#261 September/October 2021

DEAR READER
by Sara Gilliam

JOURNEYS IN LEADERSHIP
The Joy of Change
by Nancy Rosenow

APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY
Appreciatively Inquiring in Early Care and Education
by Ellen M. Drolette

MULTILINGUAL CHILDREN
Voices from the Field: The Early Education and Care of Emergent Bilingual and Multilingual Infants and Toddlers
by Luisiana Meléndez and Sharon Syc

BRIDGING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
Losing Track of Time: The Young Child’s Meandering Path to Deep Learning
by Wendy L. Ostroff

CULTIVATING EMPATHY
Developing Empathy to Promote Equity in Early Childhood Settings
by Lea Ann Christenson, Leah S. Muccio, and Kevin McGowan

MUSIC AND DEVELOPMENT
Fall Fa-La-La: Celebrating the Season through Music and Movement
by Jeannette Fresne and Rebecca M. Giles

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
Growing Earth’s Champions
by Danielle Seneca

RIPE FOR CHANGE
The Beauty that Remains
by Kristie L Norwood

DESIGN FOR LEARNING
A Calm Brain Is a Thinking Brain: Brain-SET Learning Environments for Young Children
by Sandra Duncan and Kathryn Murray

FOCUS ON: JOY

• Joyous New Life
  by Emily M. Gillard
• Raspberry Meditation
  by Celeste Smith
• Harnessing Joy for the Betterment of Our World
  by Elsa Chahin
• Tara and Lily
  by Tara Schroder
• La Caja Mágica de la Abuela (Grandma’s Magic Box)
  by Shirley Murillo
• Where Joy Lives
  by Sarah Gervais
• The Joy of Not Giving Up My Crown
  by Alexandria Domingo
• Butterflies
  by Candace Kastrup
• Agelaius Pheoniceus in Mid-winter
  by Holly Elissa Bruno
• The Beautiful Resistance: Black Humanity and Black Boy Joy
  by Mike Browne and Amir Asim Gilmore
• When Joy Surprised Me
  by Kate Cosgrove
• Cultivating Joy
  by Mary Pipher
• Faith and Humor: Finding Joy in Saying Goodbye
  by Chelsea Parker
• Joy: It’s the...
  by Chazz Lewis

MINDBENDERS

READING MATTERS
Simple Things: Celebrating Children’s Books about Joy
by Jean Dugan

LEADERSHIP LESSONS
All I Really Needed to Know: Leadership Lessons from

Teaching Young Children
by Cammy J. Purper and Shari Farris

EFFECTIVE ENROLLMENT
Child Care Lead Management Software: What It Is and Why You Need It
by Wendy Young

DUAL LANGUAGE ARTICLE
CLAIMING THE NEW NORMAL
The Time is NOW! (El momento es Ahora!)
by Margie Carter and Luz Casio

CHILDREN’S SPIRITUALITY
Seeking a New Definition of Spirituality
by Lois M. Ingellis, Carol Garboden Murray, Vonetta T. Rhodes, and Frances Rofrano

SCIENCE LEARNING
Playful Science Activities for Young Children
by Cathy Meredith and Satomi Izumi-Taylor

WORLD FORUM IN ACTION
Connect with ECD Advocates Around the Globe

NACC NEWSLETTER

WONDER: The Joy of Mud!
Coordinated by Kirsten Haugen

ADVERTISER INDEX / MARKETPLACE

CONSIDER THIS
Why We Matter
by Corrine Hendrickson