Gratitude and Giving Back Webinar
- Name
- Webinar: Instilling Gratitude in Children
- Title
- Drs. Lauren Starnes and April Poindexter
Past Webinars
Gratitude and Giving Back Webinar
In this webinar recording, Dr. Lauren Starnes, SVP and chief academic officer at Goddard Systems, and Dr. April Poindexter, director of early childhood education programs at Goddard Systems, discuss how families can teach children to appreciate what they have and how to express gratitude in meaningful ways.
About April Poindexter
About April Poindexter
Dr. April Poindexter is the director of early childhood education programs at Goddard Systems. In her role, she oversees the development of our proprietary educational programming and curriculum.
Prior to joining Goddard Systems, Dr. Poindexter was an education consultant at Primrose Schools. Her experience and expertise in the field of early childhood education was affectionately shaped by her career as an elementary classroom teacher, instructional specialist, trainer, coach and franchise education consultant.
Dr. Poindexter’s research interests include writing practices and pedagogy; children’s literature; critical literacy; and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belongingness work. Her research on how Black upper-middle class children experience writing in school spaces was recognized for equity-centered implications and research excellence.
She holds a Ph.D. in teaching and learning with a concentration in language and literacy education, as well as a master’s degree in early childhood education.
Social Emotional Learning Webinar
- Name
- Webinar: What is Social-Emotional Learning?
- Title
- Dr. Lauren Starnes
Social Emotional Learning Webinar
In this webinar recording, Dr. Lauren Starnes, SVP and chief academic officer at Goddard Systems, discusses social-emotional learning and why it’s important for young children. She introduces social-emotional learning and answers questions such as:
- How does Goddard promote social-emotional learning in the classroom?
- How can parents bridge the school/home gap and practice social-emotional learning at home?
- Are parents actively seeking social-emotional learning from their schools?
About Lauren Starnes
About Dr. Lauren Starnes
Dr. Lauren Starnes is SVP and chief academic officer at Goddard Systems. She is responsible for leading the development of The Goddard School’s proprietary education program, driving research-based innovation and implementing new accreditation standards across the franchise system.
Previously, Dr. Starnes served as vice president of early childhood education at Primrose Schools Franchising Company, where she oversaw the continued evaluation, development and implementation of Primrose’s early childhood curriculum and research models.
She has more than 20 years of experience in education, including curriculum development, evaluation and implementation, as well as teaching and consulting in the fields of preschool, special needs and elementary education.
A widely published author and lecturer, Dr. Starnes holds a doctorate in educational leadership, as well as a master’s degree and doctorate in child development.
