Preschool Archives - Page 6 of 38 - Early Childhood Webinars

December 8, 2021

Growing Natural Outdoor Preschool Classrooms to Scale: LA Unified School District’s Bold Approach

Sponsored by Nature Explore. Join Dr Dean Tagawa, Ranae Amezquita, and Kirsten Haugen to learn how and why the second-largest school district in the United States has committed to creating natural outdoor classrooms in every one of its early care and education centers. The presenters will share California’s Los Angeles Unified School District multi-year journey to convert largely asphalt play areas into nature-rich outdoor classrooms[...] Full Description

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Ranae Amezquita

Dean Tagawa

Kirsten Haugen

Topics :
Classroom Environment, Nature, Outdoor Learning

December 1, 2021

Rejuvenate Preschool Environments on a Budget: Tips, Ideas & Resources, by Michelle Pratt

Sponsored by Exchange Press. It is time to take a step back and assess your program or classroom’s environment! With a new year on the horizon, look around as if from a young child’s perspective. Bend down. See with fresh eyes. Hopefully you feel… a sense of welcoming, calm and order. inspired to work with children and for them to work together. organized and oriented[...] Full Description

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Michelle Pratt

Topics :
Classroom Environment, Teaching Practices

November 11, 2021

Child Care Stabilization Grants and New Tax Changes for 2021, by Tom Copeland

Sponsored by Learning Beyond Paper. This webinar, presented by child care business expert, Tom Copeland, will cover all the new tax changes affecting family child care providers for 2021. These include the Child Care Stabilization Grants, SBA forgivable loans, new child tax credit, what’s deductible in the era of COVID, calculating your Time-Space% if you have been closed, and more. Learning objectives: Identify how to[...] Full Description

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Tom Copeland

Topics :
Administration, Stabilization, Taxes

November 10, 2021

The Keys to Effective Practice-Based Coaching: A Framework for Early Childhood Leaders

Sponsored by Brookes Publishing. As an early childhood program leader, you know coaching is the most powerful element of continuous quality improvement. Developing your coaching skills is critical to help your staff engage children nurture their development. Join this free eye-opening webinar to learn about a coaching framework for supporting early childhood practitioners’ use of evidence-informed teaching practices. In this session, the editors of[...] Full Description

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Patricia Snyder

Lise Fox

Mary Louise Hemmeter

Topics :
Coaching, Teaching Practices

November 3, 2021

Coaching and Supervising Staff for Social Emotional Development Growth: Prioritizing SEL in Your Program, by Jacky Howell

Sponsored by Second Step. New Date – November 3, 2021 We all understand the importance of Social/Emotional Learning for children in early childhood programs. Yet, one of the biggest challenges administrators face is ensuring all children in their programs are offered the best opportunities for social-emotional development. Join this paradigm-shifting webinar by early childhood education expert Jacky Howell to explore the most current thinking about[...] Full Description

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Jacky Howell

Topics :
Administration, Social-Emotional Development, Supervision

October 27, 2021

The Power of Emotional Intelligence for Children Birth Through Eight, by Dr. Donna Housman

Sponsored by Housman Institute. In this time of uncertainty and anxiety, we need to focus on all that our littlest learners have experienced. Almost all pre-school-aged children made their first start to school carrying more than their backpacks with them this fall. They also brought loads of emotions- from separation anxiety to how to make friends, play with others, fears of getting scary germs… lots[...] Full Description

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Donna Housman

Topics :
Social-Emotional Development

October 21, 2021

Boost Enrollment in Family Child Care: Curriculum Helps, by Laura Delgado

Sponsored by Learning Beyond Paper At a time when it is more difficult than ever to offer high-quality home-based child care, every little detail counts. Offering a comprehensive and easy to use curriculum is not only great for children and families, but it is also an attractive selling point. From a pedagogical perspective and business standpoint, implementing comprehensive curriculum is a must-do! In this action-packed[...] Full Description

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Laura Delgado

Topics :
Administration

October 20, 2021

Secrets to Finding Talent Amidst a ECE Staffing Crisis: Think Outside the Toybox, by Lauren Small and Virginia Marsh

Sponsored by Procare Software. Have crippling staff shortages forced you out of the director’s office and back into the classroom? Are you struggling to recruit and train employees? Does your existing staff complain about burnout? Perhaps you’ve even turned away potential enrollments due to being short-staffed. As overwhelmed directors must ask more and more of their loyal workers—who often play multiple essential roles, from food[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Virginia Marsh

Lauren Small

Topics :
Administration, Business, Leadership, Management, Staffing

October 14, 2021

How Optimistic Leaders Can Create Equity in Early Learning Programs, by Judy Jablon and Nichole Parks

Sponsored by Procare Solutions. To create the next generation of critical thinkers and leaders, we must ensure that every child has a sense of agency — that they are problem solvers and decision makers! For this to happen, educators make a difference. Children must learn in equitable settings where power is shared and all the adults define themselves as Optimistic Leaders. This interactive webinar[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Nichole Parks

Judy Jablon

Topics :
Administration, Equity, Leadership, Management, Professional Development

October 13, 2021

Big Questions, Worries, and Fears: How to have hard conversations with little children, by Dr. Lauren Starnes

Sponsored by ChildCare Education Institute. Join Dr. Lauren Starnes in this webinar to address the big adult questions young children often ask that often cause us to pause, silence the child, or deflect the response. This session will guide you to answer difficult question respectfully and developmentally appropriately with even the youngest children. The webinar will explore big topics as miscarriage, domestic terror events, death[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Lauren Starnes

Topics :
Social-Emotional Development, Teaching Practices

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