{"podcast":{"title":"Early Childhood Investigations","slug":"early-childhood-investigations-7652274","podcast_index_feed_id":7652274,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10e6eb298/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://ecewebinars.com/spotify","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45271030/a837b6eca0227d1a.jpg","author":"Playground","episode_count":35,"summary":"Early Childhood Investigations is your gateway to inspiring, research-based professional development. Since 2009, our free webinar series has brought together authors, researchers, and leaders in early care and education to share timely insights and spark meaningful conversations across the workforce. We believe high-quality professional development should be accessible, practical, and immediately useful. ECI is a movement that empowers directors, administrators, and teachers to elevate their practice and strengthen outcomes for children and families. https://ecewebinars.com/spotify","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T08:18:49.894702+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-childhood-investigations-7652274"},"episode":{"title":"Reimagining Early Childhood Education to Embrace Nature-Based Learning by Dr. Rachel Larimore","slug":"reimagining-early-childhood-education-to-embrace-nature-based-learning-by-dr-rachel-larimore","published_at":"2026-04-30T15:30:21+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-childhood-investigations-7652274/reimagining-early-childhood-education-to-embrace-nature-based-learning-by-dr-rachel-larimore","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-childhood-investigations-7652274","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hannahbitoteter4/episodes/Reimagining-Early-Childhood-Education-to-Embrace-Nature-Based-Learning-by-Dr--Rachel-Larimore-e3in1i2","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10e6eb298/podcast/play/119292930/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-30%2F423207902-44100-2-d10da38fb9ac1.mp3","summary":"RESOURCES Watch the full webinar here Join our newsletter! Earn your Professional Development hours with FREE sessions delivered right to your inbox every week Check out the producer of ECI, Playground, the Child Care Management Software Early education program leaders around the world are increasingly enthusiastic about nature-based learning. Many leaders want to jump in wholeheartedly but find shifting the culture of their organization incredibly challenging. This webinar is a pause to say, “Imagine if…” Imagine if nature were another teacher in the classroom, if nature-based learning were core to the program’s culture, and if families were choosing your program because of its nature-rich experiences. In this session, Dr. Larimore will explore different ways to consider a nature-based approach in your teaching—from the structure of the day and the physical environment to planning and teacher-child interactions. She’ll share a wide range of possibilities for imagining—or reimagining—the ways we support young children through nature-based learning. In this action-focused webinar designed for program leaders and administrators, experienced early childhood nature-based program leader and author Dr. Rachel Larimore will share her Trail Map for Leading Change—an approach for inspiring and supporting staff as they move toward nature-based teaching. In previous ECI webinars, she focused on the big picture of the Trail Map for Change and Step 1: preparing yourself as a leader. In this webinar, she’ll focus on Step 5 of the Trail Map: reimagining teaching practices to embrace nature-based pedagogy. Come be inspired by the diverse and innovative ways early childhood programs are integrating nature-based learning into their classrooms. Objectives Participants will be able to: De…","meta_description":"RESOURCES Watch the full webinar here Join our newsletter! Earn your Professional Development hours with FREE sessions delivered right to your inbox every…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5265,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/early-childhood-investigations-7652274/episodes/reimagining-early-childhood-education-to-embrace-nature-based-learning-by-dr-rachel-larimore/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-childhood-investigations-7652274/reimagining-early-childhood-education-to-embrace-nature-based-learning-by-dr-rachel-larimore.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}