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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,…
Using Puppets to Support Social-Emotional Development in Remote Learning
This blog came to creation when two of my coachees sent me a video to review. I was overjoyed and impressed at how they were using puppets to teach social emotional skills remotely. With their permission, this blog highlights their remote teaching practices and enhanced knowledge around the implicit teaching of social and emotional skill…
Lessons in Leadership Spotlight: Christine Wicks
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,…
Lessons in Leadership Spotlight: Eileen Ellrodt
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,…
CUNY SPS Child Development Associate Program is Now Virtual
In partnership with the CUNY School for Professional Studies, the New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute is now offering Child Development Associate (CDA) courses online. The four CDA courses (12 credits) can be used to earn the CDA credential, as well as the NYS Teacher Assistant Certification Level II, the NYS Early Childhood Teacher…
Simple Reflections on First Grade while we wait for a President…
One thing I keep thinking about is the fact that our country isn’t just terribly divided, it is divided by hate, and a desperate lack of civility. In many ways, I blame our public education system for this. In the last few years I have wondered what high schools are teaching. Where is our awareness of the…
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What it is & Why YOU need it!
It’s 12:30 pm. The children have eaten lunch and are settling in for nap time. A quiet hush cascades over the center as staff quietly move about over the steady hum of little ones sleeping. As you are on a break you think this would be a perfect time to sign up for training, but…
Lessons in Leadership Spotlight: Marcia Tobin-Drake
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,…
Vote for Early Care and Education
We know it’s rainy and the lines are long, but nothing is more important than voting right now. Let’s do this. Early voting runs until Sunday, November 1. Your early voting polling place may be different than your Election Day polling place. Click here to find out where to vote early. The hours are not the…
North Shore Digital Divide
Jared Carroll and Vanessa Vargas are the project team to support the Staten Island Alliance for North Shore Children and Families (The SI Alliance). The SI Alliance, whose coordination efforts have been spearheaded by the Institute for the last two years, is a collective impact initiative that brings together diverse community stakeholders and partners under…
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