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

Margie Carter and Deb Curtis founded HARVEST RESOURCES in 1994 as a partnership to inspire early care providers and educators to engage fully in their own learning. When teachers become thoughtful, competent decision makers, they take leadership to transform and advance the profession.

The first edition of The Visionary Director was written to provide inspiration and assistance to you and other child care leaders in making a positive impact on the quality of your programs. Authors Margie Carter and Deb Curtis have now updated and revised this best-selling edition. Get your copy now.

In a time of standardization and prescription, Harvest Resources Associates stands 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 believe that training and resources should actively engage teachers in reflective practices that bring theory to life and real life to theory
We believe seeking diverse perspectives is central to education for democracy

News and Events

Save These Dates!
Our Availability
We Are Expanding Harvest Resources

When	Where/What	Focus
February 21-26 2010 Registration Full Download the Flyer	Auckland, New Zealand Study Tour	Learning Stories as a Professional Development and Assessment Tool
May 6,7,8 2010 Registration Now Open! Download the Registration Form	Annapolis, MD, USA Institute on Reflective Teaching	Becoming a Reflective Teacher
June 23, 24, 25 2010 Registration Now Open! Download the Registration Form	London, Ontario, Canada Institute and Study Tour with London Bridge Children's Services	Creating center based administrative structures and systems to develop teachers as reflective practitioners
April 23-24 2010 Registration Now Open! Download the Registration Form	Fairfield, California Institute on Reflective Teaching	Becoming a Reflective Teacher

Margie, Deb, Wendy, and Debbie are currently scheduling requests for multiple-day Reflective Practices Institutes for 2011. They may also have availability in 2010 for program consultation. For information on our availability for these services, please contact us at info@ecetrainers.com. Harvest Resources is continuing to add new training associates who are available for keynote speaking, workshops, and other training needs. Please meet our other associates!

Our senior associates are Wendy Cividanes and Debbie Lebo. As Harvest Resources continues to add associates, we are focusing our work in 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 invite you to meet our newest associates. Check back to our website often for the latest news and resources, or contact us to learn how we can work together!

Come View Our Resources for Reflective Teaching and Learning

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