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June 8, 2016

The Power of Optimism: Helping Early Childhood Educators See the Best in Themselves, Their Students and Their World, by Steve Gross

This session is sponsored by Life is Good Kid’s Foundation. Optimism is powerful. When children grow to see the good in themselves, the good in others and the good in their world – their social, emotional, and cognitive superpowers emerge. However, for the seeds of optimism to take root, they must be nurtured. Sadly, in toxically stressful environments that can result from poverty, violence and[...] Full Description

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Steve Gross

Topics :
Management, Optimism, Social-Emotional Development, Teaching Practices

May 25, 2016

Inclusion in Early Childhood Programs: Successful Strategies from Experienced Early Childhood Educators, by Linda Brekken, Amanda Schwartz, Beth Fairchild, Lisa Parker and Andrea Knowlton

Sponsored by the soon-to-be launched ECE Expert Consultant Directory. Inclusive programs serving young children with disabilities provide many benefits for children with and without disabilities. Studies show increased cognitive, language and social-emotional skills for children with disabilities. Children without disabilities are more likely to accept and respond positively to diversity. Inclusive programs increase access to educational and community resources for children with disabilities, while improving[...] Full Description

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Beth Fairchild

Linda Brekken

Amanda Schwartz

Topics :
Early Intervention, Inclusion, Special Needs, Teaching Practices

May 18, 2016

A Moving Child Is a Learning Child: How Movement Prepares the Brain to Think (and a whole lot more), by Gill Connell and Cheryl McCarthy

Sponsored by Free Spirit Publishing Movement is nature’s DAP! Child development and movement authority Gill Connell and her co-author Cheryl McCarthy explain the inseparable, learning relationship between the body and the brain while revealing the natural, common sense truths behind why kids do what they do and how kids learn how to learn. In this comprehensive workshop, Connell and McCarthy will outline the principles of[...] Full Description

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Cheryl McCarthy

Gill Connell

Topics :
Child Development, Movement, Teaching Practices

May 11, 2016

The Science of Dual language Learning for Children Birth Through Age Five: Effective Practices that Improve Outcomes, by Linda Espinosa

This session is sponsored by Nemours Bright Start! In this session, Dr. Espinosa will briefly describe a new report from the National Academies of Science, Fostering School Success for DLLs Birth to Eighteen. She will then review what is known about best practices for young DLLs, birth to five, and provide classroom examples of research-based strategies to support the development and achievement of children who[...] Full Description

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Linda Espinosa

Topics :
Dual Language Learning, Language Development, Teaching Practices

April 20, 2016

Connecting Early Literacy to Health- Healthy Growing Bodies and Able Young Readers, by Vera Meyerholtz

This session is sponsored by Nemours Bright Start! The recent interest in the link between literacy and health status has identified reading ability as the strongest predictor, more so than factors such as income, race, or educational level. Join us as we explore the findings and demonstrate the impact of literacy on the overall health of children, adolescents and adults. Since reading ability can be[...] Full Description

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Vera Meyerholtz

April 6, 2016

Coming to Terms: How to Effectively Use Contracts and Policies, by Tom Copeland

Sponsored by the soon-to-be launched ECE Expert Consultant Directory. This webinar will cover how to establish a business relationships with parents, the key terms to include in a contract and policies, how to enforce your contract, how to turn down a family and terminate a contract, how to use The Three Choices of Life to resolve conflicts with parents. See Tom’s profile on ECEexperts.com [...] Full Description

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Tom Copeland

Topics :
Contracts, Family Child Care, Legal, Management

March 23, 2016

Anti-Bias Approach to Early Childhood Leadership: Beyond Books and Pictures, by Lindsey Allard Agnamba and Je’Kendria Trahan

Sponsored by the soon-to-be launched ECE Expert Consultant Directory. As the staff, children and families in our early learning programs grow more diverse, it’s essential to move beyond just having materials in the programs that reflect the various backgrounds as a way create high quality learning programs. It’s important to begin working in deeper ways to build more welcoming communities with more meaningful relationships and[...] Full Description

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Anti-bias, Leadership, Management, Supervision

March 16, 2016

Using Books for Social-Emotional Development: Literature that helps children explore feelings, by Jacky Howell and Kimberly Reinhard

Sponsored by Free Spirit Publishing Being a little one can be an emotional roller coaster! There are lots of big feelings and relationships with highs, and lows, twists and turns. Early educators need all of the tools and strategies they can get to help children manage the ride! Books are the perfect tools to engage and inspire children with stories that include social-emotional concepts. Books with[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Kimberly Reinhard

Jacky Howell

Topics :
Books, Social-Emotional Development, Storytime, Teaching Practices

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