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| Core Knowledge Trainings - Child and Family Development Classes |
Attachment, Separation, and Individuation
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
An essential part of children’s growth includes their development of healthy attachments to the important adults in their lives. Participants will discuss how attachment principles apply to the teacher-child relationship.
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Being in the Moment
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
Being a responsive partner, caregivers can provide a variety of scaffolds to help children learn the basic rules of communication and conversations. This workshop aims at providing specific tools that will assist participants in adjusting the way they talk to children to encourage and extend conversations to enrich the language experience of children.
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Brain Wonders for Child Care
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
New brain research has changed the thinking about its role in child development. This workshop lays the groundwork for translating research into classroom strategies
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Issues Related to Loss, Separation, and Grief in Young Children
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
This workshop will explore feelings and behavior children may exhibit after experiencing a loss or separation. How to help children and their families to cope with tough times will be discussed. Children and divorce, death/dying, and multiple placements will be the main topics of discussion.
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Psychosocial Development of Young Children
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
This training will focus on the development of social skills and challenges that caregivers face with children during certain developmental stages. Views of different theorists will be discussed. Strategies for the use of this information in the classroom with children and their families will be addressed.
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Supporting Communication Skills in Young Children
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
This workshop will identify how children develop communication skills. Participants will learn strategies to encourage the development of communication skills in the classroom.
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The Developing Child - Infants and Toddlers
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
This workshop explores the developmental milestones and theoretical principles that support infants and toddlers in their developmental journey.
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The Developing Child -Preschoolers
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
This workshop explores the developmental milestones and theoretical principles that support preschool age children in their developmental journey. Participants will identify opportunities and classroom strategies to further a child’s development.
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The Developing Child- School Age
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
This workshop explores the developmental milestones and theoretical principles that support school age children in their developmental journey. Participants will identify opportunities and classroom strategies to further a child’s development.
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Child Care and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Core Knowledge Element Level: 5
This workshop introduces center and home based child care providers to the Americans with Disabilities Act, the principles of inclusion, and strategies to create environments that meet the learning needs of all children birth to twelve.
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| Core Knowledge Trainings - Family and Community Contacts Classes |
Building Relationships With Families
Core Knowledge Element Level: 2
The essential aspects of “good customer service” and building relationships with families will be discussed. Participants will examine the value of developing positive working partnerships with families, learn how to communicate positively with families, and explore how to establish necessary professional boundaries. Strategies for informing parents about the difficult behavior of their children will be addressed.
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Creating Culturally Responsive Classrooms
Core Knowledge Element Level: 2
This workshop will offer participants the opportunity to: explore the factors that contribute to one’s culture; identify key elements to culturally responsive child care; and learn strategies for being responsive to the diverse learning and care needs of the children they serve.
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From Risk to Resiliency
Core Knowledge Element Level: 2
Participants are introduced to risk and resiliency theory and will explore social emotional development from birth through age five. Upon completion of the workshop, participants will have teaching strategies and activity ideas to enhance social skills of young children in the classroom.
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Relaciones Positivas con las Familias
Core Knowledge Element Level: 2
Los participantes examinarán los aspectos del buen servicio al cliente y la importancia de construir relaciones positivas con las familias. Ademas, aprenderán a comunicarse profesionalmente a las familias.
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| Core Knowledge Trainings - Guidance Classes |
From Understanding to Action: A Framework for Behavior Management
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
This workshop was developed to address a need for more workshops tailored to child care providers who work with school age children. This workshop is fourth in a series of workshops where participants will gain understanding of and skills in behavior management. They will be offered ideas on how to avoid or prevent challenging situations before they happen.
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Comportamiento: Lo que tenemos que entender
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Los participantes aprenderán las estrategias para observar la conducta de los niños. Hablarán del papel importante del adulto en el comportamiento del niño.
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Developmentally Appropriate Guidance
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Positive discipline only occurs in classrooms that have prepared for potential problems. How to prevent most behavior problems from occurring in the first place and how to positively handle the challenges that do arise will be discussed.
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Disciplina Positiva
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Se aprende los métodos de disciplina positiva. El entrenamiento incluye las guías para disciplina efectiva, reprimendas, elogios y consecuencias lógicas.
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Guiando el desarrollo del niño apropiadamente
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Se aprende a resolver los dificultades que occuren en la sala de clase y cómo se puede prevenir esos problemas de comportamiento en el futuro. Se explora sus valores con respecto a disciplina y castigo.
