Welcome to early childhood education and training by Margie Carter for child care, infants, toddlers, preschool, and Headstart

News and Events We Are Expanding Harvest Resources As HARVEST RESOURCES adds associates in 2009, we will focus our work on the following areas: Provocative and professional education, resources, and consultations using the pedagogy of a “thinking lens” Innovative leadership development to expand diverse perspectives and teacher voices Interactive networking opportunities Inspiring program models in diverse contexts We would like you to meet our new associates, Wendy Cividanes and Debbie Lebo. Contact us to explore professional development opportunities from Harvest Resources.

Margie and Deb founded HARVEST RESOURCES in 1994 as a partnership to inspire early care providers and educators to engage fully in their own learning. This mission continues in 2009 as we add associates. In a time of standardization and prescription, we stand for creative and critical thinking. We believe teachers and children should be emotionally and intellectually engaged with each other in learning. We believe teachers deserve the time and resources to nourish their hearts and challenge their thinking. We design training and create resources to actively engage teachers in ideas and reflective practices that bring theory to life and real life to theory. We believe seeking diverse perspectives is central to education for democracy. When teachers become thoughtful, competent decision makers, they take leadership to transform and advance the profession. Contact Harvest Resources to learn how we can work together. Toolbox: Training Tips for You Teachers and Directors How do you involve children in creating your classroom culture and routines? Teachers and Providers Do you plan your outdoor environments as carefully as your indoor ones? Teachers and Providers Do you limit experiments with sound and music to the classroom? You will find training tips for these questions in our Toolbox.	The Latest Book by Deb and Margie! Learning Together with Young Children: A Curriculum Framework for Reflective Teachers Frequently requested presentation Imagine Download Imagine the text of an inspirational photo presentation included in many keynote addresses of Deb and Margie.
In June 2008, we lost an inspiring friend, Tom Hunter, a song and essay writer, minstral, husband, father, lover of life, pastor, and champion of children and teachers. Learn more about Tom and purchase his tribute DVD at TomHunter.com.	Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takimano. My strength is not that of an individual, but that of the collective. - Maori proverb