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Dear John,
We know that early childhood professionals, particularly teachers, are suffering from burn out, lack of funding, limited opportunities for advancement, and in general, are struggling to find the joy in teaching that brought so many of them to the profession.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month – so our message for you this month is that we see you, we hear you, and we support you. As the school year winds down, we hope you’ll take the time you need and deserve to rest and recharge.
Best,
Start Early Professional Learning Team |
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See you at NAEYC PLI Conference in June!
Start Early Presents on Equity and Inclusion from Across the ECE Field Start Early and partners will be presenting at the upcoming NAEYC PLI Conference, taking place in New Orleans, LA on June 2nd-5th. If you plan to be there, we invite you to join our sessions. See details below:
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Building Community through Equitable Behavior Management & Nurturing Relationships
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Strategies to Interrupt Unconscious Bias in Early Childhood Education
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Empowering Inclusive and Equitable Leaders with Embedded Learning Routines
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Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable: Building Inclusive and Equitable Facilitation and Training Skills
Joining NAEYC PLI in-person? Let’s connect! Schedule a time to meet with Staci Davis, Start Early Professional Development Manager. |
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The Professional Learning Booster
Bite-Sized Reflections for Social-Emotional Learning Years after the pandemic, teachers are still worried about the state of children’s social and emotional growth…
That’s where Reflectable comes in - a simple way for early educators to add reflective practice for social and emotional teaching in 10 minutes a week.
Reflectable harnesses the power of incremental change to dramatically increase teachers’ impact on child behavior in areas educators decide matter most. The result is fewer challenging behaviors, improved positive outcomes, and increased teacher satisfaction.
Newly released crosswalks show how Reflectable social-emotional learning (SEL) practices support teachers to implement CLASS, Pyramid Model and Conscious Discipline.
Explore StartEarly.org/Reflectable to learn more.
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Partner Spotlight
A Sustainable Approach to Achieving Stronger Child Outcomes The Center: Early Childhood Professional Learning (ECPL) serves as a significant source of PD support to state-funded early childhood programs in Illinois. They identified the importance of organizational culture, climate, and belonging as key ingredients when helping early childhood programs improve child outcomes. ECPL partners with Start Early to provide professional learning to coaches and T/TA providers on evidence-based organization-wide best practices called the Start Early Essentials.
Using a combination of asynchronous microlearnings and virtual facilitated communities of practice, Start Early is helping ECPL build foundational knowledge among a cadre of statewide T/TA providers. By weaving the practices from the Start Early Essentials into their existing professional learning infrastructure (T/TA, standards, monitoring, etc.), ECPL is building a sustainable approach to supporting administrators, instructional leaders, teachers and family educators to achieve stronger student outcomes.
Interested in bringing Start Early Professional Development to your workforce? Reach out to [email protected]. |
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Register Now for Home Visiting Webinars
The 2024-2025 Essentials of Home Visiting Webinar Calendar is Now Available! Looking for resources to onboard new home visitors, develop individual PD plans or support the overall well-being of staff?
The Essentials of Home Visiting is a high-quality, online training program designed to create confident, competent home visitors and supervisors and family support professionals. Our webinars are live and facilitated by home visiting experts at Start Early. Check out the newly released July 2024-June 2025 webinar calendar.
Each Live Webinar Includes:
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A Presentation
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Case Studies
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Q&A Session
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Opportunities to Engage with Peers
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Access to the Recorded Session
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CEUs
Explore the full catalog of Essentials of Home Visiting learning experiences to find more professional resources for you and your team.
Questions? Please email [email protected] or call 312.481.8859 |
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