Early Learning Book Chats is a free professional learning community that helps educators and caregivers find the tools that they need to bring the joy of learning to young children. Moderated by Gryphon House, the community hosts regular webinars presented by award-winning early childhood authors and experts who will provide information, resources, and ideas to support educators as they positively stimulate language, cognitive, social, and emotional development of young children.
Join HereLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording, earning your CE certificate, and using our new accessibility features. The impact of maltreatment and extreme stress in the first three years of life is often dismissed or unrecognized. Because children typically can’t recall early life experience it is often believed that early life experience has no lasting impact on development. Neuroscience has indicated that not only is this notion false, but our youngest children are also at their most vulnerable state of development. The behavior challenges that we often see in older children often have their roots in the first three years of life. The goal of this edWebinar is to help caregivers and advocates of young children recognize the many types of extreme stress and maltreatment that infants, toddlers, and twos may experience, and know how to create positive caregiving environments that set children on a positive developmental trajectory. Attendees will learn: The role of rhythm and movement in building healthy brains The importance of predictable, consistent reciprocal interactions The key elements of an emotionally safe environment The role of play in building self-confidence and self-regulation This edWebinar will be of interest to PreK-3 teachers and school leaders. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
Learn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording, earning your CE certificate, and using our new accessibility features. Dig in and discover how to implement playful outdoor STEM learning with young children. In this edWebinar, Lea Ann Christenson, Ph.D. and Jenny James, MA will offer ideas and approaches for child-led, nature-based STEM explorations to build understanding of the natural world and offer opportunities for literacy and language development. Find out how to use the learning life cycle to identify the seeds of experiences that lead to wonder. A discussion on starting your own outdoor classroom for STEM exploration will round out the presentation. This edWebinar will be of interest to PreK-3 teachers and school and district leaders. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
