Live Q&A Sessions
Throughout the year, we will host live Q&A events with course instructors and additional experts in early childhood development. Keep an eye out for updates from this course, subscribe to the SDG Academy newsletter, and follow the SDG Academy on social media to learn when these live Q&As will take place.
Recordings of past Q&As for this run of The Best Start in Life can be found below. (In addition to being posted to the Live Q&A section of the course outline, all Q&As will also be uploaded to the SDG Academy Library, where they can be viewed and shared publicly.)
June 4, 2020: Professor Hirokazu Yoshikawa, lead faculty for this course, answered learners' questions about early childhood development, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and in light of the protests against racism in the US (and around the world).
October 6, 2020: Dr. Aisha Yousafzai, one of the course instructors, answered questions on many topics related to early childhood development, including the COVID-19 pandemic, maternal depression, examples of successful program implementations across contexts, resources for finding assessment tools, and much more.
February 18, 2021: Dr. Pia Rebello Britto, a guest lecturer, joined us to answer your questions on topics ranging from successful early childhood programs and policy, to ways to get involved professionally or through volunteering in ECD, and more. Dr. Britto was recently appointed as Country Director of Lao PDR at UNICEF after serving as the Chief and Senior Adviser of Early Childhood Development at UNICEF.
August 10, 2021: Dr. Catherine Tamis-LeMonda, one of the course instructors, answered your questions on topics ranging from sibling relationships, early language development, play, and more.