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Helping Children Manage Their Anger and Aggression
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop will focus on the aggressive behaviors children exhibit in the classroom, the possible reasons behind these behaviors, and safe ways children can express their feelings. Participants will explore their own histories concerning anger in order to understand how to better support children.
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Positive Discipline
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop was developed to address a need for more workshops tailored to child care providers who work with school age children. This workshop is second in a four part series. By participating in this work shop the participant will deepen their understanding of Positive Discipline, guidelines for effective discipline, the use of “I” messages, the one minute reprimand, the one minute praise, and the use of logical consequences.
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Reframing Discipline Part I: Doing the Groundwork
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop is one of a three part video based series that examines how early child care staff approach discipline with children. This workshop will focus on reading the messages that misbehavior is most often communicating. Caregivers will learn useful strategies for dealing with difficult behavior stemming from unmet needs, a lack of skills and being mismatched to the classroom environment (home).
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Reframing Discipline Part II: Connecting With Every Child
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop is one of a three part video based series that examines how early child care staff approach discipline with children. This workshop focuses on how to build teacher-child bonds by showing viewers how to build real connections, even with children they find difficult. When children feel valued, accepted and understood, they are more likely to cooperate with adults
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Reframing Discipline Part III: Understanding Difficult Behavior
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop is one of a three part video based series that examines how early child care staff approach discipline with children. This workshop will focus on reading the messages that misbehavior is most often communicating. Caregivers will learn useful strategies for dealing with difficult behavior stemming from unmet needs, a lack of skills and being mismatched to the classroom environment (home).
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| Core Knowledge Trainings - Professional and Personal Development Classes |
Essential Orientation for Early Care and Education
Core Knowledge Element Level: 2
Child care staff will receive an overview of the basics required to work with children including staff responsibilities, nutrition, child development, creating a nurturing and safe environment for children and families.
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Stress Busters
Core Knowledge Element Level: 3
Staff working in child care or early education programs are often faced with balancing multiple issues and stresses. If these daily stresses are not addressed, staff may face the possibility of burning out. This workshop will explore factors and issues that contribute to feelings of stress for child care staff. They will learn to identify signs of stress. Participants will then be offered strategies that build coping skills to alleviate stress.
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The Early Childhood Care and Educational Professional
Core Knowledge Element Level: 3
This workshop will examine the history and current professional status of the early childhood education and care professionals. Participants will explore national standards and codes of ethics and create their own definition of their work with children.
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Building Staff Relationships in Child Care Settings
Core Knowledge Element Level: 5
This interactive workshop offers the opportunity for early child care professionals to examine how they work together and relate to one another, listen and communicate, and collaborate in their program.
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Exploring Effective Leadership Styles - Staff
Core Knowledge Element Level: 5
True leaders come in all shapes and sizes. Some are outgoing and charismatic; others are quietly influential. This workshop explores the concept of leadership in the context of early childhood education. It looks at the multifaceted role of the director and the skills and competencies needed to nurture leadership at all levels of an early childhood program to strengthen continuous quality improvement.
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| Core Knowledge Trainings - Safety and Nutrition Classes |
Children and Trauma
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
Children are affected by trauma on a daily basis. Each child has characteristics that influence his/her response to stressful events. This workshop will discuss how to create a safe and nurturing environment in the classroom and how to help children to express difficult feelings.
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Creating Safe Havens – Defining Violence
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
Part I of a three part series.
The Safe Havens Training Project is a three-part, video-based training series that examines the issue of community violence. It looks at the kinds of violence our children are witnessing, its effects on their development, and what we as teachers, parents, and community members can do to respond to our own need and our children’s need for safety
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Creating Safe Havens – Supporting Staff
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
Part III of a three part series.
The Safe Havens Training Project is a three-part, video-based training series that examines the issue of community violence. It looks at the kinds of violence our children are witnessing, its effects on their development, and what we as teachers, parents, and community members can do to respond to our own need and our children’s need for safety
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Creating Safe Havens – The Power of Relationships
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
Part II of a three part series.
The Safe Havens Training Project is a three-part, video-based training series that examines the issue of community violence. It looks at the kinds of violence our children are witnessing, its effects on their development, and what we as teachers, parents, and community members can do to respond to our own need and our children’s need for safety
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Niños y Trauma
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
Los niños son afectados por el trauma diariamente. Cada niño tiene características que se influyen en su reacción a los acontecimientos estresantes. Los participantes estudiarán cómo crear un ambiente seguro en el salon de clase y el modo de ayudar a los niños a expresar sentimientos difíciles.
