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Dept. of Education Webinar - Lessons from the Field: Guidance for Early Childhood Education Programs and Providers (April 14 @ 3:00-4:00pm ET)

  • 1.  Dept. of Education Webinar - Lessons from the Field: Guidance for Early Childhood Education Programs and Providers (April 14 @ 3:00-4:00pm ET)

    Posted 04-13-2021 09:46:00 AM
    The U.S. Department of Education (ED), Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Safe and Supportive Schools, the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE) invites you to join the next webinar, Guidance for Early Childhood Education Programs and Providers.

    This webinar will featuring a panel of practitioners who have worked to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the children and families they serve by implementing CDC guidance while providing early childhood education and childcare. Following a brief overview of the latest guidance from the CDC related to mitigation guidance in early childhood care, practitioners will share lessons learned and challenges overcome to sustain safe operations.

    Speakers and Panelists:
    • Christian Rhodes: Chief of Staff, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education
    • Angelika Claussen, PhD: Research Psychologist, Child Development Studies Team at the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (currently deployed to the CDC COVID-19 emergency response, expert on Early Childhood Education)
    • Practitioner Panelists: Early Childhood Education Providers and Educators

    This presentation will include an overview of the CDC's Guidance for Operating Child Care Programs during COVID-19 and ED's complementary COVID-19 Handbook Volume 1: Strategies for Safely Reopening Elementary and Secondary Schools,

    REGISTER HERE: Webinar Registration - Zoom

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    Adam Lustig
    Director, Center for Safe Schools
    National School Boards Association
    Alexandria, VA
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