quality - A Game Changer
On this episode nationally renowned author and early childhood expert, Deb Curtis passionately shares her expertise about educating young learners. To increase learning for both children and educators she shares The Thinking Lens as a tool to support teachers in taking time to pause, listen, and reflect on what children are offering. Deb’s gift is noticing toddlers’ incredible competence and creativity and using it as a springboard to finding solutions to common challenges in toddlerhood like biting and sharing. Listen to find out insightful ways Deb has found to support toddlers’ learning and development.
S1. Episode 6: Nicole Philbin - The Power of Collaboration Pt - 2.
On this episode nationally renowned author and early childhood expert, Deb Curtis passionately shares her expertise about educating young learners. To increase learning for both children and educators she shares The Thinking Lens as a tool to support teachers in taking time to pause, listen, and reflect on what children are offering. Deb’s gift is noticing toddlers’ incredible competence and creativity and using it as a springboard to finding solutions to common challenges in toddlerhood like biting and sharing. Listen to find out insightful ways Deb has found to support toddlers’ learning and development.
S1. Episode 5: Nichole Parks and Joelle Wheatley - The Power of Collaboration - Pt 1.
On this episode nationally renowned author and early childhood expert, Deb Curtis passionately shares her expertise about educating young learners. To increase learning for both children and educators she shares The Thinking Lens as a tool to support teachers in taking time to pause, listen, and reflect on what children are offering. Deb’s gift is noticing toddlers’ incredible competence and creativity and using it as a springboard to finding solutions to common challenges in toddlerhood like biting and sharing. Listen to find out insightful ways Deb has found to support toddlers’ learning and development.
S1. Episode 4: Stephanie Rino and Maureen Giordano - Leading Early Childhood Programs - Pt 2.
On this episode nationally renowned author and early childhood expert, Deb Curtis passionately shares her expertise about educating young learners. To increase learning for both children and educators she shares The Thinking Lens as a tool to support teachers in taking time to pause, listen, and reflect on what children are offering. Deb’s gift is noticing toddlers’ incredible competence and creativity and using it as a springboard to finding solutions to common challenges in toddlerhood like biting and sharing. Listen to find out insightful ways Deb has found to support toddlers’ learning and development.
S1. Episode 3: Debbie LeeKeenan - Leadership Lessons Learned - Pt 1.
On this episode nationally renowned author and early childhood expert, Deb Curtis passionately shares her expertise about educating young learners. To increase learning for both children and educators she shares The Thinking Lens as a tool to support teachers in taking time to pause, listen, and reflect on what children are offering. Deb’s gift is noticing toddlers’ incredible competence and creativity and using it as a springboard to finding solutions to common challenges in toddlerhood like biting and sharing. Listen to find out insightful ways Deb has found to support toddlers’ learning and development.
S1. Episode 2: The Heart of Teaching Toddlers Pt 2.
On this episode nationally renowned author and early childhood expert, Deb Curtis passionately shares her expertise about educating young learners. To increase learning for both children and educators she shares The Thinking Lens as a tool to support teachers in taking time to pause, listen, and reflect on what children are offering. Deb’s gift is noticing toddlers’ incredible competence and creativity and using it as a springboard to finding solutions to common challenges in toddlerhood like biting and sharing. Listen to find out insightful ways Deb has found to support toddlers’ learning and development.
S1. Episode 1: The Heart of Teaching Toddlers - Pt 1.
On this episode nationally renowned author and early childhood expert, Deb Curtis passionately shares her expertise about educating young learners. To increase learning for both children and educators she shares The Thinking Lens as a tool to support teachers in taking time to pause, listen, and reflect on what children are offering. Deb’s gift is noticing toddlers’ incredible competence and creativity and using it as a springboard to finding solutions to common challenges in toddlerhood like biting and sharing. Listen to find out insightful ways Deb has found to support toddlers’ learning and development.