Hiring and Retaining Qualified Staff Is Not Mission Impossible, by Katherine Falen, M.Ed.
Sponsored by Leadership Connections, the Annual Conference of McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership Are you having trouble finding and keeping dedicated, enthusiastic, and well-prepared staff members? Do you feel stumped about how to find great teachers, and what you can do to keep them? In this webinar, Katherine Falen, MEd. will provide walk with you through an overview of some of your biggest[…] Full Description
Play Therapy Techniques in Early Childhood Settings: Supporting Social-emotional Learning & Self-regulation, by Christian Bellissimo
This webinar is sponsored by Second Step, an initiative of Committee for Children. Research has established the negative impact of early adversity on a child’s social and emotional development. Adults who work in early childhood settings are in a unique position to help children overcome early challenges by supporting their acquisition of essential emotional skills and self-regulation capacities through consistent, predictable, nurturing, and positive interactions.[…] Full Description
Extending the Book Experience: Strategies That Promote Language and Literacy Development in Dual Language Learners, by Vera Meyerholtz
This session is sponsored by Nemours Bright Start! Dual language learners (DLLs), one of the largest growing populations in the U.S., will enter classrooms with little to no exposure to the English language. To successfully, gain proficiency in English, they will require explicit and systematic instruction in both the home language and the new language. Are you familiar with strategies that support DLLs in each[…] Full Description
Picturing the Project Approach: Seeing How It Works for Teachers and Children in Practice, by Sylvia Chard, Carmen A. Castillo and Yvonne Kogan
Sponsored by Gryphon House They say a picture is worth a thousand words. The authors of Picturing the Project Approach: Creative Explorations in Early Learning agree! In this unique webinar, you will have a rare opportunity to peek inside the life of The Project Approach in practice in real classrooms with real children and teachers featured in the book. The authors will share the power of projects through photographs[…] Full Description
Leadership in Early Childhood Education: Why You Should Care and What You Should Do About It, by Ron Spreeuwenberg
This session is sponsored by HiMama Do you want to see positive change in early childhood education? Are you a director or administrator of a child care or early learning program or organization? Do you feel jaded in your role and need some inspiration? If you answered yes to any of these questions then this session is for you. Why? Because leadership is what it[…] Full Description
Big Body Play: Why Something So Scary is So Good For Children, by Frances Carlson
Sponsored by Exchange. Roughhousing, rough and tumble play, play fighting, horseplay…we have different names for it but all early childhood teachers have seen it: that bone-jarring, boisterous, often frightening playstyle young children seem to love, and crave. Join this webinar to learn the top reasons why young children need to play this way and how it supports every aspect of healthy development. Learn what policies[…] Full Description
Reach More Clients by Listing on Early Childhood Investigations Consultants Directory [PRODUCT DEMONSTRATION] NO CERTIFICATES
Please be advised that this is a product demonstration for consultants, not a professional development experience. Certificates of Attendance and CEUs will not be offered in this session. If you are a consultant who is looking for affordable ways to find new clients, this no-obligation system demonstration and training webinar is for you. Join this session to learn how Early Childhood Investigations Consultants Directory can[…] Full Description
Whole Leadership: Balancing Priorities of Administration and Pedagogy, by Teri N. Talan, Ed.D., J.D. and Michael B. Abel, Ph.D.
Sponsored by Leadership Connections, the Annual Conference of McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership Do you ever feel like you have too many “plates spinning” at the same time? Do you feel like you neglect the most important things to take care of the most urgent needs? The Whole Leadership Framework clearly identifies the three domains of pedagogical leadership, administrative leadership, and leadership essentials. This[…] Full Description
Clarity and Accountability as Necessities for ECE Compensation: Power to the Profession, by Marica Cox Mitchell, M.A.
This session is sponsored by HiMama. This session will illustrate how the national movement called “Power to the Profession” provides the unique opportunity to transform the loosely organized early childhood education occupation into a more united, compensated, diverse and effective profession. It will highlight the critical questions that the field must coherently address in order to make a strong case for compensation and other publicly[…] Full Description
LinkedIn for Consultants Serving Early Education: 10 Tips for Attracting Clients, by Fran Simon NO CERTIFICATES
Sponsored by Early Childhood Investigations Consultants Directory. Please be advised that this webinar is for Consultants. Certificates of Attendance and CEUs will not be offered in this session. This webinar is on TUESDAY, January 23rd. LinkedIn can help consultants attract early education clients? Really? Yes, really! Commonly known as a job-searching site, LinkedIn is far more than that! It can be a powerful magnet[…] Full Description