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Abuso infantil: indicadores y prevención
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Este taller proporcionará información sobre las señales y los síntomas de abuso infantil. Los participantes aprenderán cómo comunicarse a los niños y las familias sobre temas delicados y promover la "seguridad" para los niños. Además, aprenderán el desarrollo sexual de niños y los síntomas de abuso sexual.
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Child Abuse and Neglect: Indicators & Prevention
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop will provide an overview of the signs and symptoms of child abuse and neglect. Staff will learn how to communicate with children and families about sensitive topics and promote “safety” for children. Participants will also learn about the sexual development of children, how to respond to issues related to sexuality and when to be alerted to symptoms of suspected sexual abuse.
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Crib Safety
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop provides resources to child care providers regarding safe sleeping environments, safety tips, prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other related topics.
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Environment/Home Safety
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This training will educate child care providers regarding the importance of establishing procedures and practices as a prevention from fire, unsafe toys, and other related safety dangers.
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Health and Safety Practices for Children in Child Care
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Recent statistics indicate that three out of 10 children require medical help as a result of an accident. What makes these statistics so startling is that most of these injuries could have been prevented. By applying and maintaining safety and child-proofing measures, child care providers can make their sites secure and safe for the children in their care.
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Nutrición para niños
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Todos los niños se necesitan comida saludable y buena nutrición para crecer y desarrollar. Los participantes aprenderán los fundamentos de nutrición para niños, selección de alimentos y planificación de comidas.
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Nutrition for Young Children in Child Care
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Good nutrition and healthy eating habits are essential to the growth and development of children of all ages. This workshop will provide a foundation for child care providers in basic nutrition principles and practices for young children. Strategies will be offered towards food selection, meal planning and healthy eating practices.
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Prácticas de salud y seguridad para niños
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Tres de cada 10 niños requieren ayuda médica a consecuencia de un accidente y la mayoría de estas lastimaduras podrían haberse prevenido. Los proveedores de cuidado de niños pueden crear sitios seguros para los niños si utilizan los metodos de seguridad.
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Seguridad Del Pasajero Niño
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Este entrenamiento le enseñará a los proveedores de cuidado de niños seleccionar el asiento de niños apropiado, la instalación adecuada, y los errores típicos.
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Seguridad en el Hogar
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Cada año 3.4 millones de niños visitan salas de emergencia debido a lastimaduras que ocurren en el hogar. Obtenga información para prevenir que los niños en su cuidado se lastimen.
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Seguridad en la cuna
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Más de 12,000 niños son seriamente lastimados en cunas cada año. Aprenda sobre los peligros de los pilares esquinales, barras anchas y recortes decorativos y cómo puede obtener una cuna gratis.
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Seguridad para Pasajeros Infantiles
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
8 de cada 10 asientos no están instalados correctamente. Aprenda a abrochar a los niños apropiadamente, maneras rápidas de checar su asiento e información sobre como obtener asientos de seguridad gratis.
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| Core Knowledge Trainings - Teaching and Learning Classes |
Behavior: What We Need to Understand
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
Through participation in this training, participants will increase their understanding about the behavior through observation. Participants will also develop a deeper appreciation of the adult’s role in a child’s behavior.
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It Starts with Me
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
This workshop is aimed at increasing participants’ awareness and understanding of an effective communicator. Through specific activities and facilitated discussions, participants will be encouraged to reflect on their own styles of communication, different roles they typically adopt in their classroom, children’s conversational styles and characteristics of responsive caregiver child interactions.
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Multiple Intelligences: Valuing the Individual Learner
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
Recognizing the individual learning styles and catering to them through curriculum and teaching is crucial to the implementation of a developmentally appropriate curriculum. Through this workshop, participants will explore the practical implications of Gardner’s ‘Multiple Intelligences’ model.
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Talking Takes Two
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
This workshop is aimed at increasing participants’ awareness and understanding of how and why children communicate and the different stages of language development. With specific activities and discussions, participants will learn how to observe, wait and listen to what children are saying-doing in their classrooms and understand the influence of language on play and social interactions.
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Beyond Numbers: The Benefits of Math in Children’s Development
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop examines four basic elements that are fundamental to all math learning for young children: connections, problem solving, reasoning, and communication. Participants will learn that by providing hands-on, child-directed experiences, helps children to think about and experiment with mathematical concepts.
