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NAEYC’s Michelle Kang on Keeping Learners at the Center
From IdeaSpark: Big Ideas in Education · Hosted by Richard Culatta
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In this episode of IdeaSpark: Big Ideas in Education: Early childhood educators have the responsibility of helping shape a child's brain during its most rapid developmental window. How can we give them the respect and support they deserve, and what would it take to fix the broken economics behind early childhood education? In this new episode Richard sits down with Michelle Kang, CEO of NAEYC, joined by cohost Joseph South, Chief Innovation Officer at ISTE+ASCD, live from ISTELive in Orlando.
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Early childhood educators have the responsibility of helping shape a child's brain during its most rapid developmental window. How can we give them the respect and support they deserve, and what would it take to fix the broken economics behind early childhood education? In this new episode Richard sits down with Michelle Kang, CEO of NAEYC, joined by cohost Joseph South, Chief Innovation Officer at ISTE+ASCD, live from ISTELive in Orlando. Michelle Kang leads the nation's largest professional organization for early childhood educators, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Before taking the helm at NAEYC, Michelle spent more than 16 years at Bright Horizons building employer child care partnerships. In addition to discussing how the early childhood market actually works and where it is failing, Michelle walks Richard and Joseph through the broken economics behind child care tuition and educator pay, and the many different pathways into the profession of early childhood teaching. She also addresses how screens and digital noise crowd out the human connection young children need most. Listen in as Richard, Joseph, and Michelle discuss: What NAEYC's 100 years of advocacy reveal about the progress still neededWhy the profession requires more than just loving childrenHow CDA credential, Power to the Profession, and other frameworks define the professionHow technology can support, but never replace, human connection with young childrenWhat gives Michelle hope for the field's future Follow Michelle Kang: NAEYC: naeyc.orgLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/michellejkang Follow Richard: X: x.com/rculattaLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rculattaBook: Digital for Good: Raising Kids to Thrive in an Online World Follow Joseph: ISTE+ASCD Staff Page: iste-ascd.org/staff/joseph-southLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/southjoseph Stay in touch with ISTE+ASCD: Website: iste-ascd.orgX: x.com/ISTE_ASCDFacebook: facebook.com/ISTEofficialLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/isteofficialYouTube: youtube.com/@isteInstagram: instagram.com/isteconnects