Self-Care for the Early Childhood Educator (06/16/21 - 09/30/21)
Learn why early childhood educators are highly susceptible to stress and burnout and how self-care can help prevent or alleviate it. On an airplane, we are told to put on our own oxygen masks before assisting others with theirs; we need to practice self-care in order to be at our best for the children in…
Read MoreMaking the Most of Your 1440 Minutes Each Day (06/16/21 - 09/30/21)
Getting to Know the MN ECIPS Domains: Approaches to Learning (06/16/21 - 09/30/21)
Getting to Know the MN ECIPS Domains: The Arts (06/16/21 - 09/30/21)
Ethics – From the Director Perspective (09/09/21 - 10/07/21)
Interpret the NAEYC Code of Ethics to determine the core values, ideals and principles in your program. In addition discover how the Code of Ethics and Power to the Profession can help understand dilemmas in your program. This is an online course.
Read MoreDeveloping Human Resources in Early Childhood Programs #28 (08/10/21 - 09/14/21)
Identify and illustrate knowledge of each step in the employee life cycle – recruitment; selection; orientation (on boarding); supervision and development; and retention. Through reading, video, discussion, and practical application activities participants development skills needed to manage the most important program resource – the center staff.
Read MoreCapstone for Program Leaders #28 (09/21/21 - 05/10/22)
Courageous Conversations; Communicating Strategies for Program Leaders (10/05/21 - 11/02/21)
Community Engagement for Early Childhood Programs #28 (04/05/22 - 05/03/22)
Discover how active involvement in a local community is key to carrying out a mission of community service. Determine how through community involvement, collaborating, partnering and clearly developing and interpreting their brand, child care programs can strengthen their organizations, build enrollment and build support for early education in their communities.
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