Sponsor: Follett Early Learning

December 17, 2014

Teaching Young Children about Personal Safety in ECE programs- Challenging Conversations by Abbie Schiller & Pattie Fitzgerald

This session is part of the Follett Early Learning Series Talking to young children about their personal safety is SO important, but where do we even start? Teaching them to ask for a police officer if they’re lost is unrealistic, Stranger Danger is outdated, and there are so many situations we can’t even predict (or want to imagine). How do we prepare our kids[...] Full Description

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Pattie Fitzgerald

Abbie Schiller

Topics :
Abuse, Safety, Teaching Practices

October 29, 2014

Planning for Purposeful Play and Learning- Intentional Resource Selection in Early Education, by Andrew Davis

This session is part of the Follett Early Learning Series Do you enjoy or dread the task of ordering materials for the classrooms in your program? Do you have a process for ensuring the books, manipulatives, digital resources, and other durable materials support your program’s objectives and the standards to which you must adhere? Do you simply take requests from staff members, or[...] Full Description

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Andrew Davis

Topics :
Teaching Practices

September 3, 2014

Empowering Teachers to Build Language and Literacy Through Strength-based Coaching, by Betty and Kori Bardige

This session is part of the Follett Growing Readers Series We know from research that language is key to both literacy and social-emotional development, and that children who develop robust vocabularies and communicative confidence are primed for ongoing success. New measures of quality focus on rich language and responsive communication. Using strength-based coaching to share research-informed language-building strategies, directors can build upon the assets[...] Full Description

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Kori Bardige

Betty Bardige

Topics :
Language Development, Literacy, Teaching Practices

August 20, 2014

Emergent Curriculum- Debunking the Myths and Creating Shared Understanding, by Susan Stacey

This session is part of the Follett Growing Readers Series Emergent Curriculum is steeped in a strong theoretical background, is inquiry and play-based, and responds to the questions that arise from both children and teachers. Based on the work of Vygotsky, Dewey, and modern theorists such as Elizabeth Jones, Emergent Curriculum allows educators to respond to our observations of children, build upon their[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Susan Stacey

Topics :
Emergent Curriculum, Teaching Practices

July 16, 2014

A Menu for Successful Family Engagement- How Administrators Set the Table, by Bev Schumacher

This session is part of the Follett Growing Readers Series Imagine walking into a new restaurant without knowing what the restaurant served. How would you know if the restaurant was appropriate for you and your family and how to plan your meal? Walking into a new early learning setting can be a similar experience for families and teachers. You may assume teachers know how to[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Bev Schumacher

Topics :
Family Engagement, Management, Teaching Practices

June 18, 2014

The Power of Playful Learning in Early Education: How Guided Play Sparks Social and Academic Outcomes by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

This session is part of the Follett Growing Readers Series Yale Professor Ed Zeigler wrote that “play is under siege.” In 1981 40% of a child’s discretionary time was spent in play. By 1997 that time had already decreased to 25%. In the last two decades children have lost 8 hours of free play per week and thousands of schools in the United States have[...] Full Description

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Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Topics :
Guided Play, Play, Teacher Interactions, Teaching Practices

March 19, 2014

Power Up Story Time by TALKING: Reading with Toddlers and Preschoolers in Small Groups, by Betty Bardige

This session is part of the Follett Growing Readers Series From babyhood through school age, books play important roles in children’s lives. They support language and concept development, provide information and entertainment, deepen adult-child relationships, support creativity and the arts, foster social-emotional growth and the development of resiliences, and prime children for later school and life success. For a young child, a book can be[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Betty Bardige

Topics :
Language Development, Play, Storytime, Teacher Interactions, Teaching Practices

February 26, 2014

Early Literacy Beyond Circle Time- Integrating Language & Literacy into Play, by Melissa Depper and Laurie Ann Armstrong

This session is part of the Follett Growing Readers Series “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” –Fred Rogers Children are non-stop learners, and are constantly growing their awareness of language and building the skills they will need to become good readers, not just[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Laurie Ann Armstrong

Melissa Depper

Topics :
Language Development, Literacy, Play, Teacher Interactions, Teaching Practices

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