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Dear John,
Well, it’s been quite a year for the early childhood field. As we slowly emerge from the height of the pandemic, we are inspired by the dedication and passion each of you bring to our collective work to realize the potential of early learning. Over the past 12 months, you have called for higher wages, better work environments, anti-racist practices, inclusive approaches for every child and so much more.
Below we’ve highlighted a few ways you have inspired us and our partners to do better and support professionals across the country.
Wishing you and your loved ones a happy holiday season and a healthy new year!
Please note that in alignment with our core values of Appreciation and Respect, Start Early staff will be off for the holidays between December 19, 2022 and January 2, 2023. We are grateful for your patience during this time.
Best,
Start Early Professional Development Team |
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Integrating Anti-Bias Lens into Staff Training
Equitable, High-Quality Professional DevelopmentSeeding Equitable Educator Development, a new report by Trust for Learning, highlights how Start Early is integrating anti-bias, anti-racist content into The Essential Practices of Educare, a series of training modules designed to build early childhood professionals’ capacity to deliver high-quality instruction.
Racial equity leaders from a range of disciplines lent their expertise to proposed revisions to the Essential Practices of Educare. Start Early implemented many of the recommendations to strengthen the content, spanning the following areas:
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Ensuring the use of asset-based instead of deficit-based language
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Honoring and incorporating participants’ identities in training
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Cultivating psychological safety in training spaces
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Making & repairing DEIB mistakes during training
Next, we will incorporate improvements into The Essential Practices of Educare Train-the-Trainer program, which is intended to equip Essential Practices of Educare trainers with skills and mindsets necessary to create anti-bias and anti-racist professional development experiences.
Learn more about The Essential Practices of Educare |
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Case Study: Statewide Training Builds a Common Framework for Quality
How Trainers in Mississippi Created a Shared Understanding of “High Quality” Across SystemsIn order to create a common framework for quality across their fragmented state systems, four trainers in Mississippi embarked on a journey that began with participation in The Essential Practices of Educare’s Train-the-Trainer program. The training gave them the foundation to launch a unique, statewide professional learning model that engaged educators from different program types to improve their day-to-day practice supporting children and families. The training team started by focusing on improving family engagement practices. But that was only the first step...
Read more about Start Early’s work with Mississippi.
Interested in exploring partnership opportunities? Contact us. |
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Join Us Virtually March 14-16, 2023
Register for the 2023 National Home Visiting Summit!The 12th annual National Home Visiting Summit will be held virtually on March 14-16, 2023. Join a growing community of systems leaders, researchers, practitioners, policy advocates, families, key partners and decision makers in a collaborative pursuit to advance the home visiting field. |
Spanish Language Track
For the first time, the Summit will offer a Spanish language track. Presentations in this track will be in Spanish with session materials available in Spanish and English.
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Únase a Nosotros de Forma Virtual del 14 al 16 de Marzo de 2023
¡Inscríbase a la Cumbre Nacional de Visitas a Domicilio 2023! La Cumbre Nacional de Visitas a Domicilio se celebrará de forma virtual del 14 al 16 de marzo de 2023. Únase a una comunidad creciente de líderes de sistemas, investigadores, profesionales, defensores de políticas, familias, socios clave y tomadores de decisiones en un esfuerzo colaborativo de hacer avanzar el campo de las visitas a domicilio. |
Canal en Español
Por primera vez, la Cumbre ofrecerá un canal en español. Las presentaciones en este canal serán en español con materiales de apoyo disponibles en español e inglés. Obtenga más información y vea nuestra página del evento. |
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