Resources
Recording: Empowering Your Professional Development Planning Process
Recording: Empowering Your Professional Development shares program examples and resources to better support your planning process.
Recording: Growing Resilient Children; The Garden as a Non-Judgmental Teacher
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March 20, 2025
Professional Development Webinars Best Practice Early Childhood Education Early Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework School Readiness
Program Recording: Growing Resilient Children; The Garden as a Non-Judgmental Teacher Resources: Presentation Climate Mental Health Explore Weather and Climate Denver Urban Gardens (DUG) DUG Therapeutic Gardens Kid’s Gardening Activity School Garden Support Organization Network Recording: Growing Resilient Children Presenters: Lara Wirtz Fahnestock (she/her), DUG’s Director of Therapeutic Gardens, has a passion for building community, teaching children where…
Recording: Spring Garden Storytime
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March 14, 2025
Webinars Early Childhood Education Early Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework School Readiness
Program Recording: Spring Garden Storytime Resources: Story: How to Say Hello to a Worm by Kari Percival Sing Along: Spring Garden Song Handout: Springtime Learn and Play Gardening with Kids Basics: A Seasonal Gardening Toolkit for ECE Educators Recording: Spring Garden Storytime Presenter: Noel Nicholas (she/her) is the educational content manager for KidsGardening, where she co-develops original educational materials designed to help…
Recording: Head Start Advocacy: Federal-to-Local Funding
Program Recording: Head Start Advocacy: Federal-to-Local Funding Resources: Federal-to-Local Funding Presentation Take Action for Head Start Rep. Jim Banks Introduces Head Start Improvement Act Recording: Head Start Advocacy: Federal-to-Local Funding Presenters: Kathleen Havey, Senior Director of Policy, and Katie Dufford-Melendez, Manager of State Affairs
Recording: Strategies for Effective Integration in Workforce Development and Apprenticeship Programs
Program Recording: Connecting the Dots: Strategies for Effective Integration in Workforce Development and Apprenticeship Programs Resources: Connecting the Dots Presentation The Hub To join the Apprenticeships Workcircle, please email Kisha McCray (kmccray@nhsa.org) Recording: Presenter: Tracey Carey leads Midwest Urban Strategies (MUS), a consortium of urban workforce boards. With more than $30 million in federal and…
Recording: CDA in Spanish Info Session
In the recording of the CDA in Spanish Info Session, we explore the CDA pathway that The Academy is offering in Spanish.
Recording: Exploring Social-Emotional Learning Through Nature-Focused Children’s Literature
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February 19, 2025
Professional Development Webinars Early Childhood Education Early Head Start School Readiness
Program Recording: Exploring Social-Emotional Learning Through Nature-Focused Children’s Literature Resources: Exploring Social-Emotional Learning Presentation SEL Curated Booklist Garden Resources KidsGardening Recording: Exploring Social-Emotional Learning Presenter: Emma Walter Donnelly, Coordinator, Early Childhood Programs & Assistant Preschool Director at The Chicago Botanic Garden; Emma Donnelly has been a nature educator for over a decade and has worked as…
Recording: What Are Appropriations?
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February 11, 2025
In this webinar recording, we answer the common questions: what are appropriations and how do they impact Head Start?