Listen in on a conversation between Maya Wilcox (ECE Facilitator with DDSB), Cecilia Malcolm (ECE Facilitator with DDSB) and Steffanie Pelleboer (Mental Health Leader with DDSB) around mental health in our early years settings ..read more

Join us for some open dialogue with parent, teacher, and ESL Coach Abeir surrounding Islamic heritage. We will discuss ways you can incorporate books and learning opportunities that are authentic and purposeful in kindergarten. ✎ Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @ddsbearlyyears ..read more

This podcast features 2 Early Childhood Educators that are currently working in a Kindergarten classroom, and are teaching courses to future educators. They provide insight into their work, and discuss their views on early childhood education. #earlychildhoodeducation #education #kindergarten #educators #teacher #fulldaykindergarten #ontariofulldaykindergarten #earlychildhoodeducator ..read more

This episode of The Early Years Podcast is a second conversation with Jane, STEM and Science Facilitator.  She breaks open inquiry in the early years and prompts educators to follow the lead of the children in their classroom. She provides resources and examples to help inquiry flourish in your classroom. Resources mentioned in the podcast: The Questions Matrix Smarter Science TinkerLab: A Hands-On Guide for Little Inventors  ✎ Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @ddsbearlyyears ..read more

This episode of The Early Years Podcast is a conversation with Jane, STEM and Science Facilitator. She discusses what STEM is, and how we can use storytelling as an entry point to teaching about STEM in the early years. Using the books How to Code a Sandcastle and A Royal Ride: Catherine the Great's Great Invention, Jane gives examples on how we can use books to explore STEM in the classroom. Follow us: Instagram & Twitter: @DDSBearlyyears YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC8QIIYZpo_KYejZY6PTMFwg ..read more

In Episode 6 of The Early Years Podcast, we have conversation with speech and language pathologist Nancy about reading books WITH children. We look at different strategies we can use while reading to reinforce oral language skills in young learners. She walks us through the steps, and gives us concrete examples of how this could work with your next Read-Aloud. Follow us: Instagram & Twitter: @DDSBearlyyears YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC8QIIYZpo_KYejZY6PTMFwg ..read more

In Episode 5 of the Early Years Podcast, we have Part 2 of our conversation with Nancy. She is a speech and language pathologist, and she help us unpack the development of oral language in young children. For this episode, she explains the Sound Awareness Hierarchy and gives us examples from the classroom. Follow us: Instagram & Twitter: @DDSBearlyyears YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC8QIIYZpo_KYejZY6PTMFwg ..read more

In Episode 4 of the Early Years Podcast, we have part 1 of our conversation with Nancy. She is a speech and language pathologist, and she helps us unpack the development of oral language in young children. She begins with a look at the different ways that children may develop a speech delay, and then moves into a discussion on the ways that educators can develop oral language skills with children. Oral Language at Your Fingertips: https://www.osla.on.ca/store/ViewProduct.aspx?id=14240466 Follow us: Instagram & Twitter: @DDSBearlyyears YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC8QIIYZpo_KYejZY6PTMF ..read more

In Episode 3 of The Early Years Podcast, we discuss the pencil's role in a play-based kindergarten program. We self-reflect on how and when the pencil can be used in the classroom, and why it is a useful tool for students to use. Follow us: Instagram & Twitter: @DDSBearlyyears YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC8QIIYZpo_KYejZY6PTMFwg ..read more

In Episode 2 of The Early Years Podcast, we discuss pedagogical documentation and its purpose. We take a closer look at the who, what, where, how, when and why of documentation to encourage self-reflection to drive our practice forward. Links mentioned in this episode: DDSB OneNote Documentation template: portal.ddsb.ca/ProgramServices/edtech/pages/pedagogical-documentation.aspx#/= Follow us: Instagram & Twitter: @DDSBearlyyears YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC8QIIYZpo_KYejZY6PTMFwg ..read more