• Unsnarling PBIS and Trauma-Informed Education with Rhiannon Kim and Alex Venet
    2 Oct 2026

    Lizz talks with Rhiannon Kim and Alex Venet, authors of Unsnarling PBIS and Trauma-Informed Education, about behaviorism, social justice, and trauma informed education.

    Read their books!

    Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education Becoming an Everyday Changemaker Healing and Justice At School Transformative Mindfulness in Education Caring for Ourselves While Kindling Change
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    47 min
  • 14. Racial Identity Development
    31 Aug 2026

    Anti-Racist and Anti-Bias education are (should be) part of all educator training; but what do we know about how children develop positive racial identity? Kisa Marx and Mike Huber (Liberated Learning podcast) join Lizz Nolasco to talk about a small piece of racial identity development. Bonus XL episode because it turns out there's a lot to unpack!

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    1 hr and 24 min
  • Taxonomies Pt. 3 With Lisa Murphy and Tiffany Pearsall
    1 Aug 2026

    The final installment of learning taxonomies-- are they valuable, and for whom?

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    50 min
  • Taxonomies pt. 2 with Tiffany Pearsall and Lisa Murphy
    17 Jul 2026

    Talking about learning goals: does a hierarchy imply a value judgement? Why do we need to name learning objectives anyway?

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    40 min
  • Toilet Learning! With Heather Bernt-Santy
    3 Jul 2026

    This is technically part 2 of a conversation about toilet learning-- check That Early Childhood Nerd # 418 for the companion episode.

    References:

    Aggelpol, T. Information as a crucial factor for toilet training by parents

    Al-Hazmi, H. H. Age of Initiation and the Factors Associated with Toilet Training in Healthy Saudi Children

    Axelrod, M. I. Psychological differences between toilet trained and non-toilet trained 4-year-old children

    Bakker, E. Changes in the toilet training of children during the last 60 years: the cause of an increase in lower urinary tract dysfunction?

    Brazleton, T. B. A Child-Oriented Approach to Toilet Training

    Joinson, C. Early Childhood Risk Factors Associated with Daytime Wetting and Soiling in School Age Children

    Kiddoo, D. A. Toilet training children: When to start and how to train

    Leijon, A. The BABITT questionnaire for evaluation of bowel and bladder function in children who are introduced to assisted infant toilet training - content validity and feasibility

    Mota, D. M. Toilet training: Methods, parental expectations and associated dysfunctions

    Russell, K. Among healthy children, what toilet-training strategy is most effective and prevents fewer adverse effects (stool withholding and dysfunctional voiding)?

    Wyndaele, J-J Development Signs in Healthy Toddlers in Different Stages of Toilet Training: Can They Help Define Readiness and Probability of Success?

    Wu, H-Y Can evidence-based medicine change toilet training practice?

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    42 min
  • 10. Taxonomies Pt. 1 with Tiffany Pearsall and Lisa Murphy
    20 Jun 2026

    Bloom's Taxonomy-- Lisa felt like she discovered fire, Tiffany thought it was ... and who said you have to Maslow before you can Bloom first? We talk about classifying knowledge, seeing people learning, and what it means to learn.

    Sources:

    Benjamin, L. J., 2006 American psychology’s struggles with its curriculum: Should a thousand flowers Bloom? Training and education in professional psychology, Vol. S, No. 1, 58–68

    Bloom. B. S. 1944 Some major problems in educational measurement The Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 38, No. 2 pp. 139-142

    Bloom, B. S., Engelhart, M. D., Hill, W.H., Krathwohl, D. A., 1956 Taxonomy of educational objectives: The classification of educational goals. David McKay Company, Inc.

    Fink, L. D. 2003 Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses Jossey-Bass

    Krathwolh, D. A., 2002 A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy: An Overview THEORY INTO PRACTICE, Volume 41, Number 4, Autumn

    Ormell, C. P., 1974 Bloom's taxonomy and the objectives of education, Educational Research, 17:1, 3-18, DOI: 10.1080/0013188740170101

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    23 min
  • 9. Egocentrism, Morality, and Zen
    8 May 2026

    Richard Cohen from Zen and the Art of Early Childhood joins Lizz Nolasco to talk about what egocentrism really means, and how it impacts practice in early childhood settings.

    See the Mountains Task here: Piaget's Mountains Task - YouTube

    Talk nerdy with all of That Early Childhood Nerdwork! Get access to the Discord and more at https://patreon.com/EarlyChildhoodNerdworkbyThatEarlyChildhoodNerd

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    34 min
  • 8. Research is Reading and Thinking Collaboratively, with Em Clark
    10 Apr 2026

    Em Clark, from Liberating Childhood, is on to talk about reading research-- who can do it (everyone!), why it's important, and how to get started. Get started at liberatingchildhood.org!

    Did you know you can support the hosting costs of The Early Childhood Nerdwork on Patreon, and get Discord access to talk nerdy with like-minded folks too? https://patreon.com/EarlyChildhoodNerdworkbyThatEarlyChildhoodNerd

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    25 min