May 12, 2022
Sponsored by Brookes Publishing. You know how to teach children; it’s your superpower. Do you know how to teach adults too? As an early interventionist or parent educator supporting families in-person and virtually, it is becoming increasingly essential that you have an understanding of how caregivers learn. Join this webinar, presented by expert early childhood interventionist, Dana Childress, Ph.D., to discover how integrating six adult[...] Full Description
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- Adult Learning, Home Visiting
May 5, 2022
Sponsored by 1Place Childcare Compliance and Best Practice Software. While every childcare center director wishes for ‘practically perfect’ performance, most know there is a learning curve involved in getting people up to a standard. An innate magic, akin to Mary Poppins, might exist in some but most require a measured approach to bring out their best- and that’s where Key performance indicators come in. In[...] Full Description
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- Business, Leadership, Management, Staffing, Supervision
May 4, 2022
Sponsored by Exchange Press. A Fresh Perspective on how Infants, Toddlers, and Two’s Learn Have you ever observed honey bees flitting around and nosing up to sweet smelling flowers? Pause to observe them and you may notice just how these little wonders of nature are busily gathering pollen to carry back to their hives. This repeated gathering, collecting, taking, and placing the pollen in the[...] Full Description
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- DAP, Infants and Toddlers, Teaching Practices
April 27, 2022
Sponsored by Barefoot Books. Do you hear that rustling? It’s the sound of change. The children’s book publishing industry is slowly waking up from a long history of underrepresentation. And it’s about time. Recent research indicates that children exhibit racial preferences by the age of 6 months old. Perhaps you already have a desire to include diverse and inclusive books in your learning environment. But[...] Full Description
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- Books, Diversity, Inclusion, Teaching Practices
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
