Twelve Essential Topics in Early Childhood: A Year of Professional Development in Staff Meetings

“Twelve Essential Topics in Early Childhood is potentially a game changer as administrators learn by implementing well planned teacher training, developing new skills in coaching, and recognizing the potential for their expanded roles as mentor, coach, trainer, and pedagogical leader. A wonderful addition to both the novice and experienced administrator’s tool kit.”
―Kay M. Albrecht, PhD, creator, Social Emotional Tools for Life: An Early Childhood Teacher’s Guide to Strong Emotional Foundations and Successful Social Relationships

“I highly recommend this book of training sessions not only to trainers, but also to child care resource and referral staff and other specialists from all walks in early childhood. Twelve topics are completely developed for trainings, clearly presented, able to use, and important in the field of early childhood. I in point of fact gained a clear strategy for structuring my events with far more meaning and involvement after reading this book.” ―MaryAnn F. Kohl, creator, educator, literary agent

“Twelve Essential Topics in Early Childhood is an essential resource for early learning program administrators. Designed to help center directors (and anyone else involved in teacher education) provide effective professional development, it offers a flexible, easy-to-use, and low-cost approach to staff development. A will have to-have professional development tool for administrators.” ―Sandra Duncan, EdD, creator of Rethinking the Classroom Landscape

Nancy P. Alexander is an award winning professional trainer, the executive director of Northwestern State University Child and Family Network, and president of the North Louisiana Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). She often conducts workshops and training sessions at national and regional conferences and teaches interactive early childhood education courses over the internet. Alexander is the creator of Early Childhood Workshops That Work: The Essential Guide to Successful Training and Workshops and Nailing Jelly to the Wall: Defining and Providing Technical Assistance in Early Childhood Education.