NOTE: REGISTRATION FOR THE 2024 INSTITUTE WILL OPEN ON MAY 1, 2024. INSTITUTE DETAILS BELOW WILL BE UPDATED AS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR TO REGISTER ON MAY 1, 2024.
When?
July 30, August 1, August 6 & August 8| 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.| Live Online! (required)
Who? The Early Childhood Educators Institute is for anyone providing support, services, and education in the Vermont early childhood field. This includes early childhood educators (birth-grade 3) working in public schools, private early childhood and after-school settings; Early Head Start and Head Start professionals; early childhood special educators, developmental educators, specialized child care providers, home visitors, related service providers including speech language pathologists; and the administrators who supervise and support them.
What? A variety of early childhood content strands designed to deepen practice, meet child care professional development requirements, and contribute to early childhood or elementary educator licensing competencies and/or renewal of educator licenses and endorsements. Credited courses aligned with strands may be taken for graduate or undergraduate credit.
How? Online, live and interactive using Zoom video meetings on July 30, August 1, August 6 & August 8, 2024.
The Eighth Annual Early Childhood Educators Institute (ECEI) will be live online July 30, August 1, August 6 & August 8 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. If you are an early childhood or primary teacher (birth to grade 3), a special educator, home visitor, or related service/CIS personnel, then this Institute is for you!
The ECEI consists of 8 strands. Participants choose to take one strand for the duration of the Institute. Those who wish to attend the institute only (four days of live online learning) will receive a certificate of completion recognizing 20 hours of professional development. Those who wish to extend their learning can take the 3-credit course aligned with the strand they choose and will complete the course by October 1, 2024. Courses may be taken for graduate or undergraduate credit. Course takers will receive a grade on their transcript in lieu of a certificate of completion. The courses are designed to deepen practice, meet child care professional development requirements, and contribute to early childhood or elementary educator licensing competencies and/or renewal of educator licenses and endorsements. All courses are aligned with the Vermont Early Learning Standards (VELS) and the Vermont Guiding Principles for Full Participation of Each and Every Child, which are central to a shared vision for young children in Vermont in the years from birth through Grade 3. Participants taking the course must also attend all four online days of the Institute session they choose and complete coursework through September.
The four-day institute will take place online and is fully interactive using Zoom videoconferencing on July 30, August 1, August 6 & August 8 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm each day. Some coursework may require reading before the institute, and all courses continue after the institute until October 1, 2024. There are links to full course syllabi in the strand descriptions below. Any required books are not included in the course/institute costs.
Thanks to a generous financial sponsorship from the Child Development Division, part of the Vermont Department of Children and Families, this year's $200 institute fee has been waived and shows as $0 below.
Pricing for the Institute is as follows:
4-Day Institute + Professional Development Hours (online) |
$0
|
4-Day Institute + 3-Credit Course (online) | $435 |
Textbooks are not included in the amounts above.
Times | July 30 |
August 1 | August 6 |
August 8 |
9:00-9:45 |
Plenary Topic: "Collaborative Partnerships" Speakers TBA |
Plenary Topic: "Early MTSS" Speakers TBA | Plenary Speaker: TBA live via Zoom | Plenary Speaker: TBA live via Zoom |
9:45-11:00 |
Live, interactive Zoom video instruction for each session/course | Live, interactive Zoom video instruction for each session/course | Live, interactive Zoom video instruction for each session/course | Live, interactive Zoom video instruction for each session/course |
11:00-11:15 | Break | Break | Break | Break |
11:15-12:00 | Individualized, asynchronous, synchronous work | Individualized, asynchronous, synchronous work | Individualized, asynchronous, synchronous work | Individualized, asynchronous, synchronous work |
12:00-1:00 | Lunch on your own | Lunch on your own | Lunch on your own | Lunch on your own |
1:00-1:45 | Zoom video instruction for each session/course | Zoom video instruction for each session/course | Zoom video instruction for each session/course | Zoom video instruction for each session/course |
1:45-3:00 | Individualized, asynchronous, synchronous work | Individualized, asynchronous, synchronous work | Individualized, asynchronous, synchronous work | Individualized, asynchronous, synchronous work |
For more information, please contact ECInstitute@vermontstate.edu.
NOTE: BELOW ARE THE 2024 STRAND TITLES. FULL STRAND DESCRIPTIONS AND COURSE SYLLABI ARE NOT YET VISIBLE, BUT WILL BE SOON.
When registration opens, you will be able to select a strand title below to read the description. You will be asked to make a first and second strand choice when registering for the Institute. If your first choice is full or has been cancelled, you will automatically be registered for your second choice. You will be notified of the change.
Creative Techniques for Working with Trauma-Impacted Children and Families |
Supporting the 'Social' in Social Emotional Learning: Effective Exchange in our Diverse World |
Forest and Nature-Based Approaches for Early Childhood | The Hundred Languages: Knowing Diverse Ways of Knowing, Thinking, Communicating |
Math in the Outdoor Classroom | Therapeutic Work with Young Children in Classroom Settings |
Moderating the Effects of Adversity and Promoting Young Children’s Resilience | Toolbox for Infant Educators |