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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2023-24 Oakland Early Learning Symposium
Books distributed at the post-Symposium event included Ruby Finds a Worry by Tom Percival, Time to Pee! by Mo Willems, Llama Llama Misses Mama by Anna Dewdney, and Cuando No Estabas Conmigo by Chandra Ghosh Ippen
Image from the "What is your 'why'?" activity facilitated by Takiema Bunche Smith (Founder & CEO of Anahsa, LLC) through Padlet. (Click the image above to view responses.)
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Part I: Child Development in the New Now
This workshop featured an address by Takiema Bunche Smith (Founder & CEO of Anahsa, LLC), which included the "What is your 'why'?" activity prompting attendees to reflect on what drew them to the early childhood field; information on separation anxiety from Tarsha Jordan (Family Child Care Provider); and toilet training tips from Vivien Levias and Maria Victoria Zuniga (City of Oakland, Head Start). It was moderated by Vincent Cheng (First 5 Alameda County) and Maria Sujo (Oakland Unified School District).
Resources shared included:
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Let’s Talk Early Learning
“Let’s Talk Early Learning” is an informal peer space, facilitated and led by four dedicated OUSD early childhood educators, Annette Wright, Jacquetta Wallace, Nini Humphrey and Ivonne Garcia. 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.
“Let’s Talk Early Learning” is an informal peer space, facilitated and led by four dedicated OUSD early childhood educators, Annette Wright, Jacquetta Wallace, Nini Humphrey and Ivonne Garcia. 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.
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Fall 2023 Let's Talk Early Learning Series
Join us this fall for Let's Talk Early Learning, once a month on Mondays from 6 - 7 pm via Zoom. We'll be focusing on the inclusion of children with special needs in child care and early care and education classrooms. Breakout rooms offered in English and Spanish. We will be joined by special guests from the field of inclusion who will provide tips and resources.
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Professional development credits will be available for those who attend the full hour.
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:
This free event is supported by:
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