June 18, 2024 Pennsylvania Early Childhood Education Summit Registration is open for the 2024 Early Childhood Education Summit, which will be held in late October in State College. Learn More Hundreds in the early learning field will take part in more than 60 workshops and listen to two keynote addresses during the event. There will be OCDEL updates, exhibitors, the Summit Marketplace, prizes, food, and opportunities to build new professional connections. PQAS and Act 48 credits are available. The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center is the official site of the Early Childhood Education Summit. Reservations must be made by calling the Penn Stater reservations department to receive the discounted room rate. There is a special code assigned specific to the Summit room block for the group discount, which is not available when booking online. The special conference guest room rate is $119 plus tax per night. The group code is EARL24B. If you have problems booking a room, email info@earlychildhoodsummit.org. More Details The conference will run from Oct. 28 to 29 at the Penn Stater Conference Center, located at 215 Innovation Blvd. in State College. For more information, visit the conference’s website.
July 10, 2023 BabyTalks Series: Fostering Inclusive Play for All Infants and Toddlers In this BabyTalks webinar, attendees will learn how play varies across individuals, families, cultures, and communities. Join Beth Zack, PhD, and Marie Baeta, MA, from the National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning to explore the importance of moving away from a “one size fits all” approach to play. Those that attend will discover ways to make play accessible, culturally relevant, and meaningful to all infants and toddlers. This webinar is offered with English and Spanish captioning. Key topics that will be discussed during this webinar include: Infant and toddler play through a lens of equity, inclusion, and cultural responsiveness. Strategies to create playful learning experiences that are accessible and meaningful to all infants and toddlers. This webinar benefits Head Start and child care program directors, managers, and administrators serving infants and toddlers, teachers, home visitors, and family child care providers, TTA providers, program office staff located in Regional offices and Washington, D.C., Head Start Collaboration offices. Register Certificates of completion are available for this webinar.
