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Articles for Early Childhood Educators
Diversity and Cultural Awareness
December 28, 2018
Definitions and descriptions of diversity, culture, and cultural awareness, as well as activities to use in the classroom to support them. Read More
Diversity
It's Not What You Say, It's How You Say It (Family-Centered Practice & Teaming)
December 26, 2018
This course will walk participants through the process of family-centered practice. How to have difficult conversations with families and teams will also be addressed. Read More
Director and Administrator Family Engagement
Cultural Awareness in Working with Families
December 21, 2018
This course explores cultural differences that could interfere with working and communicating with Latino families. Read More
Director and Administrator Family Engagement
Safety Tips for Young Children
November 26, 2018
This article guides the reader through tips on how to prevent accidents and injuries in the car, home, and at play for young children. A special section will also be presented specifically for wanderi... Read More
Health and Safety Learning Environments Special Needs
Supporting Teachers in Addressing Challenging Behavior: A Team Approach (a workshop for Directors & Administrators of EC programs)
November 21, 2018
To be effective, leaders must be self-reflective—think about who they are, become aware of their strengths and weaknesses, and look for ways to develop their own and their staff’s competencies and... Read More
Challenging Behavior Director and Administrator Special Needs
Visual Supports
October 26, 2018
Visual supports are especially helpful to use with young children who have autism or who may have communication difficulties. This course will describe designing and utilizing visual supports in the e... Read More
Challenging Behavior Learning Environments Special Needs
Screening, Assessment, and Evaluation: A Guide for Administrators
October 22, 2018
From a child's first day in a program, staff gather information about the best ways to meet his or her needs. Make screening, assessment, and evaluation part of your program's culture to improve teach... Read More
Director and Administrator Observation and Assessment
Essentials for the New Early Childhood Teacher
October 10, 2018
Helpful information for new early childhood teachers to know when starting a new position. Read More
Professionalism
Understanding and Supporting Children with Anxiety
September 26, 2018
Anxiety is becoming one of the most concerning childhood diagnoses, and one that impacts children in the classroom, therapy room, and community setting. Dr. Kotrba presents up-to-date information on h... Read More
Learning Environments Special Needs
Keeping Children and Staff Healthy: Ways to Manage the Spread of Illness
September 4, 2018
Young children are more likely to catch and spread minor illnesses as they build their ability to fight infections. Early education programs can do a lot to manage the spread of disease by promoting h... Read More
Health and Safety
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) - Impact on Children and Families
August 2, 2018
Description of FASD and the impact it has on children and families, including brain structure and their impact on behavior. Read More
Child Growth and Development Special Needs
Trouble with Transitions? 5 Essential Ways to Prevent Challenging Behavior
July 24, 2018
Strategies you can use to create foundations for transitions in your classroom to prevent challenging behavior. Read More
Challenging Behavior
We Create Magic: Experiences and Environment for Infant/Toddler Classrooms
July 23, 2018
Examples and ideas for creating magic and meaningful play-based exploration and discovery experiences for infants and toddlers. Read More
Child Growth and Development Infants Learning Environments Toddlers
Circle Time Success
July 20, 2018
Strategies and supports for helping young children participate in circle time activities. Read More
Child Growth and Development Learning Environments Lesson Planning
Autism Basics
July 16, 2018
This course examines autism through the lens of child development. Read More
Special Needs
How to Grow a Young Child's Listening Brain
June 26, 2018
A description of hearing and listening from a neurological perspective, along with practical suggestions for enriching an infant, toddler and young child's auditory brain for the attainment and advanc... Read More
Child Growth and Development Special Needs
Baby Picasso: Art with Infants and Toddlers
June 12, 2018
Art with infants and toddlers is more than just cute hand or footprint projects — it is brain-building at its finest! Get some new ideas about art activities that you can do with your children, and... Read More
Child Growth and Development Infants Lesson Planning STEM Toddlers
Developmental Skills for Handwriting
April 17, 2018
This course contains information on the skills necessary for handwriting and understanding child development in context to handwriting. Read More
Child Growth and Development
Budget Friendly, Creative Play Ideas Targeting STEM Standards in the Early Childhood Classroom
April 17, 2018
Teachers of young children are always searching for new and creative ideas that target important early childhood skills. This course focuses on locating and using inexpensive materials to incorporate... Read More
Child Growth and Development Learning Environments Lesson Planning STEM
Behavior or Sensory? Understanding Challenging Behavior
April 17, 2018
A framework for better understanding challenging behavior including how to identify target behavior, create a hypothesis, and create an intervention plan. Read More
Challenging Behavior Special Needs