Teacher Time Series
Start watching this video series to discover teaching tips and resources to support effective practices in your program.
Early Childhood Development, Teaching and Learning
Promoting Learning Through Approaches to Rest, Meals, Routines, and Physical Activity
Find out how teachers can promote children’s learning outcomes during routine indoor and outdoor activities.
A Framework for Understanding Early Writing Development
Review a framework for teachers to evaluate and understand the writing that young children produce.
Teaching New Words: Embedding Vocabulary Instruction in Storybooks
Find out how to embed vocabulary instruction in storybook reading. Learn how to use explicit instruction and select useful and teachable targets.
Engaging Interactions and Environments
These 15-minute In-service Suites are a professional development resource for staff in busy, active early childhood centers and programs. They are organized around one topic or big idea and address effective teaching and assessment practices.
Developmentally Appropriate Practice Working with Infants and Toddlers
Explore the meaning behind developmentally appropriate practice and working with infants and toddlers in this News You Can Use.
Teaching Practices
Effective, nurturing, and responsive teaching practices and interactions are key for all learning in early childhood settings. They foster trust and emotional security, offer rich communication and language learning, and promote critical thinking and problem-solving.
Improving Teacher-Child Interactions: Using the CLASS® in Head Start Preschool Programs
Explore this guide that describes how the CLASS® relates to school readiness, and how using it to collect and apply data, including case studies that show how programs have applied CLASS® for support and improvement.
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Help Me Make a Strong Start! Strategies for Successful Kindergarten Transitions
This webinar reviews the importance of helping children transition from preschool or Head Start to kindergarten. It also shares successful strategies to help children, families, and teachers during this time.