Twelve Essential Topics in Early Childhood: A Year of Professional Development in Staff Meetings

by Nancy P. Alexander

Overview

Twelve Essential Topics in Early Childhood Meetings is an easy tool for program administrators to prepare successful, high-quality professional development experiences for their staff during monthly meetings. Includes an agenda and outline for each topic along with a materials list, handouts, instructions for activities, and a CD-ROM with twelve PowerPoint presentations and reproducibles for each topic.

Nancy P. Alexander is an award winning professional trainer, the executive director of Northwestern State University Child and Family Network, and president of the North Louisiana Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781605545523
Publisher:	Redleaf Press
Publication date:	03/13/2018
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Nancy P. Alexander is an award winning professional trainer, the executive director of Northwestern State University Child and Family Network, and president of the North Louisiana Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). She regularly conducts workshops and training sessions at national and regional conferences and teaches interactive early childhood education courses over the internet. Alexander is the author of Early Childhood Workshops That Work: The Essential Guide to Successful Training and Workshops and Nailing Jelly to the Wall: Defining and Providing Technical Assistance in Early Childhood Education.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction: Getting the Most from This Book
Chapter 1: Training Tips
Chapter 2: Follow-up and Coaching
Chapter 3: We Are All Alike: We Are All Different
Chapter 4: Focusing on Families
Chapter 5: Connecting with Children: Interactions and Relationships
Chapter 6: Guidance that Works!
Chapter 7: Stop, Look, and Learn: The Value of Observation
Chapter 8: Creative Indoor Environments: Room Arrangement as a Guide to Learning and Behavior
Chapter 9: Technology is Terrific

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

" Twelve Essential Topics in Early Childhood is potentially a game changer as administrators learn by implementing well planned teacher training, developing new skills in coaching, and recognizing the potential of their expanded roles as mentor, coach, trainer, and pedagogical leader. A wonderful addition to both the novice and experienced administrator’s tool kit.”
—Kay M. Albrecht, PhD, author, Social Emotional Tools for Life: An Early Childhood Teacher’s Guide to Strong Emotional Foundations and Successful Social Relationships

"I highly recommend this book of training sessions not only to trainers, but also to child care resource and referral staff and other specialists from all walks in early childhood. Twelve topics are completely developed for trainings, clearly presented, ready to use, and important in the field of early childhood. I truly gained a clear strategy for structuring my events with far more meaning and involvement after reading this book.” —MaryAnn F. Kohl, author, educator, literary agent

“ Twelve Essential Topics in Early Childhood is an essential resource for early learning program administrators. Designed to help center directors (and anyone else involved in teacher education) provide effective professional development, it offers a flexible, easy-to-use, and low-cost approach to staff development. A must-have professional development tool for administrators.” —Sandra Duncan, EdD, author of Rethinking the Classroom Landscape