August 14, 2013
Librarians are outstanding and eager partners in efforts to nurture early literacy skills. Learn about the things libraries are already
doing in partnership with early childhood educators and families, and suggestions for partnering with libraries in your own
community.
- Topics :
- Books, DAP, Prereading, Storytime, Teaching Practices
August 7, 2013
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
- Topics :
- Language Development, Literacy, Teaching Practices, Vocabulary
June 19, 2013
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
- Topics :
- STEM, Teaching Practices
June 5, 2013
Bullying is a serious problem in today’s society, and preschoolers are not immune. Despite significant efforts to curb
the problem, troubling incidents continue. It is clear that the roots of bullying can be traced to early childhood. As an
administrator of an early learning program, you must take an active role in prevention.
May 15, 2013
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.
May 1, 2013
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
- Topics :
- Coaching, Management, Supervision
April 24, 2013
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.
- Topics :
- Coaching, DAP, Management, Supervision
April 17, 2013
This session is sponsored by Erikson Institute’s TEC Center – an innovative online community dedicated to the effective, appropriate, and intentional use of technology and interactive media as tools with young children. Like pencils, digital technologies are tools. And like pencils, knowing how to use digital devices is part of being literate, but it isn’t enough. In the digital world, where technology provides easy access[...] Full Description
- Topics :
- Digital Literacy, Teaching Practices, Technology
April 10, 2013
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
- Topics :
- Language Development, Literacy, Teaching Practices, Vocabulary
April 3, 2013
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
- Topics :
- Coaching, Management, Professional Development, Supervision
