Keynotes/Online Learning/Resources

Ready to move on from policies that replace play and joyful learning with worksheets, direct instruction, and arbitrary standards in early childhood education?

If you’re like most early childhood professionals, your answer is yes! You know young children are meant to be active, experiential, playful learners, and it’s frustrating when you’re expected to implement practices you know to be developmentally inappropriate. Rae is on a mission to ensure that children have the chance to be children and that child development guides all our practices with them. Her books, presentations, online courses, and consulting services are dedicated to helping you develop and educate the whole child, regardless of policies that may ask you to do otherwise. Trusted for more than four decades in early childhood education, Rae has been called a gift to educators and a blessing to children and their caretakers.

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Online Learning

Professional development for early childhood educators

When you engage in professional development to expand your skills, you also inspire and motivate! As others see your desire to keep learning, it sends the message that none of us is ever done learning. When you then live what you’ve learned, you contribute not only to yourself but also to the children and to the field.

Gone are the days when you had to travel by car or plane to get your professional development. Learning virtually means you can even experience “PD in your PJs!” With Rae’s online offerings, you will

  • Have lifetime access.
  • Have more flexibility.
  • Learn at own pace.
  • Receive a certificate of completion.
  • Save money!

Online Courses

Spark a Revolution

Spark a Revolution!: A League of Champions

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10-Week Masterclass

Become an Early Childhood Author

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$47

Make Transitions Trouble-Free & Teachable!

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$47

How to Keep 'Em off the Walls!

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$27

Too Tired to Teach: How to Get Beyond Burnout & Find Your Joy Again

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$47

Become a Champion for Play & Joyful Learning!

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#AskingWhatIf

Join rae as she explores the possibilities for a world in which the whole child is recognized, respected, and taught — and where children experience childhood as it was meant to be!

The Value and Validation of Appreciation
The Value and Validation of Appreciation

According to an article in the Harvard Business Review, “Whatever else each of us derives from our work, there may be nothing more precious than the feeling that we truly matter — that we contribute unique value to the whole, and that we’re recognized for it.” Sadly, early childhood professionals aren’t often told they truly…

Should Children Be Listening with Their Whole Bodies?
Should Children Be Listening with Their Whole Bodies?

Sometimes, sitting here in my office, I can be a little behind the curve. For instance, it was only recently that, thanks to social media, I came across the concept of whole body listening. Below is the photo I saw. My jaw dropped. Following the astonishment was upset. Is this really deemed the way to…

Is Free Play the Only Meaningful Play?
Is Free Play the Only Meaningful Play?

Last summer I attended a virtual summit in which Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, a champion for young children and co-author of Einstein Never Used Flashcards, talked about the value of guided play. I thought she was wonderful. So, it came as a huge surprise to me when she got pushback from some play advocates. In a Facebook…

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Books

Rae is the award-winning author of 22 books written for early childhood professionals and parents. From the Moving & Learning series to the bestselling What If Everybody Understood Child Development?, all of Rae’s books are intended to improve the lives of teachers and children.

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Merchandise

Do you teach or parent young children? Are you looking for a gift for a coworker or favorite teacher? Educate and advocate in a playful way with these tees, totes, mugs, and more!

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“I shouldn’t have to defend play for children any more than I should have to defend their eating, sleeping, and breathing!”

Early Childhood Education Consultant | Author
Keynote Speaker | Online Educator
Podcast

Rae is co-founder of BAM Radio Network, the world’s largest online education radio network. As host of Body, Mind and Child, the network’s premiere show, and then Teacher’s Aid and Studentcentricity, Rae spoke with experts in the fields of education, child development, play research, the neurosciences, and more. All of Rae’s shows are archived and available to view 24/7. At just 10 minutes in length, these shows are a quick and easy source for both professional development and advocacy support.

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YouTube

“Active Learning with Rae” is a video series offering ideas for active learning experiences in the content areas of emergent literacy, math, music, science, and social studies! You’ll also find suggestions for implementing peaceful, learning-filled transitions and tackling every teacher’s biggest concern: challenging behavior!

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