Oakland Early Learning Symposium
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The Early Learning Symposium was born out of a collaborative effort that included Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), Oakland Literacy Coalition, City of Oakland Head Start/Early Head Start, Oakland Starting Smart and Strong, BANANAS, Alameda County Office of Education, First 5 Alameda County, YMCA of the East Bay, St. Vincent's Day Home, and the New Teacher Center. The inaugural event in 2019 was attended by 350 early childhood educators. The diversity of participants included teachers, instructional assistants and directors from Head Start, state funded and private programs, family child care providers, and informal care providers.
Oakland Starting Smart and Strong has continued to organize this event in partnership with Tandem Partners in Early Learning, BANANAS, Inc and other organizations. Find more information on past Symposiums on our Events page.
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Let’s Talk Early Learning
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“Let’s Talk Early Learning” is an informal peer space, facilitated and led by three dedicated OUSD early childhood educators, Ivonne Garcia, Nini Humphrey, and Annette Wright. Let’s Talk sessions, which occur monthly during the school year, provide Oakland early learning professionals with a space to support and share with each other in a spirit of community. Professional development credits are available for those who attend the entire session. Breakout rooms offered in both English and Spanish.
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2024-25 Oakland Early Learning Symposium, Part I (past)
Baby Steps: Shifting to Care for Younger Children
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Read more about the 2024-25 Oakland Early Symposium, Baby Steps: Shifting to Care for Younger Children on our blog.
Oakland Starting Smart and Strong, Tandem Partners in Early Learning, and BANANAS, Inc. partner to organize this event. This free event is supported by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and Kenneth Rainin Foundation.
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Participating partners: BANANAS, Tandem Partners in Early Learning, Oakland Unified School District, Oakland Starting Smart & Strong, Oakland Literacy Coalition, City of Oakland Head Start/Early Head Start, First 5 Alameda, YMCA East Bay, Unity Council, Alameda County Early Care and Education Program, 4Cs of Alameda County, and Family Resource Navigators.
This free event is supported by:
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