Exchange Reflections

Exchange Reflections are training resources that help a team of people meet in-person or live online to think deeply together about a topic using an article from Exchange magazine as a guide. Included are discussion questions to help guide reflections, and a "Making Commitments" idea sheet to help prompt ideas to action. For your convenience, Exchange Reflections are available in PDF format, and you can download it immediately on your desktop.

Exchange Reflections come with an Exchange Reflections Certificate. Certification and state licensing requirements for early childhood educators vary significantly. To find out if Exchange Reflections will be accepted for your requirements, we recommend that you contact your certifying or state licensing agency.
 

Child Development

Affirm the Child, Not the Behavior Select Quantity:	Allowing Time for Deeper Learning Select Quantity:	Anti-Bias Classroom Culture Select Quantity:	Apoyando a los niños afectados por un trauma Select Quantity:
Art that Celebrates the Process Select Quantity:	Attuning to Emotional Needs Select Quantity:	Beauty, Nature and Wellness Select Quantity:	Body Positivity Select Quantity:
Celebrating the CARE in Early Care and Education Select Quantity:	Conflict Resolution Strategies with Preschoolers Select Quantity:	Connecting Playfully with Children Select Quantity:	Encouraging Curiosity in Toddlers Select Quantity:
Exploring Consent and Power with Gun Play Select Quantity:	Honeycomb Hypothesis: Enhancing Infant and Toddler Learning Select Quantity:	Humor: Seriously Important Select Quantity:	Introverts? Extroverts? Supporting All Children Select Quantity:
Mental Health in Early Childhood Select Quantity:	Mindful Touch with Infants Select Quantity:	Music Learning Supports All Learning Select Quantity:	Musical Interactions with Infants and Toddlers Select Quantity:
Neuroscience of Curiosity Select Quantity:	Nurturing Thinkers, Explorers and Innovators Select Quantity:	Oral Storytelling with Children Select Quantity:	Outdoor Spaces that Support Thinking and Behavior Select Quantity:
Positive Change through Grit and Intention Select Quantity:	Reflecting on Risky Play Select Quantity:	Relaxation and Self-efficacy in Children Select Quantity:	Responding Thoughtfully to Children's Fears Select Quantity:
Rethinking Sharing Select Quantity:	Science Learning Through Curiosity Select Quantity:	Spirit and Spiritual Development in Children Select Quantity:	Spirituality and Children: New Understandings Select Quantity:
Supporting Active Bodies (and Minds) Select Quantity:	Supporting Children Impacted by Trauma Select Quantity:	Supporting Emotional Development Select Quantity:	Supporting Our Seven Senses through Nature Play Select Quantity:
Talking About Play with Parents Select Quantity:	Teaching Art Through Literacy, and Literacy Through Art Select Quantity:	The Educator's Role in Rough and Tumble Play Select Quantity:	The Soundscape of Early Childhood Select Quantity:
The Unteachable Moment Select Quantity:	Understanding Gender Diversity Select Quantity:	YES Environments Select Quantity:

Curriculum and Pedagogy

Addressing Biting in Positive Ways Select Quantity:	Arts and Nature Select Quantity:	Bringing Effective Practices to Remote Learning Select Quantity:	Collaborating with Children Select Quantity:
Educator-to-Educator Professional Development Select Quantity:	Encouraging Curiosity in Toddlers Select Quantity:	Inclusive Classrooms Select Quantity:	Love as the Core Curriculum Select Quantity:
Musical Interactions with Infants and Toddlers Select Quantity:	Nurturing Learning with Nature Select Quantity:	Nurturing Thinkers, Explorers and Innovators Select Quantity:	Oral Storytelling with Children Select Quantity:
Photography as a Curriculum Tool in Nature Select Quantity:	STEM to STEAM to STREAM Select Quantity:	Supporting Active Bodies (and Minds) Select Quantity:	Teaching Art Through Literacy, and Literacy Through Art Select Quantity:
The Joys of Studio Art Experiences for Young Children Select Quantity:	The Soundscape of Early Childhood Select Quantity:	Understanding Gender Diversity Select Quantity:	Writing and Dramatic Play: Perfect Partners Select Quantity:
Writing and Literacy Outdoors Select Quantity:

Environments

Addressing Barriers in the Classroom Select Quantity:	Arts and Nature Select Quantity:	Edible Plants: Assessing Appropriate Risks in Outdoor Classrooms Select Quantity:	Kids and Soil: A Perfect Match Select Quantity:
Learning Outdoors with Natural Loose Parts Select Quantity:	Nurturing Learning with Nature Select Quantity:	Outdoor Spaces that Support Thinking and Behavior Select Quantity:	People-Friendly Policies Select Quantity:
Photography as a Curriculum Tool in Nature Select Quantity:	Pollinator Gardens for Children: The What, Why and How! Select Quantity:	Reflecting on Risky Play Select Quantity:	Supporting Active Bodies (and Minds) Select Quantity:
Taking Learning Outside Select Quantity:	The Soundscape of Early Childhood Select Quantity:	To Save or Savor? Sustainability Education in the Early Years Select Quantity:	Transforming Outdoor Environments, Transforming Behavior Select Quantity:
Universal Principles for Connecting Children with Nature Select Quantity:	Writing and Literacy Outdoors Select Quantity:	YES Environments Select Quantity:

