Pre-Institute Workshops
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Pre-Institute Workshops
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024
Where: Hilton New Orleans Riverside
How: To register for one of the Pre-Institute Workshops, use the online registration link or the registration form. Note: Professional Learning Institute registration is not included in the Pre-Institute workshop fee.
As an IACET Accredited Provider, NAEYC is now offering IACET CEUs for its 2024 Pre-Institute Workshops in compliance with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. Click here for FAQs. Attendees registered for a Pre-Institute workshop will receive more information via email in the coming months. NOTE: IACET CEUs can be offered for Pre-Institute workshops only. This offer does not apply to concurrent Institute sessions.
Higher Education Faculty Workshop: Completing the NAEYC Higher Education Accreditation Process
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Fee: $250 for standard/premium members; $275 for entry level members/nonmembers
This full-day workshop is designed to better equip and familiarize higher education program faculty who are engaging for the first time in the NAEYC Accreditation of Early Childhood Higher Education Programs system OR are new faculty members in currently accredited higher education programs that may be preparing for renewal. This workshop will focus on the NAEYC higher education accreditation standards and the Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators; creating aligned key assessment instructions and rubrics; and using candidate performance data to improve higher education programs.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to identify the overall process/steps of the NAEYC Higher Ed. Accreditation system and indicators of the new Accreditation Standards. Participants will gain an understanding of the Professional Standards and Competencies and identify how they apply to higher education accreditation; along with understanding the concept of aligning Learning Opportunities and Key Assessments to the Professional Standards & Competencies. Additionally, participants will be able to recognize features of high-quality rubrics, identify strategies for candidate performance data collection & analysis, understand the elements of the self-study template, and seek out additional resources to support the accreditation journey.
Note: For faculty experienced with the higher education accreditation system and seeking professional development (i.e. faculty preparing renewal self-study reports, meeting interim reporting requirements, or responding to conditions) please see the concurrent sessions planned during the Institute.
Participants can earn 0.7 CEUs for this training.
Early Learning Program Accreditation Leadership Day
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Fee: $275 for standard/premium members; $300 for entry level members/nonmembers
Join NAEYC staff to learn more about what it takes to lead a high-quality early learning program. Participants will leave with a roadmap that they can use to lead their program through the accreditation process and cultivate a culture of continuous quality improvement
By the end of this session, participants will be able to understand the process of becoming accredited by NAEYC, define the 10 Accreditation standards, and identify where they can get additional resources to support their accreditation journey. Participants will also be able to sketch out a self-study or self-assessment plan for their program and select their “dream team” who will lead the accreditation work in their program.
Participants can earn 0.5 CEUs for this training.
Being an ECE Advocate in an Election Year: How to Safely and Successfully Engage in Non-Partisan Electoral Advocacy
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Fee: $50 (members only)
With elections at the local, state, and national levels, it is important for every candidate to understand and have a plan for investing in early childhood education and educators. Whether you’re an educator who wants to support colleagues and families in voting; an advocate who wants to know what questions she should be asking of the candidates in her community; or the leader of an organization who wants to host a voter registration drive, this session will share a range of opportunities for individuals and organizations to engage in non-partisan electoral advocacy that helps keep child care and early learning at the top of candidate and voters’ agendas.
By the end of this session, each participant will be able to understand why non-partisan electoral advocacy engagement is important to advocates in achieving short and long-term ECE policy goals, describe three non-partisan electoral advocacy strategies that individuals and organizations can lead, and create a plan with at least two action steps they are going to take to advance early childhood education in this year’s election cycle
Participants can earn 0.3 CEUs for this training.
DAP as a Framework: Strengths Based Approaches with Black Boys and Supporting Each Child in Early Childhood Settings - Film Viewing and DAP Training
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Fee: $275 for standard/premium members; $300 for entry level members/nonmember
DAP provides a broad conceptual framework for examining critical topics essential for creating high-quality, caring, and equitable early learning environments that are responsive and responsible to the needs of all young learners. Although this session focuses on the specific needs of Black boys (e.g., their schooling, learning, boyhood/childhood), the session will also offer complementary theories (e.g., sociocultural theory) and frameworks (e.g., the project approach) to explore the needs and identities in educators’ settings.
The session, facilitated by two of the DAP books' volume editors and chapter authors, (Brian L. Wright, whose research focuses on racial-ethnic identity development of boys and young men of color and Susan Friedman, NAEYC editor of the DAP book), will begin with an overview of the research behind DAP’s 3 Core Considerations and 9 Principles of Child Development and Learning. Attendees will engage in activities related to positionality, identity development, and context based on key theories, research, and how these manifest in educational settings to prepare for the viewing of the film, Black Boys which centers the experiences, perspectives, and realities of Black boys and men in schools and society.
The film Black Boys illuminates the often unimagined in America. Specifically, the film explores bias toward Black boys, including societal and educator biases, as well as stories of Black men who describe never having had opportunities to explore their wide range of interests and potential. In other words, their boyhood and childhoods were unimagined.
After the viewing of the film, we will analyze DAP as a framework for educators to address difficult topics raised in the film within education settings. We will explore how the DAP framework provides a way for educators to examine their own practices and examine how they are addressing issues such as educator bias, taking a strengths-based approach, and creating joyful learning environments for Black boys.
We will engage in an activity where we consider the stereotypes and complexities (real and imagined) of teaching Black boys through the lens of DAP’s 6 guidelines for practice with consideration for the importance of boyhood and childhood in which the target population humanity is nurtured and protected.
Finally, educators will create an action plan and/or bill of rights for their own setting where they can explore attitudes and classroom approaches to make sure children of all backgrounds and identities are welcome and can thrive.
By the end of the session, attendees will be able to identify the three parts of DAP: the Core Considerations, The 9 Principles of Child Development and Learning and the 6 Guidelines for Practice. They will describe and explain what is (mis)understood about Black boys (Pre-K-3) and men in schools and society; attendees will be able to analyze and explain how these prevailing attitudes and beliefs impact how Black boys experience Black boyhood and childhood within schools and society. Attendees will also learn how to understand and explain the concept of a strengths-based approach to teaching as well as the concept of a deficit-based approach to teaching and recognize and analyze examples of a strengths-based approach to teaching and examples of a deficit-based approach to teaching. Additionally, participants will identify and give examples of strategies for taking a strengths-based approach in the context of each of the 6 DAP guidelines, analyze and evaluate how the DAP framework provides a way for educators to examine their practices, and plan and create an action plan and/or bill of rights for their setting where they can explore attitudes and classroom approaches to make sure children of all backgrounds and identities are welcome and can thrive, with particular attention given to the schooling experiences of Black boys.
*Note: Bring your own copy of Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs fourth edition or purchase a copy here: Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth Through Age 8, Fourth Edition | NAEYC
Participants can earn 0.7 CEUs for this training.
*NAEYC Affiliate Staff and Board Members Only* Affiliate Leadership Day
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Fee: $50 (invitation only)
*REGISTRATION BY INVITATION ONLY* Registration for Affiliate Leadership Day is open only to invited attendees. Eligibility will be verified by NAEYC. If you select this option but are not eligible to attend, this workshop will be removed from your shopping cart and you will receive a refund if payment had been previously submitted. For questions, please contact Jordan Christian, Affiliate Relations Specialist at [email protected].
In this session, participants will discover how to create a culture of philanthropy by engaging board members, staff, community partners, and individual donors. Participants will examine new approaches to telling an organization’s story in more compelling and impactful ways. Additionally, participants will learn how to assess and develop an action plan around nonprofit fundraising essentials to propel an organization forward - one step at a time.
Participants can earn 0.7 CEUs for this training.