Toddlers Archives - Page 31 of 36 - Early Childhood Webinars

August 7, 2013

Improving Vocabulary in the Age of Common Core Standards- Guidance for Early Childhood Educators by Susan B. Neuman

This session is part of the Follett Growing Readers Series Children today in the age of common core standards will need richer vocabulary and deeper content knowledge to comprehend complex text. This session describes what we know from recent research on improving vocabulary instruction, highlighting key principles that are related to reading improvement. It will also describe approaches that enable children to learn academic[...] Full Description

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Susan B. Neuman

Topics :
Language Development, Literacy, Teaching Practices, Vocabulary

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

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Suzanne Thouvenelle

Topics :
STEM, Teaching Practices

May 15, 2013

Challenging Behavior and Culture – A Connection? Creating Culturally Respectful ECE Environments by Barbara Kaiser

This webinar will look at culture from a research based perspective in order to help directors understand the influence of culture - the child's, the educator's, and the center's (school's) - on behavior because a cultural conflict, visible or invisible, can cause or contribute to challenging behavior.

Presenter(s):

Barbara Kaiser

Topics :
Challenging Behavior, Social Justice, Social-Emotional Development, 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 24, 2013

Offering “Child-Centered” Early Childhood Programs- Tips for Administrators from the Ooey Gooey Lady. Lisa Murphy

Join the Ooey Gooey Lady, Lisa Murphy, for a highly interactive look at what makes child-centered environments so important in early childhood. This webinar will provide administrators with an in-depth exploration of the 9 points within the framework of Lisa Murphy’s approach to working with children. Lisa will share examples and anecdotes to illustrate what it really means to support teachers so they can offer hands-on, play-based, child-centered programs. Join Lisa for her signature “learn and laugh” style and pragmatic approach to one of the most important elements of offering developmentally appropriate early childhood programs.

Presenter(s):

Lisa Murphy

Topics :
Coaching, DAP, 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

March 6, 2013

Resources for Supporting Early Childhood Administrators: A Smorgasbord of Options and Opportunities by Sue Offutt

As the director or administrator of an early childhood program facing the unique challenges 21st century program management, it is important to be able to gather informal and formal information you can use to measure, monitor, and improve your program’s quality. The options are vast and dispersed, so locating the best resources can be overwhelming. This webinar will help you learn how to locate and[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Susan Offutt

Topics :
Management, Resources

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