Keep Calm and Lead On - Inquiry-Based Action Plan (IBAP) Series

This newsletter series features the IBAP Projects conducted by the ECDA Fellows, which provide Early Childhood Leaders with practical tools to implement good practices in their centres.

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Keep Calm and Lead On (Apr 2024) Using Virtues Project to Develop Positive Behaviours in Young Children (Early Years)

Keep Calm and Lead On (Feb 2024) Design Thinking for Curriculum Leadership: Mapping Insights to Action

Keep Calm and Lead On (Oct 2023) Coaching Early Years Educators to Raise Children’s Emotional Well-Being

Keep Calm and Lead On (July 2023) Appreciative Inquiry: Leading Positive Change

Keep Calm and Lead On (April 2023) Supporting Pedagogical Leadership for Outdoor Learning

Keep Calm and Lead On (January 2023) Effective Communication with Parents using Professional Language

Keep Calm and Lead On (October 2022) One-Size-Doesn't-Fit-All: Differentiated Instruction to Support Learners in Preschool Classrooms

Keep Calm and Lead On (November 2019) Building Leadership Capacity: Coffee, Tea, or Conflicts

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Keep Calm and Lead On (September 2019) From What is Wrong to What is Strong: A Strength-Based Approach Toward Quality Relationships with Staff

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Keep Calm and Lead On (July 2019) Quality Interactions: Guiding Educators to Connect with Children Beyond Instruction

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Keep Calm and Lead On (May 2019) Building Powerful Learning Communities Within the Centre

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Keep Calm and Lead On (July 2018) Designing a Character-based Curriculum via Service Learning

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Read more on how Mrs Ang-Oh Chui Hwa and Ms Ava Wang guided centre leaders through their IBAP journey here!

Keep Calm and Lead On (May 2018) – Deepening Centre Leaders’ Understanding of Learning Stories

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Keep Calm and Lead On (Mar 2018) – Helping Centre Leaders to Develop the Habit of Reflection

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Keep Calm and Lead On (Jan 2018) – Equipping Centre Leaders for the Early Years Programme

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Keep Calm and Lead On (November 2017) - Equipping Centre Leaders for Curriculum Innovation

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Read more on how Ms Elsie Tan-Chua guided centre leaders through their IBAP journey here!

Keep Calm and Lead On (September 2017) - Developing Centre Leaders' Capacity to Conduct Parent Engagement Activities

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Read more on how Ms Tan Beng Luan and Ms Christine Soo guided centre leaders through their IBAP journey here!

Keep Calm and Lead On (July 2017) - Connecting the Dots: From Survival to Maturity

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Read more on how Ms Shirley Tan and Ms Rebecca Han guided centre leaders through their IBAP journey here!

Keep Calm and Lead On (May 2017) - Observing Children's Learning through Art Viewing

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Read more on how Dr Jacqueline Chung guided centre leaders through their IBAP journey here!

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