Earlier today I sent out the email below. I would be remiss to not post it on our blog where it will live forever ,proclaiming our commitment to social justice. After fitful sleep, I woke up this morning ready to send out our usual announcement about upcoming webinars. Usually when I prepare our announcements, I am energized by doing something to help our profession. Today I was overwhelmed with grief and indignation. I realized it...
We're just paying it forward today! I'm grateful to see another inspiring resource from inspiring and resourceful early education leaders and leading organizations just when we need it most, and I want to share it with you. Some days during this crisis, we wake up feeling drained and depleted, but today I woke up to inspiration and hope in the form of a sparkling video. This video, the first in a series called From Surviving...
If you missed the live webinar by Dr. Mike Sherman of Birth2Five Consulting, you should take the time to watch the recording now. You will learn how to become more attuned with children and why relationship are the most important element of early development. Because we didn't have enough time to ask the questions posed by attendees during the webinar, Dr. Sherman agreed to answer them in writing. We will post them here as soon...
We promised to let you know when we posted the recording of one of our most popular webinars of the year, Facilitating Meaningful Online Experiences With Young Children: Unexpected Challenges and Joyful Opportunities in Action,by Jacky Howell, M.A. Without further discussion, here's the link! A big thank you to our good friend and esteemed colleague, Jacky Howell, M.A. Visit Jacky's site!
We've heard from you and from early care and education leaders around the country that early care and education programs need help to understand how to survive during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. We set out on a stealth mission to get that information out to you ASAP. Inspired by Margie Carter and Louise Stoney, we invited two experts to pre-record a webinar to provide insight, guidance, and resources to consider NOW. Today, Sunday, April...
We are all very eager to get back to "normal" and see the COVID-19 pandemic in the rear view mirror, but none of us knows when that will be. Today we announced a new webinar, Beyond COVID 19: Preparing Now to Support Preschool Children to Reintegrate to the Classroom, by Barbara Kaiser , and almost immediately received hundreds of emails asking us to present it sooner. We listened, and changed the date to the earliest possible...
These days, because so many people are hitting the Internet for work, school, and entertainment we have to be creative to ensure you get the webinars we promised. Because almost 9,000 people registered for the webinar Using Mindfulness With Children of All Abilities to Keep Connections Strong, we were concerned our webinar service provider would not deliver an error-free webinar, so we pre-recorded the session. We are excited to announce that Using Mindfulness With Children of...
In our post yesterday, I shared resources from the CDC specifically for child care centers and schools about preparing for COVID-19. Today I have even more resources to share: Harvard Medical School’s guide on how to talk to children about the coronavirus Kidshealth articles for families and children NPR’s child-centered comic to help explain coronavirus to children Office of Head Start Coronavirus response and prevention The World Health Organization offers some myth busters about the virus Specifically...
If you are an early childhood program administrator or teacher, COVID-19 (Coronavirus) is on the top of your mind. Of course you are thinking about what to do about potential closures, revenue loss, and all of the associated nightmarish details. Take a deep, cleansing breath and blow out slowly. Hopefully that helped. Stop what you are doing and get informed about the steps you can take to prepare and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 right...
By Fran Simon, M.Ed. The biggest consumer season of the year is on now! It's the perfect time to learn what happens to innovation when you buy Early Childhood books and resources from Amazon. It's not pretty. I know, you want to save money It's true that you can sometimes find lower prices on early childhood books and resources on Amazon. Prime memberships often offer free shipping (but not always.) And, yes, some of our...
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