Courses – Page 95 – Eager-to-Learn

Creating Cultural Connections in Child Care (02/21/23 - 03/22/23)

Families and communities provide the foundations children need to be successful. This course will at the resources and reflective skills providers need to work successfully with diverse families. Methods to find and promote the strengths of families as a way to promote child development will also be discussed.

Young Children with Developmental Delays (03/03/23 - 03/25/23)

This course addresses the following topic areas: risk factors related to developmental delay in young children; types of mild developmental delays across developmental domains including fine and gross motor delays, mild cognitive delays and speech and language delays; optimal practices that can be implemented in a child care setting; influencing factors for “transient” developmental delay;…

Basic Child Development (01/13/23 - 02/11/23)

All children are born eager to explore their world and master their development. Join us for this foundational training in which we review the theories of child development, the importance of developmentally appropriate practice, the developmental milestones of the first five years of life, including brain development and factors that can influence child growth and…

Ethics – From the Director Perspective #33 (01/19/23 - 02/17/23)

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.

Explore Leading a Staff Team (03/02/23 - 03/31/23)

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…

Explore Business Basics (02/02/23 - 03/03/23)

Explore Business Basics is a 12-hour course delivered online through Eager to Learn. The director or leadership role in an early childhood organization requires a unique mix of knowledge in operating an early childhood education program and operating the business which supports and sustains quality experiences for children, families and staff. Aspiring directors, whether coming…

Explore Leadership Roles and Responsibilities in Early Childhood Organizations (01/05/23 - 02/03/23)

Explore Leadership Roles and Responsibilities is a 12-hour course delivered online through Eager to Learn. The director or leadership role in an early childhood organization requires a unique mix of knowledge in operating an early childhood education program and operating the business which supports and sustains quality experiences for children, families and staff. Aspiring directors,…

Leading the Way to Trauma-Responsive Care (03/08/23 - 03/30/23)

This online course is the fifth module of the Trauma Responsive Care series and focuses on caregiver wellness and well-being. This module can be taken as part of the series or as a standalone course. Caregivers will explore how stress and trauma may impact them and how they can safeguard the most important protective factors—themselves.…

Caring for the Caregiver (02/15/23 - 03/09/23)

This online course is the fifth module of the Trauma Responsive Care series and focuses on caregiver wellness and well-being. This module can be taken as part of the series or as a standalone course. Caregivers will explore how stress and trauma may impact them and how they can safeguard the most important protective factors—themselves.…

Creating a Positive Multicultural Environment for All Children (01/06/23 - 02/04/23)

This training has been designed to help early care and education providers think deeply about their work with diverse children and families. We will be exploring how to address our own biases, and celebrate differences in teaching and caring for young children. We will talk about our role as educators, the development of children, and…

Trauma-Responsive Care for Infants and Toddlers in Child Care (01/11/23 - 02/16/23)

This online course is consists of Modules 1-4 of the Trauma Responsive Care series and will explore the topic of trauma and trauma responsive care and how child care providers can apply best practices in serving the children and families in child care. All of the trauma learning content and many of the concepts in…

MNCDA ETL Module 1 -JANUARY 2023 (01/24/23 - 03/29/23)

This module includes MNCDA Class 1-5: MNCDA Class 1 Welcome to the Profession MNCDA Class 2 Creating a Welcoming Environment MNCDA Class 3 Safe and Sanitary Environments MNCDA Class 4 Welcoming Families: Creating Cultural Connections MNCDA Class 5 Welcoming Children with Special Needs and their Families

Good Teaching is Good Teaching Anytime (03/21/23 - 04/26/23)

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. In addition become familiar with how to promote effective communication among students and between students and instructors in online courses, focusing on individualizing approaches for each student.

Capstone for Program Leaders #32 (04/05/23 - 10/03/23)

Developing Human Resources in Early Childhood Programs #32 (07/05/23 - 08/10/23)

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.

Community Engagement for Early Childhood Programs #32 (04/19/23 - 05/18/23)

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.

Building and Maintaining Program Quality – The Director’s Role #32 (02/15/23 - 03/23/23)

Courageous Conversations; Communicating Strategies for Program Leaders #32 (01/11/23 - 02/09/23)

Mission, Goals and Strategy – Aligning for Business Success #32 (11/16/22 - 12/22/22)

Child Care Aware of Minnesota New Trainer Orientation (10/01/22 - 09/30/23)

Learn about the Child Care Aware of MN statewide Professional Development system, how to receive training opportunities as an Achieved approved trainer, trainer support resources, as well as policies and procedures around registration, attendance, professional conduct etc. This course is offered online as an anytime learning module.