General FAQs (8)
I’m Jeff A Johnson. I’m an early learning trainer, podcaster, author, advocate, and former toy maker–you’ll find details on the site’s About page.
What’s going on here at explorationsearlylearning.com is early learning professional development–primarily online but sometimes in-person.
Check out playvolutionhq.com for early learning resources–podcasts, observation and operating forms, informative handouts, an early learning glossary, DIY ideas, and more.
At myplayhaven.com, you’ll find Play Haven, my new early learning community, a place to connect with peers and talk shop.
Sure thing. You’ll find PDF versions of my bio, resume, and publication list at the links below:
My professional development sessions focus on 4 general areas, although there’s a lot of overlap. Those categories are Play and Early Learning, Self-Care and Relationships, Policies and Procedures, and DIY Learning Ideas. You’ll find a complete list of session titles, descriptions, learning goals, and more here.
I’ve provided live and pre-recorded online early learning professional development since 2006 via several platforms and have made it a focus since 2018. My online training is pre-approved or accepted in at least 9 US states and some Canadian provinces.
I did my first presentation in the fall of 2000 at the Iowa AEYC annual conference. That went well, and gigs as an unpaid speaker led to paid speaking gigs. Since then, thanks to word-of-mouth promotion from satisfied attendees, I’ve presented across the United States, Canada, and Australia (more on that in the following FAQ). Attendees described my sessions as heartfelt, inspirational, high-energy, and humorous.
Exhausted and homesick from spending up to six months a year on the road, in late 2017, I decided to cut back on live and in-person events and focus on online training.
Since starting way back in 2000, I’ve presented across the United States, Canada, and Australia. I’ve lost track of all the events, but here’s an overview:
A few highlights:
- I’ve keynoted the NAFCC national conference
- I’ve keynoted many state AEYC conferences
- I’ve keynoted the IFDCA International Conference in Cork, Ireland
- I’ve presented at the NAEYC national conference
Here’s a relatively current list of the states, provinces, and territories where I have keynoted in-person events:
United States
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Vermont
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Saskatchewan
Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Victoria
- Western Australia
- Northern Territory
Sure. Contact me, and I’ll get back to you ASAP.
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