Image from: http://ow.ly/8v2dP After reading Ellen Galinksy’s recent article in NAEYC's Young Children about Professional Learning Communities, I was inspired by the empowering and collaborative nature of these groups. Ms. Galinsky outlines ten key characteristics (listed below) of learning communities she discovered researching the communities that formed to share information and ideas from
Drummmmm rollll! Well, we didn't win, but. Early Childhood Investigations was in the top five finalists for the Edublogs Award for best Webinar series. Even though we didn't, the Edublog Awards delivered reaped rich rewards for the entire education community. Nominees, nominators, voters, and even people who did not participate are enriched because we can
Last week we posted our list of nominations for the Edublog Awards. Now, the voting is open! From now until December 13, you can vote for a winner in every category one time a day. We hope you will vote for our nominees and for Early Childhood Investigations (which was listed as Early Childhood
One of the reasons we love being early childhood educators in the 21st century is how easy it is to learn more about our work from some of the best leaders in our field. With only a few keystrokes and an Internet connection, we can learn just about anything we need to know in early
Last week, we were fortunate to have Kara Lehnhardt from McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership join us to for a webinar to share her thoughts about how obtaining a Director Credential connects to career scaffolding and program improvement. (Watch the recording here!) Kara also shared information about the Aim4Excellence online Director Credential offered by
It comes as no surprise that, time and time again, research on high quality child care demonstrates that there is a direct link from ongoing professional development to quality programs for children. Licensing agencies require continuing education for teachers and directors. Quality Rating Systems reward programs for engaging in professional development for staff at all
Here, they are: The highly anticipated answers to the burning questions from Brian Puerling's session, DAP + Tech in Early Childhood Classrooms: Best Practice Looks Like This. One of our most popular sessions ever, there were far too many good questions for Brian to answer all, so he agreed to send his responses in writing.
We were honored to present a webinar by Tom Copeland on September 21, 2011, “Early Childhood Education Program Contracts & Policies 101: How to Establish and Maintain Effective Business Relationships with Parents.” There were so many questions, Tom agreed to answer them for our blog and on his blog, Taking Care of Business. Here are
If you've ever attended a webinar and suffered through garbled sound as you listened through your speakers, you've probably been frustrated and disappointed. End the frustration! There's a big secret about webinars, and it's time you knew! The best way to listen to the audio is calling in using your phone! Even though you can
On May 18, 2011, we were honored and delighted to have Dr. Barbara Sorrels, present a motivational and engaging webinar, Connect, Inspire & Empower Teachers Through Personal “Sticky Notes Storytelling”. She shared a dynamic presentation that demonstrated how creating an authentic connection with staff members helps facilitate growth, and empower staff members to become the