Professional Learning Communities: A Catalyst for Program Improvement, by Katherine Rowell and Lindsey Allard Agnamba
This webinar is sponsored by HiMama. Join this paradigm-shifting webinar to explore the power of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to promote a collaborative culture dedicated to continuous quality improvement. Experienced early educators and professional development providers Katherine Rowell and Lindsey Allard Agnamba will highlight practical advice about how PLCs can offer directors promising strategies for promoting sustainable, high-quality early learning environments. These efforts will help[…] Full Description
Bullies in the Classroom – “Mean” Behavior and Aggression: The Origins of Bullying, by Kristen Darling-Churchill
Bullies in the Classroom – “Mean” Behavior and Aggression This webinar is sponsored by Second Step, an initiative of Committee for Children. Have you heard the taunts in your early learning program: “You can’t play with us!” or, “You can’t come to my birthday party!”? Have you ever wondered how your role as an administrator can influence teachers and parents to address the early childhood[…] Full Description
Helping Children Birth Through 5 Rebound from Traumatic Experiences: Create Classrooms That Support Recovery, by Cate Heroman and Jenna Bilmes
This webinar is on TUESDAY, 10/25! Join this powerful session by Cate Heroman and Jenna Bilmes, authors of Helping Children Rebound, to build your understanding of how children might behave after experiencing a disturbing event and why. The presenters will share examples of how traumatic events such as natural disasters, terrorist incidents, witnessing violence, and even seeing reports of death and destruction in the news can impact children’s behavior. The[…] Full Description
Consultants: Attract Clients on Early Childhood Investigations Consulting Directory, by Fran S. Simon, M.Ed. (Product demonstration)
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
“Assessment Literacy” for Early Educators: Unpacking Intentional Child Assessment, by Laura Bornfreund and Lindsey Allard Agnamba
This session is sponsored by Nemours Bright Start! Teachers assess their students each and every day, from observing them at play and checking in for understanding to delivering a more formal assessment. But what should they do with all that information? How should the results from informal and formal assessments inform their classroom environment, planning and lessons, conversations with families, and school-wide decision making?[…] Full Description
[MAKE UP SESSION] The Importance of Teaching Social-Emotional Skills in Early Childhood Education, by Barbara Kaiser
This webinar is on TUESDAY, 10/18! This webinar is sponsored by Second Step, an initiative of Committee for Children. Research shows that social and emotional skills are as important to school performance as academic readiness skills. Teachers can support all children, especially children with challenging behavior as they work to develop their internal controls—and at the same time direct them onto a more positive emotional[…] Full Description
Teaching and Growing in the Midst of Change: Learn, Practice, Share, and Model, by Sandy Heidemann and Beth Menninga
This webinar is sponsored by Free Spirit Publishing. If you work in early childhood with children and families every day, chances are you have participated in some of the many quality improvement initiatives out there. You want to be the best teacher you can be so you take a deep breath and dig in to learn about new research and practice. New quality improvement[…] Full Description
Engaging Staff Meetings: A Time for Professional Conversations that Foster Continuous Quality Improvement, by Judy Jablon
This webinar is sponsored by, HiMama. This webinar, presented by Judy Jablon, will explore how to use staff meetings for engaging professional conversations that foster continuous quality improvement. We’ll discuss how the content and process of intentional staff meetings effectively model dialogue, inquiry and problem solving among adults — all behaviors we want to encourage between adults and children. We’ll consider how to incorporate meaningful[…] Full Description
The Importance of Teaching Social-Emotional Skills in Early Childhood Education, by Barbara Kaiser
This webinar is sponsored by Second Step, an initiative of Committee for Children. Research shows that social and emotional skills are as important to school performance as academic readiness skills. Teachers can support all children, especially children children with challenging behavior as they work to develop their internal controls—and at the same time direct them onto a more positive emotional and educational trajectory by teaching social and emotional[…] Full Description
Build Toddlers’ Language with 5 Rs: Responsiveness, Rich Language, Optimal Rate, Clear Referents, & Repetition, by Betty Bardige
This session is sponsored by Nemours Bright Start! Mastering the basics of at least one language is the central challenge of the toddler years. Toddlers learn the power — and fun — of words, and use them not only to communicate and label, but to question, think, learn, play, and pretend, as well as to control their own and others emotions and behavior. Toddlers who[…] Full Description
