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Health and Safety Pre-service for Child Care Centers (11/25/21 - 12/16/21)

Health and Safety Pre-service for Child Care Centers (11/25/21 - 12/16/21)

This series based course intended for new providers meets Licensing preservice requirements as well as the health and safety requirements from the Child Care Development Fund. Participants will explore MN Rule 3 licensing standards and best practices around supervision challenges experienced by child care centers. We’ll look at strategies a child care provider can implement…

Health and Safety Pre-service for Child Care Centers (11/25/21 - 12/16/21)

This series based course intended for new providers meets Licensing preservice requirements as well as the health and safety requirements from the Child Care Development Fund. Participants will explore MN Rule 3 licensing standards and best practices around supervision challenges experienced by child care centers. We’ll look at strategies a child care provider can implement…

Evaluating and Supporting Early Childhood Teachers (10/26/21 - 11/23/21)

There is a lot of talk in the early childhood community about evaluating teachers to improve their performance. Raising the quality of care and education is a priority for everyone. Yet, it is the particular responsibility of education leaders. With this course, directors, coaches, and education leaders will learn how evaluate and support teachers in…

Essential Management Skills for Early Childhood Director Success (11/29/21 - 12/20/21)

Essential Management Skills for Early Childhood Director Success is a four week online Eager to Learn course designed for Early Childhood Directors to explore and discuss key management skills for success in their roles as leaders and managers of early childhood businesses. Each participant will assess her/his own perceived management strengths and growth areas and…

Nutrition in Children from Birth to Six Years (12/01/21 - 12/15/21)

This course will cover healthy eating behavior of infants, toddlers and preschoolers, explain current eating patterns of young American children including information about food insecurity; the role of good nutrition in children’s physical, mental, and social/emotional development; and high-quality foods from many cultures.

Early Literacy: How Children Learn Language (12/02/21 - 12/16/21)

Explore Leading a Staff Team (11/02/21 - 11/23/21)

Explore Leading a Staff Team is a 12-hour course delivered online through Eager to Learn. The leadership role in an early childhood organization requires significant support, guidance and communication with teaching staff in early childhood programming. Aspiring directors, whether coming from a teaching or other background, will benefit with from this overview of the skills…

Observation and Documentation: Planning for Individual Needs (10/27/21 - 11/17/21)

This course on observation will focus on observation strategies, documentation methods, and using data to inform individualized care and learning experiences, especially for children with developmental concerns and challenging behaviors.

Children and Families in Today’s World (10/26/21 - 11/23/21)

Examine the socializing agents in our ever-changing world that impact young children and families. [crlf]Explore forces that bring changes to our society, such as economics, politics, demographics, and technology. [crlf]Discover ways that you, as a teacher of young children, can help support their development into successful, resilient, and productive participants in our society.[crlf]This course is…

Child Development: Understanding How Genes and Environment Interact (10/25/21 - 11/22/21)

Time is of the Essence (10/05/21 - 10/26/21)

Time is of the Essence is a 16 hour online course designed for Eager to Learn. Participants will explore their own use of time to prioritize and organize tasks for maximum work effectiveness while still making time for a satisfying life outside of work.

Cultivating Knowledge Through Open Ended Discussions (09/29/21 - 10/20/21)

Participate in this online course and identify what children know about the world around them. Encourage children’s critical thinking by learning how to ask intentional questions that spark discussions. Recognize how to guide early learning in your child care setting.

Overview of Curriculum (10/05/21 - 10/26/21)

This class focuses on early childhood curriculum and the domains of development, elements of effective curriculum, and the cycle of observation and assessment, reflection, curriculum planning and implementation, and evaluation in adapting curriculum to meet individual and group developmental needs.

Introduction to Children with Special Needs (10/07/21 - 10/21/21)

The incidence of varying disabilities and special needs continue to increase and most child care providers will have the opportunity to care for children with special needs. This workshop will review some of the red flags for developmental concern including challenging behavior and some of the diagnosis most commonly seen. The workshop will also review…

Good Teaching is Good Teaching Anytime (09/16/21 - 10/21/21)

Part 1 Intro to Online Education – We will examine best practices of adult education and how they transfer to online education. Specific focus will be on adult learning theory, environments and implementation into online education. Part 2 Building Community – we will become familiar with how to promote effective communication among students and between…