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Stories of Strength & Resilience | Elaina Sotelo

AZ Early Childhood Network
June 10, 2020

TAGS: Professional Development,

Elaina Sotelo Safford, AZ Elaina is a lead teacher at Easter Seals Blake Foundation - Palomita Children's Center, a five star center located in Safford, AZ. As a First Things First College Scholar recipient, Elaina was able to attend Eastern Arizona College and pursue her degree in Early Childhood Education and graduated in May with her Associate degree. Read a message from Elaina: I would like to share my journey with you. I grew up in a small town in…

Stories of Strength & Resilience | Hope Siow

AZ Early Childhood Network
June 10, 2020

TAGS: Professional Development,

Hope SiowWhiteriver, AZHope is a White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT) scholar who recently completed her AAEC from Northland Pioneer College. She's a lead teacher at WMAT Head Start. Read a message from Hope:My children, Tyren & Greyson are my first inspirations. As the world is ever changing, children on the reservation need educators who gain new knowledge to bring into the classroom to help them flourish and become the best individual they can be in all aspects of their life. I had a generous…

NAEYC Virtual Institute

AZ Early Childhood Network
June 10, 2020

TAGS: Professional Development,

NAEYC Virtual Institute provides six weeks of newly recorded presentations to support your professional development, and is open to anyone who is interested in some of the latest research and best practices in early childhood education. Starting June 1, 2020, NAEYC will offer over 100 presentations of content shared by NAEYC experts and a diverse group of presenters from all sectors of the industry. The presenters include policy experts, higher education faculty, school leaders, researchers, and educators. While typically this…

Building Resilience in Young Children

AZ Early Childhood Network
April 10, 2020

TAGS: Child Growth and Development, Professional Development, Teachers,

CCEI, an online child care training provider, is offering a FREE course in April titled "Building Resilience in Young Children." To find the course: Log into the Registry at www.azregistry.org Click on Find Training Event Search by Course Title and type Building Resilience Click Search Choose course and click View Event Click on Enroll Now Registry Users will take the online course at www.cceionline.edu

Registry Empower Courses in Spanish

AZ Early Childhood Network
March 27, 2020

TAGS: Family Child Care Providers, Instructors, Professional Development, Teachers,

We are excited to announce the release of our new online Spanish Empower Courses! We have translated five of our Empower courses into Spanish and hope you find these helpful. As always, please allow two weeks to get a training certificate emailed to you from ADHS and have your Registry account updated to show "attended." To access them, follow these steps: Log in to the Registry Go to "Find Training event" Select search category "Course Title" Enter search criteria "Empower"…

Raising Special Kids’ Early Childhood Workshop

AZ Early Childhood Network
January 28, 2020

TAGS: Admin/Director, Family and Community Partnerships, Family Child Care Providers, Professional Development, Teachers,

Raising Special Kids began in 1979 as a grassroots effort of families, professionals, and community leaders determined to provide support and information for parents of children with disabilities and special health care needs. Their motto, “families helping families,” reflects their commitment to support families in all forms and from diverse cultures. Today, Raising Special Kids serves as Arizona’s Family-to-Family Health Information Center, and as Arizona’s Parent Training and Information Center. Helping parents access information about health care, community resources, and…

Q & A: Pursuing Higher Education in ECE with Michelle Saint Hilarie

AZ Early Childhood Network
December 3, 2019

TAGS: Admin/Director, Professional Development, Teachers,

Two decades ago, Michelle Saint Hilarie faced intimidating obstacles in going to college. As the first in her family to navigate financial aid, entrance exams, college coursework and degree selection, Michelle found her way through the system on her own. Today, Michelle is the senior statewide program director with Child Care Resource & Referral in Tucson, Ariz. She looks back on how she not only persevered to earn her certificate in early childhood program administration and leadership, but how she…

Registering for Professional Development in the Registry

AZ Early Childhood Network
August 23, 2019

TAGS: Professional Development, Prospective Teachers, Registry How-To Guides, Teachers,

This feature of the Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Registry will list available professional development, workshops, and trainings. You will be able to register for an event here. Once marked as Attended, the event will show on your Education and Training Report. Log into the Arizona Early Childhood Registry at azearlychildhood.org. Click on Find Training Event. Select a Search Category, such as Title. Enter Search Criteria, such as a word or two from the title of workshop for which you are…

Higher Education Q&A for Early Childhood Professionals

Ysidro Holmes
August 14, 2019

TAGS: Professional Development, Professionalism, Prospective Teachers, Teachers,

Have you been considering going back to school for a degree in early childhood education? Hear from fellow ECE professional Ysidro Holmes discuss his path to higher education and the support available through the Arizona Early Childhood Network. Why did you choose to pursue a degree in early childhood education? I chose to pursue a degree in early childhood education to have autonomy in my profession. I am passionate about my work and I wanted to gain the knowledge that…

Early Childcare Professionals Can Help Provide Quality Care

AZ Early Childhood Network
February 28, 2019

TAGS: Admin/Director, Family Child Care Providers, Professional Development, Professionalism, Teachers,

Did you know that your role as an early childhood professional is key to not only a young child’s well-being but to their healthy growth and development? Simply, you are not just an early childhood professional, but you’re a leader, a champion, and a member of both the local community and the larger community of early childhood care and education. You have an opportunity to make meaningful and lasting impacts in the lives of the children (and families) that you’re…