April 7, 2022
Sponsored by Leading for Children. All children deserve the opportunity to thrive! For this to happen, every adult must embrace the critical role they play in ensuring that children grow and develop in communities where they feel safe and secure. How the adults in children’s lives see themselves, treat each other, and work together is vital to realizing our dream of quality for every child.[...] Full Description
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- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Teaching Practices
April 6, 2022
Sponsored by Rusty Keeler. We all want to create beautiful outdoor natural play and learning environments for our children but isn’t it expensive? Difficult? Out of reach for the average caregiver and center? “No way!” says natural playscape designer and author Rusty Keeler, “You can do it!” Join Rusty as he shares his 30 years of design experience to inspire YOU to dream and plan[...] Full Description
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- Classroom Environment, Nature, Play
March 31, 2022
Sponsored by Johnnie Max. This empowering presentation by world-renowned language expert, Dr. Susan B. Neuman, focuses on how early childhood professionals can make reading aloud magically powerful for children. You will learn how strategies like reading non-fiction to improve children’s vocabulary, language development, and comprehension. Dr. Neuman will provide practical insights into how to teach and otherwise expand children’s early language development, especially with informational[...] Full Description
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- Language Development, Literacy, Storytelling, Teaching Practices
March 30, 2022
Sponsored by Storypark. FEATURING NATURAL LEARNING EXPERTS: Sheila Ridge Williams, Claire Warden, and Heather Fox In this inspiring webinar, the second in a series of two, authors from The Environmental Kinship International (EKI) will share tips, ideas, and aspirations related to their new free pedagogical framework designed specifically for early educators in nature-based programs. The Children’s Environmental Kinship Guide presents an overarching nature-based pedagogy with[...] Full Description
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- Nature, Teaching Practices
March 16, 2022
Sponsored by Storypark. FEATURING NATURAL LEARNING EXPERTS: Megan Gessler, Anne, Mead, and Amanda Higgins This unique webinar, presented by authors from The Environmental Kinship International (EKI), will be the first of two that will share the concepts from their new framework for nature-based early childhood educators. The Children’s Environmental Kinship Guide presents an overarching nature-based pedagogy with every-day pragmatic examples for educators and administrators alike.[...] Full Description
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- Nature, Teaching Practices
March 10, 2022
Sponsored by Second Step. In this paradigm-shifting webinar, you will learn about implicit racial bias and its role in behavior management practices and policies in early childhood programs. Research reveals that Black children are disproportionally suspended or expelled in their earliest school experiences. The implications of the research demonstrate that teachers’ practices, and administrative policies often set untenable conditions and lead to unnecessary disciplinary actions[...] Full Description
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- Bias, Challenging Behavior, Equity, Social-Emotional Development
March 9, 2022
Sponsored by Redleaf Press. From her recently published book, Creating a Reggio-Inspired STEM Environment for Young Children, award-winning educator Dr. Vicki Carper Bartolini offers practical suggestions and resources for teachers to re-envision their early learning environments with a focus on STEM. Using the Reggio Emilia lens that honors the right of children to a wondrous learning environment, the author guides participants in how they might[...] Full Description
February 24, 2022
Produced in partnership with Equity Research Action Coalition at UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. The first 1,000 days are a sensitive period in children’s development. This is critical period for language, emotional, and social development. Evidence is also accumulating about these early years as critical for positive ethnic-racial identity. Positive ethnic-racial identity is protective and promotive for children’s healthy development especially children from[...] Full Description
February 23, 2022
Sponsored by Samara Early Learning. Nature-based learning is growing in popularity, particularly in the time of COVID. Yes, there are many benefits to children and teachers alike by integrating nature into the preschool curriculum. Yet, many leaders find themselves facing challenges in supporting a shift to nature-based learning. These challenges are sometimes administrative related to policies, funding, and licensing. There are also pedagogical leadership challenges[...] Full Description
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- Administration, Nature, Pedagogy, Supervision
February 17, 2022
Sponsored by Storypark. Have you ever used mind maps in your practice? Mind mapping is the process of graphically organizing emerging ideas and interests as they evolve, like they might if you were brainstorming ideas. Mind maps are intuitive frameworks that will help you build connections and see relationships. Referred to webs as they resemble a spider’s intricate creations, mind maps have so many[...] Full Description
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- Professional Development, Teaching Practices