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Bibliotecas y rincones de libros
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Los que trabajan con los niños entenderán cómo una biblioteca bien diseñada o área de lectura puede apoyar el programa de estudios y mejorar la alfabetización en los niños pequeños. Aprende a elegir los libros apropiados y crear ambientes de alfabetización.
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Building Self-Esteem in Young Children
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Misbehavior in children is oftentimes attributed to feelings of worthlessness and anger based on low self-esteem. Strategies for enhancing self-esteem in children and staff will be addressed. Participants will learn about characteristics in children that show high and low self-esteem. Trainers will also spotlight interactions from caregivers that build self-esteem in children.
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Child Assessment in Support of Learning
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop will examine the purpose of child assessment, ways to conduct child assessment and the use of assessment in planning program activities. The discussion will include the role of parents in the assessment process.
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Child Passenger Safety
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
The Child Passenger Safety training provides child care providers with knowledge regarding the importance of appropriate safety seat selection, proper installation, most common installation errors, the new universal child restraint attachment system - LATCH, the risks involved in children not being properly restrained and other related information.
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Children as Authors and Illustrators
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
In addition to providing children with opportunities to capture their ideas on paper (dictation), children should be encouraged in their emerging role as authors. Participants will explore how literacy and writing begin and how to promote using children’s stories as literature.
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Ciencia en los salones de clase con los niños pequeños
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
En esta clase, los participantes aprenderán como los niños pequeños adquieren conceptos de la ciencia.
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Comienza Conmigo
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
En esta clase, los participantes se reflejarán en sus propios estilos de comunicación y los estilos de comunicación de los ninos en la sala de clase.
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Creando salones de clase culturalmente receptivas
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Explorará los factores que influyen cultura e identificará los elementos del cuidado de niño receptivo a las culturas de los demás.
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Creando salones de clase significativos
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Los participantes aprenderán nuevas estrategias para arreglar sus salas de clase. En esa manera, los niños tendrán oportunidades para que se expresen y se comuniquen mejor.
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Creating Meaningful Environments
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Thoughtful designs and well utilized physical environments can set the stage for nurturing to blossom. Participants will be introduced to developmentally appropriate room arrangement.
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Curriculum Connections
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Through this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to explore a variety of different curricula and their related philosophies, develop an understanding of the principles of effective curriculum, and evaluate their own curriculum to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
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Desarrollo Social Emocional
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Los participantes aprenderán sobre el desarrollo emocional de los niños desde el nacimiento hasta la edad de tres años. Hablarán de los tipos de primeras experiencias que son necesarias para fomentar el crecimiento saludable.
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Designing the Physical Environment for Optimal Learning Opportunities
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Physical environments set the stage for (a) the development of nurturing adult-child relationships in child care (b) stimulating the curiosity of the young child to explore concepts; and (c) enabling the teacher to prevent behavior problems from disrupting the quality of experiences he-she intends to provide. With simple guiding principles, this training helps child care providers to improve the aesthetic and educational quality of their center.
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El Programa Diario: Routinas y horario
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Los participantes explorarán sus propios horarios diarios y las actividades e identificarán nuevas estrategias para sostener un programa diario.
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El Programa Diario: Transiciones
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Los participantes explorarán las actividades de transiciones e identificarán nuevas estrategias para sostener un programa diario exitoso.
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Enhancing Literacy Skills in Children
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop offers child care providers with an overview of key literacy skills including: oral language, writing related behaviors, concepts about print, phonemic awareness, concepts about literacy and story, and literacy as a source of enjoyment for children.
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Family Literacy
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Through this workshop, participants will examine the critical role families play in supporting their children academic success by making literacy opportunities available in the home. Participants will learn strategies to encourage increased family literacy activities at home which include reading aloud to their child, choosing good books for children, and setting up home libraries.
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From Babbling to Books
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop will offer providers an overview of key literacy skills including: oral language, writing related behaviors, concepts about print, phonemic awareness, the role of stories, and literacy as a source of enjoyment for children.
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From Scribbles to Name-Writing
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Often, the first word written by young children is their name. This module will help caregivers to understand the task of learning to write names as a developmental process that is both appropriate and fun for young children.
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Getting In Tune
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop provides information that can help caregivers provide sensitive, responsive care to each infant and toddler in their group.
