Managing Mild Autism in Early Childhood Classrooms: Top Teaching Strategies Children with Mild, by Mike A. Assel and Libby Hall
This session is sponsored by Robert-Leslie Publishing, the publisher of The InvestiGator Club Pre-Kindergarten system. Your program is proud to be an inclusive environment. Children of all abilities are welcome, and your teachers work hard to facilitate learning that meets every child’s needs, but they are frequently challenged when it comes to engaging children who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Without specialized[…] Full Description
Come on In! How Directors and Teachers Can Use Rituals and Traditions to Create Community! by Jacky Howell and Kimberly Reinhard
This session is sponsored by Kodo Kids The co-authors of the new book Rituals and Traditions: Fostering a Sense of Community in Preschool, will look at ways that administrators and lead teachers can create community and develop relationships with children, families and staff by rituals and traditions. Tangible ideas on how to start creating rituals and traditions that are daily, monthly, annual events, special days[…] Full Description
The Great Disconnect: What We Know vs. What We Do in Early Education, by Michael Gramling
This session is sponsored by the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership. Why has publicly funded early childhood education failed so miserably in its efforts to prepare children for school? Why does the achievement gap not only persist but continue to grow wider? It’s not a mystery really. We continue to act as if what separates children from low income families from their more affluent peers is[…] Full Description
Engaging Families of Children with Disabilities: Systematically Planning to Create Positive Experiences and Meet Expectations, Amanda Schwartz and Anne Zeigler
Sponsored by MyChild Family Engagement. Inclusion means more than providing high quality services to children with disabilities. It involves building strong partnerships with families. Each family member learns about and confronts the disability of their child in different ways. All families are complex, but these complexities grow with the added stressors of accommodating unexpected challenges that come with disability. High quality early care and[…] Full Description
Media Literacy in Action in the Early Years: Activity Ideas for Reasoning and Reflection, by Faith Rogow
This event is sponsored by the National Association for Media Literacy (NAMLE) and supported by the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development & Early Learning with Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge funds. In this empowering webinar, media literacy education maven Faith Rogow, will provide an overview of how to reach beyond teaching with technology to also integrate reasoning and reflection in age appropriate ways. We’ll[…] Full Description
Engaging Hispanic Families: Overcoming challenges to enrich lives, by Yvette Sanchez Fuentes
This session is sponsored by the United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education Offering responsive programs to all children and their families can be challenging but very rewarding. If your program is especially culturally and economically diverse, understanding and respecting the various cultural differences is critical to meeting the need of the families. This webinar will zoom in on the specific needs of Hispanic[…] Full Description
Grant Seeking for Early Care and Education Organizations: Where to Find Funding for Your Non-Profit Program, by Kiersten Marek
This session is sponsored by MyChild Daily Reports, Hot Topics for ECE Administrators Series. With projections of federal funding shortfalls, and national trends in funding that follow other educational sectors, finding grant funding has become an art and a science. It requires that grant seekers stay on top of the latest trends and abreast of the current interests of funding organizations that are[…] Full Description
Using Video to Coach Teachers for Powerful Interactions in Early Childhood Classrooms, by Judy Jablon and Shaun Johnsen
They say a photo is worth a thousand words. Imagine how compelling videos could be when providing teachers with feedback about their interactions with children. Videos can highlight best practices and serve as powerful tools for professional development by identifying strengths, stretching wings, and identifying areas for growth. Join Judy Jablon and Shaun Johnsen, the authors of Coaching with Powerful Interactions, to learn the energizing and strengths-based[…] Full Description
Infants and Toddlers Making Meaning: Reflective Teaching and Learning with Children Birth through 3, by Mary Jane Maguire-Fong
This session is sponsored by the United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education Join this webinar to follow infants and toddlers on an amazing journey as they construct concepts and theories during play. Inspired by teachers in Reggio Emilia, Italy, Mary Jane Maguire-Fong will use photo documentation to observe infants and toddlers at play. In this webinar, you will: reflect on how infants[…] Full Description
Eight Leadership Qualities That Advance the Right Choices for Young Children, by Maurice Sykes
This session is sponsored by MyChild Daily Reports, Hot Topics for ECE Administrators Series. This inspiring webinar is designed to engage new, aspiring and continuing leaders in exploring the knowledge, skills and dispositions required for leadership that is progressive in its thinking and transformational in its actions. If you are a program leader or staff member you may view yourself as an agent for change[…] Full Description
