DEAR READER

PATHS AND LADDERS
Turn Your Job Into a Career: Creating and Exploring Career Paths in Early Childhood Education
by Rachel Robertson

JOURNALING
Using Journal Writing for Learning and Transformation
A Conversation with Margie Carter and Kelly Ramsey

BRIDGING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
Young Bilingual Children Navigating Languages
by Samina Hadi-Tabassum

RECOGNIZING INJUSTICE
Social Justice Learning for Early Childhood Educators
by Shannon Wanless, Ashley Shafer, and Alexandria Grant-Presser

REIMAGINING OUR WORK
Reimagining Professional Learning: Telling, Owning, and Honoring Our Stories
by Nicky Byres and Lisa Nicholson

EXCHANGE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
Welcome to Our 2022 Exchange Leaders
by Pam Boulton

FAMILY CHILD CARE
Supporting Family Child Care: It’s Essential
by Dana Holahan and Erica Phillips

CHILDHOOD TRAUMA
We Are So Much More Than Our ACEs Scores: The Extraordinary Creative Capacities of Traumatized Children
by Holly Elissa Bruno

READING MATTERS
What We Can See from the Tops of the Trees: Celebrating Children’s Books about Survival
by Jean Dugan

HEALING HISTORY
Healing from History: Perspectives from Indigenous Child Care
by Lisa Walker and Kim Nall

BUILDING COMMUNITY
Building Professional Learning Communities for Directors
by Barbara Thornton

FOCUS ON: JUST OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM DOOR

• Branching Out: Exploring Math Concepts with Trees
  by William Straits and Lauren M. Shea
• More than a Tomato Plant: Engaging the “Players” You’ll Find in Early Childhood Gardens
  by Clare Nugent and Sandra Duncan
• Growing Cukes in an Urban Classroom
  by Angel Stoddard
• Pest or Partner? Teaching Young Children Resilience and Empathy with Dandelions
  by Jillian T. Ahern and Kelly Twibell Sanchez

MIND BENDERS

BIG DREAMS
You Wanna Be What? Be Realistic: A Reflection on Black Boys Dreaming
by Mike Browne and Amir Gilmore

DO AS I DO
Conscious Discipline
by Angela Fraley

PLAY
Let’s Just Play!
by Donna Housman

WELCOME HOME
Home Sweet Home: Transforming Your Space into a Warm and Welcoming Place for Young Children and Families
by Allison Pattee

ADVOCACY
Federal Funding for School-Aged Care: Current Programs and Ways to Improve Care
by Mario Cardona and Christina Koch

MENTORING IN ECE
Initiating, Maintaining, and Evaluating Mentoring Relationships
by Joanne Baham and Lisa Taylor Cook

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CONSIDER THIS
Keeping Our Balance: Walking the Tightrope of Pessimism and Hope
by Luis Hernandez