Joyful Music for Social-Emotional and Language Development, by Pam Gittleman

Sponsored by ChildCare Education Institute.

Join this interactive and fun webinar to learn to connect social-emotional development and music for joyful classroom experiences. Early childhood music expert, Pam Gittleman will share examples that illustrate how both lyrics and melody impact social-emotional learning, literacy skills, and the role of songs in building those skills. You will learn how to use music and stories to support skills and engage students in early childhood settings throughout their daily routines and help families extend the experience at home.

Pam will share research-based ways to integrate music into daily routines and practices. You will also become aware of how music/songs/stories can be shared with families to increase engagement and participation in each child's growth and development.

By the conclusion of the webinar, you will:

• understand the role and power of music/songs to support SEL and language skills in early childhood development. Be able to

• implement techniques for using music/songs as vehicles for developing and practicing those skills

• feel confident that if you understand the basics of SEL (using CASEL and RULER frameworks as your guide) you can scaffold and routinely integrate those skill supports throughout the day in your classrooms and centers.

• discover how sharing music/stories with families can help reinforce skill development at home and increase family engagement in your program.

All sessions are 1.5 hours long and include a brief announcement from our sponsor. 2:oo PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Time. To ensure you receive confirmation and reminder emails, add [email protected] to your contacts list. If you do not receive your email confirmation, check your Spam or Junk mail folders in your email system. New information about how to obtain Certificates and CEUs Beginning April 19, 2023 at the end of every webinar, you will be provided with a link to take a short quiz to earn your certificate + CEUs for the webinar. The certificate will include.2 CEUs. The cost is $3, which is paid online to our certificate partner, Bertelsen Education when you take the quiz and download the certificate + CEUs. Learn more here: Certificates + CEUs – New Process Can’t participate in our webinars at the appointed time? Never fear! All webinars are recorded. To view the recording, simply register now and you will receive an email with a link to the recording when it is ready to be viewed. You can obtain a certificate + CEUs by watching the recording to the end and following the directions announced and displayed on the screen. The cost is $3, which is paid online to our certificate partner, Bertelsen Education when you take the short quiz and download the certificate + CEUs. Read more about certificates for recording viewers here: Certificates + CEUs for Recording Viewers

We start all webinars 30 minutes in advance of the start time. Arrive early to make sure you get in.

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