Outdoor Play: Creating Engaging Environments (Online)* (09/30/24 - 09/30/24)
Objectives: Understand the benefits and importance of engaging outdoor environments in young children’s development. Explore activities and materials needed to implement more engaging outdoor play environments. Design an engaging outdoor plan for your early childhood space.
Read MoreOutdoor Play: Creating Engaging Environments (Online)* (09/24/24 - 09/24/24)
Objectives: Understand the benefits and importance of engaging outdoor environments in young children’s development. Explore activities and materials needed to implement more engaging outdoor play environments. Design an engaging outdoor plan for your early childhood space.
Read MoreMentoring In Early Childhood Programs: Part Two (02/05/25 - 03/07/25)
Apply mentoring communication strategies including building trusting and respectful relationships, using open-ended questions to build rapport, and giving and receiving feedback. Analyze the importance of culturally responsive practice and conflict resolution strategies related to the mentoring relationship. Understand resources available to mentors in early childhood programs. This is the second course in the two-part Mentoring…
Read MoreMentoring In Early Childhood Programs: Part One (01/08/25 - 02/07/25)
Analyze the concepts, goals, and possible outcomes of becoming a mentor and mentoring in early childhood programs. Examine the roles and responsibilities of mentors and mentees and the difference between mentoring and supervision. Understand and apply the ethical principles of mentorship, adult learning theory, the importance of appreciative advising and the role of reflection in…
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Mentoring In Early Childhood Programs: Part Two (11/04/24 - 12/04/24)
Apply mentoring communication strategies including building trusting and respectful relationships, using open-ended questions to build rapport, and giving and receiving feedback. Analyze the importance of culturally responsive practice and conflict resolution strategies related to the mentoring relationship. Understand resources available to mentors in early childhood programs. This is the second course in the two-part Mentoring…
Read MoreMentoring In Early Childhood Programs: Part One (09/23/24 - 10/23/24)
Analyze the concepts, goals, and possible outcomes of becoming a mentor and mentoring in early childhood programs. Examine the roles and responsibilities of mentors and mentees and the difference between mentoring and supervision. Understand and apply the ethical principles of mentorship, adult learning theory, the importance of appreciative advising and the role of reflection in…
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