Join Child Care Lounge and other early learning professionals on August 18 for the Child Care Virtual Conference!
About
The Child Care Virtual Conference will feature over 15 live sessions. Registration includes access to three live Zoom sessions and one month of free access to all recorded sessions. Certificates will be issued for each class that had documented attendance.
Featured Topics
Presenters will explore a variety of child care topics, including, but not limited to, the following:
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- preventing teacher burnout,
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- supporting young children who display challenging behaviors,
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- establishing a DAP classroom through virtual learning,
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- fostering social skills while maintaining social distancing,
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- thriving in a responsive classroom, and
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- strategies to surviving a recession.
To see an overview of each session, visit the PD Registry website.
Registration
To register and learn more, visit the Child Care Lounge website. After you register, you will receive a link to the Conference portal as well as a passcode for entry.
More Information
For questions, contact Joni Levine at 412.885.5172 or joni@childcarelounge.com.
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Are you or your child interested in exploring topics such as photography, urban agriculture, mentoring, African American history, and more? Join Brown Mamas during the 2020-21 school year for their new program, Brown Mamas Teach, Brown Mamas Earn.
About
The mission of Brown Mamas’ family-centered learning project is to empower parents to confidently teach, support, and advocate for their children by utilizing the collective knowledge of Pittsburgh’s Black parenting community. This knowledge will guide participants in being effective and supportive members of their child’s learning team.
This learning cooperative is intended for children ages five to 18 years old. Black parents and Black young people are encouraged to apply. Brown Mamas hopes to begin guided learning experiences in September 2020.
Registration
If you or your child is interested in participating, visit the Brown Mamas website to complete the online signup form. The form is available at the bottom of the page, below the Session Guide Recruitment Form.
Become a Session Guide
Brown Mamas is looking for parents, caregivers, young people, educators, and other Black community members to act as session guides in providing enrichment activities. If you are interested in becoming a session guide, visit the Brown Mamas website to complete the online signup form.
More Information
This information was provided by Brown Mamas. For more information, visit the Brown Mamas website.
Are you interested in learning how to create a safe, challenging, predictable environment for young children in your care? Join Trying Together on August 19 for our interactive session, “Magda Gerber’s Philosophy of Care for Infants & Toddlers.”
About
Connections and Conversations Virtual Check-Ins are interactive sessions that highlight topics of interest to the field of early childhood education. Participants will engage in virtual discussions via Zoom with child development experts while interacting with early learning practitioners to share questions, experiences, and expertise about the highlighted topic.
In this session, participants will explore the core principles of Magda Gerber’s RIE philosophical approach to educaring for infants and toddlers in the early childhood setting. The basis of the RIE approach is respecting and trusting the individual child’s authentic self. Participants will have an opportunity to engage in conversations around developmentally appropriate practice for infants and toddlers while reflecting on how to best create a safe, challenging, predictable environment for all children.
Participants will receive the course Zoom link via email within 24 hours before the start date for the course. For questions, contact Rosie Hogan at rosie@tryingtogether.org.
Session Details
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- Session Date: Wednesday, August 19 | 6 – 7 p.m
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- Instructor: Katie Gullone
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- Registrations must be submitted by Monday, August 17. Space is limited.
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- Sessions will be offered biweekly and will offer one hour of PQAS credit. Act 48 credit will not be offered.
Learning Objectives
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- Reflect on the RIE principles and philosophical approach when caring for infants and toddlers.
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- Discuss and analyze strategies that best support developmentally appropriate practice for infants and toddlers in the early childhood classroom setting.
Registration
To register for this session, complete our online registration form.
Session Rules and Guidelines
These virtual discussions are designed to provide educators the opportunity to grow professionally and share knowledge on early childhood topics. During the meeting, participants should follow the guidelines below to ensure a successful virtual meeting for all participants.
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- Please allow all participants a chance to speak. Listen respectfully and actively.
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- Commit to learning about each other, not to debating the topic.
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- Embrace differences of opinion as healthy and support each person’s authentic self-expression.
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- Participants will be muted for the beginning portion of the session.
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- Participants may use the “Raise Hand” feature in Zoom to request an opportunity to comment or ask a question. Individuals will be temporarily unmuted by the moderator.
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- Participants may type a comment or question in the Chat or may send comments or questions directly to the moderator for them to share.
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- To receive PQAS credit, you must complete an evaluation at the end of the session and include your PD Registry number.
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- Have fun, make connections, and engage in the conversations!
More Information
For questions or more information, please contact Rosie Hogan at rosie@tryingtogether.org.
More than ever before, early childhood practitioners play a critical role in supporting children’s social and emotional wellness. When used intentionally, digital technologies can serve as tools to help children navigate emotions and express thoughts and feelings. Join Trying Together on September 2 for a conversation on promoting children’s communication skills and emotional development through the use of technology and media. Participants will engage in discussion and reflection on their current practice and the impact of COVID-19.
About
Connections and Conversations Virtual Check-Ins are interactive sessions that highlight topics of interest to the field of early childhood education. Participants will engage in virtual discussions via Zoom with child development experts while interacting with early learning practitioners to share questions, experiences, and expertise about the highlighted topic.
Participants will receive the course Zoom link via email within 24 hours before the start date for the course. For questions, contact Rosie Hogan at rosie@tryingtogether.org.
Session Details
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- Session Date: Wednesday, September 2 | 6 – 7 p.m.
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- Instructor: Katie Gullone
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- Registrations must be submitted by Monday, August 31. Space is limited.
