July 2020
How to deal with COVID-19 in early childhood education and care
About
Watch this recording of a recent webinar How to deal with COVID-19 in early childhood education and care (ECEC), by World OMEP features speakers:
- Jessica N. Essary, PhD, Associate Professor of Education and the Inclusive Education Program Director at Cazenovia College, NY, US
- Raúl Mercer, pediatrician, with a Master’s degree in Epidemiology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, US
How to deal with COVID-19 in early childhood education and care (World OMEP, ECPC member)
Friday, July 31, 2020
About
This recording of a recent webinar by ECPC member, World OMEP features speakers:
- Jessica N. Essary, PhD, Associate Professor of Education and the Inclusive Education Program Director at Cazenovia College, NY, US
- Raúl Mercer, pediatrician, with a Master’s degree in Epidemiology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, US
- Mercedes Mayol Lassall, OMEP World President, Professor in the Master Early Childhood Education at the University of Buenos Aires
1:15:11 / English
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