Ideal Pathways - Trust for Learning

Educator Development IL Practice Research

Organization: Ideal Learning Roundtable; Trust for Learning

How Ideal Learning Approaches Prepare and Support Early Educators

This new report contains snapshots of 11 educator development approaches — All Our Kin, AVANCE, Bank Street College of Education, Educare, EL Education, Friends Center for Children, HighScope, Montessori, Reggio Emilia-inspired, Tools of the Mind, and Waldorf — and analyzes themes, tensions, barriers, and opportunities to scale equitably within and across them.

Brenda Fyfe, Ph.D.

Dean and Professor Emeritus North American Reggio Emilia Alliance St. Louis, MO

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Ellen Roche

Chief Media & Philanthropy Officer | Co-Director Trust for Learning Washington, D.C.

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Allyx Schiavone

Allyx Schiavone

Executive Director | Co-Chair for Child Care for Connecticut's Future Friends Center for Children New Haven, CT

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Liz Beaven

Elizabeth Beaven, Ed.D.

Alliance for Public Waldorf Education

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Tobi Adejumo

Movement-Building & Marketing Manager Trust for Learning Bridgewater, MA

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Cathrine

Cathrine Aasen Floyd, PhD

Early Childhood Partnerships Manager Trust for Learning Centennial, CO

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Soyoung Park

Soyoung Park, Ph.D.

Coursework Instructor and Supervised Fieldwork Advisor Bank Street College of Education

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Denise Monnier

Denise Monnier

Director of State Advocacy Montessori Public Policy Initiative

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Iheoma Iruka, Ph.D.

Research Professor, Fellow, & Founding Director The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC

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Brian Boyd, Ph.D.

Brian Boyd, Ph.D.

William C. Friday Distinguished Professor in Education University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

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Lucy Y. Recio

Lucy Y. Recio

Senior Advisor, Narrative and Movement Building National Association for the Education of Young Children

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William-A.-Mehojah

William A. Mehojah, Jr.

Former Director Office of Indian Education Programs Washington, D. C.

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Junlei Li

Junlei Li

Senior Lecturer Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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Ideal Learning in Principle and Practice

In this resource, the principles of ideal learning come to life in various pedagogical approaches, including All Our Kin, AVANCE…

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Ideal Learning at Home

An ideal learning approach is a holistic early childhood practice, model, or tradition that supports all young children’s growth and…

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