Engineering With Nature: Learning and Communicating through Construction Play, by Tina Reeble and Kirsten Haugen, M.A.
Sponsored by Nature Explore. Children communicate competency, ideas and emotions through block building and other three-dimensional work. In this energizing webinar, nature learning and universal design experts, Tina Reeble and Kirsten Haugen will share research, classroom stories and practical suggestions to support engineering play with natural and human-made materials for building. Join us to strengthen your capacity to identify opportunities for natural engineering play indoors[…] Full Description
Ready and Resilient! Promoting the Resilience of Children and Adults, by Dr. Nefertiti B. Poyner
Sponsored by Early Childhood Investigations Consultants Directory. Each day, children and adults rely upon strong social-emotional skills as we navigate various life experiences. Learn strategies to support the resilience and social-emotional well-being of children and adults in this reflective webinar presented by Dr. Nefertiti B. Poyner. We will unpack key elements for creating early childhood environments that promote strong social-emotional development and how to build the[…] Full Description
The Power of the Podcast: How Consultants and Other Experts Can Reach a Wider Audience, by Brian Washburn and Tim Waxenfelter
Sponsored by Early Childhood Investigations Consultants Directory NO CERTIFICATES OFFERED FOR THIS WEBINAR Join Endurance Learning co-founders Brian Washburn and Tim Waxenfelter as they discuss lessons learned, benefits and even pitfalls of launching a podcast. Brian is the host of the Train Like You Listen podcast, a weekly podcast about all things learning and development in bite-sized chunks, and Tim took an early lead on[…] Full Description
Wonder of Wonders! Harnessing the Wonder of Play through Provocations, by Sally Haughey
Sponsored by Fairy Dust Teaching. Let’s face it. Our educational system is built on the idea that children are empty vessels waiting to be filled. Think about any child you know. Are they empty? Of course not. From a very young age, children begin expressing their own unique views and ideas. Children are born with many strengths and abilities that continue to unfold and mature[…] Full Description
Staff Retention from Inception: Effective Interviews and Onboarding in ECE, by Beth Cannon
Sponsored by Procare Solutions. Do you ever wonder why recently hired staff don’t hang around for long, or worse, behave in ways that make you question your own judgment in hiring them? Every childcare business should have interview and onboarding/orientation processes that are streamlined, consistent and empowering for new staff members. From the moment you first screen applicants through the moment you make the job[…] Full Description
Nature-based Learning Environments: What Every Early Childhood Program Leader Needs to Know, by Rachel A. Larimore, Ph.D.
Sponsored by Community Playthings Nature-based learning is growing in popularity, particularly in the time of COVID. Yet, many find themselves looking for strategies to integrate nature into the preschool curriculum in meaningful and intentional ways. One area of program development that is foundational for children’s play and teacher-child interactions is the physical environment. Statements like “bring nature inside” or “go outside” oversimplify things and don’t[…] Full Description
Progressive Early Childhood Leadership: From Aspiration to Implementation, by Wendy Pollock, EdD
Sponsored by Bank Street College of Education. Early childhood education is currently prominent in the news and the forefront of recovery from Covid-19. Suddenly there are new opportunities for early childhood educators to advance in the field with many new funding sources both local and federal. Now is the time to leverage these new opportunities to ensure high quality and excellence in early education programs[…] Full Description
Illuminating the “Care” in Early Care and Education: The Pedagogy of Child Care, by Carol Garboden Murray
Sponsored by Exchange Press. Think about a day in the life of an early childhood teacher: Much of the day is wrapped up in caring rituals such as preparing and serving meals, helping children wash their hands and dress, and learning to rest and regulate themselves. Together with children, teachers navigate through a daily flow that involves all the elements of living and caring together.[…] Full Description
Understand the Roots of Anti-Asian Racism to Build Asian Allyship in Early Learning Programs, by Nadia Y. Kim, Ph.D. and Jennifer Park, Ph.D.
Sponsored by Procare Software. Increased awareness of racism has elicited responses to reflect and respond in varying ways. These reflections and responses have followed the visibility of lynchings across the country. While these lynchings have been occurring for hundreds of years, the current pandemic of Covid-19 that led to increased engagement of news and media, brought to light many instances of racial injustice. This past[…] Full Description
Developmental Screening: How Administrators Successfully Manage Implementation in their ECE Programs, by Jane Squires, Ph.D., Elizabeth Twombly, M.S. and Dalia Avello, MA, IMH-E
Sponsored by Brookes Publishing. As an administrator, you know developmental screening is an important component of promoting healthy development for young children. You also know implementing an effective and efficient screening program school-wide and across multiple sites can be challenging. Presented by the experts and trainers behind the Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) screening system, this information-packed webinar covers important topics for early childhood[…] Full Description
