July 8, 2020
This paradigm-shifting webinar is a call to action for early educators. The presenters, all early childhood anti-bias educators and advocates, will help you examine the importance of having a critical analysis of racism and learn how to provide vital leadership that supports black and indigenous Families and children of color. Together, we will reflect on recent events related to injustice and the rally cry for[...] Full Description
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- Equity, Social Justice, Teaching Practices
June 24, 2020
Sponsored by Community Playthings. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused collective grief for the early childhood education industry and the professionals who make it work on behalf of families. This crisis and the lack of community supports for programs means program leaders need to take a proactive, practical, and planful approach to the future. You can’t do it alone – you will need to depend on[...] Full Description
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- COVID-19, Program Management, Supervision
June 18, 2020
Sponsored by Procare Software. The COVID-19 crisis is challenging everything we know (or thought we knew) about the business of early care and education programs. The new reality is your program will be forced to reconsider ratios, pricing, and programming to survive. Now is the time for you to reinvent your organization’s business plan and implement strong foundational business practices. Join early education business consultant,[...] Full Description
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- Business, COVID-19, Finance, Program Management
June 17, 2020
THIS WEBINAR IS FULL AND OVER CAPACITY- YOU CAN WATCH THE RECORDING AFTER IT IS OVER. To be notified when the recording is ready, subscribe to our blog Every day, and especially during these very challenging times, it is important to organic ways to keep stress levels low. Stress inarguably challenges immune systems and a challenged immune system leaves adults and children susceptible to myriad[...] Full Description
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- Mindfulness, Social-Emotional Development
June 11, 2020
This session is sponsored by Second Step. This webinar is full.* (Please read notes below) Join this webinar by renowned social-emotional learning expert, Barbara Kaiser to begin planning to support staff, children, and families when they return to your program. Most of us and the people with whom we work daily have been sheltering in place for months.This has been a very stressful or even[...] Full Description
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- COVID-19, Social-Emotional Development
June 3, 2020
Presenters: Dr. Stacie Goffin, Principal at Goffin Strategy Group and Dr. Valora Washington, Former CEO at Council for Professional Recognition Sponsored by Exchange Press– THIS WEBINAR IS NOW FULL– SEE NOTES BELOW* Ready or Not: Leadership Choices in Early Care and Education (Ready or Not) made its mark in 2007 by boldly calling for a field-wide response to the question of “What defines and bounds early[...] Full Description
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- Advocacy, Leadership, Professional Development
June 2, 2020
Sponsored by Procare Software. This webinar will describe the key role that automated Child Care Management Systems (CCMS) can play in helping you develop successful business operations in your program. You will learn key considerations when selecting a CCMS. Join us to explore best practice and learn about new, cutting-edge initiatives aimed at expanding the use of CCMS and enabling links for billing and data[...] Full Description
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- Business, Program Management, Technology
May 6, 2020
Sponsored by Second Step. This insightful webinar presented by Dr. Mike Sherman will focus on the importance of relationships with well regulated, attuned, caring adults for supporting social and emotional development, as well as life-long well-being. Join Dr. Sherman as he shares examples from his clinical practice and extensive experience working in therapeutic preschool settings and the child-welfare system. Techniques derived from cutting edge research[...] Full Description
April 29, 2020
——THIS WEBINAR IS FULL—— SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BLOG TO BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE RECORDING IS POSTED! Join this timely webinar to learn how to create engaging, meaningful, and developmentally appropriate routines, rituals, traditions with children online during these challenging times. As early childhood educators, our personal interactions with children have always been rooted in the physical classroom with real objects and close proximity. Now, due[...] Full Description
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- DAP, Teaching Practices, Technology
April 22, 2020
Sponsored by Procare Software. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, it may be difficult to think about anything else. Your program’s website seems low on the priority list, but it still plays an important role in keeping current families informed and new families coming. Join this FREE webinar to learn why you need to take control of your center’s website now. This webinar will cover the[...] Full Description
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- Business, Management Technology, Program Management, Websites
