Let's Learn Together This Winter!

What if professional development felt more like a great conversation with smart, caring colleagues? These live Zoom offerings with Beka and Jen invite educators to grab a cup of coffee, bring their questions, and learn together in ways that are engaging, relevant, and immediately useful. Come for the ideas, stay for the community.

Professional Learning Book Club

Hunt, Gather, Parent

Facilitators: Jen and Beka

Format: Live Zoom sessions

Dates: January 9, January 23, and February 6, 2026

Time: 1:30 to 2:30 PM

Grab your favorite warm drink and join Beka and Jen for a lively, conversation-based professional learning book club designed for educators who enjoy thinking deeply, sharing openly, and learning together.

Using Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff, we will explore how Maya, Inuit, and Hadzabe families nurture confident, cooperative kids and what these cultural perspectives can teach us about child development, relationships, and everyday educational practice. Expect thoughtful discussion, practical takeaways, and plenty of “aha” moments you can bring back to your classroom or family work.

This book club is a great fit for early childhood and elementary educators, ECFE and parent educators, instructional coaches, and administrators who value reflective, relationship-centered professional development.

You do not need to have all the reading done to participate. Come curious, join the conversation, and enjoy learning alongside colleagues.

Details

• Registration includes all three sessions

• Book not included

• Reading schedule shared after registration

• Certificate of Participation provided. Please check with your local CEU committee for clock hour eligibility

This book club is also a wonderful entry point into our ongoing co-learning community.

REGISTER HERE

ECFE Co-Learning Group

Professional Development for ECFE Teachers and Parent Educators

Facilitators: Beka and Jen

Format: Live Zoom sessions

Dates: January 21, February 4 and 18, March 4 and 18, April 1, 2026

Time: 4:00 to 5:00 PM

Join Beka, Jen, and fellow ECFE educators for a six-session co-learning experience built around real questions, real challenges, and real-life teaching.

This is not a sit back and listen kind of PD. Each session is shaped by what participants want to explore, from supporting families through big feelings to strengthening parent confidence and navigating the realities of group facilitation. You will leave with fresh ideas, practical tools, and the comfort of knowing you are not alone in this work.

Details

• Registration includes all six sessions

• Group size is limited to 10 to 25 participants

• Full refunds provided if minimum enrollment is not met

• Certificate of Participation provided. Please check locally for clock hour eligibility

REGISTER HERE