About Dan Gartrell

Dan Gartrell is a former Head Start teacher for the Red Lake Band of Ojibwe in northern Minnesota. During the 1970s, Dan completed his Master’s degree at Bemidji State University in northern Minnesota where he was a CDA advisor for the Child Development Training Program. Dan received his Ed.D. degree from the University of North…

Guidance Matters Columns

Between 2005 and 2014 Dan Gartrell was the primary author of the “Guidance Matters”column in the YOUNG CHILDREN Journal. It is the first column of its kind in the journal. This journal is published by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Annotated Guidance Matters Columns Annotated GM Columns

Dan’s Books

Each of Dan’s books below can be purchased through NAEYC or Redleaf Press. Purchase is possible through other booksellers as well. Dan’s most recent book is Education for a Civil Society: Teaching Young Children to Gain Five Democratic Life Skills Guidance for Every Child: Teaching Young Children to Manage Conflict Tying together the theory and…