Sponsor: Second Step Early Learning Curriculum

May 25, 2023

Mean Girls (and Boys!): Why Young Children Act In Unkind Ways and How To Help, Claire Lerner, LICSW

Sponsored by Second Step. When children boss other kids around, say hurtful things, exclude peers, and act in other unkind ways, they are not acting mean on purpose. By and large, these kids are struggling with difficult feelings of insecurity/self-doubt and anxiety. These complex emotions are uncomfortable and hard to make sense of and cope with, even for adults, no less young children who don’t[...] Full Description

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Claire Lerner

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Challenging Behavior, Relational Aggression, Social-Emotional Development, Teaching Practices

January 11, 2023

Supporting Trauma-Informed Play to Facilitate Healing in Early Childhood Programs, by Dr. Barbara Sorrels

Sponsored by Second Step. Play and play based learning are important for healthy growth and development of all children and is psychologically and physically restorative for children with a history of trauma. This session, presented by child development and trauma specialist, Dr. Barbara Sorrels, will focus on the benefits of play to healthy brains and bodies and will include practical strategies for creating effective play-based[...] Full Description

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Barbara Sorrels

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Social-Emotional Development, Teaching Practices, Trauma-Informed, Trauma-Informed Care

December 15, 2022

Gender, Expectations, and Social-Emotional Development in Early Childhood Programs, by Julie Nicholson, Ph.D., Nathanael Flynn, MA, and Mitali Purkayastha, AA

Sponsored by Second Step. What does it mean to be a boy or a girl–or something else? How do we support children to love their gender, and to talk about what can feel restricting or harmful about it? As early educators how do our own experience of and education about gender impact our ability to support gender diversity and healthy social-emotional development in our classrooms?[...] Full Description

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Mitali Purkayastha

Nathanael Flynn

Julie Nicholson

Topics :
Equity, Gender, Inclusion, Social-Emotional Development, Teaching Practices

September 29, 2022

Culture and Children’s Challenging Behavior, by Barbara Kaiser

Sponsored by Second Step. Like the children in our care, every teacher is different. We come from different contexts and cultures, and everything we think, say, and do is processed through the filter of our own culture. Culture influences our values, beliefs, gender roles, family structures, language, and even our teaching styles. The ability to understand and celebrate differences is more important now than ever.[...] Full Description

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Barbara Kaiser

Topics :
Challenging Behavior, Equity, Inclusion, 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

September 30, 2020

FULL: Executive Function and Challenging Behavior: A New Approach, by Ellen Galinsky

This session is sponsored by Second Step. What really works in managing challenging behavior? That’s been the question of every new parent, every new teacher. New research on executive function skills is helping to answer that question with more precision. In this paradigm-shifting webinar by child development experts, researchers, and author, Ellen Galinsky, you will learn the research implications and strategies that work[...] Full Description

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Ellen Galinsky

Topics :
Challenging Behavior, Executive Function, Social-Emotional Development

Sponsor: Second Step Early Learning Curriculum

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