Families

Handling Difficult Moments with Families Select Quantity:	Mindful Touch with Infants Select Quantity:	Musical Interactions with Infants and Toddlers Select Quantity:	People-Friendly Policies Select Quantity:
Race and Racism in Early Childhood Education Select Quantity:	Rethinking Birthday Parties Select Quantity:	Talking About Play with Parents Select Quantity:

Leadership and Administration

10 Ways to Increase Positive Behavior Select Quantity:	Addressing Barriers in the Classroom Select Quantity:	Affirm the Child, Not the Behavior Select Quantity:	Anti-Bias Strategies in the Classroom: Voices from the Field Select Quantity:
Apoyando a los niños afectados por un trauma Select Quantity:	Appreciative Inquiry for a More Positive Professional Life Select Quantity:	Black Boy Joy: Centering BIPOC Children Select Quantity:	BOLDness, Be My Friend Select Quantity:
Bringing Effective Practices to Remote Learning Select Quantity:	Building Confidence for Inclusion Select Quantity:	Celebrating Educators’ Expertise Select Quantity:	Collaborating with Children Select Quantity:
Compassion Fatigue Select Quantity:	Conversations with Children about Violence Select Quantity:	Courage in Challenging Times Select Quantity:	Creating a Beloved Community in Your Organization Select Quantity:
Cultivating Joy Select Quantity:	Debating Developmentally Appropriate Practice Select Quantity:	Documenting Learning: Process and Possibilities Select Quantity:	Educator-to-Educator Professional Development Select Quantity:
Finding Joy in Our Work Select Quantity:	Finding the Questions Worth Asking Select Quantity:	Guerilla Teaching Tactics Select Quantity:	Handling Difficult Moments with Families Select Quantity:
Heart-Centered Leadership Select Quantity:	Inclusive Classrooms Select Quantity:	Journaling for Learning and Transformation Select Quantity:	Musical Interactions with Infants and Toddlers Select Quantity:
No Shame in Addressing Mental Health: Supporting Colleagues and Ourselves Select Quantity:	Nurturing Thinkers, Explorers and Innovators Select Quantity:	People-Friendly Policies Select Quantity:	Play at Work Select Quantity:
Positive Change through Grit and Intention Select Quantity:	Positive Communication Strategies Select Quantity:	Preventing Teacher Burnout Select Quantity:	Professional Love Select Quantity:
Quit Tattling on Children Select Quantity:	Race and Racism in Early Childhood Education Select Quantity:	Refreshing Our Practice: Questioning Assumptions about Teaching and Learning Select Quantity:	Responding Thoughtfully to Children's Fears Select Quantity:
Self Compassion Select Quantity:	Social Justice and Early Childhood Select Quantity:	Supporting Children Impacted by Trauma Select Quantity:	Supporting Men in ECE Select Quantity:
Tackling Hard Questions with Children Select Quantity:	The Educator's Role in Rough and Tumble Play Select Quantity:	The Soundscape of Early Childhood Select Quantity:	The Unteachable Moment Select Quantity:
Understanding Gender Diversity Select Quantity:	Universal Principles for Connecting Children with Nature Select Quantity:	Voting with Children in Mind Select Quantity:

Nature

Arts and Nature Select Quantity:	Beauty, Nature and Wellness Select Quantity:	Edible Plants: Assessing Appropriate Risks in Outdoor Classrooms Select Quantity:	Kids and Soil: A Perfect Match Select Quantity:
Learning Outdoors with Natural Loose Parts Select Quantity:	Let’s Go Outside! Select Quantity:	Nurturing Learning with Nature Select Quantity:	Outdoor Spaces that Support Thinking and Behavior Select Quantity:
Photography as a Curriculum Tool in Nature Select Quantity:	Pollinator Gardens for Children: The What, Why and How! Select Quantity:	STEM to STEAM to STREAM Select Quantity:	Supporting Our Seven Senses through Nature Play Select Quantity:
Taking Learning Outside Select Quantity:	To Save or Savor? Sustainability Education in the Early Years Select Quantity:	Transforming Outdoor Environments, Transforming Behavior Select Quantity:	Universal Principles for Connecting Children with Nature Select Quantity:

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Decolonizing Snack Time Select Quantity:

Rethinking Birthday Parties Select Quantity:

The Joys of Studio Art Experiences for Young Children Select Quantity:

Spanish

Apoyando a los niños afectados por un trauma Select Quantity:

