Courses – Page 204 – Eager-to-Learn

Understanding and Preventing Challenging Behavior (07/08/20 - 07/29/20)

The foundation of children’s secure social emotional development is their secure relationships. This course will examine the impact of provider and parent relationships on children’s behavior and explore strategies for promoting positive social emotional growth. Emotional literacy will also be examined as a way to help children learn to express feelings and prevent challenging behaviors.

Introduction to Children with Special Needs (07/15/20 - 07/29/20)

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…

Plan, Learn, Grow: Using the Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress (07/06/20 - 08/03/20)

This class will review the structure, content and guiding principles of the Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress (ECIPs). Participants will become familiar with the ECIPs domains, components, indicators and strategies and how to use this tool for child and group observation and planning developmentally appropriate activities.

Continuing Education: Ethical Responsibility & Evidence-Based Practice (07/14/20 - 07/28/20)

In this course, participants will become well equipped to consider their ethical responsibilities and the importance of using an evidence based approach as adult educators. Included in this course is a discussion of the NAEYC Code of Ethics and Statement of Commitment, the NAEYC Code of Ethics Supplement for Early Childhood Adult Educators, professional wisdom…

Good Teaching is Good Teaching Anytime (08/03/20 - 08/31/20)

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…

Adult Learning Module 3: Developing Quality Training (07/15/20 - 07/29/20)

In this course participants will be implement the principles associated with designing content-based training. Among other topics, participants will develop training objectives, discuss the use of the learning cycle in training design and consider methods to develop content (activities and materials). Participants will apply their knowledge using Achieve’s Course Approval process to develop and/or adapt…

Adult Learning Module 2: Design Skills (06/10/20 - 06/24/20)

In this course Participants will be introduced to the principles associated with designing content-based training. Among other topics, participants will develop training objectives, discuss the use of the learning cycle in training design and consider evaluation strategies for measuring the effectiveness of a training session. Participants will apply their knowledge using Achieve’s Course Approval process.

Adult Learning Module 1: Delivery Skills (05/13/20 - 05/27/20)

In this course, participants will become well equipped to deliver pre-designed curriculums. Included in this course is a discussion of trainer competencies, adult learning basics, and facilitation skills, as well as consideration of the impact of culture, communication, and presence on training effectiveness. The course design also includes a Personal Development Plan (PDP) built into…

Supervising for Safety for Family Child Care (08/04/20 - 08/25/20)

This series based course intended for new Family Child Care providers meets Licensing pre-service requirements as well as the health and safety requirements from the Child Care Development Fund. Participants will explore MN Rule 2 licensing standards and best practices around supervision challenges experienced by family child care programs. We’ll look at strategies a child…

Supervising for Safety for Family Child Care (08/05/20 - 08/26/20)

This series based course intended for new Family Child Care providers meets Licensing pre-service requirements as well as the health and safety requirements from the Child Care Development Fund. Participants will explore MN Rule 2 licensing standards and best practices around supervision challenges experienced by family child care programs. We’ll look at strategies a child…

Supervising for Safety for Family Child Care (08/06/20 - 08/27/20)

This series based course intended for new Family Child Care providers meets Licensing pre-service requirements as well as the health and safety requirements from the Child Care Development Fund. Participants will explore MN Rule 2 licensing standards and best practices around supervision challenges experienced by family child care programs. We’ll look at strategies a child…

Supervising for Safety for Family Child Care (07/06/20 - 07/27/20)

This series based course intended for new Family Child Care providers meets Licensing pre-service requirements as well as the health and safety requirements from the Child Care Development Fund. Participants will explore MN Rule 2 licensing standards and best practices around supervision challenges experienced by family child care programs. We’ll look at strategies a child…

Supervising for Safety for Family Child Care (07/07/20 - 07/28/20)

This series based course intended for new Family Child Care providers meets Licensing pre-service requirements as well as the health and safety requirements from the Child Care Development Fund. Participants will explore MN Rule 2 licensing standards and best practices around supervision challenges experienced by family child care programs. We’ll look at strategies a child…

Supervising for Safety for Family Child Care (06/01/20 - 06/22/20)

This series based course intended for new Family Child Care providers meets Licensing pre-service requirements as well as the health and safety requirements from the Child Care Development Fund. Participants will explore MN Rule 2 licensing standards and best practices around supervision challenges experienced by family child care programs. We’ll look at strategies a child…

Authentic Child Assessment: Special Considerations (06/02/20 - 06/30/20)

This course will review, in brief, some of the content of Authentic Child Assessment related to data analysis and data reporting. The focus of this course is on ethics of conducting child assessment, including the effect of personal biases and values on the assessment process; choosing appropriate assessment tools, the importance of environmental assessment used…

Children and Families in Today’s World (05/27/20 - 06/24/20)

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…

Family Systems Theory in the Context of Early Childhood Settings (06/03/20 - 06/24/20)

This course provides an overview of Family Systems Theory which represents a shift in focus from considering the individual child only, to the child within the context of her/his family and community. Family systems theory provides another tool in the provider toolbox for understanding why children and parents act or think the way they do.…