Webinars

 

Upcoming Live Webinars

 

 

Meeting Sensory Needs for All in an
Early Childhood Environment

Wednesday, April 17 | 3:00 – 4:00 pm PT

Understanding the senses (all 8 of them!) is crucial for educators in order to provide an environment that is inclusive for all children. Join this session to learn more about the eight sensory systems, sensory processing, and sensory processing disorder. Participants will become aware of ways to address sensory needs in the early childhood environment and gain ideas for how to create a classroom that will support all students. Register now

 

 

Future-Proofing Your Workforce: Strategies for Developing a Sub Pool

Wednesday, April 10 | 3:00 – 4:00 pm PT

Join Head Start California and Sub Start for an insightful webinar on building and nurturing your pool of substitutes to strategically support your long-term workforce planning. Gain valuable insights from the staff at Kai Ming Head Start and learn how they tackled common staffing challenges as a Head Start program themselves. Don’t miss this opportunity to discover practical tips for recruiting and growing your substitute pool. Register now

 

Webinars On-Demand

 

Hand in Hand with Teachers: Embedded Instruction – Inclusion in Action

Presented by: Napa County Office of Education, in partnership with the California Head Start Collaboration Office

The California Head Start State Collaboration Office, in partnership with Head Start California, is hosting a webinar featuring the Napa County Office of Education on Embedded Instruction for Early learning California entitled, “Hand in Hand with Teachers: Embedded Instruction – Inclusion in Action”. Embedded Instruction is an approach to instruction that provides opportunities for preschool children with IEPs to learn alongside their peers in everyday activities in inclusive classes. In this webinar, participants will learn new ways to apply embedded instruction practices to everyday activities, routines, and transitions in their classrooms.

Recorded on March 21, 2024. Watch the recording.

Self-Care: How to Be Present Every Single Day

Presented by: National Head Start Association, sponsored by: National University

Work-related stressors and responsibilities build over time and oftentimes, we don’t even realize that our lives are out of balance. How can we be our best at work, at home, and in our community? Regaining our footing begins with recognizing and reordering our commitments to our self-care, evaluating our use of time, and taking the time to breathe so that we can be present with those we love. In this session, we will be exploring self-care and the importance of putting the mask on yourself first. Even if you have attended similar sessions in the past, this is an excellent opportunity to kick off the new year with renewed energy.

Don’t miss this chance to invest in yourself, and gain valuable tools to enhance your overall wellness. Prioritize your well-being because, when you thrive, so does your profound impact on the Head Start children and families you serve.

Recorded on January 25, 2024. Watch the recording.

 

Power-Up Your Head Start: Strategies for Strengthening Your Data Improvement Efforts

Presented by: Acorn Evaluation

In today’s fast-paced world, motivating your team to continue improving data capacity can feel like an uphill battle. Join our partners from Acorn Evaluation for this one-hour webinar, “Power-Up Your Head Start,” where we explore the strategies and tools to activate and sustain behavior that strengthens your organization, even during the busiest of times.

Are you struggling to make space for improvement work when you’re already overloaded? Do you wonder how to keep your staff motivated and break out of the daily grind? This webinar is for you! Think of this webinar as an inner jolt of inspiration to get you started on that journey and identify small actionable steps you can take now.

Recorded on November 15, 2023. Watch the recording.

 

Unlocking Early Learning Milestones Through Game-Based Learning

Presented by: SimplyFun

Discover how playful interactions can nurture key developmental milestones in alignment with Head Start’s five learning domains. Dive into engaging activities and gain insights into fostering cognitive, social-emotional, language, physical, and learning readiness skills in young learners. This interactive session, led by an education research consultant, aims to equip educators with innovative tools and strategies.

Recorded on October 19, 2023. Watch the recording.

 

Advancing Equity, Inclusiveness, and Cultural/Linguistic Responsiveness through Data-Driven Family Engagement

Presented by: Learning Genie

The Head Start PFCE Framework emphasizes the importance to integrate equity, inclusiveness, and cultural and linguistic responsiveness in the Early Childhood Systems. As Head Start programs are navigating through challenges post-pandemic, we believe effective and innovative family engagement will play a crucial role in boosting enrollment and retention. In this webinar, learn tools and strategies to advance equity, inclusiveness, and culture and linguistic responsiveness in teaching and family engagement; assess family needs and develop intentional plans; support dual or multi-lingual learners in the classroom and at-home learning activities; and use data to monitor progress and demonstrate outcomes.

Recorded on June 14, 2023. Watch the recording.

 

Head Start Blending, Braiding, and Layering Best Practices

Presented by: Santa Clara County Office of Education, sponsored by the California Head Start State Collaboration Office. 

The webinar is intended for school administrators, Head Start program directors, early learning and care directors and staff, and anyone who would like to learn more about how to blend, braid, and layer with Head Start programs to maximize benefits to children, families, and providers.

Recorded on May 30, 2023. Watch the recording.

 

Using Gameplay to Achieve School Readiness Outcomes

Presented by: SimplyFun

This interactive webinar will provide opportunities for participants to engage with the material and with each other. Our focus will be on play-based learning as a powerful tool for achieving school readiness outcomes for Head Start children ages 3-5. We will explore the principles of play-based learning and its benefits for children’s social, emotional, and cognitive development.

Recorded on May 24, 2023. Watch the recording.

 

Family Needs Assessment Data
& Program Planning

Presented by: COPA by KinderSystems

Are you involved in Head Start program planning, administration, and enrollment? Join us for a free, one-hour virtual workshop that will explore ways programs can use Family Needs Assessment data to deepen program planning.

Recorded on April 19, 2023. Watch the recording.

 

Ahead of the Curve: Strategies for Supporting Small People with Big Feelings

Presented by: Hanna Institute

In this presentation, we’ll unpack some of the root causes for children’s most dysregulated behavior. We’ll shift our perspective to see these as adaptions that have enabled children to survive, and explore actionable strategies we can take to help them shift into strategies that will help them thrive.

Recorded on April 14, 2023. Watch the recording.

 

ABCs of Early Play-Based Learning

Presented by: SimplyFun

This immersive workshop captures the benefits and strategies for implementing play-based learning in early learning. Providing easy-to-use practices and ways to connect with families and their home practices, this workshop covers ways to encourage social emotional, reading, and analytical skills in early learners.

Recorded on April 4, 2023. Watch the recording.

 

Child Engagement and Relationship Building in the Classroom + Harmony SEL Resources

Presented by: National University

Developing healthy relationships with children is vital to their social and emotional development and learning experiences. National University – Harmony Social Emotional Learning presents a best practices and resource-sharing webinar that will help you make every interaction with children meaningful.

Recorded on March 30, 2023. Watch the recording.

 

Inclusive Early Childhood Environments for Children with Special Needs

Presented by: School Specialty

This dynamic workshop will include easy-to-implement options for setting up an inclusive early childhood classroom that will benefit children with special needs as well as those who are typically developing. We will review the physical, sensory, as well as social & emotional learning concepts for children with special needs.

Recorded on January 24, 2023. Watch the recording.

 

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