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10 Ways to Increase Positive Behavior Select Quantity:	Addressing Barriers in the Classroom Select Quantity:	Addressing Biting in Positive Ways Select Quantity:	Affirm the Child, Not the Behavior Select Quantity:
Allowing Time for Deeper Learning Select Quantity:	Anti-Bias Classroom Culture Select Quantity:	Anti-Bias Strategies in the Classroom: Voices from the Field Select Quantity:	Apoyando a los niños afectados por un trauma Select Quantity:
Appreciative Inquiry for a More Positive Professional Life Select Quantity:	Art that Celebrates the Process Select Quantity:	Arts and Nature Select Quantity:	Attuning to Emotional Needs Select Quantity:
Beauty, Nature and Wellness Select Quantity:	Black Boy Joy: Centering BIPOC Children Select Quantity:	Body Positivity Select Quantity:	BOLDness, Be My Friend Select Quantity:
Bringing Effective Practices to Remote Learning Select Quantity:	Building Confidence for Inclusion Select Quantity:	Celebrating Educators’ Expertise Select Quantity:	Celebrating the CARE in Early Care and Education Select Quantity:
Collaborating with Children Select Quantity:	Compassion Fatigue Select Quantity:	Conflict Resolution Strategies with Preschoolers Select Quantity:	Connecting Playfully with Children Select Quantity:
Conversations with Children about Violence Select Quantity:	Courage in Challenging Times Select Quantity:	Creating a Beloved Community in Your Organization Select Quantity:	Cultivating Joy Select Quantity:
Debating Developmentally Appropriate Practice Select Quantity:	Decolonizing Snack Time Select Quantity:	Documenting Learning: Process and Possibilities Select Quantity:	Edible Plants: Assessing Appropriate Risks in Outdoor Classrooms Select Quantity:
Educator-to-Educator Professional Development Select Quantity:	Encouraging Curiosity in Toddlers Select Quantity:	Exploring Consent and Power with Gun Play Select Quantity:	Finding Joy in Our Work Select Quantity:
Finding the Questions Worth Asking Select Quantity:	Guerilla Teaching Tactics Select Quantity:	Handling Difficult Moments with Families Select Quantity:	Heart-Centered Leadership Select Quantity:
Honeycomb Hypothesis: Enhancing Infant and Toddler Learning Select Quantity:	Humor: Seriously Important Select Quantity:	Inclusive Classrooms Select Quantity:	Introverts? Extroverts? Supporting All Children Select Quantity:
Journaling for Learning and Transformation Select Quantity:	Kids and Soil: A Perfect Match Select Quantity:	Learning Outdoors with Natural Loose Parts Select Quantity:	Let’s Go Outside! Select Quantity:
Love as the Core Curriculum Select Quantity:	Mental Health in Early Childhood Select Quantity:	Mindful Touch with Infants Select Quantity:	Music Learning Supports All Learning Select Quantity:
Musical Interactions with Infants and Toddlers Select Quantity:	Neuroscience of Curiosity Select Quantity:	No Shame in Addressing Mental Health: Supporting Colleagues and Ourselves Select Quantity:	Nurturing Learning with Nature Select Quantity:
Nurturing Thinkers, Explorers and Innovators Select Quantity:	Oral Storytelling with Children Select Quantity:	Outdoor Spaces that Support Thinking and Behavior Select Quantity:	People-Friendly Policies Select Quantity:
Photography as a Curriculum Tool in Nature Select Quantity:	Play at Work Select Quantity:	Pollinator Gardens for Children: The What, Why and How! Select Quantity:	Positive Change through Grit and Intention Select Quantity:
Positive Communication Strategies Select Quantity:	Preventing Teacher Burnout Select Quantity:	Professional Love Select Quantity:	Quit Tattling on Children Select Quantity:
Race and Racism in Early Childhood Education Select Quantity:	Reflecting on Risky Play Select Quantity:	Refreshing Our Practice: Questioning Assumptions about Teaching and Learning Select Quantity:	Relaxation and Self-efficacy in Children Select Quantity:
Responding Thoughtfully to Children's Fears Select Quantity:	Rethinking Birthday Parties Select Quantity:	Rethinking Sharing Select Quantity:	Science Learning Through Curiosity Select Quantity:
Self Compassion Select Quantity:	Social Justice and Early Childhood Select Quantity:	Spirit and Spiritual Development in Children Select Quantity:	Spirituality and Children: New Understandings Select Quantity:
STEM to STEAM to STREAM Select Quantity:	Supporting Active Bodies (and Minds) Select Quantity:	Supporting Children Impacted by Trauma Select Quantity:	Supporting Emotional Development Select Quantity:
Supporting Men in ECE Select Quantity:	Supporting Our Seven Senses through Nature Play Select Quantity:	Tackling Hard Questions with Children Select Quantity:	Taking Learning Outside Select Quantity:
Talking About Play with Parents Select Quantity:	Teaching Art Through Literacy, and Literacy Through Art Select Quantity:	The Educator's Role in Rough and Tumble Play Select Quantity:	The Joys of Studio Art Experiences for Young Children Select Quantity:
The Soundscape of Early Childhood Select Quantity:	The Unteachable Moment Select Quantity:	To Save or Savor? Sustainability Education in the Early Years Select Quantity:	Transforming Outdoor Environments, Transforming Behavior Select Quantity:
Understanding Gender Diversity Select Quantity:	Universal Principles for Connecting Children with Nature Select Quantity:	Voting with Children in Mind Select Quantity:	Writing and Dramatic Play: Perfect Partners Select Quantity:
Writing and Literacy Outdoors Select Quantity:	YES Environments Select Quantity: