Topic: Early Childhood Education

Tackle Behaviors that Challenge: by LISTENING

Learn how this teaching strategy can enhance every aspect of your classroom from walking in the hallway to playing safely by listening.

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Tackle Behaviors that Challenge: by EMBRACING OPPORTUNITIES

Join us as we discuss how to create a joyful classroom environment that embraces opportunities when behaviors challenge us.

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Recording: Empowering High School Students with Free Education

Program Recording: Empowering High School Students for Early Childhood Education Careers Description: Come join us to discover how to prepare work-ready high school graduates for rewarding careers in early childhood education (ECE). Hear from the deputy director of community and engagement from the National Head Start Association who is a former school administrator with over 30 years…

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Versión en español: “El Sonido de la Seguridad: Forjando vínculos duraderos a través de la creación musical compartida”

Spanish Version of The Sound of Safety will define what happens in the brains of both grownup and child when they make music together (newborns included!), specific musical activities that spark connection, and why shared music making is the ultimate way to communicate the safety children need to feed positive development in the first few years of life.

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Celebrate 60 Years of Head Start at The National Zoo

Let’s celebrate 60 years of Head Start with NHSA at the National Zoo! This will be a delightful lesson designed to support Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF) standards! NHSA and Zoo in the Classroom is a high-energy, interactive experience that include music and movement. It is designed to keep children active, engaged, and thriving….

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NHSA and The National Zoo Field Trips: 2024 – 2025

NHSA and The National Zoo Field Trips are virtual classroom experiences to showcase national Smithsonian treasurers to Head Start students!

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NHSA and The National Zoo Field Trips: 2024 – 2025

NHSA and The National Zoo Field Trips are virtual classroom experiences to showcase national Smithsonian treasurers to Head Start students!

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NHSA and The National Zoo Field Trips: 2024 – 2025

NHSA and The National Zoo Field Trips are virtual classroom experiences to showcase national Smithsonian treasurers to Head Start students!

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NHSA and The National Zoo Field Trips: 2024 – 2025

NHSA and The National Zoo Field Trips are virtual classroom experiences to showcase national Smithsonian treasurers to Head Start students!

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The Sound of Safety: Building Secure Bonds Through Shared Music Making

The Sound of Safety workshop, we’ll define what happens in the brains of both grownup and child when they make music together (newborns included!), specific musical activities that spark connection, and why shared music making is the ultimate way to communicate the safety children need to feed positive development in the first few years of life.

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¡Potenciando las habilidades STEAM a través de la Música!

POSTPONED Programa: ¡Potenciando las habilidades STEAM a través de la Música! Descripción: El enfoque STEM ya forma parte de las actividades en las aulas de educación infantil, pero ¿ha considerado integrar el enfoque STEAM? Los elementos de las Artes apoyan directamente las habilidades que se desarrollan en Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas. La “A” es,…

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Fueling the STEAM Engine with Music

Program: Fueling the STEAM Engine with Music Description: STEM is already on the rotation in early childhood classrooms, but have you considered STEAM? Elements within the Arts directly support skills learned and needed within Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. “A” is truly the secret ingredient as the joy that happens in early shared music making…

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