Eastern Connecticut State University

Center for

Early Childhood Education

Videos and Resources

The Center for Early Childhood Education is committed to sharing useful resources with early childhood teachers, administrators, researchers, trainers, and policymakers. The Center is developing a large archive of video footage young children, early childhood professionals engaged in teaching, and interviews with experts that can be used for specific research or training uses. The Center makes some of these video clips available for free as streaming video below. The Center also makes these clips available as downloadable video podcasts at iTunes U.

e-clips: Educational Video Clips for Early Childhood Professionals

e-clips are brief, professional development videos that provide teachers and caregivers with tips and ideas they can implement in their work with young children. Read a description of the e-clips project.

e-clip #1: Five Predictors of Early Literacy
Developed by Theresa Bouley of Eastern Connecticut State University

e-clip #2: Introducing Technology to Young Children

With Dr. Douglas Clements, University at Buffalo, and

Dr. Sudha Swaminathan, Eastern Connecticut State University

Speakers and Presenters

The Effects of ScreenTime on Children From Birth to Age Five

University Hour presentation by Lisa Guernsey

Interviews with Early Childhood Education Experts

Conflict Resolution
Teaching preschool children conflict resolution skills: An interview with Carlota Schechter of Saint Joseph College (formerly)

	Culture and Play Cultural influences in children’s play: An interview with Patricia Ramsey of Mount Holyoke College

Positive Relationships
The importance of building positive relationships with children: An interview with Jeffrey Trawick-Smith of Eastern Connecticut State University

Literature and Feelings
Using literature to help children manage strong emotions: An interview with Theresa Bouley of Eastern Connecticut State University

Classroom Rules

Creating classroom rules with children: An interview with Kathryn Castle of Oklahoma State University

Getaway Spaces

Creating classroom getaway spaces for children: An interview Jeffrey Trawick-Smith of Eastern Connecticut State University

Promotional Videos from the Center for Early Childhood Education

Project Navigate
An overview of a technology-based child assessment project with U.S. Navy childcare providers

	Preview of Guiding Young Children’s Behavior An interactive training

Introduction to the Center for Early Childhood Education
An overview of the Center