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
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- 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 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
August 21, 2019
Sponsored by Smartcare. Have you ever calculated the cost to your early learning company of being under-enrolled? Even one open spot in your center can add up to thousands of dollars of lost revenue over just a couple of months. If you feel like you’ve tried everything to get fully enrolled and you’re still struggling with open slots in your preschool, this session with[...] Full Description
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- Business, Enrollment, Growth Mindset, Management, Supervision
August 15, 2019
This session is sponsored by The InvestiGator Club. In the field of early childhood education, the focus has often been on planning an activity FOR children that is focused on coming up with a product. This session, presented by author, consultant, and DAP expert, Jacky Howell, will help you and your staff members experience a shift in thinking about classroom experiences. You will learn: The[...] Full Description
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- Teaching Practices
August 7, 2019
Sponsored by Exchange Press. Young boys, as a group, generally struggle more than girls in early childhood and elementary programs. This is not due primarily to bad behavior, but to a “fundamental mismatch between how most young boys develop, grow, and learn, and the kinds of expectations, outcomes, activities, and discipline approaches used in programs during the early years.” (Oh Boy! F Wardle, 2018) This[...] Full Description
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- Gender, Social-Emotional Development, Teaching Practices
June 26, 2019
Sponsored by Child Care Biz Help. Learn innovative solutions to solve common struggles all early education leaders experience in the areas of enrollment, recruitment, and on-boarding. It’s so easy to get bogged down with the daily fires, constant interruptions, and the never-ending revolving door. The effect of this equates to many missed opportunities and lost revenue especially when we are mishandling enrollment leads, potential new[...] Full Description
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- Business, Management, Recruiting, Staffing
June 19, 2019
Sponsored by McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership. Imagine an organization where every leader has the skills to build relationships with staff; children and families to nurture their highest potential and that create a psychologically safe learning environment. In this empowering webinar, early education leadership and organizational effectiveness expert, Rosa Carrillo, will draw on multiple sources from neuroscience, psychology and sociology to provide evidence that relationships[...] Full Description
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- Leadership, Management, Supervision
