April 3, 2024 Inside a Child’s Mind The Brazelton Touchpoints Center is hosting a workshop in September that explores how caregivers and early education professionals can understand the unique experiences and developmental processes of children. Learn More Inside a Child’s Mind will explore how, from birth, children bring their own unique contributions to their development. Children’s temperaments, individuals competencies, and cultures all influence a child’s experience of themselves in their development process as well as their experience of the people and world around them. This workshop will explore children’s perspectives on their own developmental process from birth through preschool. Who Should Apply The course is aimed at professionals who work with young children. This includes early care educators, family child care providers, mental health consultants, home visitors, pediatricians, and early interventionists. More Details Certificates will be provided at the end of the six-hour course. The cost of the course, which begins Sept. 6, is $140 per seat. Each 90-minute live, interactive workshop will take place at 1 p.m. ET and 10 a.m. PT on Thursdays. Sessions will be recorded, and live Spanish translation and closed captioning will be available. The dates and subject matter for the series include: Sept. 5 – The Child’s Contribution to Their Developmental Process Sept. 12 – Inside a Baby’s Mind: The Touchpoints of Infancy Sept. 19 – Inside a Toddler’s Mind: The Touchpoints of Toddlerhood Sept. 26 – Inside a Preschooler’s Mind: The Touchpoints of Preschool Registration and other information can be found on Brazelton Touchpoints Center‘s website.
Inside a Child’s Mind The Brazelton Touchpoints Center is hosting a workshop in September that explores how caregivers and early education professionals can understand the unique experiences and developmental processes of children. Learn More Inside a Child’s Mind will explore how, from birth, children bring their own unique contributions to their development. Children’s temperaments, individuals competencies, and cultures all influence a child’s experience of themselves in their development process as well as their experience of the people and world around them. This workshop will explore children’s perspectives on their own developmental process from birth through preschool. Who Should Apply The course is aimed at professionals who work with young children. This includes early care educators, family child care providers, mental health consultants, home visitors, pediatricians, and early interventionists. More Details Certificates will be provided at the end of the six-hour course. The cost of the course, which begins Sept. 6, is $140 per seat. Each 90-minute live, interactive workshop will take place at 1 p.m. ET and 10 a.m. PT on Thursdays. Sessions will be recorded, and live Spanish translation and closed captioning will be available. The dates and subject matter for the series include: Sept. 5 – The Child’s Contribution to Their Developmental Process Sept. 12 – Inside a Baby’s Mind: The Touchpoints of Infancy Sept. 19 – Inside a Toddler’s Mind: The Touchpoints of Toddlerhood Sept. 26 – Inside a Preschooler’s Mind: The Touchpoints of Preschool Registration and other information can be found on Brazelton Touchpoints Center‘s website.
Inside a Child’s Mind The Brazelton Touchpoints Center is hosting a workshop in September that explores how caregivers and early education professionals can understand the unique experiences and developmental processes of children. Learn More Inside a Child’s Mind will explore how, from birth, children bring their own unique contributions to their development. Children’s temperaments, individuals competencies, and cultures all influence a child’s experience of themselves in their development process as well as their experience of the people and world around them. This workshop will explore children’s perspectives on their own developmental process from birth through preschool. Who Should Apply The course is aimed at professionals who work with young children. This includes early care educators, family child care providers, mental health consultants, home visitors, pediatricians, and early interventionists. More Details Certificates will be provided at the end of the six-hour course. The cost of the course, which begins Sept. 6, is $140 per seat. Each 90-minute live, interactive workshop will take place at 1 p.m. ET and 10 a.m. PT on Thursdays. Sessions will be recorded, and live Spanish translation and closed captioning will be available. The dates and subject matter for the series include: Sept. 5 – The Child’s Contribution to Their Developmental Process Sept. 12 – Inside a Baby’s Mind: The Touchpoints of Infancy Sept. 19 – Inside a Toddler’s Mind: The Touchpoints of Toddlerhood Sept. 26 – Inside a Preschooler’s Mind: The Touchpoints of Preschool Registration and other information can be found on Brazelton Touchpoints Center‘s website.
