Here are a few examples of projects, presentations, and publications completed by Innovations in Early Childhood Education, Inc.
2018
Projects
- Drafting, editing, and photography for Innovations in Nature-Based Play
- Drafting, editing, and pre-press preparation for Five Parenting Strategies for Supporting Emotional Development
- Drafting and initial editing Five Parenting Strategies to Help Families Manage Challenging Behaviors
- Redesigning website for Innovations in Early Childhood Education, Inc., including organizing, writing, design, and editing, and interfacing with graphic designer and technical support
- Providing content and maintaining Facebook pages for Innovations in Early Childhood, Inc., SET for Life for Early Childhood Teachers, and SET for Life for Parents
Presentations
- Managing the Move: Helping Children Manage Transitions — Online training for military families
Publications
- Anti-Bias Library for Elementary School Children – Pacific Oaks College
- Five Parenting Strategies to Support Emotional Development
- Innovations in Nature-Based Play
2017
Projects
- Edited articles for publication with Community Playthings
- World Forum on Early Childhood Education, Auckland, New Zealand
Presentations
- Webinar Social Emotional Learning from the Top Down: Administrative Practices that Support Emotional Development
- Hosted by ECE Investigations, sponsored by Exchange Magazine
Publications
- Supporting Language Development: Building Relationships in the Early Childhood Classrooms
- Community Playthings
2016
Projects
- Social Emotional Tools for Life: Infant, Toddler, and Pre-K Community of Practice Modules
- 24-hour training modules on emotional and social development for three age groups, including Trainer Implementation Guides,
- Collaborative for Children, Houston, TX.
- 24-hour training modules on emotional and social development for three age groups, including Trainer Implementation Guides,
Publications
- Administrative Practices that Support Children’s Emotional Development – Exchange Magazine
- Helping Children Cope with Stress – Community Playthings
- Emotional and Social Development during the Early Childhood Years – HeKupu
2015
Projects
- Editing, rewriting, correcting for bias, and proofreading final manuscript for Innovations in Nature-Based Play
Presentations
- The Importance of Relationships: Features of Enhanced Emotional and Social Relationships – Presented at McCormick Center’s National Connections Conference
- Supporting Strong Emotional Connections and Successful Social
Relationships: Strategies to Use Every Day in Your Classroom – Presented at National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference - Changing the Frame: From Quick Fix to Prevention: Effective Teaching Strategies to Support Emotional Development – Presented at NAEYC Professional Development Institute
- Five Strategies to Address Challenging Behaviors
- Administrative Practices that Support Children’s Emotional Development – Presented at Texas Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference
Publications
- The Right Fit: Recruiting, Selecting, and Orienting Staff (2nd Ed)— New Horizons Press
2014
Projects
- First Relationships Infant/Toddler Quality Improvement Professional Development Project,
- First Things First Quality Improvement Project, Maricopa County, Arizona, 2014-2016
2013
Projects
- Out of the Box Early Childhood Training Kits
- Created and developed over 70 instructional kits for instructors, trainers, and administrators of early childhood education programs
Presentations
- Presented at NAEYC Professional Development Conference
- First Relationships: Creating Continuity in Infant and Toddler Programs
2011
Publications
- “Teaching Children to Be Healthy and Fit: Physical Development and Healthy,” in Sue Bredekamp’s book, Effective Practices in Early Childhood Education: Building A Foundation
2008
Publications
- The Texas Plan: Investing in Early Childhood Development, with Kaitlin Guthrow and Alvin Tarlov
- Palgrave McMillan, New York
2007
Publications
- Moving Away from a Quick-Fix Mentality to Systematic Professional Development – with Bev Engel
- Young Children Magazine
2002
Projects
- Innovations in Infant and Toddler Development and Curriculum
- Early Childhood Leadership Institute, University of the District of Columbia
1997
Projects
- Welcome to Learning Infant and Toddler Curriculum: A Curriculum for Infant and Toddler Teachers
- KinderCare
- More About Babies and Toddlers: A Resource Manual for Infant and Toddler Teachers
- KinderCare
Publications
- Conferencing with Parents of Infants and Toddlers
- Exchange Magazine
Presentations
- A View from the Classroom: Implementing Reggio Emilia Approach with Infants and Toddlers
- Stout Early Childhood Conference; Stout, Wisconsin
- Keynote Address–Babies Have Bad Days, Too!
- Infant Mental Health Conference; Houston, Texas
1993
Projects
- Tools for Schools: Contracting for School-Age Child Care
- American Home Economics Association
- A resource package for elementary school principals
- Project Home Safe
Publications
- Developmentally Appropriate Practice in School-Age Child Care, (2nd Edition), with Kendall Hunt
1987
Publications
- Crayola Creativity Program
- Binney and Smith