December 11, 2019, 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm The Vocabulary Edge for English Learners | Webinar How do we best support the vocabulary, comprehension, and knowledge-building of our English Learners (ELs)? By building on their strengths! Join Dr. Elfrieda Hiebert on December 11 for her webinar exploring opportunities to better support ELs. About Developing a solid foundation in core vocabulary, which represents the key ideas about the world which ELs already […] Free
January 10, 2020, 8:30 am to 9:00 am Recurring Early Language and Literacy Chat Join the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) and Early Intervention Technical Assistance (EITA) this winter to discuss hot topics around early language and literacy development. From January through March 2020, 3o-minute chat sessions will be hosted on the second and fourth Friday at 8:30 a.m and repeated at 1:30 p.m. Participants […] Free
April 8, 2020, 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Equity in Education: An Examination of Practices in the United States Are you interested in learning ways that you can address equity in your classroom as an educator? Join Steven Almazan on April 8 for the webinar, "Equity in Education: An Examination of Practices in the United States." About Educational equity is impacted by many contributing factors such as race, gender, socio-economic status, language proficiency, learning […] Free
May 28, 2020, 12:00 pm Working with Diverse Families: Supporting Dual Language Learners In this online course, participants will engage in an interactive session to build and strengthen knowledge working with diverse children ages birth to five and families. In order to support early childhood practitioners serving this population, this session will focus on current research, strategies when teaching dual language learners, and techniques to engage families. Limited […] Free
July 13, 2020, 12:00 pm WIDA Communication Strategies to Support Multilingual Children Are you interested in learning developmentally appropriate strategies to support multilingual children in your early learning program? Join Trying Together Innovative Learning Strategist Mimi Loughead from July 13 through August 3 for a three-week online course, "WIDA Communication Strategies to Support Multilingual Children." About During this three-week online course, participants will identify and apply developmentally […] $20
