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Articles for Early Childhood Educators
Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma: Recognition, Prevention, and Long-term Impact
December 19, 2022
Signs, symptoms, and prevention efforts to address Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma (PAHT). Read More
Health and Safety
Meeting in the Middle: Parent’s Perspective of Educating a Child with Special Needs
November 15, 2022
Learn ways to approach partnerships and communicate with parents of children with special needs. Read More
Family Engagement Special Needs
Elevate and Empower Through Advocacy
October 14, 2022
Explore the levels and types of advocacies as well as their importance to children, families, and the early education field. Read More
Professionalism
Collective Trauma and Building a Trauma-Informed Culture: Working with Staff
August 31, 2022
Learn about collective trauma and building a trauma-informed culture in your program when working with staff. Read More
Learning Environments
Collective Trauma and Building a Trauma-Informed Culture: Working with Children
August 31, 2022
Learn about collective trauma and building a trauma-informed culture in your program when working with children. Read More
Learning Environments
Collective Trauma and Building a Trauma-Informed Culture: Interventions
August 31, 2022
Learn about interventions to address collective trauma and building a trauma-informed culture in your program. Read More
Learning Environments
Collective Trauma and Building a Trauma-Informed Culture: Working with Parents
August 15, 2022
Learn about collective trauma and building a trauma-informed culture in your program when working with parents. Read More
Learning Environments
Seizures and Seizure Management in Early Childhood
June 22, 2022
Learn about seizures and seizure management in young children. Read More
Health and Safety
Loss and Grief in Early Childhood
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
Child Growth and Development
Supporting Gender Diversity in Early Childhood
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April 13, 2022
Learn about more inclusive understandings of gender diversity and strategies you can use to create gender-inclusive early learning environments. Read More
Diversity
Helping Young Children Develop a Positive Sense of Self
March 18, 2022
Strategies for adults to help children develop a positive sense of self. Read More
Child Growth and Development
Documentation: Making Children's Learning Visible
March 9, 2022
Learn how to use the documentation process as a means to understand and make children’s learning visible. Read More
Observation and Assessment
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) for Early Childhood Providers
January 19, 2022
Overview of FERPA including practical advice regarding the regulation of FERPA when working with children in early childhood. Read More
Director and Administrator
Exploring Physical and Language Development of Infants and Toddlers
January 10, 2022
Learn strategies and activities that foster physical and language development in infant-toddler care. Read More
Child Growth and Development
Teaching, Caring, and Advocating for Children and Families Living in Poverty
October 29, 2021
Learn about the impact of poverty on the family and a child's health, wellness, and brain development, as well as ways to support them. Read More
Family Engagement
Exploring Cognitive and Social-Emotional Development of Infants and Toddlers
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
Child Growth and Development
Purposes and Benefits of Assessment
August 24, 2021
Learn the purposes and benefits of assessment to ensure you have the information you need to make decisions that impact the curriculum, environment, and teaching practices. Read More
Observation and Assessment
Preventing Challenging Behaviors, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association
August 6, 2021
Teaching strategies and skills to children with challenging and dysregulated behaviors to help them navigate the daily emotions and problems they face. Read More
Challenging Behavior Head Start Region 9
Developing a Yearlong Curriculum Guide
June 24, 2021
Developmentally based curriculum planning design for young children. Read More
Lesson Planning
Caring for Yourself While Caring for Others
June 14, 2021
Learn about burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary trauma and how they can be prevented. Read More
Professionalism