December 12, 2012
Now that we are deep into the 21st century, there's no escaping technology. Whether you think tech is good, bad, or ugly, its inevitable that tech will impact your work, and the work of the teachers you lead. It is time to embrace the fact that as an administrator, teacher educator, or trainer, you will have to address technology and its relationship to learning and developmentally appropriate practice.
- Topics :
- DAP, Management, Supervision, Teaching Practices, Technology
December 5, 2012
Early childhood learning programs thrive when they communicate well. Effective communication drives your program's brand in your community and on the web. In this webinar, the CEO of MemberHub.com, Matt Harrell, will explore the different levels on which a program needs to communicate in order to effectively market itself, drive enrollment and keep parents engaged.
- Topics :
- Business, Family Engagement, Management, Social Media
November 14, 2012
This session is sponsored by The TEC Center at Erikson Institute. Increasingly young children have access to a broad range of engaging technologies including educational software, web based resources, interactive multimedia and Apps. While many of these resources have the opportunity to positively enhance learning and play, teachers also need to consider the pedagogic approaches afforded by these tools. Further, we need to reflect on[...] Full Description
- Topics :
- Software, Teaching Practices, Technology
October 31, 2012
PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE! OCTOBER 31, 2012! Children spend a significant time in child care settings. Early care and education programs should be safe and healthy and provide a learning environment free from exposures to lead, pesticides, plastics, harsh cleaning products and other hazards. Have you ever wondered how the environment or the chemicals used in your program impact the children and staff? Is there[...] Full Description
- Topics :
- Environmental Health, Management, Teaching Practices
October 24, 2012
What is your process when you enroll new families in your preschool program? Many schools and child care facilities use a standard enrollment form instead of an Admission Agreement. Regardless of whether you require parents to complete a basic enrollment form or have them enter into an agreement with you, it’s critical that your documentation protects your program and outlines the details of the relationship. Even the most minimal of agreements provide for the basics, such as days and time of operation and the fees charged, but an agreement can and should be a comprehensive document that governs the relationship between the school and parents in a number of common scenarios.
- Topics :
- Agreements, Business, Legal, Management
October 17, 2012
This session is sponsored by The TEC Center at Erikson Institute. Warren Buckleitner, Editor of Children’s Technology Review, and Chip Donohue, Director of the TEC Center at Erikson Institute, will talk about technology trends, issues, and opportunities for early childhood educators and young children in 2012, and gaze into a virtual crystal ball to predict the most important and influential trends and technology innovations for[...] Full Description
- Topics :
- Teaching Practices, Technology, Trends
October 3, 2012
This webinar presents an overview of the Project Approach to teaching and learning. Illustrated with photographs of project work in action Sylvia Chard offers a practical account of how teachers can develop in-depth projects with young children. Through their studies of the local environment many opportunities arise for children to apply math and language skills. Progress made by individual children in this context can be very rewarding to them and impressive to teachers and parents.
- Topics :
- Project Approach, Teaching Practices
September 12, 2012
This webinar is sponsored by the TEC Center at Erikson Institute. The NAEYC/Fred Rogers Center joint position statement on technology and media in ECE is great…. but now what? Join Michael Robb and Chip Donohue for a discussion of how free online tools can be used in ways that support the recommendations of the position statement. In this session you will[...] Full Description
- Topics :
- Resources, Teaching Practices
August 22, 2012
Future Leaders in Early Childhood Rock! So who are our future leaders in the field of Early Childhood Education? College and university students, ECE clubs and organizations, faculty sponsors and advisers have been building collaborative, cooperative relationships with the affiliates of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Just this past year over 100 colleges and universities were represented by students and faulty[...] Full Description
- Topics :
- Career Development, Management, Staffing
August 15, 2012
A child care center director/administrator is an advocate for the children, the staff and the center. When there is a child with challenging behavior at the center, this becomes an even more difficult task. Learn strategies that will help you support your staff through what can be a very difficult time. Help your staff to understand how their own attitudes and beliefs about children’s behavior[...] Full Description
- Topics :
- Challenging Behavior, Management, Supervision, Teaching Practices
