Teaching Resources
This month’s selection from the EarlyEdU Alliance® multimedia resources is a spotlight on Social and Emotional Learning. These resources are available to use in your teaching or professional development activities. Access to the complete library is available to EarlyEdU members only. Please consider joining the EarlyEdU Alliance®.
Reel to Reel: Exploring Culture and Emotions
This 10-minute video features Jeanne Tsai, PhD as she describes her studies on how culture influences the way preschool children learn to value emotional states. Interviews with educators and families highlight the importance of taking cultural differences into account when interpreting the meanings behind children’s behaviors.
Facilitating Children’s Friendships
Friendships established during the preschool years create valuable contexts to learn and practice skills essential to children's development across domains.In this 40-minute presentation Michaelene Ostrosky, PhD and Lori Meyer share evidence-based strategies for supporting young children's friendship development.
These video excerpts are available for a short time on this website. For permanent access or the ability to view more of our resources, please consider joining the EarlyEdU Alliance®.
EarlyEdU Alliance® Highlights Webinar Series
Past Highlights Webinar Series
| Month | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ||
| December | 12/6/2018 | Learning Languages: Resources to Support Language Development in Young Children |
| November | 11/1/2018 | Close up on Assessment: Competency based course work to support effective assessment in early care and education |
| October | 10/4/2018 | Family Engagement Course Overview |
| September | 9/6/2018 | Resilience and Wellness: Using EarlyEdU courses and modules to support the early care and education workforce |
| August | 8/2/2018 | EarlyEdU Multimedia Resource Library |
| May | 5/3/2018 | Culturally Responsive Teaching: Faculty Resources, Reflections, and Redesign |
| April | 4/5/2018 | Learning Lessons from Utah: Providing Coursework Through PD Systems in Partnership with IHEs |
| March | 3/1/2018 | Explore the Multimedia Guidebook for Transforming the Early Education Workforce |
| February | 2/1/2018 | Deep Dive: Child Observation and Assessment |
| Month | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|
| November | 11/2/2017 | EarlyEdU Highlights: Coaching Companion for State Professional Development Systems |
| October | 10/5/2017 | Discover Coaching Companion |
| September | 9/3/2017 | Course Overview |
| August | 8/3/2017 | Membership, Modules, and More |
| May | 5/4/2017 | It Takes a Village: A Team Approach to Supporting Online Students |
| April | 4/6/2017 | CEELO’s Role in Supporting an Extraordinary Professional Workforce for Young Children |
| March | 3/2/2017 | Explore the Active in Interactive Learning |
| February | 2/2/2017 | Modules and More |
These and additional resources are available on the ECLKC.
For future reference, bookmark these in your browser.
Creating a Caring Community
This 4-minute video highlights the importance of a caring classroom community that fosters a sense of belonging for all children. The video includes examples of educators modeling and promoting positive social behaviors in early learning environments.
Module One
Emotional Literacy
Module Two
Building Skills in Two Languages
Module Three
Using Interactive Media in Early Learning
Module Four
Mindulness: A Resilience Practice
Module Five
Family EngagementFaculty Finds
Faculty Finds is a fantastic source of information concerning effective preparation of early childhood professionals, providing both content and professional resources. Faculty Finds is created by Camille Catlett, an Advanced Technical Assistance Specialist Emerita at the University of North Carolina's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. This newsletter is distributed six times, annually and all resources are free.
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