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PBS TeacherLine Offers Online Professional Development Course
PBS KIDS Raising Readers is offering a professional development course, Raising Readers: Preparing Preschoolers for Success, available through PBS TeacherLine. The course is designed for formal and informal childcare providers and preschool teachers who seek to understand key concepts about early literacy and learn an array of practical strategies for developing children’s early literacy skills. Visit the PBS Web site for more details.
KidsHealth Helps Answer Children’s Questions About Their Bodies
KidsHealth, a Web site for children’s health information, has launched a new version of its popular feature, How the Body Works. Using kid-friendly language, animations, and activities, this resource contains articles, quizzes, word searches, and movies and provides an entertaining way for kids to get answers to their questions. More details are available at the KidsHealth Web site.
Registration for 2008 NAEYC Conference Opens July 1, 2008
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) will hold its annual conference on November 5–8, 2008, in Dallas, TX. More than 20,000 early childhood professionals from around the world will gather to discuss the everyday issues of their work with young children and families. Visit NAEYC’s conference registration page for an overview and more details on conference registration, which opens on July 1, 2008.
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