A conversation with Mercedes Mayol La Salle

 "True pedagogical innovation is not just about finding new teaching methods. It is about shifting power structures, challenging inequalities, rethinking the purpose of education itself." 

Welcome to another episode of PedPod by EX-PED-LAB! Today, we are honored to have a conversation with Mercedes Mayol Lassalle, the World President of OMEP—the World Organization for Early Childhood Education. With decades of experience in policy, advocacy, and education, Mercedes is an Argentinian-based global leader in the fight for inclusive, high-quality early childhood education.

 In this episode, Mercedes shares her journey, the challenges facing early childhood education worldwide, and the critical role of pedagogy and pedagogical innovations in shaping future generations. We discuss the power of play, the politics of education, and why early learning must be a global priority. Plus, an exclusive invitation to the OMEP World Conference in Italy!

Tune in for an inspiring discussion on transforming the field of early childhood education and care. Happy listening! 

What is PedPod by EX-PED-LAB?

The PedPod by EX-PED-LAB podcast hopes to be a vessel for research dissemination, research translation, and a method to co-construct and explore understandings of pedagogical innovations in the field of early childhood education and care. Guests in this podcast are some of the leading researchers in the field of early childhood education and care in different parts of the world.