Building Key Relationships in Early Education is Fundamental to Quality Practices, by Luis Hernandez

This session is sponsored by the United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education.

What are some basic ingredients in any relationship? We'll begin this conversation with a foundational sauce of respect and trust. Each requires time, exploration, blending and the stirring of consistent work. In every relationship, especially in early education settings, the adults must work hard to recognize the uniqueness and cultural context of each individual.

This powerful webinar, by Luis Hernandez will offer insights and strategies to help early childhood educators build and enrich their relationships with the children, parents, and other staff members in their organizations. Luis, with his humor and humility will help you reaffirm the core considerations embedded in developmentally appropriate practices: expertise in our professional standards, understanding the uniqueness of each individual child and parent, and to recognize the family life context each person brings to the relationship.

Participants will:

• refresh basic developmental principles that are core in our work with children and families

• reaffirm the importance of professional expertise and knowledge

• understand the rationale for individualism in our daily work with children

• continue to know the importance of the context of a child's family and community life

• challenge inherent biases in building relationships with children, families, and each other

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. Can’t participate in our webinars at the appointed time? Never fear! All of the 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 still download the certificate by watching the recording to the end when the certificate link is announced and displayed on the screen.

Only 1,000 people at one time can attend our webinars, but registration often tops 4,000. Only the first 1,000 people to click the link to attend the webinar will be able to get in. We start the webinars 30 minutes in advance of the start time. Arrive early to make sure you get in.

Please be advised that you will only be eligible for the great door prizes if you participate in the live session.

You can earn .2 CEUs for each webinar. The cost is $15 paid to University of Oklahoma online when you apply. Learn more here: Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from University of Oklahoma See the schedule of upcoming webinars.