{"id":115755,"date":"2020-04-14T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T18:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=115755"},"modified":"2020-08-07T13:34:35","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T23:34:35","slug":"uh-cc-ece-online-instruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/04\/14\/uh-cc-ece-online-instruction\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> childcare centers go online with songs, books and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_12203\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZB8JxcJxGIU?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"糖心Vlog官方 childcare centers go online with songs, books and more\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>In one online class, toddlers and preschoolers are swinging their arms, legs and more &ldquo;in and out&rdquo; to the <em>Hokey Pokey<\/em>. In another, they are proudly holding up appropriately colored stuffed animals and other objects they\u2019ve collected in advance, as the teacher reads <em>Brown Bear<\/em>, the beloved Eric Carle book.<\/p>\n<p>These are the children and families from children\u2019s centers on three University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Community College campuses, which closed due to the COVID-19 crisis. The centers\u2019 faculty and staff, including 12 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honolulu.hawaii.edu\/ece\">early childhood education<\/a> (<abbr>ECE<\/abbr>) students from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honolulu.hawaii.edu\/\">Honolulu <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr><\/a> who were working on their practicum in these &ldquo;laboratory&rdquo; settings, are keeping keiki and their families engaged during the spring semester.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_115916\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115916\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/honnolulu-early-childhood-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"children on different screens\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/honnolulu-early-childhood-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/honnolulu-early-childhood-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/honnolulu-early-childhood-630x353.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/honnolulu-early-childhood.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-115916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children from <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr>\u2019s Alani Children\u2019s Center have storytime.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;For the advanced lab and practicum courses, which normally involve college students working with children in the classroom, the faculty faced a big challenge as children&#8217;s centers closed,&rdquo; said <strong>Caroline Soga<\/strong>, <abbr>ECE<\/abbr> program coordinator. &ldquo;The faculty thought carefully about how to engage the students in planning virtual and hands-on learning experiences for the children, taking into consideration all the areas of the children&#8217;s learning and developmental needs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhfoundation.org\/give\/giving-opportunity\/covid-19\">Support the <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Student Relief fund and COVID-19 research<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Good advice<\/h2>\n<p>The centers, Keiki Hau\u2018oli Children\u2019s Center (Honolulu <abbr>CC<\/abbr>), Alani Children\u2019s Center (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu\/\"><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr><\/a>) and The Children\u2019s Center (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leeward.hawaii.edu\/\">Leeward <abbr>CC<\/abbr><\/a>), are also providing parents with advice, support and resources. In March, the <abbr>ECE<\/abbr> program shared these thoughts in an email to parents:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t try to be a perfect parent right now.<\/strong> It\u2019s okay to not have the day entirely planned with educational activities and enriching time. Give yourself permission to know that some days dinner may end up being cereal and the kids will watch six consecutive hours of Paw Patrol so that you can get work done or get your sanity together&#8212;<strong>and that is okay<\/strong>. We are all just doing our best.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Young children will likely come out of this time with the memory of how the emotional environment of their home felt for them, not what they did.<\/strong> This means that a priority for families is self-care. If you\u2019re feeling overwhelmed and anxious (and who isn\u2019t), having your own toolkit of what supports you feeling better is crucial for getting to a place where you can support your children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a wonderful page on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/prepare\/managing-stress-anxiety.html\">Coping with the COVID-19 situation<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The best thing for young children is to just let them play!<\/strong> Uninterrupted free play IS learning. This is a great time for children to discover all of the things they are able to do <strong>without<\/strong> adult support&#8212;building problem solving skills, curiosity and imagination. Boredom builds brains!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Helpful links<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_115918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115918\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/honnolulu-early-childhood-education-social-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"children on different screens\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/honnolulu-early-childhood-education-social-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/honnolulu-early-childhood-education-social-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/honnolulu-early-childhood-education-social-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/honnolulu-early-childhood-education-social-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/honnolulu-early-childhood-education-social-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/honnolulu-early-childhood-education-social-630x353.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/honnolulu-early-childhood-education-social.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-115918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children from Leeward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>\u2019s The Children\u2019s Center do the <em>Hokey Pokey<\/em> online.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The program shared some useful links for parents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/09\/parenting\/coronavirus-parents-need-to-know.html\">Top 11 questions parents may have about coronavirus<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How children <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/docs\/default-source\/coronaviruse\/helping-children-cope-with-stress-print.pdf\">cope with stress<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/community\/schools-childcare\/talking-with-children.html\">How to talk to your child about coronavirus<\/a><\/li>\n<li>What to do about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/13\/parenting\/kids-playdates-coronavirus.html\">play dates<\/a> during this time of social distancing<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/travel\/news\/2020\/03\/19\/coronavirus-and-social-distancing-what-outdoor-activities-safe\/2865856001\">Going outdoors vs. playgrounds<\/a><\/li>\n<li>What to do about <a href=\"https:\/\/parenting.nytimes.com\/work-money\/babysitter-safety-coronavirus?module=editors-picks&#038;action=click&#038;region=1\">hiring a caregiver for your children<\/a> during this time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Soga said <abbr>ECE<\/abbr> faculty have been holding regular circle times online with classrooms, recording story libraries for parents to access, and having lab students take roles in leading online small groups. Other initiatives the <abbr>ECE<\/abbr> department is undertaking include Zoom <abbr>ECE<\/abbr> advising sessions, the creation of online portfolios showcasing children&#8217;s development, and a collaboration with the emergency medical technician program at <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> to create educational content for first responders worried about their children&#8217;s well being during this time.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212;By Kelli Trifonovitch<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Community College campuses, which closed due to the COVID-19 crisis, are keeping keiki and their families engaged during the spring semester online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,12],"tags":[335,1411,1416,908,62,63,65,71,56],"class_list":["post-115755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-video","tag-childrens-center","tag-covid-19","tag-covid-19-uh-helps","tag-early-childhood-education","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115755"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124586,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115755\/revisions\/124586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}