Hi! Welcome to Teach Grow Love!
My name is Kamini, and I am an early childhood educator in Ontario, Canada and a Ph.D. Candidate at the Faculty of Education, York University, Toronto, Ontario. My research interests focus on culturally responsive pedagogy, pedagogical documentation and supporting newcomer immigrant families in early childhood education settings.
I started Teach Grow Love Consulting a few years into my doctoral journey; I realized that there is a huge gap between the front line experiences of early childhood educators (like myself!) and emerging, quality educational research found in post secondary institutions. Teach Grow Love Consulting aims to bridge the gap between teaching and research in ways that are authentic, practical and meaningful to early childhood educators.
This blog is a space for me to share my learning journey and reflections as a researcher and ECE educator with you and share emerging research in early childhood education. Thanks for stopping by and please don’t be shy to say hi and send me an email! 🙂
Kamini
PUBLICATIONS, PEER-REVIEWED
Kamdar, K., & Mirkovic, D. (Accepted). (In) Between Social Justice and Pedagogical Documentation: Challenges and Possibilities. Tesar, M. (ed), The Encyclopedia of Social Justice in Education: Early Childhood Education and Childhood Studies. Bloomsbury.
Mirkovic, D. & Kamdar, K. (In Press – June 2022). Education and Care: Expanding Traditional Pedagogies With(in) a Pandemic. In Henderson L., Bussey, K., & Ebhrahim, H. (eds) Responding and Speaking Back to a Global Pandemic in Early Childhood Education and Care: Challenges and Opportunities. Routledge
Kamdar, K. (2016). Funds of Knowledge: Connecting Culture, Play and Learning in the Early Years. The Quest for Increased Student Achievement and Well-Being: A Journal of Educational Inquiry and Practice, 10.
PUBLICATIONS, NON PEER-REVIEWED
Kamdar, K. (September, 2017). Weaving a Cross-Cultural Tapestry: The International Influence of Te Whāriki. Education Gazette, NZ. Retrieved from https://gazette.education.govt.nz/
PRESENTATIONS
Kamdar, K & Mirkovic, D. (May 2023) Reimagining Pegaogical Documentation Paper Presentation presented in person at the Canadian Society for Studies in Education conference, York University
Kamdar, K. & Mirkovic, D. (May 2021) Equity in Education: Taking a Closer Look at Learning Stories. Workshop presented virtually at Learning Stories Conference 2021: Responsiveness in Times of Injustices, Hilltop Children’s Center and Educator Institute, Seattle, WA
Kamdar, K. & Mirkovic, D. (February 2021) Education & Transition: Rethinking Human-Animal Engagements with(in) a Pandemic. Roundtable discussion, Graduate Symposium Department of Education, Concordia University
Kamdar, K (June 2018) Taking a Closer Look at Learning Stories. Workshop presented at the Summer Institute on Early Childhood Development. OISE, University of Toronto
Kamdar, K (May 2018) What Can We Learn From Te Whāriki? A Closer Look at New Zealand’s Early Childhood Education Curriculum. Seminar presented at the Manitoba Child Care Association Annual Conference. Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kamdar, K. (May 2017) Impact of Curriculum Approaches on Equity in Early Childhood Settings. Workshop presented at the Summer Institute on Early Childhood Development: Addressing Inequity in Canada through Early Childhood Education. OISE.
