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Get Your Knowledge On: Free Online Learning with HSBS

16th March, 2011 - Posted by - No Comments

As an educator and trainer, I value face-to-face learning opportunities. I love the buzz, the connection and the heightened back-and-forth. At the same time, I understand the incredible value of eLearning — for both students and the organizations providing training. Capacity. Diversity. Economy. REACH…

As a life-long learner, I am always on the lookout for On Demand eLearning opportunities to keep my knowledge-base current, learn new skills and information and stretch my wallet and limited time for all it’s worth.

Sound familiar?

One of the things I do at Head Start Body Start is produce eLearning experiences for the early childhood education community. You can access these resources for free, and utilize them when it fits your schedule.

In your jammies with a cup of tea? Why not!

Below you will find a list of current topics available On Demand. (And we’re always working on new and exciting topics!)

• Webinars
  • Play Every Day for a Healthy Brain
  • Sensory Play & Learning
  • Creating Play Environments for ALL Children
  • Motor Development from Birth to 5 — Parts 1 & 2
  • Portion Distortion: Implications for Today’s Preschoolers and Their Families
  • Enhancing Your Outdoor Play Space
  • Loose Parts: Play in Pieces
  • Move, Play & Learn at Home Series (3 parts)
  • Movement Across the Curriculum Series (Math, Science, Literacy)
• Online Courses
  • How Movement Develops 0-5
  • Including All Children

We also have a fantastic Online Community where people share resources and ideas — a place to learn and grow together. We would love to have you join the conversation!

Happy learning, all!

Play on! ~ Bethe

Bethe Almeras, MS, is the HSBS Education & Outreach Director. A long time educator and play advocate, she is passionate about outdoor play and connecting children with nature. In her free time Bethe writes a blog, The Grass Stain Guru, and can often be found playing outside. She is particularly fond of squirrels. And turtles. And sandpipers. And…

photo credit: Ken_Mayer