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Intelligencia Emocional
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
En esta clase, los participantes ganaran una comprension del dessarrollo de la inteligencia emocional y de su importancia en lo referente a comportamiento.
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Keys to Inclusion
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop examines how including children with disabilities in child care programs requires adaptability and sometimes “out of the box” thinking on the part of child care providers. Through this workshop, participants will learn that depending on the needs of the children, modifications may have to be made to environments, activities and routines.
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La Importancia de Jugar
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Los muchos tipos de juegos promueven el desarrollo del cerebro de niño. Aprendará como arreglar el ambiente y planear juegos. Este taller se centrará en el tema de juegos al aire libre.
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Libraries, Book Nooks, and Book Corners
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop will help early care and education staff understand how an appropriately designed library and/or reading area can support the curriculum and enhance literacy skills in young children. Staff will learn how to choose developmentally appropriate books for young children and create enticing literacy environments.
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Matematicas Divertidas
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
En esta clase, las participantes aprenderan como crear un ambiente de matematicas rico.
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Math Mania: Math Across the Curriculum
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Whether learning experiences are presented in a structured or unstructured approach, mathematics manipulatives require materials for children to explore. This workshop will help early care and education staff understand the four basic elements that are fundamental to all math learning: connections, problem solving, reasoning, and communication.
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Mejorando el amor propio en los niños
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
El mal comportamiento en los niños es a menudo atribuida a la falta de amor propia. Aprenda las características de los niños que tienen autoestima baja y estrategias para mejorar el amor propio en los niños.
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Music and Movement for Early Childhood Settings
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Music and movement play a critical role in the development of social emotional, cognitive, physical, and language development for young children. During this hands-on interactive workshop, participants will be provided guidelines for choosing and using music and learn strategies on how to incorporate it into classroom curriculum.
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Niños como autores e ilustradores
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
En este taller, explora el desarrallo de alfabetización y escritura. Habla de la importancia de alentar a los niños en su nuevo papel como autores y promover los cuentos de niños como literatura.
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Obteniendo en Sintonía
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Los cuidadores de niños aprenderán como proporcionar cuidado sensible a cada niño en su grupo.
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Responding to Children with ADHD
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop will provide an overview of the symptoms of ADD and ADHD in children as well as intervention strategies that can be implemented in the classroom (home).
*This training may be extended to include Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and the effects of prenatal drug exposure on children if requested.
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Rhymes, Rhythms, and Fun
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Rhyming songs, syllable clapping, and grouping objects according to how their names begin can all be used to draw children’s attention to the sounds of speech and to promote phonemic awareness. Recent research has confirmed that children who have a greater degree of phonological awareness when they enter school are better equipped to learn to read. This lively session is designed to increase caregivers repertoire of “language-play games”.
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Science in the Early Childhood Classroom
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Through this interactive workshop,early care and education staff will learn how to promote young children’s awareness, exploration, and experimentation with scientific concepts through fun and interactive activities.
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Sharing Books with Children
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Children should have shared reading and story-telling experiences each and every day. Child care providers must not only read out loud to and share stories with children, but also develop book reading and story-telling strategies that actively engage the children. This workshop will introduce providers to a variety of strategies for sharing books with and telling stories with children to support curriculum themes and encourage a love for reading.
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Social Emotional Growth and Socialization in Young Children
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop addresses the healthy emotional development of children from birth through age three and the types of early experiences that are necessary to nurture this growth.
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Talking to Children About Disabilities
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Children are naturally curious about their world. They ask lots of questions. Sometimes the questions are difficult to answer. This workshop provides practical guidelines for child care providers to answer children’s questions about disabilities.
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The Daily Program: Routines and Schedules
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Participants will explore their own daily schedules and activities and identify new strategies to support a workable daily program.
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The Daily Program: Transitions
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop focuses on the transitions, often a challenging part of the daily program. In this workshop, participants will explore transitions activities and identify new strategies to support a workable daily program.
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The Development of Emotional Intelligence and Responsibility
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
By participation in this workshop, the participants will gain increased knowledge and understanding of the development of Emotional Intelligence and its importance in relation to behavior.
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The Importance of Play in Young Children’s Development: Exploring Art, Blocks, Pretend and Outdoor Play
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
A child’s brain development is promoted through the many types of play. This workshop will focus on how to arrange the environment and plan for play as well as engage in some hands-on activities. This workshop can be tailored to spotlight a specific area of play.
