Connect Early

5 hours to go!

the Child Development & Early Childhood Career Fair 2012
3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
The fair promotes job opportunities from local employers and provides information on CCSF child development programs and projects. Hear students, professors, employers, and other experts share their knowledge on professional development, SFSU programs, transfer advice, California Child Development Permits, and more.
City College of San Francisco
50 Phelan Avenue
Multiuse Building (MUB) First Floor, Room 140
Contact: Sharon Donovan 415-452-5605, sdonovan@ccsf.edu
Sponsors: Mimi & Peter Haas Fund
MUNI: #9X, #9AX, #9BX, #49 to Phelan Loop; #29 to Ocean and Lee Street; #43 to Ocean / Phelan Avenue
BART: Balboa Park Station

2 more days until CCSF’s ECE Career Fair 2012!

Don’t miss CCSF’s ECE Career Fair this Wednesday!

Wednesday, April 25:
Child Development & Early Childhood Career Fair
3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
The fair promotes job opportunities from local employers and provides information on CCSF child development programs and projects. Hear students, professors, employers, and other experts share their knowledge on professional development, SFSU programs, transfer advice, California Child Development Permits, and more.
City College of San Francisco
50 Phelan Avenue
Multiuse Building (MUB) First Floor, Room 140
Contact: Sharon Donovan 415-452-5605, sdonovan@ccsf.edu
Sponsors: Mimi & Peter Haas Fund
MUNI: #9X, #9AX, #9BX, #49 to Phelan Loop; #29 to Ocean and Lee Street; #43 to Ocean / Phelan Avenue
BART: Balboa Park Station

Calendar for Week of the Young Child 2012
http://sfchildcareandearlyeducation.com/week-of-the-young-child-calendar-april-22-29-2012/

What is the Week of the Young Child (WOYC)?
http://www.naeyc.org/woyc/faq

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POC (People of Color) picture books

patoney:

This wiki is meant for childcare workers, librarians, teachers and parents interested in reading and sharing picture books where people of color are featured prominently. This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all people of color books. Rather, emphasis is placed on finding stories especially appropriate to share with groups of children, five years of age and younger, where people of color characters are shown in contemporary settings.

(via positivelypersistentteach)

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Wednesday, April 25 from 3-6 PM in the MUB 140 the CCSF CDEV Department celebrates Week of the Young Child with their annual ECE Career Fair.

The CCSF CDEV Department and its Professional Development Project work very hard to bring this event to you which provides food, networking, transfer information and potential for jobs. This is a not to be missed, FREE event!

Also, if you know any school or organization that would like to table at this event, please email connectearly@gmail.com and we will send you an RSVP form.

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Novice Teacher: How to avoid teacher burnout...

novicephoenix:

How to avoid teacher burnout by Michael Linsin

Teacher burnout, which happens when stress and mental fatigue become more than occasional companions, strikes many thousands of teachers every year.

Reports suggest roughly half of all teachers quit within five years.

And it’s no wonder. Burnout…

(via positivelypersistentteach)

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How to Attend a Conference as Yourself

If you follow ECE conferences, or conferences of any kind, this may be helpful for those who go solo/are of the “slow to warm up” temperament.

Week of the Young Child 2012: Early Care and Education Provider Recognition Event

You Are Invited To a Party In Your Honor!

‘We are all advocates for children’

Week of the Young Child
Early Care and Education Provider Recognition Event
Sunday, April 22nd
1:00p.m. – 3:30p.m.
Green Room
War Memorial Veterans Building
401 Van Ness Ave (between Grove and McAllister)

We want to recognize YOU for all of your hard work in early care and education

Please join us for food, drink, music and socializing at this party in honor of all that you do for the children of San Francisco

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Does Preschool Matter?

the7sensesece:

Interdisciplinary impact on the understanding of Early Childhood Education and its importance within society!

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'We Need to Talk About Kevin:' Is Your Child a Psychopath?

the7sensesece:

This is an interesting article on nature AND nurture of children genetically predisposed to a brain structure wired for a psychopath, inspired by the film We Need to Talk About Kevin.

“From age 6 to 13, when children are developing their skills and value systems, they are busy with social activities such as sports or playing an instrument.

‘These pre-psychopaths are not doing that,’ said Dorr. ‘They are prowling and trolling, looking for something to get into. They are not normal, busy kids. … They are finding short cuts to success.’

Researchers don’t know why.

‘Not all psychotics or psychopaths are going to kill and most are not dangerous,’ said veteran FBI behavioral scientist Kenneth V. Lanning… When raised in a nurturing family, they tend to be thrill-seekers — race car drivers and mountain climbers.”

Click on the title link to see the trailer for We Need to Talk About Kevin and to read the full article.

Will you watch We Need to Talk About Kevin? What do you think of this article?

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the7sensesece:

Rest in Peace Jan. I could always count on the Bears to take me to a peaceful but exciting place in a treehouse, eating BBQ honeycomb and whole salmon. A big thank you to you and Stan for your books.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/jan-berenstain-co-creator-of-the-berenstain-bears-childrens-books-dies-at-88/2012/02/27/gIQAvHQmeR_story_1.html