September 17, 2014
In the last thirty years there’s been a revolution in our scientific understanding of babies and young children, a revolution that’s also transformed our understanding of human nature itself. In this webinar, Dr.Gopnik will outline some of the new discoveries and their implications for the way we think about young children and ourselves. Human beings have a longer childhood than any[...] Full Description
- Topics :
- Relationships, Teacher Interactions, Teaching Practices
September 10, 2014
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! A WEBINAR SO IMPORTANT AND POPULAR, WE’RE DOING IT AGAIN! This webinar sponsored by: THIS WEBINAR IS A REPEAT PERFORMANCE OF THE INFORMATION PACKED SESSION OFFERED ON AUGUST 6, 2014. Disasters can strike anywhere at any time, and when they do children are the most vulnerable victims. Each work day 68 million children are in child care or school, where[...] Full Description
- Topics :
- Emergency Preparedness, Management, Safety
September 3, 2014
This session is part of the Follett Growing Readers Series We know from research that language is key to both literacy and social-emotional development, and that children who develop robust vocabularies and communicative confidence are primed for ongoing success. New measures of quality focus on rich language and responsive communication. Using strength-based coaching to share research-informed language-building strategies, directors can build upon the assets[...] Full Description
- Topics :
- Language Development, Literacy, Teaching Practices
August 27, 2014
Join Debi Mathias, from the BUILD initiative, in this powerful webinar to learn more about effective processes for managing and implementing QRIS, licensing, and accreditation. Debi will help you explore ideas about how to use regulations to create a culture of continuous quality improvement (CQI) and reflective practice within your program. You will learn strategies that will help you: leverage lessons learned[...] Full Description
- Topics :
- Accreditation, Management, Program Quality, QRIS
August 20, 2014
This session is part of the Follett Growing Readers Series Emergent Curriculum is steeped in a strong theoretical background, is inquiry and play-based, and responds to the questions that arise from both children and teachers. Based on the work of Vygotsky, Dewey, and modern theorists such as Elizabeth Jones, Emergent Curriculum allows educators to respond to our observations of children, build upon their[...] Full Description
- Topics :
- Emergent Curriculum, Teaching Practices
August 6, 2014
This webinar sponsored by: Disasters can strike anywhere at any time, and when they do children are the most vulnerable victims. Each work day 68 million children are in child care or school, where parents assume they are safe, yet the 28 states and DC lack minimum standards for protecting children in these facilities. What’s more, less than half of American families have an[...] Full Description
- Topics :
- Emergency Preparedness, Management, Safety
July 16, 2014
This session is part of the Follett Growing Readers Series Imagine walking into a new restaurant without knowing what the restaurant served. How would you know if the restaurant was appropriate for you and your family and how to plan your meal? Walking into a new early learning setting can be a similar experience for families and teachers. You may assume teachers know how to[...] Full Description
- Topics :
- Family Engagement, Management, Teaching Practices
June 18, 2014
This session is part of the Follett Growing Readers Series Yale Professor Ed Zeigler wrote that “play is under siege.” In 1981 40% of a child’s discretionary time was spent in play. By 1997 that time had already decreased to 25%. In the last two decades children have lost 8 hours of free play per week and thousands of schools in the United States have[...] Full Description
- Topics :
- Guided Play, Play, Teacher Interactions, Teaching Practices
May 28, 2014
The marketing landscape has changed drastically for early childhood programs. Parents of young children are searching for child care online first, and what they find (and learn from others’ reviews) determines who they choose. Unfortunately, many child care programs are using outdated marketing methods and they simply don’t know how to optimize their online presence. In this brand new webinar, Kris Murray will help leaders[...] Full Description
- Topics :
- Business, Growth Mindset, Management, Marketing
May 14, 2014
This session is part of the Follett Growing Readers Series What are the mathematical and educational building blocks of early mathematics? What role should these building blocks play in early education, and why? Julie Sarama and Douglas H. Clements will discuss these questions, including information on three recent publications that they helped write: (a) the report of President Bush’s National Math Advisory[...] Full Description
- Topics :
- Math, Teaching Practices