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Welcoming All Children
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop introduces center and home based child care providers to the Americans with Disabilities Act, the principles of inclusion, and strategies to create environments that meet the learning needs of all children birth to twelve.
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| Director’s Network Classes |
Child Assessment in Support of Learning - WV Directors Network
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop will examine the purpose of child assessment, ways to conduct child assessment and the use of assessment in planning program activities. The discussion will include the role of parents in the assessment process.
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Child Assessment in Support of Learning-EV Directors Network
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop will examine the purpose of child assessment, ways to conduct child assessment and the use of assessment in planning program activities. The discussion will include the role of parents in the assessment process.
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Curriculum Connections - EV Directors Network
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Through this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to explore a variety of different curricula and their related philosophies, develop an understanding of the principles of effective curriculum, and evaluate their own curriculum to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
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Curriculum Connections- WV Directors Network
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Through this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to explore a variety of different curricula and their related philosophies, develop an understanding of the principles of effective curriculum, and evaluate their own curriculum to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
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Advocating for Children in Child Care- EV Directors Network
Core Knowledge Element Level: 5
This workshop examines how child care and early education professionals can become informed about issues affecting the well-being of the children they serve. Participants will learn how their voice and simple actions can become part of a larger collective on important issues. Strategies will be offered to connect with local and state representatives.
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Advocating for Children in Child Care- WV Directors Network
Core Knowledge Element Level: 5
This workshop examines how child care and early education professionals can become informed about issues affecting the well-being of the children they serve. Participants will learn how their voice and simple actions can become part of a larger collective on important issues. Strategies will be offered to connect with local and state representatives.
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Center Operations: Risk Management- EV Directors Network
Core Knowledge Element Level: 5
There are many administrative responsibilities for the directors of early care and education programs. One of them is the development and maintenance of a risk management plan to monitor the risks that may expose the organization to liability or that may reveal unsatisfactory service.
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Center Operations: Risk Management- WV Directors Network
Core Knowledge Element Level: 5
There are many administrative responsibilities for the directors of early care and education programs. One of them is the development and maintenance of a risk management plan to monitor the risks that may expose the organization to liability or that may reveal unsatisfactory service.
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Creative Fund Raising for Child Care Centers- EV Directors Network
Core Knowledge Element Level: 5
In this workshop, participants will explore fundraising activities and ideas that can easily be implemented, including the use of donations, using volunteers, marketing, unrelated business income, and governmental grants. Participants will learn helpful strategies and tools for grant writing activities.
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Creative Fund Raising for Child Care Centers- WV Directors Network
Core Knowledge Element Level: 5
In this workshop, participants will explore fundraising activities and ideas that can easily be implemented, including the use of donations, using volunteers, marketing, unrelated business income, and governmental grants. Participants will learn helpful strategies and tools for grant writing activities.
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Exploring Effective Leadership Styles- EV Directors Network
Core Knowledge Element Level: 5
True leaders come in all shapes and sizes. Some are outgoing and charismatic; others are quietly influential. This workshop explores the concept of leadership in the context of early childhood education. It looks at the multifaceted role of the director and the skills and competencies needed to nurture leadership at all levels of an early childhood program to strengthen continuous quality improvement.
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Exploring Effective Leadership Styles- WV Directors Network
Core Knowledge Element Level: 5
True leaders come in all shapes and sizes. Some are outgoing and charismatic; others are quietly influential. This workshop explores the concept of leadership in the context of early childhood education. It looks at the multifaceted role of the director and the skills and competencies needed to nurture leadership at all levels of an early childhood program to strengthen continuous quality improvement.
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Fiscal Management: Exploring Grants - WV Directors Network
Core Knowledge Element Level: 5
In this workshop, participants will be introduced to funding opportunities offered through grants. Participants will learn helpful strategies and tools for grant writing activities. In addition, they will be provided a list of resources to support grant writing efforts.
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Fiscal Management: Exploring Grants- EV Directors Network
Core Knowledge Element Level: 5
In this workshop, participants will be introduced to funding opportunities offered through grants. Participants will learn helpful strategies and tools for grant writing activities. In addition, they will be provided a list of resources to support grant writing efforts.
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From Hiring to Handbooks- EV Directors Network
Core Knowledge Element Level: 5
This workshop addresses the need to recruit, hire, and retain staff to provide quality care in early childhood programs. Specific suggestions and procedures discuss the importance of seeking and selecting staff the match the philosophy, skills and knowledge needed by each program. The areas of continuous recruiting, interviewing and selection of candidates in compliance with fair employment practices are addressed in this workshop.
