Early Childhood Education and Care: Early Childhood Blog

Professional Development in 2022

Free Resources for PD in Early Childhood Education and Care

Welcome to the Early Childhood and Education and Care Library Blog for 2022! My name is Fiona and I hope to keep you updated with new and exciting early childhood stuff from the Library and beyond!
 

Whether you are studying, working, or teaching in Early Childhood, it's beneficial to keep up with the latest practice, as well as sharpen your knowledge and skills. The resources below could help you in your practice

Free Online Articles, Courses, Workshops, and Webinars

Understanding the Impact of Trauma on Early Childhood Development
This course is designed for early childhood education (ECE) teachers, caregivers, and providers working with children between the ages of 0-8 and their parents.

Critical Reflection for Early Childhood Educators
Elsa Norvill, a Learning and Development Specialist at One Tree Community Services, answers questions about Critical Reflection with clear and very actionable answers.

Beyond Blue: Be you
Be You is the national mental health in education initiative delivered by Beyond Blue, in collaboration with Early Childhood Australia and headspace. Be You supports educators from early learning services and schools to develop a positive, inclusive and resilient learning community where every child, young person, educator, and family can achieve their best possible mental health. 

EduTribe
Free webinars on

• Positive behaviour support 
• Job interview training for Early Childhood Educators
• Critical reflection

Early Childhood Australia (ECA)
Free online courses, including

• Children's rights
• eSafety
• Reconciliation
• Learning from birth to three
• Benefits of co-playing 

...and more

Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators
Free online events through Eventbrite, including

• Understanding developmental delay
• Mindfulness activities for early learning classrooms
• Anti-Racist early childhood education
• Cultivating self-care for educators
• Diversity and inclusion in the early years

...and heaps more

Free Professional Development Articles for Teachers and Educators
Semann & Slattery are professional development experts — especially for educational settings and they have put together a selection of free articles on their website, including

• Resilience
• Accountability
• Leadership
• Using Strengths
• Creative Thinking

...and more

Library Resources
 

eBook: Early Childhood Leadership in Action : Evidence-Based Approaches for Effective Practice. by Stamopolous, Elizabeth.

Call Number: Online Resource

ISBN: 9781760636388

Publication Date: 2018

 

 

 

Educators : learning & growing through professional development by Russell, AnnetteCall Number: 372.21 RUS

Publication Date: 2016

 

Box of provocations for early childhood educators by Anne Stonehouse.

Call Number: 372.21 STO

ISBN: 9781863230544

Publication Date: 2017

 

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