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In this episode of The Everything ECE Podcast, Carla is joined by Jessica Karpathios, founder of The Curious Educator Collective, to make pedagogical leadership feel less like an abstract title and more like the work that happens in a classroom.
Jessica is a Registered Early Childhood Educator whose experience includes working with toddlers, supervising child care programs, teaching future educators and supporting professional learning across organizations. She brings those perspectives to a conversation about what educators need when a familiar routine is no longer serving the children in front of them.
Together, Carla and Jessica explore the shift from habit to intention. Instead of stopping at “no running inside,” what can educators learn by asking why a child is running and what the environment may be communicating? They discuss observation, reflection with a team and the value of a fresh set of eyes that helps educators think rather than arriving with a list of fixes. They also talk honestly about the time this role requires and why adding it to an already full supervisor's workload can make the work harder.
This conversation offers a clearer picture of pedagogical leadership and another possibility for experienced ECEs wondering where their work could grow.
ABOUT JESSICA
Jessica Karpathios is a Registered Early Childhood Educator, pedagogical leader and founder of The Curious Educator Collective. Her experience spans early learning programs in Canada and abroad, child care supervision and field faculty work at Humber College. She partners with organizations to support pedagogical growth.
LINKS
Website: https://www.jessicakarpathios.com
Instagram: @curiouseducatorcollective
LinkedIn: Jessica Karpathios
Pedagogical Leader Mentor Guide: https://www.jessicakarpathios.com/pedagogicalleadermentoringguide
Book: Creating a Culture of Reflective Practice, The Role of Pedagogical Leadership in Early Childhood Programs. And it's written by Anne-Marie Coughlin and Lori McGee Barrett. LINK
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