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WestEd and the HeadsUp! Network are excited to announce the rebroadcast of New Perspectives on Infant/Toddler Learning, Development, and Care on the HeadsUp! Network Channel 9622. This innovative training series was broadcast to thousands of early childhood professionals across California and the country. Nationally known experts discuss timely topics, and everyone—from infant/toddler care teachers, program directors, family child care providers, college faculty and students, to education coordinators—will find this series exciting and relevant.

Any program or organization with a current HeadsUp! satellite subscription can watch this series on Channel 9622. Please see the dates and times listed below.

How To Use This Series As a Training:
Program leaders, education coordinators, early childhood instructors, and other trainers can use this series as a professional development activity with participants. While you watch the program together, you can lead activities during breaks in the show.

Download the facilitator and participant handouts from this website.
Read the agenda, activity instructions, and all the materials, so that you understand when the activities happen and how to conduct them.
Make a copy of the participant materials for every participant.
Watch the program with participants.
During the program, the television host will introduce an activity that you will facilitate. A screen with a count-down clock will appear. You will then conduct the activity during the time listed on the screen.

Please Read First:
Tips for Using This Series As a Training: Download

Session One: It's People Who Create High-Quality Infant Toddler Care
August 9th, 2005 2:30-4:30 pm (East Coast Time)
All of the people involved—family members, children, teachers, and program leaders— have essential gifts to contribute to a high quality program. We will look at each of these roles in a fresh and insightful way.
Panel Members: Peter Mangione, Senta Greene, and Rebeca Valdivia

Facilitator Handouts: Download
Participant Handouts: Download

Session Two: The Emotional Foundations of Learning; The Curriculum Planning Process
August 17th, 2005 2:30-4:30 pm (East Coast Time)
Two topics will be covered. First, we’ll look into the underlying relationship between emotions and intellect, and how relationships create an essential foundation for learning. Second, we’ll walk through the process of planning curriculum for infants and toddlers in groups, giving special emphasis to documentation.
Panel Members: Ronald Lally, Alice Nakahata, and Janis Keyser

Facilitator Handouts: Download
Participant Handouts: Download

Session Three: The Active Role of the Teacher and the Environment in the Daily Curriculum
August 24th, 2005 2:30-4:30 pm (East Coast Time)
The teacher and the environment play active roles in the daily curriculum in group care for infants and toddlers. This session will cover how both the teacher and the environment support infant/toddler learning and development.
Panel Members: Ronald Lally, Patricia Franco, and Louis Torelli

Facilitator Handouts: Download
Participant Handouts: Download

Discover more about The Program for Infant/Toddler Care!
You may be familiar with the PITC training. WestEd provided it to many Early Head Start programs as part of the Early Head Start National Resource Center!

About PITC: Read about PITC's founding principles and meet our faculty.
Training: Find out about PITC training opportunities for trainers and infant/toddler care teachers.
Library and Resources: Explore our collection of resources, including free handouts and other materials.
In Practice: Learn about PITC in practice in California, across the United States, and throughout the world.

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