November 13, 2019
Sponsored by Devereux Center for Resilient Children. Working with children who exhibit challenging behavior is no easy task! While there are hundreds of popular strategies and methods that promise to help reduce challenging behaviors, very few are as simple as the four common-sense steps our presenter, Rachel Wagner, will present in this powerful webinar Join us to learn new skills to help young children (ages 3-8)[...] Full Description
November 6, 2019
Sponsored by Intellikid Systems If you are an early childhood program Director or leader who must ensure full enrollment, you know you only get one chance to make a first impression. Whether that first impression is on the phone, over email, or in person, prospective families form critical opinions about programs almost immediately. Join this enlightening webinar by enrollment expert Jared Hall and Carol Levins.[...] Full Description
- Topics :
- Business, Program Management
October 29, 2019
Sponsored by Storypark In this engaging webinar author and leadership expert Susan MacDonald will share key strategies that you, as a program leader, can use to inspire staff members to be fully committed to their own professional growth and development. The presentation will center around these fundamental questions: How do I motivate and inspire teachers to grow and develop? How can I infuse positive energy[...] Full Description
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- Leadership, Program Management, Supervision
October 24, 2019
Sponsored by Nature Explore. Nature-Based Play is all the rage these days. The list of documented benefits that can accrue to children, teachers, families, programs, and from having myriad engaging outdoor experiences is growing longer as this trend spreads into the educational mainstream. If you want to explore where you might fit in this movement and consider myriad ways to expand the role it plays[...] Full Description
October 23, 2019
This session is sponsored by The InvestiGator Club. Working with parents and families can be a challenge, especially when there are contradictory expectations. It can also be a joyful experience where engaging, life-long relationships are developed and cherished. In this engaging session, author, thought leader and professor, Mary Muhs, will explore family child care, center-based and school-based early childhood programs, can take a new look[...] Full Description
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- Family Engagement, Teaching Practices
October 17, 2019
Sponsored by Smartcare As a program director, continuous quality improvement is probably among your priorities. There is power and energy that comes from making minor adjustments which in turn, bring you and your organization huge changes. Join this powerful this powerful webinar, by early childhood management expert, Caroline Jens, learn ten simple strategies ignite your program’s focus. You will learn how: Praise turns into[...] Full Description
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- Business, Change Management, Management
October 10, 2019
This webinar is sponsored by Fred Rogers Center . In 1983, Fred Rogers delivered his first keynote address for the National Association for the Education of Young Children, where he asked the audience, “Do you ever wonder if you have made a difference?” More than three decades later, that question continues to resonate among many early childhood educators. This webinar is a reflection and discussion[...] Full Description
- Topics :
- Relationships, Teaching Practices
September 25, 2019
Sponsored by Brookes Publishing This webinar will provide the background and rationale for using a coaching interaction style in early childhood programs to build the capacity of parents, teachers, and other care providers to promote child learning within the context of everyday routines and activities. In this powerful webinar, the presenters, Dathan Rush and M’Lisa Shelden, will share the evidence-based characteristics of coaching practices[...] Full Description
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- Coaching, Teaching Practices
September 18, 2019
Sponsored by Storypark. Finally! There’s research on online documentation technology systems and their impact on classroom practice and family engagement and communication. Presenter Mary Elizabeth Picher, MA, MEd, PhD, will reveal the exciting results of her study on the use of digital documentation technology in Ontario’s Kindergarten Program. Dr. Picher will reveal surprising answers to the biggest questions administrators have about online systems that support[...] Full Description
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- Management Technology, Technology
September 11, 2019
Sponsored by Free Spirit Publishing. At times, children’s challenging behaviors are a mismatch between the social and emotional demands of the classroom and their ability to be part of a classroom community. Just as children learn to walk, to recite the alphabet, and to put on their own shoes, they must also learn the social and emotional skills they need to navigate the early childhood[...] Full Description
