Hot Topics

08/10/2009

If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him...the people who give you their food give you their heart.
Cesar Chavez

At Exchange magazine we are in the midst of developing our editorial calendar for the next 18 months — both for Exchange magazine as well as for our web site. We need your help in letting us know what the topics are that you most want to learn more about, what issues are hot in your community, and what are the areas where you need materials to help in staff development. Last year when we conducted this survey, you told us that these were your top ten topics of interest:

Brain development
Running a green program
Appropriate circle time activities
Impact of state Pre-K on providers
Managing challenging behavior
Children with special needs
Nature education
How to handle difficult staff
Conflict resolution among young children
Play

To let us know what is on the top of your list for Exchange this year, cast your votes in this week's Exchange Insta Poll.

CEUs for Directors and Teachers

Exchange now offers you two ways you can earn CEUs for directors and teachers. First, you can receive CEUs from the University of Wisconsin-Stout for reading topical sets of Exchange articles — and this week, these CEUs are on sale at a 20% discount. Second, your staff members can earn CEUs from the Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas County for participating in training based on Exchange Out of the Box Training Kits.

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For more information about Exchange's magazine, books, and other products pertaining to ECE, go to www.ccie.com.