Professor Harper Summer Series

Summer Series - All Four Sessions

Returning to school is an opportunity for teachers and parents to re-engage children with new skills. Join my guest and me for a 4 session learning community as we share, discuss and build new strategies to support children from a culturally responsive perspective. In this online spaces, we will walk away refreshed in mindset and skills developed through interactive whole and small group breakout sessions. Every session will provide hands out and useful tools to apply immediately in your work with children.

We would love to support you as you re-imagine your work with children.

Sign up for all four here, but to learn more about each workshop go to the individual workshop page.

Tuesdays 6pm-7pm

June 15th       Anti-Bias and Social Justice Book Club- Sharing books and Practices

June 29th          Supporting Children Learning Multiple Languages:

Guest -Hayley Bennett Speech Pathologist

July 20th           Identify and Supporting Development Delays:

Guest- Sheri Doswell Regional Center Early Start 

August 3rd        Supporting Children’s Behavior that Challenge…..us!

Detailed Descriptions

Anti-Bias and Social Justice Book Club: Practices and Activities

·      Explore and Share children’s books to make identities visible -

Gender, Culture- Race Diverse Ability and Family Structure and SES

·      Review Anti-Bias Goals and the new NAEYC Advancing Equity Position Statement

·      Build knowledge on Teaching, Curricular and Family implementation strategies

Supporting Children Learning Multiple Languages: Guest Speaker Hayley Bennett Speech Pathologist

·      Learn about Universal Language Developmental Milestones

·      Discuss Cultural Factors for Multi-language Learners

·      Review California Early Learning Language Curriculum

·      Build capacity to support Multi-language learners and their families

Identify Developmental Delays and how to refer: Guest Speaker Sheri Doswell Early Start Program

·      Learn about typical developmental milestone in domains

·      Examine the difference between development screening vs assessment

·      Review the cultural implications related to screen and development

·      Identify developmental red flags

·      Build knowledge on how to refer and understand the eligibility process

Supporting Children Behaviors that Challenge us!

·      Understand the purpose of Challenging Behavior

·      Examine Adult factors that contribute to challenging behaviors

·      Discuss child factors, such as culture, that contribute to challenging behaviors

·      Build knowledge on culturally responsive, non-punitive strategies

Michelle Harper Ed.D is an early ed girl in a higher-ed world. She is a Professor in Teacher Education and Child Development Departments. Dr. Harper also works as a consultant assessing children's eligibility for intervention services in California’s Early Start program. Most importantly, she has two children and a village of little humans to love and support. 

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