Summer Learning for Teachers | National Association for the Education of Young Children

Summer can offer time to take a step back to review best practices, discover new approaches, and explore strategies to add to your teaching toolbox. Here are 10 ideas to explore this summer.

For ideas to try with young children, see Summer Learning with Children.

	Get Inspired: Read and share quotes to inspire your work with children and families.
	Discover Emotional Intelligence: The key to being a highly qualified early childhood teacher.
	Become a Reflective Teacher: Tips, ideas, and tools.
	*Explore Teacher Research: Voices of Practitioners* is NAEYC's free online professional journal on teacher research in early childhood education.**
	Participate in NAEYC's upcoming author events: Coming up: Ready-for-Reading Activities, Technology, Math and Supporting Dial Language Learners.
	Review NAEYC Position Statements: Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Early Learning Standards, and many more.
	*Read about Big Body Play: Why vigorous play is essential to children's development and learning.*
	Try *NEXT for Young Children* or *NEXT for TYC: NAEYC Professional Development Resources that build on articles in Young Children* and TYC.
	Connect with Children: The book *Powerful Interactions* guides you through three steps to extend children's learning.
	Get Involved: Join our Children's Champions e-mail list to receive regular updates and action alerts on federal and state early childhood policy issues.