Relationships Key to Professional Learning: Perhaps the greatest influencer of school quality and student accomplishment is the nature of relationships among adults working in the school, says Roland S. Barth, founding director of the Principals' Center at Harvard University. According to Barth, there are four categories of relationships: parallel play, adversarial, congenial and collegial. The best schools, he argues, are able to move beyond the parallel play and adversarial stages toward the congenial and collegial stages, which are necessary prerequisites for productive professional learning and positive growth.
The new NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards and Accreditation Performance Criteria took effect September 2006, replacing the previously used version. New self-study materials based on the new standards and criteria are available through NAEYC's catalogue as well as their on-line store. The new standards and criteria are a major step forward for NAEYC Accreditation, the Association, the early childhood profession, and most of all, for the young children and families we serve. The new program standards and performance criteria build on the history of the Association, and on the vision proposed by the Reinvention Commission in 2002: NAEYC Accreditation and NAEYC-accredited programs can lead the way to higher quality...excerpts from NAEYC website, May 2005.
International Conference of Teacher Research "Combining Voices: Building a Teacher Research Community" March 28 & 29, 2008 Bank Street College of Education 610 West 112th Street New York, NY 10025 For more information, visit http://www.bankstreet.edu/gs/teacherresearch.html
NYC Early Intervention Conference on Families as Partners Co-sponsored by NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development and The NYC DOHMH Early Intervention Program
Town Hall Meeting: Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 6:00pm - 8:00pm Conference & Workshops: Wednesday, March 4, 2008, 9:00am - 4:00pm For more information, contact the Office of Special Programs: 212.992.9380 Or visit: http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/conference/familiesaspartners/2008
In addition to the trainings and workshops listed above, the following organizations offer professional development:
The Day Care Council of New York offers an Early Childhood Training Institute in response to the professional needs of early childhood educators, including health and safety, becoming a family child care providerand identifying children with special needs. For more information, contact dccnyinc@verizon.net or 212.206.7818
The Early Childhood Direction Center, in collaboration with the New York University Steinhardt School of Education - Department of Teaching and Learning, sponsors a series of workshops for early chilhood teachers and administrators. Registration is required. For more information, contact Marilyn Rubinstein at mrubinst@nyp.org.
New Perspectivesoffersshort-format, graduate level courses, through Bank Street College's Division of Continuing Education, which are designed to meet the needs of educators in two to four days. Some of the most popular courses include: Behavior Management, How Young Children Learn through Play, Supporting Emergent Literacy, and Setting up Learning Centers. For more information about these courses or for a catalog with additional course listings visit the New Perspectives website or call 212.875.4649.
Resources for Children With Special Needs, Inc. is conducting "Early Intervention Information Sessions for NYC Parents," sponsored by the New York City Training Collaborative for Early Intervention. For the full schedule of trainings, call 212.677.4650 or to register, visit www.NYEITrain.org
New York City Association for the Education of Young Children,in addition to an annual conference, hosts workshops and trainings throughout the year for students, teachers, and directors. For more information, call 212.807.0144 or visit www.nycaeyc.org.
The Center for Early Childhood Professionals offers trainings and workshops through the following programs:
