Come learn about the developing brains of young children and how you can apply this research into your daily practice with children.
Facilitated by Nadia Jaboneta and Deb Curtis
Nadia Jaboneta lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband and three children. She is a Pedagogical Leader at Pacific Primary Preschool in San Francisco, California. She has 26 years of experience in Early Childhood Education, teaching young children, training teachers, consulting, and facilitating workshops. She is passionate about social justice and is proud to have immigrant parents from Lima, Peru.
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Nadia attended San Francisco State University for both her Bachelor's and Master's degree. She has written numerous articles for the magazine Teaching Young Children, focused on the anti-bias education practices she uses. She also is the author of the book You Can’t Celebrate That: Navigating the Deep Waters of Social JusticeTeaching and co-author of Children’s Lively Minds: Schema Theory Made Visible. Most recently, Nadia was one of the featured teachers in the film “Reflecting on Anti-bias Education in Action: The Early Years.”
Deb Curtis has spent over 40 years working with children and teachers in early childhood programs, observing and studying children and child development. Along with teaching children Deb has worked with early childhood educators in college settings, and seminars and institutes all over North America, New Zealand and Australia.
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She has also been working as a toddler mentor teacher for the past 15 years. She is the co-author of 10 books related to working with young children. You can learn more about these resources at redleafpress.org or childcareexchange.com