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March 5, 2014

Communicating with Families in Head Start- 21st Century Techniques to Enhance Family Involvement and Relationships, by Karen Nemeth

Communicating with parents of children in your program is more important than ever – and the options to support that communication are growing at a rapid pace. This webinar will describe recent research on the impact of parent engagement on preschool student outcomes and discuss strategies of improving that engagement. New options for using various kinds of technology to facilitate communication with parents will be[...] Full Description

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Karen Nemeth

Topics :
Family Engagement, Teaching Practices, Technology

January 15, 2014

Are Your Early Literacy Program Materials Good Enough? Let’s Find Out! by Kathleen Roskos and Lisa Lenhart

This session is part of the Follett Growing Readers Series The explosion of early literacy materials for young children is a real boon to busy for early childhood teachers. But the abundance also comes with a responsibility to make the best choices about which materials to select and use with young children. This webinar describes an easy-to use tool, referred to as ELMS, for reviewing[...] Full Description

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Lisa Lenhart

Kathleen Roskos

Topics :
Literacy, Materials Selection, Teaching Practices

December 11, 2013

Fire Up Early Literacy with Award-Winning Books: The CLEL Bell Picture Book Awards, by Melissa Depper

This session is part of the Follett Growing Readers Series “The single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children.” -Becoming a Nation of Readers Research shows that shared picture book reading throughout the preschool years develops a range of critical early literacy skills, including print awareness, letter knowledge, vocabulary, phonological awareness, background knowledge, and[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Melissa Depper

Topics :
Books, Storytime, Teaching Practices

November 6, 2013

Using an Anti-Bias Lens to Examine Early Childhood Children’s Books by Linda Santora and Cheryl Kilodavis

Literature is a powerful vehicle for helping children understand their homes, communities and the world. Even before young children can read, family members, childcare providers and teachers read them stories about people in far away places, sometimes from the distant past and sometimes about people whose lives are similar to their own. The impressions and messages contained in these stories can last a lifetime.

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Cheryl Kilodavis

Linda Santora

Topics :
Anti-bias, Equity, Materials Selection, Teaching Practices

June 19, 2013

STEM- Growing ECE Educators Who Can Support Children’s Learning in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math by Suzanne Thouvenelle

This session is part of the Classroom Investigations Series sponsored by the InvestiGator Club Have you ever heard of STEM and wondered exactly what that means or how it applies to early childhood classroom practice? Join this webinar to find out about this “hot” topic. Learn why it’s so important to help teachers develop strategies to foster interest in science, technology, engineering or math[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Suzanne Thouvenelle

Topics :
STEM, Teaching Practices

May 1, 2013

Leading Through Coaching in Early Childhood: Key Elements of Effective Coaching Relationships by Annette Farrell and Lisa Boggess

Directors, coordinators and supervisors are faced with ongoing pressures in their leadership roles. As leaders, instead of reinforcing the positives in our programs, we have a tendency to focus on what needs to be fixed. This affects what we believe, and what we believe affects our responses, interactions, relationships, and our understanding of how best to support and motivate adults. These actions directly affect our[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Lisa Boggess

Annette Farrell

Topics :
Coaching, Management, Supervision

April 10, 2013

Close the Vocabulary Gap! Proven Strategies ECE Administrators Can Use to Help Teachers Enhance Vocabulary in Their Classrooms by Julie Wood, Ed.D.

This session is part of the Follett Growing Readers Series A child’s vocabulary is their passport to understanding and interpreting a wide range of texts. Unfortunately many children from low-income settings enter school with significantly smaller vocabularies than their more economically-advantaged peers. Hart & Risley’s (1995) research with young children showed a 30-million word gap by age three. This gap has an enormous impact on[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Julie M. Wood

Topics :
Language Development, Literacy, Teaching Practices, Vocabulary

April 3, 2013

Quick and Effective Professional Development that is Shorter than a Snooze – Naptime PD Activities for ECE Teachers, by Camille Catlett

There never seems to be enough time to inspire and train early childhood teachers. As a Director or professional development provider, you often have to squeeze in professional development whenever you can. In this webinar, Camille Catlett will provide you with powerful ideas that you can use to support the development of capable, confident personnel to serve young children and families and that require less[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Camille Catlett

Topics :
Coaching, Management, Professional Development, Supervision

March 20, 2013

Blogging for Community Building in Early Childhood Programs and Organizations by Dawn Braa

Blogging has benefits… Blogging can assist with building community, networking professionally, communicating with parents, marketing, and much more! Blogs are important vehicles to connect all of the stakeholders in the early childhood community. Direct service programs, national, state, and local organizations, colleges and companies are finding that their blogs not only attract new visitors, they become the glue that binds the community. This webinar will[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Dawn Braa

Topics :
Blogging, Business, Management

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