Alice Wilder: Teaching Kids the Value of Asking Questions
Alice Wilder is passionate about listening. As the head of R&D for kid's show Blue's Clues she has learned the importance of listening and watching children. Kids want to be heard and to express themselves. As an advocate for education she challenges communities to watch children learn and to witness first hand what sparks their attention.
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Alice Wilder
As a producer and director of research and development for Nick Jr.’s break-out preschool series Blue’s Clues, Alice was part of the creative team responsible for all content and creative decisions related to every aspect of the series and co-authored the curriculum on which Blue’s Clues and Blue’s Room were based. She has been nominated for Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Preschool Children’s Series as well as Outstanding Writing in a Children’s Series. Currently, Alice is Co-Creator and Head of Research and Education for Super Why! airing on PBS Kids. She is also the co-creator of Think It Ink It Publishing a new venture that is designed to promote creative writing for children from the ages of 4-12 years old.
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