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
- Topics :
- Professional Development, Teaching Practices
February 10, 2022
Sponsored by Early Childhood Investigations Consultants Directory. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we have a free webinar that will make you and the people who attend your presentations swoon! Whether you’re putting together a presentation for a small group or a keynote for a conference (conference season is right around the corner, after all), this session may help you identify some key elements you’ll[...] Full Description
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- Adult Learning, Professional Development, Training
February 2, 2022
Sponsored by ChildCare Education Institute. We hear it all the time: “All they are doing is playing.” As Profession Edward Zigler says, “play is under siege.” While school-age children suffer from the loss of recess and time on screen, educators in early care and education programs feel pressure to teach to standards for “school readiness.” The result often means more teacher-directed than child-initiated play. Ironically,[...] Full Description
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- Cognitive Development, Play, Teaching Practices
January 27, 2022
Sponsored by Procare Solutions. Now’s the time to refresh the vision for your program. Moving beyond the stress and challenges of the past year requires early childhood leaders like you to renew your enthusiasm and refresh your optimistic focus. Now is the time to be intentional and focused on all that is possible. This motivational presentation by author and founder of Inspiring New Perspectives,[...] Full Description
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- Administration, Leadership, Management, Professional Development
January 26, 2022
Sponsored by Housman Institute. Early childhood educators have always been Superheroes, tasked with the single most important role, aside from parents, in a child’s early development and education. Your work is one of the most rewarding in education, one most of us cherish, but one that also brings great stress. There is a lot of pressure squarely on you. The impact that stress and anxiety[...] Full Description
January 5, 2022
Sponsored by Learning Beyond Paper. Every early childhood program’s physical environment, both indoor and outdoor, sets the stage for learning and engagement. The physical environment sends strong messages to children and adults about what is valued, who is valued, and what learning can occur within the spaces. It is up to family child care providers, directors, and teachers to carefully design their environments with absolute[...] Full Description
- Topics :
- Curriculum, Teaching Practices
December 15, 2021
Sponsored by Bright Horizons. If you are considering becoming an early childhood teacher or if you already are working as one, you may not have ever thought about what job you might hold in ten years or more. Many people start working as teachers or assistant teachers because they like children. No matter how you ended up working in the profession, teaching is the place[...] Full Description
