The sessions below are pre-recorded and offer DCDEE clock hour credit. These are all free. 
Any specific instructions are provided with each session. 

​Harmony in Learning: Nurturing the Whole Child, Inspiring Family Engagement
This session explores what it looks like when ALL parts of learning are in sync holistically and in harmony. We explore what this means and what it looks like in practice. 

This session provides 1.5 hours of DCDEE clock hour credit.
Presenters: Dr. Jawan Burwell & Dr. Valerie McMillan

Truly Inspiring Outdoor Learning Environments for Infants 
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Participants will see many visual examples of ways to naturalize outdoor environments for young children by adding easy, inexpensive naturalized areas to larger scale planning over time. Time is spent reflecting on creating your own philosophy and goals for infants, rules, requirements, and best practices for infant outdoor learning environments and what elements truly engage both adults and children outside. 
This session provides 1 hour of DCDEE clock hour credit. 
Mindfulness in Nature
During the session, participants will consider the health benefits of being in nature for both children and adults as they discuss 5 strategies for connecting children to the natural world through 1) Nature Yoga, 2) Sit Spotting, 3) Mindful Walking, 4) Meditation/Reflection, and 5) Story Walks. Resources are available after the session for more ideas.

​This session is free and provides one hour of DCDEE clock hour credit. 
Presenter: Lisa Butterworth

Art from the Head & Heart

This webinar focuses on viewing art and materials through the lens of the child. Join us in connecting creative, open ended exploration to children's unique needs, cultural perspectives, and abilities.

This session is free and provides one hour of DCDEE clock hour credit. 
Presenter: Nicole McCaskill

Growing the Garden with Children

​Join us as we explore the world of horticulture and how you can incorporate more gardening and wildlife into your classroom and curriculum. In this session, we will go through 3 stations to learn hands-on activities that can promote interest in learning about gardening and wildlife in a fun, and imaginative atmosphere. We will also discuss the basics of gardening with young children in
school gardens. 
Presenters: Taylor E. Jones, Extension Agent for Consumer Horticulture, North Carolina Cooperative
Extension Service – Guilford County Center & Crystal Mercer, Extension Agent for School and Community
Gardens, North Carolina Cooperative Extension -Guilford County Center

This session is free and provides DCDEE clock hour credit.

North Carolina Salary Scale Toolkit: Introduction to the online toolkit webinar

The salary scale toolkit is a free website and includes business, payroll, and salary scale resources for center based programs, family child care businesses, and ways for technical assistants, faculty in higher education, and providers of professional development to integrate these resources into your work.


​The purpose of Level I training is to introduce participants to the newly developed salary scale toolkit. It will ensure participants are familiar with how to access the toolkit, how to navigate the toolkit, provide a basic overview of the content of the toolkit and the history of the model salary scale and toolkit development.  This training is provided in an online, asynchronous format. 

This session is FREE and provides 1.5 hours of DCDEE clock hour credit.
When you click the link above to enter the training session, you will register to get an email with a link to the training. Once you click the link you are taken to the "Ed Puzzle" platform. 

You will see an option in the top right corner to “SIGN UP.” You will enter your name and create a username and password to access the training.

​This platform is FREE to use and will not ask you for your email address. You will want to SAVE your username and password, as this webinar will allow you to pause and come back by using that same username and password; you can also come back to the webinar in the future if you would like to reference particular topics that are discussed.  
You Matter Too: Cultivating Wellness
We focus on the needs of children - which we know we SHOULD be doing... but how often do you think about the fact that YOU matter, TOO? This is a session that encourages us to think about the wellbeing of our hearts, minds, and bodies in the context of early childhood work environments. 
Presenters: Brooke Daniels & Tyla Ricks

