Kindergarten Archives - Early Childhood Webinars

June 12, 2024

Building Blocks for Supporting all Children in Inclusive Settings, by Ariane Gauvreau, Ph.D., BCBA-D and Ilene Schwartz, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Sponsored by Brookes Publishing Are you wondering how to support children with disabilities in your early childhood setting? Or maybe you are thinking about how to meaningfully include children with disabilities in the routines and activities in your program? Join us as we explain how The Building Blocks Framework helps teachers, teams, and providers assess, plan, and implement strategies to ensure that all our[...] Full Description

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Ilene Schwartz

Ariane Gauvreau

April 26, 2023

Coaching Early Educators for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Belonging, by Anni K. Reinking, Ed.D. and Laycee Thigpen MS.Ed.

Sponsored by Brookes Publishing. Are you an early education program leader who is ready to start transforming your program to be more equitable? Or are you already actively pursuing programmatic changes to ensure inclusion and justice? If the answer to either of these questions is yes, this energizing webinar will help you strategize and act with a step-by-step approach. Early childhood equity consultants, Anni K.[...] Full Description

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Anni Reinking

Laycee Thigpen

Topics :
Coaching, Equity, Inclusion, Social-Emotional Development

March 30, 2023

Benefits and Consequences of Racial Segregation in Early Childhood? by Iheoma U. Iruka, Ph.D. and Stephanie Curenton, Ph.D.

Produced in partnership with Equity Research Action Coalition at UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. Racial segregation permeates all facets of life including early care and education. (One example of structural racism in the U.S. is racial segregation in housing.) In this fascinating webinar presented by Iheoma U. Iruka, Ph.D. and Stephanie Curenton, Ph.D. will guide you to use a critical lens to examine[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Stephanie Curenton-Jolly, PhD

Iheoma Iruka

Topics :
Child Care Policy, Equity, Inclusion, Management, Research, Teaching Practices

March 22, 2023

Art in the Trauma Informed ECE Classroom: Process over Product, by Anna Reyner, MA, ATR, LMFT

Sponsored by ChildCare Education Institute. Open ended art is a creative process of self-discovery that literally grows the brain. Why then, do many teachers deliver cookie cutter crafts as art? Join this powerful webinar presented by Anna Reyner, MA, LMFT, to learn how to use art for self-expression and building community. Process art offers children a sense of freedom…the freedom of choice, thought and feeling.[...] Full Description

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Anna Reyner

Topics :
Art, Social-Emotional Development, Teaching Practices, Trauma-Informed, Trauma-Informed Care

March 15, 2023

The Myth of School Readiness, by Ida Rose Florez, Ph.D.

Sponsored by Early Childhood Investigations Consultants Directory. Early education is all about preparing young children for school, right? Or is it? Join me for a provocative discussion about school readiness. Is it really the end all and be all of early learning? Ready for what? Can we accurately assess readiness? Does school readiness even exist? Or is it a myth — a story that[...] Full Description

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Ida Rose Florez

Topics :
DAP, Management, Play, School Readiness, Teaching Practices

March 1, 2023

Strategies for Making Your ECE Program Stand Out From the Rest, by Molly Hichens

Sponsored by Procare. Hey, there, program leaders, are you looking to make your organization stand out while, saving time and simplifying systems? Need fresh ideas that you can implement by Monday? There’s no need to lose sleep or stress out as you grow your early childhood program! Here’s the to do list you didn’t know you needed! Let’s talk strategies for enrollment waitlists, growing your[...] Full Description

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Molly Hichens

Topics :
Administration, Business, Leadership, Management, Marketing

February 23, 2023

Essential Elements of Leading a Nature-based Early Childhood Program, by Dr. Rachel A. Larimore

Sponsored by Samara Early Learning. It’s finally happening: Early education program leaders around the world are becoming more enthusiastic and enlightened about the benefits of nature-based programs. Many programs are beginning to jump in wholeheartedly but find shifting the culture of their organizations as well as the practice of individual teachers is incredibly challenging. After all, we’re leading humans! Some of the challenges that result[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Rachel Larimore

Topics :
Management, Nature, Outdoor Learning, Supervision

February 22, 2023

Magic Moments: Active Problem Solving with Young Children, by Ann Gadzikowski

Sponsored by Redleaf Press. Every problem, large or small, is an opportunity for young children to learn and grow. From spilled glue to a conflict in the block corner, problems are an unlimited natural resource generated inside our own classrooms. This insight-building webinar, presented by author and inspirational speaker, Ann Gadzikowski, will explore how early childhood educators can take the problems, mistakes, and accidents that[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Ann Gadzikowski

Topics :
Play, Problem Solving, Social-Emotional Development, Teaching Practices

February 16, 2023

Sing & Sign: Supporting Emerging Language through Music, Sign Language, and Play, by Anne Meeker Watson, Ph.D., MT-BC

Sponsored by Brookes Publishing. Teaching hearing children to sign is an extension of the types of nonverbal communication they already use to get your attention, including facial expression, gesturing, making noise, crawling, toddling toward an object of desire, and more. Focusing on communication has never been more important given lost opportunities during the pandemic to learn and practice language skills. Join music therapist, early[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Anne Meeker Watson

Topics :
Language Development, Music, Play, Sign Lanauge, Teaching Practices

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