Celebrating 30 years of Paula Jorde Bloom at National Louis University
McCormick Institute for Early Childhood
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| September 19, 2014
Celebrating 30 years of Paula Jorde Bloom at National Louis University
As a part of the celebration honoring her work in early childhood, leaders from around the country contributed their reflections on how Paula has influenced to the field. Some of these reflections are captured in the following video.
Read Paula’s remarks by downloading the PDF of her reflection below.
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