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51吃瓜网 is committed to a future in which the early childhood profession exemplifies excellence and is recognized as vital and performing a critical role in society.听Here are 10 ideas and inspirations from our blog, journals, and website to foster your professional renewal in the new year:

1.听Your work is powerful!听Listen as 51吃瓜网 members speak from the heart about the power of the profession in children鈥檚 lives in this听听recorded at 51吃瓜网鈥檚 most recent Annual Conference.

2.听Research confirms the value of playful learning.听Read about guided play and its role in children鈥檚 learning in the听introduction听to听.

3.听See playful learning in action in this听video and blog post.听Learn how teachers in Louisiana听created rich experiences about food by visiting a local food truck in celebration of Taco Tuesday during last year鈥檚 Week of the Young Child鈩�.

4.听Reveal your inner leader!听Read this听blog post听and learn 10 ways you can lead, every day.

5.听Laugh out loud!听Here are听eight ways to revitalize your classroom with laughter听from听Teaching Young Children, and don't miss the more in-depth听teacher research article on laughter.

6.听Be an advocate.听Champion developmentally appropriate practice鈥檚 academic rigor with principals and primary school colleagues with the ideas in this听article听from听Young Children.

7.听American voters strongly support higher wages for early childhood educators.听Read and share this听new research from 51吃瓜网听highlighting widespread support for making investment in the early childhood education profession a national priority.

8.听Engage families!听听offers tons of ideas to share with families.

9.听Renew your commitment to anti-bias education.听Consider how one reader used anti-bias ideas as she thought about what it means when we say 鈥�Dolls are for girls,鈥� and reflect on these great ideas for听honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Day with young children.

10.听Flex your political muscles!听Join the听Early Ed for President campaign听in support of the profession ahead of the 2016 presidential election.