Inside a Child’s Mind The Brazelton Touchpoints Center is hosting a workshop in September that explores how caregivers and early education professionals can understand the unique experiences and developmental processes of children. Learn More Inside a Child’s Mind will explore how, from birth, children bring their own unique contributions to their development. Children’s temperaments, individuals competencies, and cultures all influence a child’s experience of themselves in their development process as well as their experience of the people and world around them. This workshop will explore children’s perspectives on their own developmental process from birth through preschool. Who Should Apply The course is aimed at professionals who work with young children. This includes early care educators, family child care providers, mental health consultants, home visitors, pediatricians, and early interventionists. More Details Certificates will be provided at the end of the six-hour course. The cost of the course, which begins Sept. 6, is $140 per seat. Each 90-minute live, interactive workshop will take place at 1 p.m. ET and 10 a.m. PT on Thursdays. Sessions will be recorded, and live Spanish translation and closed captioning will be available. The dates and subject matter for the series include: Sept. 5 – The Child’s Contribution to Their Developmental Process Sept. 12 – Inside a Baby’s Mind: The Touchpoints of Infancy Sept. 19 – Inside a Toddler’s Mind: The Touchpoints of Toddlerhood Sept. 26 – Inside a Preschooler’s Mind: The Touchpoints of Preschool Registration and other information can be found on Brazelton Touchpoints Center‘s website.
September 18, 2023 2023 ECE Professionals Conference: Growing Stronger for Each and Every Child The Shippensburg Chapter of PennAEYC is pleased to invite you to attend the 2023 ECE Professionals Conference at Shippensburg University. When: Saturday, September 30, 2023 | 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration is $20.00 per person and includes a box lunch. Attendees will receive four (4) PQAS Professional Development Hours in the PD Registry. Provide your Registry ID and or PPID in the registration link to obtain credit. Registration closes September 20, 2023. For any questions or more information, contact Allison Mellott at almellott2@ship.edu. Register
August 7, 2023 Imagination Library Restarted by Foundations, City of Pittsburgh Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a free book access program, is restarting in the City of Pittsburgh thanks to funding from the City and local foundations, including The Benter Foundation and the Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation. The free program sends one book per month in the mail to enrolled children ages birth to five at no cost to families. How to Enroll Families who reside in the City of Pittsburgh can enroll in the program by visiting the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library website. Families who were previously enrolled in the program will not need to re-enroll and should start receiving books again automatically. About the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Restart The program halted at the end of April 2023 for most city children after funding had run out. (A small group of children in three zip codes were still eligible to participate.) Reading Ready Pittsburgh, a local nonprofit that supports access to books and encourages family engagement through reading, will administer the program at the beginning of the restart period. Related Content & Resources Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Summer Reading Extravaganza 2023 2023 Summer Reading Programs for Young Readers Hill District Conducting Survey on Parent Engagement in Child Literacy Restaurants Add Books to the Menu with Summer Reading Programs Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Releases 2023 Best Books for Babies List 2023 Virtual Summer Learning and Literacy Road Trip LDA of PA Offering Free Reading Tutoring to Children in Hill District Toolkit: Families and Schools Partnering for Children’s Literacy Success
August 2, 2023 Everyday Interactions Matter: Deep and Simple Relating in Early Learning Programs The primary ingredient of quality in early learning settings begins with the everyday interactions we share with one another. These simple and ordinary moments that take place during daily routines form the foundation for connection, learning, and growing for young children and adults alike. Throughout the “Deep and Simple Relating in Early Learning Programs” series, Allegheny County early learning professionals will engage with the Everyday Interactions Matter (EIM) approach through a process of careful observation, discussion, and self-reflection. EIM is designed to support early learning professionals, including owners, directors, and educators, in examining the everyday moments that make up their days and sharing elements of their practice with peers. Through this strengths-based process, professionals can recognize and build upon powerful moments of connection, sharing, growing, and belonging in everyday interactions. This event series is being offered to Allegheny County providers only. Session Details: Date and Time: Mondays, September 11 – October 16 | 6 – 7:15 p.m. Where: All sessions are virtual (Zoom). All sessions include homework through our self-paced Schoology platform. Instructors: Sarah Grubb, Allison Robinson, Diana Schwab Cost: FREE Standards: 15 PQAS hours/ACT 48 credits will be offered. C2: Knowledge Application Child Development and Learning in Context Child Observation, Documentation, and Assessment Developmentally, Culturally, and Linguistically Appropriate Teaching Practices Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator There is a three (3) person per early learning site limit. Seating is limited to 20 participants. Register Questions? For questions about the course or credit, contact Sarah at Sarah.Grubb@alleghenycounty.us.
