#264 March/April 2022

DEAR READER

MODEL FOR SUCCESS
When Mission Matters, Money Matters: Is it Time for a Mindset Reset on Business Models?
by Karen Foster-Jorgensen

BE PRESENT NOW
The Need for Self-Care: Be Your Own Spiritual Concierge
by Elsa Chahin

PLAY
Copiloting Play
by Sue Starks

NURTURING BLACK BOYHOOD
Black Boyhood Just Don’t Stop: A Reflection on the Necessity of Meaningful Boyhoods
by Mike Browne and Amir Asim Gilmore

BRIDGING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
It’s the Math All Around that Counts: Developing Number Sense in Young Children
by Mary Hynes-Berry, Jie-Qi Chen, and Barbara Abel

UNLEARNING RACISM
From Silence to Leadership / Del Silencio al Liderazgo
by Margie Carter and Olga Lacayo

DOCUMENTING LEARNING
Portfolios: Tools for Documentation, Celebration, and Growth
by Lisa Taylor Cook and Joanne Baham

EASING THE TRANSITION
Effective Transition Planning with Families
by Elisa Doner

NO SUCH THING AS ALLERGIC TO FUN
My Class Is Trolling Me, and I Love It!
by Robyn Sotak

LOOSE PARTS
Rethinking Loose Parts: Four Key Principles Beyond the “Stuff”
by Carla Gull

COVER STORY
I Stepped In It: One Woman’s Journey From a Girl’s Night to an Extraordinary Career
by Corrine Hendrickson

WHAT’S LEFT BEHIND
The Racetrack: Translating Ideas Into Reality Through Artifact
by Ron Grady

FOCUS ON: INFANTS AND TODDLERS

• Exploring Connections Between Infant/Toddler Brain Development and Emotions
  by Bethany Hernandez Parks
• A Music Class for Babies? How Making Music with Infants Affects Brain Development
  by Anne Sailer and Lauren Guilmartin
• Emotional Intelligence from Birth
  by Donna Housman

READING MATTERS
Dear Little Ones: Celebrating Books about Babies and Toddlers
by Jean Dugan

MIND BENDERS

ROOTED IN RELATIONSHIP
Environmental Kinship: Learning About, In, With, and For Nature
by Megan Gessler, Heather Fox, Amanda Higgins, Anne Meade, Claire Warden, and Sheila Williams Ridge

LEARNING FROM THE LAND
Environmental Education and Gardening with Children: A Curriculum for Resilience, Empathy, and Health
by Janet Fuchs

HAPPY HIRING
It Is Time to Roll Out the Red Carpet for Applicants
by Heather Smoyer

ADVERTISER INDEX / MARKETPLACE

CONSIDER THIS
We Still Grow Brains in 2022!
by Satomi Izumi-Taylor