Registration will Open May 1, 2023!!
The Seventh Annual Early Childhood Educators Institute (ECEI) will be live online July 25, 27 and August 1 and 3 from 9-3 for a total of 20 professional development/course hours (all four days are mandatory for those seeking course credit). If you are an early childhood or primary teacher (birth to grade 3), a special educator, home visitor, or related service/CIS personnel, then this Institute is for you!
The ECEI consists of 8-10 strands/courses. Participants choose to take one strand/course for the duration of the Institute. Those who wish to attend the institute only (four days of live online learning) will receive a certificate of completion recognizing 20 hours of professional development. Those who wish to extend their learning can take the 3-credit course aligned with the strand they choose and will complete the course by October 1, 2023. Course takers will receive a grade on their transcript in lieu of a certificate of completion. The courses are designed to deepen practice, meet child care professional development requirements, and contribute to early childhood or elementary educator licensing competencies and/or renewal of educator licenses and endorsements. All courses are aligned with the Vermont Early Learning Standards (VELS) and the Vermont Guiding Principles for Full Participation of Each and Every Child, which are central to a shared vision for young children in Vermont in the years from birth through Grade 3. Courses may be taken for graduate or undergraduate credit. Participants taking the course must also attend all four online days of the Institute session they choose and complete coursework through September.
The four-day institute will take place online and is fully interactive using Zoom videoconferencing on July 25, 27, & August 1 & 3 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm each day. Some coursework may require reading before the institute, and all courses continue after the institute until October 1, 2023. Full course syllabi will be available and linked to the course title on this webpage on May 1, 2023. Any required books are not included in the course/institute costs.
Pricing for the Institute is as follows:
| 4-Day Institute Only (online) | $200 |
| 4-Day Institute + 3-Credit Course (online) | $635 |
Textbooks are not included in the amounts above.
| Times | July 25 | July 27 | August 1 |
August 3 |
| 9:00-9:45 |
Plenary Speaker: live via Zoom | Plenary Speaker: live via Zoom | Plenary Speaker: live via Zoom | Plenary Speaker: live via Zoom |
| 9:45-11:00 |
Live, interactive Zoom video instruction for each session/course | Live, interactive Zoom video instruction for each session/course | Live, interactive Zoom video instruction for each session/course | Live, interactive Zoom video instruction for each session/course |
| 11:00-11:15 | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| 11:15-12:00 | Individualized, asynchronous, synchronous work | Individualized, asynchronous, synchronous work | Individualized, asynchronous, synchronous work | Individualized, asynchronous, synchronous work |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch on your own | Lunch on your own | Lunch on your own | Lunch on your own |
| 1:00-1:45 | Zoom video instruction for each session/course | Zoom video instruction for each session/course | Zoom video instruction for each session/course | Zoom video instruction for each session/course |
| 1:45-3:00 | Individualized, asynchronous, synchronous work | Individualized, asynchronous, synchronous work | Individualized, asynchronous, synchronous work | Individualized, asynchronous, synchronous work |
For more information, please contact ECInstitute@castleton.edu.
Session Title and Descriptions will be Posted May 1, 2023.
Select a session title to read the description. You will be asked to make a session selection when registering.
Please note that some sessions/courses require reading before the Institute. For more information about pre-reading, please refer to the syllabi linked after each session/course description, or reach out to the instructor.
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| Credits | 3 |
| Course Numbers | Graduate: EDU 5515 C Undergraduate: EDU 4515 C0 |
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| Credits | 3 |
| Course Numbers | Graduate: EDU 5515 C Undergraduate: EDU 4515 C |
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| Instructor | |
| Credits | 3 |
| Course Numbers | Graduate: EDU 5515 C Undergraduate: EDU 4515 C |
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| Credits | 3 |
| Course Numbers | Graduate: EDU 5515 C3 Undergraduate: EDU 4515 C0 |
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| Credits | 3 |
| Course Numbers | Graduate: EDU 5515 C Undergraduate: EDU 4515 C0 |
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| Credits | 3 |
| Course Numbers | Graduate: EDU 5515 C Undergraduate: EDU 4515 C |
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| Credits | 3 |
| Course Numbers | Graduate: EDU 5515 C Undergraduate: EDU 4515 C |
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| Credits | 3 |
| Course Numbers | Graduate: EDU 5515 C Undergraduate: EDU 4515 C |
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| Session Title | |
| Instructor | |
| Credits | 3 |
| Course Numbers | Graduate: EDU 5515 C Undergraduate: EDU 4515 C |
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| Session Title | |
| Instructor | |
| Credits | 3 |
| Course Numbers | Graduate: EDU 5515 C Undergraduate: EDU 4515 C |
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| Session Title | |
| Instructor | |
| Credits | 3 |
| Course Numbers | Graduate: EDU 5515 C Undergraduate: EDU 4515 |
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| Session Title | |
| Instructor | |
| Credits | 3 |
| Course Numbers | Graduate: EDU 5515 C Undergraduate: EDU 4515 C |
Session Description
Intended Outcomes
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| Session Title | |
| Instructor | |
| Credits | 3 |
| Course Numbers | Graduate: EDU 5515 C Undergraduate: EDU 4515 C |
Session Description
Intended Outcomes
Course Goal:
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