This session is free and provides 1.5 hours of clock hour credit for participation. 
Guilford Resources & Supports
There is a need for resources beyond our programs to do our work well; Guilford County has some great resources and supports for early educators. Learn more about organizations and resources here to help you in your program! 
The session is free and provides .75 clock hours for participation. 
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Organization Website Research
Want to learn a little more about some of the organizations that exist to support early educators and their work? This webinar guides you through a more in depth exploration of what supports are offered. 
This session is free and provides .5 clock hour credit for participation. 
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Financial Planning in Family Child Care: Taxes & Grants 
This session focuses on the unique business aspects of family child care homes and is intended for family child care home providers/owners. We will discuss the various ways grants can be used to pay yourself, plan for future financial needs, and how to properly manage paying and reporting employees for state and federal tax purposes. ​
Presenter: Ashley Allen

This session provides 1.5 hours of clock hour credit.
Bids, Cues, and Interactions for Infants & Toddlers


​Join EQuIPD as we explore working with infants and toddlers and responding to their bids for attention through the lens of the CLASS tool. We address: 
• Reciprocal conversations, critical reflections
• Extending interactions to improve children’s experiences
Presenters: Rhodus Riggins Jr., & Tami Holtzman

This session provides 1.25 hours of clock hour credit. 
The Power of Feedback for Infants and Toddlers: Making the Most of Interactions

This session focuses on how caring adults provide feedback and guidance while infants and toddler engage in play and learning activities. Feedback is often viewed as a primary tool for teaching and showing respect. The session explores how feedback shows up in our interactions with infants & toddlers and how educators set up opportunities for feedback to occur. Participants will discuss strategies for intentionally embedding this type of language and interaction into daily teaching practices as well as considering what resources are available to explore the role of feedback in children’s learning & experiences.
Presenters: Rhodus Riggins, Jr., & Ashley Allen 


This session provides 1.5 hours of clock hour credit
​Encouraging Development of Visual Spatial Skills in Young Children: Bridging the Gender Divide
This session explores the gender differences in skills regarding spatial relationships between girls and boys and explains common reasons why this might exist. Participants are given several strategies and ideas for classroom activities to invite both girls and boys in learning spatial relationship skills while making intentional efforts to offer and extend learning toward girls to create a more equitable environment. The content is focused mostly for preschool age with some examples appropriate for younger schoolagers.
Presenters: Heidi Hollingsworth and Jenna Gilder, Elon University

This session provides .75 hours of DCDEE clock hour credit. 
Can I Play, Too? (Part one of a two part session)
This interactive session will highlight strategies to enhance play experiences for children with varying ability levels including the importance of play, play considerations, modifications and adaptations for children with exceptionalities as well as the importance of facilitation, initiation, invitation, and engagement. Resources will be shared. Appropriate for participants serving all ages and varying abilities, various job roles, across different settings.
Presenters: Rhodus Riggins, Jr. & Tami Holtzman

This session provides 1.5 hours of DCDEE clock hour credit. 
Can I Play, Too, Part 2 (Part two of a two part session) 
In this follow-up session to Can I Play, Too (Part 1), Part 2 extends the conversation about enhancing play experiences for children with varying ability levels. This includes reflecting on the importance of play, play considerations, modifications, and adaptations. Also, several helpful resources are be shared. This session is appropriate for participants serving all ages and varying abilities, various job roles, across different settings. It is not required to view part 1 before viewing part 2,though it is recommended.
Presenters: Rhodus Riggins, Jr. & Tami Holtzman

This session provides 1.5 hours of DCDEE clock hour credit. ​
I Am Worried About This Child
Child care providers confront challenges daily in providing care and education for young children. Being on the front lines during the pandemic adds tremendous stress, too. This session focuses on common stress of worrying about a child or family and not knowing how to talk with the family about the concern or which community resources to connect the family with. The facilitators will offer strategies for success for teachers to help families see, hear, and understand the issue and think about next steps for action. 
Presenters: Ennis Baker, MSW,LCSW & Debbi Kennerson, MA, LPA

