Enhancing Infant and Toddler Care through Reflective Practice, Part IV

The presenters discuss and share the value of a reflective curriculum process in planning learning opportunities for infants and toddlers.

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Presenters

Mary Jane Maguire-Fong (Primary)

American River College

Ellen Hall (Primary)

Founder & Executive Director
Boulder Journey School

Description

In this fourth webinar of the Enhancing Infant and Toddler Education and Care through Reflective Practice series, Ellen Hall, Executive Director at Boulder Journey School, and Mary Jane Maguire-Fong, Professor at American River College will discuss the value of a reflective curriculum process in planning learning opportunities for infants and toddlers. They will build from content covered in this webinar series, introducing participants to:

• The idea of teacher as researcher with the children, highlighting the continual process of observation, documentation, interpretation and provocation
• A reflective approach to thinking about teaching and learning when working with infants and toddlers in group settings

Archived Webinars in this Series

Part III of this series was presented on March 9, 2011. You can view the archive of this webinar and related materials. The focus of the third webinar was on the connections between responsiveness to children's cultural and linguistic context and learning. They will build from California’s infant/toddler learning and development system and the PITC philosophy to enhance state and national efforts in improving learning for young children.

Part II of this series was presented on December 15, 2010. You can view the archive of this webinar and related materials. The focus of the second webinar was California’s resources to enhance infant and toddler learning and development. Presenters discussed California’s infant/toddler learning and development system, including the Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations; Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Program Guidelines; and the Infant/Toddler Desired Results Developmental Profile.

Part I of this series was presented on November 17, 2010.You can view the archive of this webinar and related materials. The focus of this first webinar was the Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC). PITC is a comprehensive approach to professional development that provides infant/toddler professionals with opportunities to become informed about the infant/toddler learning and development foundations and other components of California’s infant/toddler system. This foundation is necessary to fully understand the subsequent webinar series topics.

Early Childhood Education Initiatives for Raising Program Quality

Early Head Start: Providing a Quality Comprehensive Program for Infants, Toddlers and Their Families, Part I

Early Head Start: Providing a Quality Comprehensive Program for Infants, Toddlers and Their Families, Part II

Early Head Start: Providing a Quality Comprehensive Program for Infants, Toddlers and Their Families, Part III

Braiding State and Federal Funds to Support Quality, Comprehensive Early Learning Services for Children Ages Birth to Five