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Updates From Early Edge California
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Early Edge Partners with The Children's Partnership and Kidango on
EdSource Op-Ed “California Needs a Master Plan for Early Childhood”
This week, EdSource featured an op-ed authored by Early Edge Executive Director, Patricia Lozano, President of The Children’s Partnership, Mayra E. Alvarez, and Kidango CEO, Scott Moore, on the importance of creating a master plan to meet the needs of our youngest Californians.
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A Message from Our Executive Director, Patricia Lozano
Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to acknowledge and celebrate the histories and cultures of families in America originating from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. They contribute to the rich tapestry that makes this country a wonderful place to live, grow, and thrive. To commemorate this special time, I would like to share my personal story with you.
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Finding Common Ground at the Alliance for Early Success’ National Convening
This September, Patricia Lozano had the honor of representing California’s voice on early childhood education alongside a select team of individuals at The Alliance for Early Success’ National Convening. The multi-day dialogue, Elevating State Policies for and with The Early Education Profession: Taking Stock, Moving Forward, focused on how we can best support Early Learning teachers and advance the ECE profession in the US.
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Early Edge’s “Play to Learn” Series Launch a Success – More Opportunities to Join!
We hosted an amazing group of Early Learning professionals at our inaugural “Play to Learn” webinar yesterday, focused on “Fundamentals of Play”. They were engaged with the interactive learning experience which included breakout groups and Q&A portions. Participants left with key takeaways on how young children can learn through play tailored to different stages of development as well as addressing the unique needs of Dual Language Learners.
One participant commented: "Thank you all. This is powerful!" and another responded, "Yes, I agree. Can't wait for the next one in November!"
There are still more opportunities to be part of this learning experience designed specifically for professionals working with children ages 3-5 years. Learn more and register for Session 2: Learning Language and Literacy Through Play and Session 3: Social and Emotional Learning through Play.
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In the News:
Early Learning
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How does racism affect health? California doctors speak out, Sept. 26
California Health Report
Why we need a new system of care for California’s youngest children and their families, Sept. 25
The Chronicle of Social Change
SJ’s Kay Ruhstaller appointed to state Early Childhood Education Policy Council, Sept. 23
RecordNet
‘The Valley has created a road map.’ Education summit offers views on access, affordability, Sept. 18
Merced Sun-Star
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San Diego State University program latest to take aim at preparing more diverse, bilingual teachers, Sept. 23
EdSource
Reading's best language, Sept. 23
University of Delaware Daily
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Innovation Challenge names 15 finalists with ideas to advance quality in early education, Sept. 26
The Sector
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New Resources, Studies, Reports
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Whole-Family Wellness for Early Childhood: A New Model for Medi-Cal Delivery and Financing
This brief outlines a new approach for California to conceptualize, deliver, and fund a system of care for Medi-Cal eligible infants and toddlers that is grounded in family wellness. The proposed new model of care, the Whole-Family Wellness Hub-and-Spoke Model, recognizes the importance of early prevention, identification, and support to mitigate adversity, and to bolster protective factors and family resilience.This family-centered model of care and parenting support is preventive, need-based, and therapeutic; it focuses on supporting children and families in community settings that build social connections and directly address the social determinants of health.
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New Brief Highlights Ways to Improve Home Visiting Programs for Immigrants and Dual Language Learner Families
Home visiting programs can be a useful source of information and referrals to services that benefit young DLL children. However, DLL families have been underrepresented in these programs. The Migration Policy Institute’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy released a policy brief and hosted a webinar about the benefits of home visiting programs for DLL families and ways to increase participation in these programs.
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Professional Development Opportunities
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California Preschool Development Grant (PDG) Online Learning Pilot
Saturday, October 14, 2019
Be one of the first early childhood educators to experience state-of-the-art professional development...COMPLETELY FREE! The California Preschool Development Grant (PDG) is piloting instructor-led courses designed specifically for early learning providers and hosted entirely online in a mobile-friendly format. These courses support early childhood professionals in expanding their skills through job-embedded activities while making professional development easy, accessible, and highly effective.
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When the Teacher Doesn’t Speak the Students’ Home Language: Developing Emergent Bilinguals’ Language and Biliteracy Through Social-Emotional Learning and Socio-Cultural Competence
Saturday, October 19, 2019 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
The CABTE Board has designed a one-day institute to provide strategies to educators for supporting emergent bilinguals cross-cultural competence and social-emotional learning in environments that promote biliteracy. This one-day institute at the Kona Kai Resort in San Diego features morning and afternoon programs for general education teachers, instructional coaches, teacher leaders, and CABTE/CCTE/CABE members.
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Understanding & Addressing Challenging Behaviors in the Early Childhood Setting
Saturday, November 2, 2019 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
In this engaging half-day workshop at the Frostig Center in Pasadena, early childhood educators will:
- Focus on factors that you can control
- Learn strategies to address behaviors associated with attention, sensory, and language issues
- Connect and collaborate with peers from across the Los Angeles area
- Develop an action plan to implement in your ECE
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Please see our updated listing of additional upcoming professional development opportunities. Be sure to bookmark this page for updates throughout the year.
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Birth to Twelfth Grade Water Cooler Conference
Mon., Oct 14, 2019, 9:00 am – Tues., Oct 15, 2019, 2:00 pm
This two-day conference in Sacramento brings together California’s top policy leaders from all sides of the educational field. This conference convenes ECE and K-12 stakeholders from across the state, representing preschool, infant/toddler, childcare, birth to five, teachers, P-16 and higher education, providers, administrators, parents, activists, advocates, philanthropists, and elected officials.
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