Amy Murray

Amy Murray (B.Ed., M.S.) is the Director of Early Childhood Education at the Calgary French and International School ( www.cfis.com), in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In addition to teaching and school administration, she has built her career working with children in settings ranging from summer camps to rec centres. Her graduate research on children's social skill development has been published and presented at conferences. She is a sought-after speaker and trainer on learning through play, self-regulation, behaviour management, and the use of technology within the classroom. She is the co-founder of #Kinderchat ( www.kinderchat.org), a twitter-based global community for educators of young children. She believes in play as a practice, technology as a tool, and that the world is a better place with a little bit of glitter in it. Amy blogs at www.missnightmutters.com