Staff Development
(Almost) Everything You Need to Know About Early Childhood Education
The Book of Lists for Teachers and ParentsAuthor(s): Judy Fujawa (click on the author's name for more titles)
Written for teachers, parents and all those working with young children. The lists in this book cover topics from teaching goals to what children say and can be used to promote discussion, share ideas or for self reflection. Each list has space for your own additions.
RRP $20.95
Adult-Child Interaction DVD
Communicating to Support LearningWith footage from the High/Scope Demonstration Preschool, Part 1 of this program (23 minutes) offers an illustrated summary of strategies in the three areas of: - participating as partners in childrens play, - conversing with children, - encouraging learning in curriculum content areas through adult scaffolding.
Part 2 (25 minutes) offers a selection of un-narrated scenes of adult-child interactions to discuss and consider
RRP $79.95
Art of Leadership CD Rom, The
Managing Early Childhood Organizations - Revised EditionThis CD resource is a practical, hands-on real-world guide for child care administrators. Included are 93 articles in PDF format (370 pages) written by 63 recognized experts on child care administration as well as ideas from over 200 of our nation's most successful, professional directors. This is a must-have resource for effective management of early childhood programs.
RRP $66.95
Blueprint for Action Second Edition
Achieving Center-Based Change Through Staff DevelopmentAuthor(s): Paula Jorde Bloom (click on the author's name for more titles)
Blueprint for Action provides a framework for understanding early childhood centres as organizations and the dynamics of change within such organizations. It helps directors move beyond a "quick fix" notion of centre improvement by serving as a guide for program analysis and action. It details a comprehensive method for assessing program strengths and areas in need of improvement.
RRP $89.95
Circle of Influence Second Edition
Implementing Shared Decision Making and Participative ManagementAuthor(s): Paula Jorde Bloom (click on the author's name for more titles)
In this book you'll learn that participative management is both a philosophy and a set of behaviors that define your interactions with people. You'll explore techniques for managing the daily business of your center by involving others in critical decisions affecting their professional fulfillment.
RRP $59.95
Developing, Capable and Creative Teachers CD Book
This Exchange CD Book offers an exhaustive collection of 53 articles in PDF format offering a host of practical ideas and strategies for developing capable, creative teachers.
RRP $43.95
Does Your Team Work? E-Book
Ideas for Bringing Your Staff TogetherAuthor(s): Bonnie Neugebauer, Roger Neugebauer (click on the author's name for more titles)
You'll find exciting ideas from eight different authors on assessing team performance, fostering staff unity, implementing a peer coaching program, managing meetings, and the art of building a team that truly works together.
RRP $9.95
Don't Get So Upset
Helping Young Children Manage Their Feelings by Understanding Your OwnAuthor(s): Tamar Jacobson (click on the author's name for more titles)
Dont Get So Upset! explains early childhood behaviour management, explores anger-related feelings, and describes how to accept the negative and positive aspects of all our emotions. Through these topics, you will be able to uncover your own feelings as you manage children's behavior and discover strategies that work in your classroom.
RRP $35.95
Early Childhood Workshops That Work
The Essential Guide to Successful Training and WorkshopsAuthor(s): Nancy Alexander (click on the author's name for more titles)
This comprehensive guide illustrates how to design, organize, conduct, and evaluate effective workshop and training seminars. It also includes sections on troubleshooting and designing learning materials. Early Childhood Workshops That Work! shows you how to make your training effective, interactive, and rewarding!
RRP $67.95
Early Years Reflective Journal
Author(s): Claire Warden (click on the author's name for more titles)
This motivational book has inspirational quotes, photographs, and images which are interspersed with hundreds of ideas presented as possible lines of development for children under three. The high grade paper can be used for painting, sketching, mindmapping, and scrap-booking. Also ideal for continuous professional development.
RRP $39.95
Finding Your Smile Again
A Child Care Professional's Guide to Reducing Stress and Avoiding BurnoutAuthor(s): Jeff A Johnson, Tasha A Johnson (click on the author's name for more titles)
An estimated 30 to 40 percent of all child care providers leave their profession - often due to burnout. Jeff Johnson, a former centre director and currently a family child care provider, has written the first book of its kind: a practical book by and for early childhood professionals that addresses the unique factors and causes of stress and burnout, whether you?re a preschool teacher or a family child care provider.
RRP $33.95
From the Inside Out
The Power of Reflection and Self-AwarenessAuthor(s): Paula Jorde Bloom (click on the author's name for more titles)
From the Inside Out is your passport for self-discovery. Through thought provoking questions and engaging exercises you'll have an opportunity to reflect on where you are in your journey through adulthood, determine the gap between your current and ideal work environment, and become your own self mentor for envisioning new possibilities for the decades ahead.
RRP $54.95
Great Place to Work, A
Creating a Healthy Organisational ClimateAuthor(s): Paula Jorde Bloom (click on the author's name for more titles)
This updated and expanded edition of an NAEYC bestseller helps directors define more precisely how ten dimensions of a centre shape the quality of work life for staff. It will help you look at your program in terms of collegiality, opportunities for professional growth, supervisor support, clarity, reward system, decision making, goal consensus, task orientation, physical setting, and innovation.
RRP $54.95
Informing Our Practice
Useful Research on Young Children's DevelopmentAuthor(s): Eva L Essa, Melissa M Burnham (click on the author's name for more titles)
This book contains 20 overviews of research on aspects of young children's social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development, as well as how the findings can be applied in the classroom. Classroom teachers and teacher trainers will find very valuable the book's ability to make complex concepts more understandable.
RRP $64.95
Intentional Teacher, The
Choosing the Best Strategies for Young Children's LearningAuthor(s): Ann S Epstein (click on the author's name for more titles)
This book looks at the instructional divides in early childhood and attempts to find common ground. It recognises that there is a middle ground where children and adults share responsibility for learning, and that the most effective teachers make thoughtful, intentional use of both child-guided and adult-guided experiences. It encourages the practitioner to reflect on both principles and practices and broaden their thinking about appropriate early curriculum content and related strategies.
RRP $59.95
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