Early Literacy: How Children Learn Language (12/02/21 - 12/16/21)
Learning to Listen, Listening to Learn (11/30/21 - 12/21/21)
Learn to improve your own listening skills and those of children by understanding the components of effective listening. Children’s listening habits and skills are predictors of oral language proficiency, reading and writing but they do not come naturally-they must be taught and practiced. Learn how to teach children and practice with them!
Read MoreExplore 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…
Read MoreObservation 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.
Read MoreChildren 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…
Read MoreSupporting Social Emotional Growth in Infants and Toddlers (11/01/21 - 11/22/21)
This course session focuses on the importance of social emotional development in infants and toddlers. Participants will examine strategies to support positive social emotional development in infants, toddlers including routines and emotional climate. Participants will also explore ways to build relationships with the families of infants and toddlers to support ongoing social emotional development.
Read MoreCreating Diversity-Rich Environments For Young Children (10/14/21 - 11/04/21)
Reading: The text for this course is the book: Creating Diversity-Rich Environments for Young Children (2020). The book is available for free from public libraries, or for purchase as paper copy or E-book instantly downloadable at www.Amazon.com or www.Redleafpress.org
Read MoreChild 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.
Read MoreCultivating 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.
Read MoreOverview 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.
Read MoreIntroduction 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…
Read MoreGood 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…
Read MoreSupervising for Safety for Family Child Care (11/29/21 - 12/20/21)
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…
Read MoreSupervising for Safety for Family Child Care (11/30/21 - 12/21/21)
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…
Read MoreSupervising for Safety for Family Child Care (11/30/21 - 12/21/21)
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…
Read MoreSupervising for Safety for Family Child Care (11/24/21 - 12/15/21)
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…
Read MoreSupervising for Safety for Family Child Care (11/02/21 - 11/23/21)
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…
Read MoreSupervising for Safety for Family Child Care (11/01/21 - 11/22/21)
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…
Read MoreSupervising for Safety for Family Child Care (10/14/21 - 11/04/21)
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…
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