#268 November/December 2022

DEAR READER

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
A World of Difference: Helping Children Embrace Differences and Learn Empathy
by Donna Housman

MENTORING
Mentorship: An Innovative and Responsive Approach to Professional Learning
by Lindsay Webb

HANDS ON LEARNING
Deepening Children’s Literacy Learning: Enhancing the Read-Aloud with Extension Activities
by Donna R. Sanderson

READING MATTERS
Celebrating Children’s Books about Books, Reading, and Libraries
by Jean Dugan

FUNDING CHILD CARE
State Legislature Roundup: Some Wins, but More Support for Child Care is Needed
by Lynette M. Fraga and Diane Girouard

FAMILY CHILD CARE
Advocate for Change: Family Child Care Educators Raise Their Voices
by Dana Holahan, Jade Thomas, and Christie Balka

EQUITY IN THE CLASSROOM
When all the Kids are White: How Does an Early Education Program Work Toward Anti-Bias, Anti-Racist Classrooms?
by Martina B. Albright and Sara Cironi

BRIDGING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
The Embodied Nature of Mathematical Learning
by Wendy L. Ostroff

REIMAGINING OUR WORK
Reflecting with Grace
by Serene Stevens, Jennifer Gilken, and Cecilia Scott-Croff

THE FUTURE OF OUR FIELD

• Looking Back, Looking Forward
  by Nancy Rosenow
• Growing Beyond the Fire
  by Lisa Matter
• Reconnecting to our Curiosity
  by Nicky Byres
• A Community Transformed
  by Iris Chin Ponte, Heather DiGiovanni, and Claire Kamenski
• Becoming Agents of Change
  by Maurice Sykes and Kyra Ostendorf
• We Are All in This Together
  by Francis Wardle
• A Strong Future
  by Michelle Kang
• Bring Back the 10 Chairs: Educating a New Generation of Cultural Workers
  by Cory Gann
• Dreams of More Intentional Leadership Development
  by Kathy Pillow-Price
• Trends Tell a Story: Three Reasons We Are Optimistic About the Future of Family Child Care
  by Erica Phillips and Valora Washington
• What if the Future of Our Field Is Outdoors?
  by Victoria Hackett
• Working with the Tensions in the Human Struggle
  by Martina Ebesugawa
• Men Are an Essential Part of Our Field's Future
  by Calvin E. Moore, Jr.
• Nurturing Change Through Community and Connection
  by Nora Krieger
• A New Dawn for ECE
  by Ijumaa Jordan

ADVERTISER INDEX / MARKETPLACE

POEM
It Can Be
by Lois Ingellis