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- Sessions will be offered biweekly and will offer one hour of PQAS credit. Act 48 credit will not be offered.
Learning Objectives
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- Identify strategies to address children’s social and emotional development through the use of technology and media.
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- Reflect on current practice and the role of technology tools in early childhood environments.
Registration
To register for this session, complete our online registration form.
Session Rules and Guidelines
These virtual discussions are designed to provide educators the opportunity to grow professionally and share knowledge on early childhood topics. During the meeting, participants should follow the guidelines below to ensure a successful virtual meeting for all participants.
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- Please allow all participants a chance to speak. Listen respectfully and actively.
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- Commit to learning about each other, not to debating the topic.
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- Embrace differences of opinion as healthy and support each person’s authentic self-expression.
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- Participants will be muted for the beginning portion of the session.
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- Participants may use the “Raise Hand” feature in Zoom to request an opportunity to comment or ask a question. Individuals will be temporarily unmuted by the moderator.
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- Participants may type a comment or question in the Chat or may send comments or questions directly to the moderator for them to share.
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- To receive PQAS credit, you must complete an evaluation at the end of the session and include your PD Registry number.
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- Have fun, make connections, and engage in the conversations!
More Information
For questions or more information, please contact Rosie Hogan at rosie@tryingtogether.org.
Join EmbraceRace on July 28 for “Raising Multiracial Children, Part 2: Dismantling Anti-Blackness in Multiracial Families” as they explore how to actively reject white supremacy and anti-Blackness in multiracial families.
About
During the second webinar of this two-part series on anti-racist parenting and multiracial children, presenters will discuss anti-Blackness and how anti-Black messaging shows up in multiracial families (including non-Black families). Referencing recent examples from social media, presenters breakdown three common myths that perpetuate anti-Blackness within multiracial families and describe how these myths negatively impact the identity development of multiracial Black children specifically.
To conclude the series, presenters will offer tangible steps that parents and caregivers can take now to actively reject white supremacy and anti-Blackness and build resilience as a multiracial family. Questions and comments are welcome.
Registration
To register and learn more, visit the event webpage.
Did you know that roughly one in seven infants in the United States is multiracial or multiethnic? Join EmbraceRace on July 23 for “Raising Multiracial Children, Part 1: Examining the Complexity of Multiracial Identity” as they explore what it means to be multiracial and how caregivers can support the positive development of their child’s multiracial identity.
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During this first webinar of a two-part series on raising multiracial kids, presenters will break down some of the complexities of identifying with more than one race, including the pivotal role caregivers and families play in shaping how multiracial children come to understand themselves and the world around them.
Speakers will describe the challenges and strengths of identifying with more than one racial group, highlighting examples from recent research and drawing from their own personal experiences as multiracial individuals and parents of multiracial children. Comments and questions are welcome.
Registration
To register and learn more, visit the event webpage.
Join Highmark Caring Place on August 5 for their webinar, “Wait, My Grief Has a Shape? Understanding the Loss Experience for Our Children and Ourselves.”
About
Grief is often experienced not as a set of linear stages, but as a spiral where emotions come and go in intensity. In their webinar, Highmark Caring Place will discuss the spiral shape of grief and explain the differences in these spirals between adults and children. In understanding our grief experiences, and those of our children, we are better able to manage our own grief and support others in their grief journeys.
Learning Objectives
By attending, participants will be able to:
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- recognize the distinctions between various models of grief,
- identify common grief responses, and
- discuss the differences in grief between adults and children.
Registration
To register, visit the event webpage. Registrations must be submitted no later than Tuesday, August 4.
More Information
For questions, contact Patrick McKelvey at patrick.mckelvey@highmark.com.
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Are you interested in learning, sharing knowledge, and working together with fellow changemakers to dismantle racism and injustice? Join ELIE Circle on August 12 for “Antiracist Dialogues for Action: Antiracist Out-of-School Time Programs.”
About
On August 12, ELIE Circle will hold the second virtual meeting of the Antiracist Dialogues for Action – convenings for out-of-school time educators (e.g., afterschool staff, librarians, teaching artists, researchers) to learn, share knowledge, and work together to dismantle racism and injustice.
The dialogues consist of the following:
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- a 30-minute presentation providing context, research, and historical perspectives on main dialogue topics;
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- a 45-minute small group dialogue on a related subtopic for participants to a) share collective knowledge and b) work with other educators to determine goals and next steps; and
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- a 15-minute closing and larger group share out.
All dialogues are designed for educators which includes those that are working directly with young people in any capacity and those at out-of-school-time organizations without direct contact. These dialogues are categorized in two categories: Educators and Youth Work.
Registration
To register and learn more, visit the event webpage.
Are you interested in learning how to create a more culturally and linguistically responsive early learning environment? Join the National Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement (NCPFCE) on July 28 for their webinar, “Culturally Responsive Parent Engagement.”
About
In this webinar, participants will explore tools, resources, and ideas they can use to create a more culturally and linguistically responsive environment. Join fellow educators to learn how it can help families engage in their child’s early learning and hear from programs that have successfully engaged families from diverse backgrounds as leaders and advocates.
This webinar is best suited for Head Start and Early Head Start directors, managers, family services staff, and parent leaders; T/TA providers; and early childhood leaders who support children and their families.
Registration
To register and learn more, visit the event webpage. Participants will receive a certificate of participation upon completion of the webinar.
More Information
For questions, contact NCPFCE at pfcewebinars@ecetta.info or 855.208.0909.
