The internet is full of information – some credible, some not! Below are links and brief descriptions to some of my favourite resources for teachers. Tara McLaughlin also posts useful resources and articles on her Facebook feed from time to time.

Education Hub Webinar

Promoting children’s social-emotional learning and development

Dr Tara McLaughlin (Massey University) and Karen MacKay (Best Start Palmerston North), share examples and experiences from their teacher led-innovation fund (TLIF) project. This webinar explores different resources, tools, and professional learning processes to support teachers to promote children’s social-emotional learning.

No Lockdown for the Mind Seminar

Emotional literacy and resiliency for young children: Expanding tools and resources

Dr Tara McLaughlin discusses research into supporting children’s social-emotional competence. The talk outlines the everyday actions of teachers, parents, and other caregivers support young children to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes for emotional literacy, regulation and resilience. The seminar also explores project work to develop tools and resources to better understand and support children’s social-emotional learning.

Education Hub Webinar
Intentional teaching – engaging in sustained shared thinking with children​

Associate Professor Sue Cherrington (Victoria University of Wellington) and Dr Tara McLaughlin (Massey University) discuss how early childhood teachers and practitioners can be intentional in their teaching, with a particular focus on the concept of sustained shared thinking.

Education Hub Webinar
Supporting the socio and emotional competence of infants and toddlers
Dr Karyn Aspen and Linda Clarke from Massey University discuss their research into the teaching practices that support social-emotional competence of infants and toddlers. They provide practical strategies and advice for teachers on how to build intentional, responsive relationships in the contexts of play, routines, and in situations of toddlers’ peer conflicts.
Auckland Seminar Series

Data-informed and intentional teaching to promote children’s competence

Dr. McLaughlin examines keys areas of social-emotional competence and the role of intentional teaching with a focus on emotional literacy. She goes on to discuss data-informed teaching and highlights three teacher-led innovation fund projects using data to inform their understanding of children’s learning and inform their teaching.
Te Whāriki Online

This site has information, resources, and free professional learning and development supports for early childhood teachers, educators, and Kaiako. The resources on the site are extensive – take some time and explore all it has to offer.

He Māpuna te Tamaiti

Supporting Social and Emotional Competence in Early Learning

He Māpuna te Tamaiti is a new resource for early learning teachers. You can download the complete guide from Te Whāriki Online. We also recommend checking out the videos – these might be useful to watch and discuss as a team.

A to Z’s of Early Childhood

This is a new collection of resources from our partners in the United States at the Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies. The letters from A to Z cover a range of topics relevant for ECE and early intervention.

Education Hub
The Education Hub provides a range of New Zealand based resources for teachers and parents to learn more about effective teaching and learning across the education sector. Check out the range of resources from research briefs to practice guides to webinars; there is something for everyone.