Creating Cultural Connections in Child Care (11/04/24 - 12/04/24)
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.
Read MoreCreating Diversity-Rich Environments For Young Children (10/03/24 - 11/02/24)
Explore how to create positive and inclusive environments for children of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. Examine all aspects of early childhood education: professional values, curriculum, behavior guidance, materials and toys, physical space, language, supporting families, and working with colleagues. Teachers, family childcare providers, parent educators, and directors learn how to teach and care for…
Read MoreBasic Child Development (08/29/24 - 09/28/24)
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…
Read MoreOnline – Talking with Families about what Children Learn Through Play* (09/25/24 - 09/25/24)
Objectives: Identify developmental skills in play experiences Create a strategy to share how play strengthens a child’s learning foundation with families. Create an understanding of how a child’s family culture is fundamental to being able to interpret the value of play to families.
Read MoreMulti Sensory Experiences for Children – Online* (09/18/24 - 09/18/24)
Multi-Age Groups: Learning and Growing Together – ONLINE* (10/09/24 - 10/09/24)
Introduction to the Reggio Approach in Family Child Care (10/03/24 - 10/03/24)
ONLINE P is for PLAYdough* (09/17/24 - 09/17/24)
Observation and Documentation: Planning for Individual Needs (10/01/24 - 10/31/24)
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 MoreGood Teaching is Good Teaching Anytime (09/30/24 - 11/06/24)
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.
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