Everyday Interactions Matter: Deep and Simple Relating in Early Learning Programs The primary ingredient of quality in early learning settings begins with the everyday interactions we share with one another. These simple and ordinary moments that take place during daily routines form the foundation for connection, learning, and growing for young children and adults alike. Throughout the “Deep and Simple Relating in Early Learning Programs” series, Allegheny County early learning professionals will engage with the Everyday Interactions Matter (EIM) approach through a process of careful observation, discussion, and self-reflection. EIM is designed to support early learning professionals, including owners, directors, and educators, in examining the everyday moments that make up their days and sharing elements of their practice with peers. Through this strengths-based process, professionals can recognize and build upon powerful moments of connection, sharing, growing, and belonging in everyday interactions. This event series is being offered to Allegheny County providers only. Session Details: Date and Time: Mondays, September 11 – October 16 | 6 – 7:15 p.m. Where: All sessions are virtual (Zoom). All sessions include homework through our self-paced Schoology platform. Instructors: Sarah Grubb, Allison Robinson, Diana Schwab Cost: FREE Standards: 15 PQAS hours/ACT 48 credits will be offered. C2: Knowledge Application Child Development and Learning in Context Child Observation, Documentation, and Assessment Developmentally, Culturally, and Linguistically Appropriate Teaching Practices Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator There is a three (3) person per early learning site limit. Seating is limited to 20 participants. Register Questions? For questions about the course or credit, contact Sarah at Sarah.Grubb@alleghenycounty.us.
Everyday Interactions Matter: Deep and Simple Relating in Early Learning Programs The primary ingredient of quality in early learning settings begins with the everyday interactions we share with one another. These simple and ordinary moments that take place during daily routines form the foundation for connection, learning, and growing for young children and adults alike. Throughout the “Deep and Simple Relating in Early Learning Programs” series, Allegheny County early learning professionals will engage with the Everyday Interactions Matter (EIM) approach through a process of careful observation, discussion, and self-reflection. EIM is designed to support early learning professionals, including owners, directors, and educators, in examining the everyday moments that make up their days and sharing elements of their practice with peers. Through this strengths-based process, professionals can recognize and build upon powerful moments of connection, sharing, growing, and belonging in everyday interactions. This event series is being offered to Allegheny County providers only. Session Details: Date and Time: Mondays, September 11 – October 16 | 6 – 7:15 p.m. Where: All sessions are virtual (Zoom). All sessions include homework through our self-paced Schoology platform. Instructors: Sarah Grubb, Allison Robinson, Diana Schwab Cost: FREE Standards: 15 PQAS hours/ACT 48 credits will be offered. C2: Knowledge Application Child Development and Learning in Context Child Observation, Documentation, and Assessment Developmentally, Culturally, and Linguistically Appropriate Teaching Practices Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator There is a three (3) person per early learning site limit. Seating is limited to 20 participants. Register Questions? For questions about the course or credit, contact Sarah at Sarah.Grubb@alleghenycounty.us.
Everyday Interactions Matter: Deep and Simple Relating in Early Learning Programs The primary ingredient of quality in early learning settings begins with the everyday interactions we share with one another. These simple and ordinary moments that take place during daily routines form the foundation for connection, learning, and growing for young children and adults alike. Throughout the “Deep and Simple Relating in Early Learning Programs” series, Allegheny County early learning professionals will engage with the Everyday Interactions Matter (EIM) approach through a process of careful observation, discussion, and self-reflection. EIM is designed to support early learning professionals, including owners, directors, and educators, in examining the everyday moments that make up their days and sharing elements of their practice with peers. Through this strengths-based process, professionals can recognize and build upon powerful moments of connection, sharing, growing, and belonging in everyday interactions. This event series is being offered to Allegheny County providers only. Session Details: Date and Time: Mondays, September 11 – October 16 | 6 – 7:15 p.m. Where: All sessions are virtual (Zoom). All sessions include homework through our self-paced Schoology platform. Instructors: Sarah Grubb, Allison Robinson, Diana Schwab Cost: FREE Standards: 15 PQAS hours/ACT 48 credits will be offered. C2: Knowledge Application Child Development and Learning in Context Child Observation, Documentation, and Assessment Developmentally, Culturally, and Linguistically Appropriate Teaching Practices Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator There is a three (3) person per early learning site limit. Seating is limited to 20 participants. Register Questions? For questions about the course or credit, contact Sarah at Sarah.Grubb@alleghenycounty.us.
