Concepts for Care: 20 Essays on Infant/Toddler Development and Learning
12/9/2006
In commemoration of PITC's 20th anniversary, WestEd is pleased to announce the publication of "Concepts for Care: 20 Essays on Infant/Toddler Development and Learning".
Leading experts in infant/toddler development have contributed succinct essays drawn from research, theory, clinical case studies, and carefully documented practice. Each essay represents current thinking in the field of infant/toddler development and care. Individually and as a collection, the essays provide a springboard for reflection, discussion, and further exploration, especially for infant/toddler professionals seeking to enhance their programs and for students in the early care and education field.
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PITC 20th Anniversary Celebration
8/16/2006 by Cathy
The Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC), a collaboration between WestEd and the California Department of Education, celebrated its 20th Anniversary with a PITC Graduate Conference, an Anniversary Gala, and National Symposium. The event, which took place October 3 - 5, 2006 in San Francisco, brought together infant care practitioners, policy makers, and researchers for the year's premiere education and networking event.
Speakers included Jack O'Connell and Michael Jett (California Department of Education), Glen Harvey and Deanna Winn (WestEd), Lynn Woolsey and Pete Stark (U.S. House of Representatives), Ross Thompson (UC Davis), Lella Gandini (Reggio Emilia), Ed Zigler (Yale University), Tammy Mann (ZERO TO THREE), Alicia Lieberman (UCSF), and Todd Risley (University of Alaska).
For more information about the event, please visit www.wested.org/2020vision.
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East Coast PITC Trainer Institute
10/31/2005
In response to requests from the field, PITC is pleased to announce the east coast PITC Trainer Institute!
July 23 - 28, 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland
Module I: Social-Emotional Growth and Sociazliation
Module II: Group Care
Applications are due May 5, 2006
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PITC Demonstration Programs: VIRTUAL TOURS!
Spring 2004
Take a virtual tour through five California community college children's
centers that are implementing the PITC approach to infant/toddler care.
Read about the unique journey that each has traveled to become a PITC
Demonstration Program and peruse a variety of photos that show high quality
infant/toddler care in practice.
Take the Tours >
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Dr. J. Ronald Lally: Webcast
Winter 2004
This PITC Spotlight is on Dr. J. Ronald Lally's recent Closing Plenary at the 8th Annual Birth to Three Institute, February 12, 2004 in Baltimore, MD:
"Our Stories About Children Influence Our Practice"
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California Community College Seminars
Summer 2003
Special Seminar on Infants and Toddlers:
Implementing PITC at Community Colleges
The California Department of Education and WestEd are accepting applications for participation in an exciting new experience for California Community College Teams of infant/toddler faculty and campus infant/toddler center staff.
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Italia!
Spring 2003
A delegation from The Program for Infant/Toddler Caregivers recently returned from an exciting and unique opportunity in Reggio Emilia, Italy. For the first time ever, Reggio Children conducted a weeklong infant/toddler focused intensive in Reggio Emilia.
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