We are thrilled to invite you to the Foundations of Whole Child Care and Education Reflective Practitioner Series (RPS) course.

In this monthly program, Kisha Reid will identify key foundations for fostering holistic child development, supporting children’s autonomy, and building affirming, nurturing environments for children and families.

Each month focuses on a core set of foundations for thriving classrooms.

RPS courses are offered to our monthly subscribers for $8 a month. Each month, Kisha will provide a pre-recorded video discussion, a reflective workbook, and host a live Zoom meeting to help you go deeper into exploring the foundation.

Click on the link below to become an RPS subscriber and learn with Kisha!

Next week, we will host our third Research into Practice Book Talk. On Thursday, March 26th, at 7 pm EDT, DEY ED Denisha Jones and National Advisor Heather Bernt-Santy will discuss her new book Using Schema Play Theory to Advocate for Free Play in Early Childhood. Register today!

Did you miss the February Book Talk with Kirsten Cole discussing her book Teaching for Love and Justice: Learning About Race and Racism Alongside Young Children? No worries, you can find the recording here.

Our March Diversity Is Not Divisive Resource is Embrace Race. They "help parents, caregivers, and educators raise children who are thoughtful, informed, and brave about race, especially in the birth through middle school years". Their website includes action guides, toolkits, webinars, and more! Also, check out their fellowships!

The Black Lives Matter at School Year of Purpose highlights a different guiding principle each month. We will share a book related to the monthly principle. For March, the guiding principle is Loving Engagement, and we chose the book Ms. Tizzy by Libba Bray and illustrated by Jada Rowland.

Do you have a favorite diversity resource you want us to share? Fill out this form! Explore our Diversity Resources here.

Save the date for our next two DEY Dialogues!

On Tuesday, March 24th, Dr. Katie Sloan will join Denisha to discuss her latest article on fascism and early childhood teacher education!

And on Monday, April 20th, Denisha talks with the hosts of the new podcast Liberated Learning. Kisa Marx and Mike Huber share why they believe play is the space where we can claim liberation.

All DEY Dialogues are streamed live on the DEY Facebook page, and recordings are added to our website.

You can catch up on all our DEY Dialogues here.

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