October 29, 2020
Sponsored by Community Playthings In this webinar, we will discuss some creative ways to design, develop and deliver useful and engaging virtual education for young children based on integrating loose parts (ordinary objects from home) to promote active play. We will also talk about ideas to limit screen time, and instead create a virtual balanced schedule that promotes equity. Early childhood educators are creative and[...] Full Description
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- Inquiry, Loose Parts, Teaching Practices, Virtual Learning
October 22, 2020
Sponsored by ChildCare Education Institute. To achieve an equitable world tomorrow, young children must grow in empathetic and equitable classrooms today. Empathy requires the ability to take other people’s perspectives. Because children under five are developmentally geared to understand the world from an egocentric perspective, early childhood educators must intentionally help children see other perspectives. This webinar, presented by early childhood empathy and equity experts[...] Full Description
October 21, 2020
THIS WEBINAR IS OVER CAPACITY. There is no waiting list. You may be interested in this related webinar on October 22, 2020: Building Equity in ECE Settings Through Perspective-Taking and Empathy. We will publish a link to the recording of the webinar when it is ready on our blog. Sign up to receive notifications when the blog is updated or visit the Recordings and Slides[...] Full Description
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- Equity, Social Justice, Teaching Practices
October 14, 2020
Sponsored by Procare Software. Preschool owners across America are navigating the ‘new normal’ as states open back up under various and continually changing protocols. Many are anxious about their schools’ chance for survival struggling between the need to build enrollment quickly and the critical element of developing post-COVID-19 systems and procedures. Quality care continues to the gold standard but how do we do it[...] Full Description
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- Business, Enrollment, Program Management
October 7, 2020
Sponsored by Procare Software. When your early childhood program’s mission calls for the highest quality services for families and the most qualified staff available, you need the finances to deliver! In this webinar, presented by experienced early childhood program leader and business expert, Karen Foster-Jorgensen, we will explore the challenges and the opportunities that come with strong financial management. Strength in the current North American[...] Full Description
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- Business, Program Management, Staffing
October 1, 2020
Sponsored by Brookes Publishing. In this powerful webinar Drs. Mary Louise Hemmeter, Lise Fox and Michaelene Ostrosky will share their insights about the important relationship between social emotional skills and cognitive development. The session will focus on the Pyramid Model as a framework for promoting social emotional competence and preventing challenging behavior. Join us to learn strategies and explore examples and resources for meeting[...] Full Description
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- Social-Emotional Development
September 30, 2020
This session is sponsored by Second Step. What really works in managing challenging behavior? That’s been the question of every new parent, every new teacher. New research on executive function skills is helping to answer that question with more precision. In this paradigm-shifting webinar by child development experts, researchers, and author, Ellen Galinsky, you will learn the research implications and strategies that work[...] Full Description
September 24, 2020
This webinar is sponsored by Insighters Education. As we adjust to the new realities of providing child care in the midst of a pandemic, we may have families that question our choices and strategies based on things they’ve heard or seen on television or social media. And we, ourselves, might be confused about conflicting messages. This session, presented by early childhood media literacy expert,[...] Full Description
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- COVID-19, Digital Literacy, Family Engagement
September 23, 2020
This webinar is sponsored by Exchange Press. As an early childhood program Director or owner, your role can sometimes be a juggling act. To be successful, you must be efficient, resourceful, and professional with staff, parents, board members, and your community. Using software designed specifically for early childhood program operations, communications, and engagement can help you manage your work and support the teachers’ work as[...] Full Description
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- Business, Management Technology, Program Management
September 17, 2020
Sponsored by 1Place Childcare Compliance Software. For early childhood education programs it’s hard to see the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, but we are inching forward as time marches on. One of the most critical learning opportunities to come out of the pandemic is that COVID-19 gave programs the opportunity to reevaluate how we’ve always done business. This webinar, presented by experienced[...] Full Description
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- Business, COVID-19, Program Management