Preschool During the Pandemic: Early Childhood Education in Extraordinary Times
Updated January 20, 2021, 9:49 AMThis series shares the experiences of practitioners and families from across the country, illustrating how the fields of early education and early childhood special education are successfully supporting preschoolers and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
See also: Provider and Educator Use of Technology
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Episode 1: Overview: Early Childhood Education in Extraordinary Times
Series producer Larry Edelman describes the Preschool During the Pandemic project and provides coming attractions of upcoming episodes. (5 min.)
Episode 2: Teaching Through the Screen, Not On It
Early childhood special educator Rebecca Vitelli illustrates three elements for her virtual classroom: relationships and connections; hands-on, playful activities; and being safe, kind, and helpful. (15 min.)
Episode 3: Reflections on Inclusion in Remote Preschool
Early childhood special educators Brittany Behenna Griffith and Tara Hughes share strategies they use to include all children in their virtual classrooms. (11 min.)
Episode 4: Equity and Family Support
Katrina Daniels, a school principal, describes the expansive way that her school assures equity and family support during the pandemic. (6 min.)
Episode 5: Alia Goes Back to Preschool
Alia's mother Phally beautifully describes the challenges and joys of supporting her daughter with an IEP to participate fully in remote and in-class preschool. (12 min.)
Episode 6: Bringing a Virtual Classroom to Life
Pre-K teacher Michelle Rodriguez shows how she keeps her remote classroom hands-on and play-based and two parents share their children's experiences. (16 min.)
Episode 7: My Virtual Preschool Classroom
Early childhood special educator Shawna Cook shows how she created a virtual classroom to engage her preschoolers and their families. (12 min.)
Episode 8: Noah and Pop-Pop Go to Preschool
Mother and grandfather to Noah, Sarah and Randy describe their family's approach to supporting Noah in attending virtual preschool. (13 min.)
Episode 9: Back to the Classroom: Balancing Social Development and Safety
Preschool teacher Kelsey Jones takes us on a tour of her classroom and shares stories about how she balances keeping her children safe with enabling them to learn and play together. (12 min.)
Episode 10: Promoting Social Skills in a Virtual Classroom
Shawna Cook, an early childhood educator in a LEAP classroom, applied evidence-based practices used in the classroom to promote social skills during preschool Zoom sessions. (12 min.)
Episode 11: Rising to the Occasion
Preschool Teacher Candace Land and Paula, a parent, describe Candace's class during remote learning and in-person settings, focusing on relationships and positive social emotional development. (14 min.)
Episode 12: Engaging Preschoolers with Green Screens
Speech-language pathologist Rabia Foreman describes how she uses green screens to help engage three-year-olds in remote learning. (10 min.)