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I have been working at the NY Early Childhood Professional Development Institute at CUNY for over a year and a half. Here, I have had the opportunity to work with teachers, providers, and directors by offering different types of training to support their work with young children and families. Almost two months ago, I was…
Lessons in Leadership Spotlight: Kim Stewart
The Leadership Initiative invited its members to reflect on different aspects of leadership, bringing to light unique pathways, approaches, challenges and lessons learned. TLC hopes that through this series you get to know these diverse individuals and take away an appreciation for their journeys and leadership skills and its impact on the lives of children,…
What are the Benefits of Long Term Coaching Relationships?
The arc of a coaching conversation, which is the basic structure for our work, takes time for both the coach and the coachee to learn and use to maximum effect. The following steps comprise the arc of a coaching conversation (Aguilar 2013): check in and chat; create a plan for the conversation; check in on prior…
A Reflection on the Value of Long-Term Coaching Relationships
For three years, it has been my great pleasure to work in the Early Childhood Education field as a Leadership Coach. At the NY Early Childhood Professional Development Institute, I serve as a coach with the Leadership Initiative and am able to support leaders across New York City. Specifically, what makes this work even more…
The Moms. We are Slowly Breaking.
Early childhood educators are mostly women and many of us are mothers or caregivers for elderly relatives, or both. After a December jobs report in which all of the jobs lost were women’s jobs, with women losing 156,000 jobs and men gaining 16,000, there has been more discussion of the experience of working mothers during…
Your Weekend Watchlist from Our Gender, Sexuality and the Family Team
If your pandemic winter is dragging on, and there’s nothing new on Netflix, consider using some viewing time to learn about the experiences and perspectives of LQBTQIA+ children and teens. Catalina Schliebener, an artist and trainer on the Institute’s Gender, Sexuality and the Family in Early Childhood team, put together this watchlist for you. Note…
Virtual Potential, Powerful Connections, and Resilient Spirits
On March 16th my world made a sudden shift, one I certainly never anticipated. Those first weeks I felt stunned, lost and isolated. Overnight our ECE & SACC programs closed down. We were expected to reimagine preschool through virtual classrooms. My work as a Leadership Coach and Professional Development provider was upended. Everything seemed to…
Lesley Koplow Publishes a Book for Children in the Time of COVID
This month Lesley Koplow published a new book for young children living through the pandemic. Lilah in the Land of the Littles: A Story for Children in the Time of COVID tells the story of a pre-school age child as she navigates the isolation of quarantine. Lilah misses playing with her neighbor. Her mother is…
Welcome to the Core Body of Knowledge Training and My Coaching Journey
After many tribulations, I was finally able to complete the six-day Core Body of Knowledge training. As we unpacked coaching, I had several “AHA moments.” One being, “No one knows everything” – there is room for many perspectives and the more I listen, the more I learn, or as Deb Fitzgerald states “The more I…
A Celebration of Susan Feingold: A Purposeful Life
Susan Feingold, founding Executive Director of the Bloomingdale Family Program, and her community—a world of relationships in partnership with families—are a model for local and international visitors. These are a few memories of Susan, recalled by friends, early childhood educators, who will never forget her. The community she helped to create welcomes, serves, and connects…
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