Join us for a year of monthly engaging online learning opportunities that explore the latest in ECE teaching strategies and administrative insights.
With this early bird registration, you will have access to all 12 workshops:
• It's Not All About You... Functioning as a Member of a Team (K6 C2) - 1/20/21
• Leave it at The Door: Managing Personal Stress in the Classroom (K6.1 C1 & K6.2 C2) - 2/17/21
• Observing Young Children (K4.14 C1 & K4.15 C2 & STARS SQ.3.4.8) - 3-17-21
• Communication and Language Development Including Dual Language Learners - Ages Birth to 5 Years (K3 C2 & STARS SQ.3.4.3; SQ.3.4.9 & EC.3.4.4) - 4/21/21
• Social and Emotional Development Ages Birth to 5 years (K1.9 C1/C2 & STARS SQ.3.4.4) - 5/19/21
• The Importance of Supervision: Indoors & Out (K7.1 C2 & STARS LM.2.4) - 6/16/21
• Cognitive Development - Ages Birth to 5 Years (K1.4 C1/C2 & STARS SQ.3.4.4) - 7/21/21
• Developmentally Appropriate Practices Basics-S (K2.9 C1 & STARS SQ.3.4.10) - 8/18/21
• Temperament: One Key to Understanding Children (K1.7 C2 & STARS SQ.3.4.4) - 9/15/21
• The Importance of Relationships: Creating Powerful Interactions to Support Children's Learning (K2.02/C3 & SQ.3.4.5; SQ.3.4.9; SQ.3.4.10) - 10/20/21
• Behind the Scenes: Examining Underlying Causes of Challenging Behaviors (K2.13 C3) - 11/17/21
• Loving Places and Learning Spaces for Infants and Toddlers (K2 C2) 12/15/21
Learn how a group of individuals can become a team when members choose to be one. We'll examine elements of a team, the payoffs, and how to create a happier workplace.
Got stress??!!? ECE professionals are dedicated to nurturing children. Sometimes they're so focused on others, they forget about themselves. Learn how to manage stress and maintain a healthy outlook in the workplace and at home.
Observation is the window into a child's thinking processes, interests, and abilities. We’ll use video clips to practice observation skills and explore how recording our observations of young children can inform program decisions, assessments, and more!
Many important early milestones occur in the first five years that impact a child’s communication and language skills. This session takes a closer look at communication and language development in all children, including Dual Language Learners.
Better understand the development of social and emotional skills as they correlate to key milestones in the first five years. Based on work by ZERO TO THREE.
As ECE professionals, one of the most important things we do is supervise children. This session will review regulations regarding supervision, discuss consequences and the role of a supervision policy, and learn strategies for more effective supervision on your watch.
Executive functioning is the mind’s “air traffic controller.” We’ll examine the link between early milestones and the development of cognitive skills in the first five years. Based on work by ZERO TO THREE.
DAP is frequently used term in ECE, but is not always understood. Explore the five components of DAP to maximize instruction, enhance development, and build relationships with families.
We are all born with a natural temperament. Are you flexible, cautious, or feisty? Could what we perceive as challenging behavior really be a clash in temperament traits? Learn how understanding temperament will help you better plan for the children in your care.
How can teachers best support children's learning? The key is how you engage with children throughout the day. Based on the book "Powerful Interactions: How to Connect with Children to Extend Their Learning," this session will help you become more intentional in your teaching.
Challenging behaviors are the product of multiple factors that may not be easy to see. Learn how to identify and address the underlying causes to create a more peaceful classroom.
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