Given a rich environment, learning becomes like the air. It's in and around us.--Sandra Dodd
Welcome to the 2022-23 academic year! In this month’s newsletter, find invaluable resources and opportunities to assist you in your practice and broaden your community, including course highlights and prep, Policy Connect Live, job postings, Highlight Webinar, and more. Join the Alliance today and receive free access to all that EarlyEdU offers!
Course Spotlight: Engaging Interactions and Environments
EarlyEdU’s Engaging Interactions and Environments is designed to increase participants’ knowledge about the importance of high-quality early childhood education and the specific types of environments and interactions that support the development of children’s social and emotional, cognitive, and early academic skills. Our most recent update to this course is Interactions and Environments (2020), an expansion to the in-person materials that include content specifically related to infants and toddlers, plus an entire session dedicated to development in context and equitable and effective caregiving practices. Alliance members may access full course materials from the member portal. All courses are free to Alliance members affiliated with a teaching institution. Join the Alliance today!
Changes In Store for Faculty Community of Practice
EarlyEdU Faculty Community of Practice is being remodeled! We’ve gathered ideas from faculty and other professionals to determine the most effective methods to support, inform, and celebrate you and your work. Please complete this survey and share your ideas to help determine upcoming discussion topics. The first ten people to complete the survey will receive an EarlyEdU virtual background. Join us for a September session as we introduce the faculty support team and getting ready for school with the Family Engagement course:
Register Now: Tuesday, September 13, 2022: 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PT/1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. ET Register Now: Tuesday, September 22, 2022: 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. PT/7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. ET
Policy Connect Live!
Join us as we launch the first live Policy Connect community conversation. This fast-growing community is promoting early childhood policy (ECP) as a recognized field of study. Join your colleagues and ECP stakeholders for an exchange of resources, news, and ideas. Learn more about Early Childhood Policy in Institutions of Higher Education initiative and collaborate on how Policy Connect Live can best serve you and the ECP community.
Register Today! Thursday, September 15, 2022: 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. PT/1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. ET
Event registration is open to members of Policy Connect. Not a member yet? Join today! Membership is free and joining is simple.
ECPIHE Job Board
Visit the ECPIHE job board to view a collection of job openings and fellowships relevant to early learning policy. Current openings include:
Do you have students interested in advancing their careers in Early Childhood Policy (ECP)? Are you looking to start an ECP degree program or center? Check out the ECP advanced studies page for a list of colleges and universities offering certificate, undergraduate, and graduate ECP programs. This month, ECPIHE features the University of Florida’s newly launched certificate in ECP.
Faculty Finds, Opt-in!
The EarlyEdU Alliance is happy to distribute the current issue of Faculty Finds. This free resource, developed and compiled by Camille Catlett, addresses the effective preparation of early childhood (birth to grade 3) professionals. Faculty Finds is distributed six times annually, and includes content and links to professional resources. Explore past Issues of Faculty Finds on our Discover Resources page.
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EarlyEdU Highlight Webinar: What Were We Thinking?!?
Head back to school with Allyson Dean, Executive Director, and Mike Browne, Senior Director of Community Engagement, as they prepare to teach an online Applied Child Development course through the University of Washington. Allyson and Mike enter the pandemic classroom with big goals and the excitement and uncertainty that comes with new territory. Learn about the tools, resources, and expectations they employ to ensure effective learning and a positive virtual classroom experience for all.
Register for the webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Date: Thursday, September 8, 2022
Time: 10–10:30 a.m. PT / 1–1:30 p.m. ET