This session provides 1 hour of DCDEE clock hour credit. 
What is Science Identity and Why is It Important to Young Children?
​Dr. Tan explores the definition of "science identity." The session takes a critical, sociocultural approach considering Dr. Tan's work with youth and educators both in the classroom and informal science programs. She focuses on empowering youth from non-dominant backgrounds to work with their teachers in creating hybrid spaces for meaningful science engagement, resulting in positive science identities and trajectories. During the session, participants explore the importance of hands-on experiences in nature and science as the foundation of early science identity development and how these experiences make lifelong impacts.
Presenters: Dr. Edna Tan, UNC Greensboro, Science Education

This session provides 1 hour of DCDEE clock hour credit. 
One Program's Story: Outdoor Learning Experiences
In this previously recorded live conference session, the presenters discuss how they encourage learning, particularly regarding concepts like math and science in a designed, naturalized learning environment outdoors. Buffy focuses on preschoolers while April focuses on infants and toddlers. They discuss how children are connected to learning concepts authentically through play and engagement in nature using natural items. Their program is a model outdoor learning site through the Natural Learning Initiative.
Presenters: Buffy Marshall & April Crocker

This session provides 1 hour of DCDEE clock hour credit. ​
Help! My Classroom Management Strategies are NOT Actually helping!

​Due to many factors like the pandemic, early childhood educators are reporting that more children are struggling in their classrooms. This session addresses classroom and individual strategies geared towards children exhibiting challenging behaviors. 
Presenters: Heather Coleman, UNCG & Janet Howard, Bringing out the Best

This session provides 1.5 hours of DCDEE clock hour credit. 
Creating a Professional Development Plan
Everything you will need to complete the session is included in the link to your right. 
Participants need:
  • Ability to email to send and receive information
  • ​Access to a computer, tablet, or device with high speed internet
  • Ability to access hyperlinks & video content
  • Printer for the PD Plan form, or child care program’s template, or use the electronic fillable form
  • The ability to save/scan & upload
Presenters: Nicole McCaskill, EQuIPD

This session provides 1 hour of DCDEE clock hour credit. 
Model Work Standards: Part One (part one of a TWO part series) 
This is intended for center based staff.  We recommend one administrator and one teacher from your program to participate together, although individual participation is fine.
This webinar is divided into two parts, and each one will have it's own evaluation and certificate for completion. You will need to complete part I before participating in part II.  Content from a live session has been used to create a webinar where we will explore how policies and practices impact how it feels to come to work and how we can improve our work environments using the Model Work Standards. ​
Presenters: Ashley Allen, EQuIPD

This session provides 1.5 hours of DCDEE clock hour credit. 
  • This session is self paced, and will require about an hour and fifteen minutes of your time. 
  • You will note the gray dots on the progress line of the video; pausing at these dots will provide links, videos, and questions to complete during the session. 
  • You will need to complete the entire session and the evaluation at the end in order to receive DCDEE clock hour credit. Certificates are available to print at the end of the webinar. You will be provided with a link at the end of the webinar where you will complete an evaluation; the certificate will pop up after the evaluation is submitted.
When you click the link to the session, you will be taken to the EdPuzzle site. You will see an option in the top right corner to "SIGN UP." You will enter your name and create a username and password to access the webinar. This platform is FREE to use and will not ask you for your email address. You may want to write down your username and password to sign in if needed for part II.
Model Work Standards: Part Two (part two of a two part series) 
Once you complete part one above, click the box below to access the second half of the webinar in this series. If you do not remember your username and password you created for part I, you can create a new account with a different username and password to access the webinar.
Presenters: Ashley Allen, EQuIPD

This session provides 1.5 hours of DCDEE clock hour credit.
Early Childhood Investigations Webinars
Free, conference quality webinars focused on early childhood education topics across program types, roles, and philosophies. Check out what they have coming up, and you can also access select previously recorded sessions and corresponding downloads.
Southwestern Child Development Commission: Online Learning
Check out Southwestern Child Development's online, on demand training options by clicking the button to your right.