Last Thursday, PDI debuted “Dine and Discuss”, a new series of events designed to explore different areas of early childhood education. Each session in this series features a moderated panel discussion with a diverse group of professionals. Thursday’s event focused on therapeutic career paths, featuring a distinguished panel of professionals from several areas of this…
Champions for Children Nomination Deadline: Nov 21
The New York State Association for the Education of Young Children (NYSAEYC) invites you to submit a nomination for a deserving individual you know who has made a significant contribution to the field of early care and education. Nominations must be received by Nov 21 Read on for the full list of categories and link…
“Dine and Discuss:” Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education
Join us November 10th for the Career Development Services Center’s second session of the Dine and Discuss series, a moderated panel discussion that gives students, job-seekers, career-changers, and other professionals who work with young children the chance to network and learn more about different areas of the field. This session will focus on careers in…
Credit-Bearing CDA Information Session Nov 9
he NYC Professional Development Institute will offer an information session about the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential, Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 6:00 PM Designed by the NYC Early Childhood Professional Development Institute, and offered in partnership with the CUNY School of Professional Studies, the program, pending SED approval, will be the only comprehensive credit-bearing…
“Dine and Discuss:” Networking events for Early Childhood Professionals
Register today for Dine and Discuss, a new series of career networking events sponsored by The Career Development Services Center (CDSC). Each session will feature a moderated panel discussion with a diverse group of professionals from a different area of early childhood education. We invite everyone- especially students, job seekers, and career changers- to join…
New York State Enters Race for $100 Million Early Learning Challenge Grant
Read Governor Cuomo’s announcement about New York State’s proposal for the Early Learning Challenge, a competitive grant to increase access to quality early learning programs.
Great Infographic Illustrates Impact of Recession on Children
The Citizens’ Committee for Children put together this eye-catching and informative infographic illustrating the impact that the recession has had on New York City, and particularly New York City’s Children. Among the sobering statistics pictured on the image: “- 1 in 3 New York City children (or 523,000 children) now lives in poverty.
McKinsey & Company Webinar: Closing the Talent Gap
McKinsey on Society, a research and public policy organization, held a live webinar in September 2010 discussing the challenge of “Attracting more young people with stronger academic backgrounds to teaching.” They looked at successful models for attracting top graduates from around the world, and discussed strategies that could be employed in the U.S. Read the…
Fall 2011 Job Search Workshops
Considering a career in Early Childhood? Looking to launch a successful job search? Interested in networking with other early childhood job seekers? PDI’s Career Development Services Center offers these free workshops throughout the year to help you in your career. Learn more about the upcoming sessions. You can now register online for the new series…
“The Children Must Play” from The New Republic
The New Republic, in a January 28th article, “The Children Must Play: What the United States could learn from Finland about education reform” compares the differing approaches of Finland and the United States to education reform. From the article: “Not only do Finnish educational authorities provide students with far more recess than their U.S. counterparts—75…