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The Benefits of Fine Motor Skills in Early Education

Jamie Cruz, MOT, OTR/L, Emily Dassow, BS, OTR/L

April 4, 2024

Learn about fine motor skill development and its impact on school readiness. Use common preschool toys and supplies to build your repertoire of beneficial fine motor activities.   Read More


Exploring Self-Regulation With 3 To 5 Year Olds

Tere Bowen-Irish, OTR/L

January 22, 2024

Explore self-regulation for 3–5-year-olds including foundational skills of learning to wait, responding calmly, being able to listen, and direction following.   Read More

 


The Impact of Tech on Development and Academic Readiness

Angie Neal, MS, CCC-SLP

July 11, 2023

The impact of screen time on children's development, as well as strategies for facilitating language and other developmental skills through play.   Read More


Loss and Grief in Early Childhood

Tami Micsky, DSW, MSSA, LSW, CT

June 1, 2022

Gain an understanding of loss and grief in early childhood, including developmental considerations. A practical, guided approach to helping children cope with grief is offered.   Read More


Helping Young Children Develop a Positive Sense of Self

Amber Tankersley, PhD

March 18, 2022

Strategies for adults to help children develop a positive sense of self.   Read More


Exploring Physical and Language Development of Infants and Toddlers

Jean Barbre, EdD

January 10, 2022

Learn strategies and activities that foster physical and language development in infant-toddler care.   Read More


Exploring Cognitive and Social-Emotional Development of Infants and Toddlers

Jean Barbre, EdD

October 12, 2021

Learn key competencies of infant and toddler development in the areas of cognitive and social-emotional development as well as the important role caregivers have in this development through relationsh...   Read More


Social-Emotional Development Theories and the Early Childhood Classroom

Miriam Eckstein-Koas, MS, SpEd

March 4, 2021

Learn about Erikson and Maslow's theories and how they apply to working with young children.   Read More


Opening the Culture Door: Valuing Diversity

Barbara Kaiser, MA

February 23, 2021

Understand the impact of cultural influences on ourselves and children.   Read More


Positive Discipline Tools for Teachers: Alternatives to Rewards and Punishment

Kelly Gfroerer, PhD, LPC

November 5, 2020

Learn about Positive Discipline tools for teachers in early childhood education.   Read More

 


What a Wonderful World: Growing Empathy for Early Learners

Jennifer McCroddan, BA

September 8, 2020

Explore empathy and how we can help nurture it in young children.   Read More


The Ordinary Magic of Storytelling

Stephanie Goloway, EdD

April 15, 2020

How to select, learn, and tell stories, and how to integrate storytelling throughout your early childhood curriculum.   Read More


Bully Proofing Your Early Childhood Program, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association

William DeMeo, PhD

March 31, 2020

Strategies for working with young children demonstrating bullying behaviors, identifying bullying tendencies, and understanding the signs and symptoms of such behaviors.   Read More

 


An Introduction to Integrated Dual Language Learners (Birth to Five), in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association

Erika Flores, BS, MEd

March 24, 2020

Review of Dual Language Learners (DLLs) ages 0 to 5, with strategies to support the whole child and their families   Read More

 


Screen Time & Negative Associations to Child Development

Stacey Landberg, MS, CCC-SLP

December 30, 2019

Learn about myths and research findings related to the impact of technology on early child development.   Read More


Meeting the Needs of Young Boys in Early Childhood Programs

Francis Wardle, BS, MS, PhD

December 17, 2019

Learn about the challenges of working with young boys in early childhood programs, why they are more difficult to care for and educate than young girls, and suggestions to address this dilemma.   Read More


Potty Training at School

Karen Deerwester, EdS

October 11, 2019

Readiness characteristics and tips for potty training young children   Read More


ADHD 101: Bringing Focus to the Confusion

Alison D. Peak, LCSW, IMH-E

July 24, 2019

Symptoms of ADHD, the process of making an ADHD diagnosis, and classroom interventions to support children with ADHD.   Read More

   


Supporting Young Children's Social-Emotional Literacy - Part 2

Pamelazita Buschbacher, EdD, CCC-SLP

June 21, 2019

Ways to resolve and prevent challenging behaviors in young children through the development of social-emotional literacy   Read More

 


Supporting Young Children's Social-Emotional Literacy - Part 1

Pamelazita Buschbacher, EdD, CCC-SLP

May 31, 2019

Ways to resolve and prevent challenging behaviors in young children through the development of social-emotional literacy   Read More

 


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