Preschool Archives - Page 8 of 38 - Early Childhood Webinars

September 23, 2021

New Options for Health Care for Early Childhood Professionals, by Louise Stoney, M.A., Sharon Easterling, B.A. and Jeremy Smith, M.A.

Sponsored by Procare Solutions. NEW DATE: September 23rd Very few child care centers can afford to offer employee benefits like health insurance and retirement plans. This workshop will explore ways that recent investments from the American Rescue Plan Act and other pandemic recovery measures may be used to expand access to employee benefits. Strategies such as tapping the Affordable Care Act health care exchange,[...] Full Description

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Jeremy Smith

Sharon Easterling

Louise Stoney

Topics :
Business, Health, Workforce Development

September 22, 2021

Pushing Past Bias and Challenging Classroom Behaviors: Changing Children’s Behavior Starts With Changing Ourselves, by Dr. Angela Searcy

Sponsored by ChildCare Education Institute. When children exhibit behaviors that are not compliant, early educators often label them “challenging.” But are they really? Teachers and administrators often jump to conclusions about the child or their family and community. However, behavior is complex so there is seldom one reason children don’t or cannot comply with our expectations. Research shows order to gain a meaningful understanding of[...] Full Description

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Angela Searcy

Topics :
Anti-bias, Challenging Behavior, Inclusion, Social-Emotional Development, Teaching Practices

September 15, 2021

Play and Assessment? YES! Reciprocal Partners in the Early Childhood Classroom Dance, by Michelle Salcedo

Sponsored by COR Advantage. At times, assessment and play have been pitted against each other, considered to be at opposite ends of the “developmentally appropriate” continuum. In reality, both are not only essential, but they work together! Play informs authentic, observation-based assessment and assessment informs facilitation. In this session, we will examine both play and assessment and the power that comes when early educators leverage[...] Full Description

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Michelle Salcedo

Topics :
Assessment, Play, Teaching Practices

August 26, 2021

Screening to Identify Preschool Children’s Strengths and Challenges Using a Cultural Wealth Framework, by Iheoma U. Iruka, Ph.D.

Produced in partnership with Equity Research Action Coalition at UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute It is that time of year when many educators and professionals will need to identify children’s strengths and challenges to provide needed support to meet their developmental and learning needs. The data, unfortunately, shows that many children of color, children from low-income households, and children from linguistically diverse backgrounds[...] Full Description

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Iheoma Iruka

Topics :
Assessment, Equity, Inclusion, Screening

August 25, 2021

Engineering With Nature: Learning and Communicating through Construction Play, by Tina Reeble and Kirsten Haugen, M.A.

Sponsored by Nature Explore. Children communicate competency, ideas and emotions through block building and other three-dimensional work. In this energizing webinar, nature learning and universal design experts, Tina Reeble and Kirsten Haugen will share research, classroom stories and practical suggestions to support engineering play with natural and human-made materials for building. Join us to strengthen your capacity to identify opportunities for natural engineering play indoors[...] Full Description

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Kirsten Haugen

Tina Reeble

Topics :
Nature, STEM, Teaching Practices

August 4, 2021

Ready and Resilient! Promoting the Resilience of Children and Adults, by Dr. Nefertiti B. Poyner

Sponsored by Early Childhood Investigations Consultants Directory. Each day, children and adults rely upon strong social-emotional skills as we navigate various life experiences. Learn strategies to support the resilience and social-emotional well-being of children and adults in this reflective webinar presented by Dr. Nefertiti B. Poyner. We will unpack key elements for creating early childhood environments that promote strong social-emotional development and how to build the[...] Full Description

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Nefertiti Poyner

Topics :
Leadership, Professional Development, Social-Emotional Development

June 9, 2021

Staff Retention from Inception: Effective Interviews and Onboarding in ECE, by Beth Cannon

Sponsored by Procare Solutions. Do you ever wonder why recently hired staff don’t hang around for long, or worse, behave in ways that make you question your own judgment in hiring them? Every childcare business should have interview and onboarding/orientation processes that are streamlined, consistent and empowering for new staff members. From the moment you first screen applicants through the moment you make the job[...] Full Description

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Beth Cannon

Topics :
Administration, Leadership, Management, Retention, Staffing

May 19, 2021

Nature-based Learning Environments: What Every Early Childhood Program Leader Needs to Know, by Rachel A. Larimore, Ph.D.

Sponsored by Community Playthings Nature-based learning is growing in popularity, particularly in the time of COVID. Yet, many find themselves looking for strategies to integrate nature into the preschool curriculum in meaningful and intentional ways. One area of program development that is foundational for children’s play and teacher-child interactions is the physical environment. Statements like “bring nature inside” or “go outside” oversimplify things and don’t[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Rachel Larimore

Topics :
Administration, Leadership, Management, Nature, Outdoor Learning

May 13, 2021

Progressive Early Childhood Leadership: From Aspiration to Implementation, by Wendy Pollock, EdD

Sponsored by Bank Street College of Education. Early childhood education is currently prominent in the news and the forefront of recovery from Covid-19. Suddenly there are new opportunities for early childhood educators to advance in the field with many new funding sources both local and federal. Now is the time to leverage these new opportunities to ensure high quality and excellence in early education programs[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Wendy Pollock

Topics :
Leadership, Pedagogy, Supervision

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