Podcasts
The DEY Podcast with Kisha Reid is a monthly discussion-styled show featuring educators, advocates and other changemakers about their grassroots projects, innovations in education and reimagining early childhood environments. Our goal is to amplify these voices so we can all learn and work toward a more equitable and playful environment for children.
Rukia Rogers is the founder of the Highlander School in Atlanta, Georgia.
Alya Stoffer Koloszyc founded New Village farm school in 2011.
Melinda Marshall operates Mountaintop Family Child Care in Worcester, NY.
Jocelyn Robertson is a teacher director at Cottage Co-Op Nursery School in California and is a major contributor to their blog – Cottage Parenting.
Teacher Tom is a preschool teacher, blogger, speaker, artist and the author of Teacher Tom’s First Book.
Kisa Marx is the owner of Kid Crew Adventures in Oak Park, Illinois.
Sylvan Taylor has worked in education for the past 19 years. She has served as the Schoolwide Enrichment Teacher at The Downtown School for the past 5 years and was a 4/5th grade teacher for five years before.
Rae Pica has been an early childhood education consultant since 1980 and is internationally known as a speaker, online course creator, and author.
Jacky Howell has 45 years of experience working with young children, families, and programs providing quality early care and education in many different roles, including early childhood teacher, administrator, trainer, coach, and technical assistant.
Denisha Jones began her career as a kindergarten teacher in Washington, DC, and has spent the past 19 years working in teacher education.
Deb Curtis has spent the past 40 years working with children and teachers in early childhood programs, observing and studying children and child development.
Jane Elgin, Third Grade Teacher in Indianapolis
Carol Garboden Murray, Author of Illuminating Care The Pedagogy and Practice of Care in Early Childhood.
Nicolette Sowder, creator of Wilder Child and Wildschooling
Alissa Mwenelupembe-Senior Director, Early Learning Program Accreditation at NAEYC.
Alissa Mwenelupembe-Senior Director, Early Learning Program Accreditation at NAEYC.
Leigh Anne Yuen, the Co-founder, director, and lead teacher at Garden Gate Child Development Center on Martha’s Vineyard. A veteran early childhood educator who works to create community for the children and their parents while advocating for them.
Becky Gamache, an Education Coordinator for the Duluth Public Schools. A veteran early childhood educator who is working to bring nature and play-based learning to the economically disadvantaged children in her district.
Renee Dinnerstein is a veteran early childhood educator having taught in both Italy and the United States. She is the author of Investigating Choice Time: How to deepen learning through inquiry and play.
“Mr. Chazz” is a teacher of teachers, parents and children. His specialty is self-regulation, and he has found inspiring ways to teach his techniques and he is pushing the needle a little closer toward world peace by addressing generational trauma.
Peter Gray, Ph.D. is a well known advocate for free play for children, a research professor at Boston College and a contributing editor at Psychology Today. He and Kisha are going to define Free Play.
Atiya Wells is a pediatric nurse with a passion to introduce, educate, and connect families in Baltimore, especially those of color, to local outdoor spaces. Get ready to be inspired.
Suzanne Axelsson is a pedagogical consultant using listening and philosophy with children as tools to improve democratic learning and play spaces in early childhood education.
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