Theater games and activities can be highly engaging for young children. They can also be a great way to work on social and emotional learning. Download our latest tip sheets, created in partnership with the Children’s Theatre Company, and learn why!
Storytelling/story acting is a special teaching strategy that harnesses the power of stories to help children build language and social-emotional skills. Download our tip sheets to learn more.
Play is more than just having a good time. Play helps children grow physically, cognitively, and socially. Download our tip sheets on the importance of play to learn more.
Inhibitory control is the skill that allows us to resist an impulse. Children develop this skill over time and with practice. Music is a tool that can be used to help children learn inhibitory control. Find out more in our tip sheets!
Did you know that in addition to being an enriching experience, music in the classroom can help children build emotion regulation skills? Download our latest tip sheets to learn more.
Minnesota’s Knowledge and Competency Framework (KCF) for trainers informs trainings, observations, and evaluations for trainers. Download the KCF in English, Somali, or Spanish.
Introducing It: Using the Early Learning Guidelines to Track Development for Assessment talks about ways to track child development. It discusses two different sets of early learning guidelines that educators can refer to.
Download Introducing It: The Authentic Assessment Cycle and Its Role in Early Childhood Education to learn the hallmarks of authentic assessment. This tip sheet also explores the authentic assessment cycle, and it explains how data is used to shape further instruction.
The Reflective Interaction Observation Scale (RIOS™) was developed at CEED to identify the extent to which a reflective supervisory or consultation session demonstrates a reflective process grounded in infant mental health theory and principles. Learn about its use as a research tool and as a practical aid during reflective supervision sessions.
Building Family Resiliency: Community Voices, Community Perspectives is a podcast for professionals who work with young children and their family. CEED’s Deborah Ottman interviews guests about child development and family relationships.