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From Hiring to Handbooks- WV Directors Network
Core Knowledge Element Level: 5
This workshop addresses the need to recruit, hire, and retain staff to provide quality care in early childhood programs. Specific suggestions and procedures discuss the importance of seeking and selecting staff the match the philosophy, skills and knowledge needed by each program. The areas of continuous recruiting, interviewing and selection of candidates in compliance with fair employment practices are addressed in this workshop.
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How to Reward Staff Without Breaking the Budget- EV Directors Network
Core Knowledge Element Level: 5
This workshop examines work environment factors that support retention of committed, satisfied and motivated staff. Participants will then be offered strategies and suggestions on how to reward staff without breaking your center’s budget.
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How to Reward Staff Without Breaking the Budget- WV Directors Network
Core Knowledge Element Level: 5
This workshop examines work environment factors that support retention of committed, satisfied and motivated staff. Participants will then be offered strategies and suggestions on how to reward staff without breaking your center’s budget.
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Program Evaluation and Planning: Measuring Quality Through Accreditation Systems- EV Directors
Core Knowledge Element Level: 5
This workshop will provide a foundation of understanding for why it is important to plan and evaluate programs. In addition, information will be provided about the various accreditation entities available to early care and education programs.
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Program Evaluation and Planning: Measuring Quality Through Accreditation Systems- WV Directors
Core Knowledge Element Level: 5
This workshop will provide a foundation of understanding for why it is important to plan and evaluate programs. In addition, information will be provided about the various accreditation entities available to early care and education programs.
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| Family Child Care Network Classes |
Family Child Care Network-Pick Flowers Not Weeds (Positive Guidance)
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop is geared towards family child care providers. Participants will understand how the learning environment can affect behavior
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Environments for Family Child Care Providers
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshops is geared toward family child care providers. Participant will identify the impact that the environment has on the child’s behavior.
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Family Child Care Network-Developmental Learning Goals
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop reviews developmentally appropriate practices across all four developmental domains.
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Family Child Care Network-Relationships
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop will review ways to help the child care provider help establish ways to form trusting, respectful relationships with children, parents and families in the family child care setting.
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Health & Safety for Family Child Care Providers
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Family child care providers will learn about health and safety hazards utilizing the health and safety checklist.
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Professional and Business Practices in Family Child Care
Core Knowledge Element Level: 5
This workshop is geared towards Family Child Care providers and will review professional and business practices in line with NAFCC Standards, ensuring that contracts and policies are ethical and legal.
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| Home Based Trainings Classes |
Family Child Care- What Should We Eat and Why?
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
This training is geared toward Family Care Providers. Participants will explore ways to address good nutrition with children in their program, as well as ways to educate families about the importance of good nurtrition. Simple, easy menu ideas and age appropriate physical activities will be shared.
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Wow! Look What He Did Today
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
This workshop will increase the awareness of child development and understanding ages and stages of children’s growth. Participants will learn how to plan appropriate activities for the children in their care.
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“I Like Me!” (Building Positive Self Esteem in Children)
Core Knowledge Element Level: 1
Family Child Care Providers will understand their important role in building and strengthening a child’s self esteem. When a child has positive self esteem, he or she can get along better with others, communicate his or her feelings and needs, and develop independence and decision-making skills.
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Communicating Effectively and Comfortably
Core Knowledge Element Level: 2
Communication is the key to enhancing relationships and developing a successful family child care business. This workshop will introduce communication concepts, conflict resolution and assertive communication strategies.
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Discovery Science
Core Knowledge Element Level: 2
The goal of this training session is to assist caregivers in integrating science exploration into the everyday lives of children. Content will include: incorporating activity based science activities into existing daily activities; observing and interacting with children during “discovery science”; connecting science to language and math skill development and constructing inexpensive science learning materials.
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Peaceful Parenting
Core Knowledge Element Level: 2
This workshop will introduce participants to a process that can be used with children of all ages to increase cooperation and decrease arguing. This process can lead to improved quality relationships between children and parents, as well as caregivers, children and parents.
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Promoting and Marketing Your Business
Core Knowledge Element Level: 2
Participants will be challenged to really think about the benefits of their family child care home. The content of the workshop will help participants realize that they are a business owner and they need to do what works best for their clients, as well as their families.
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A Mixed Bag of Tricks
Core Knowledge Element Level: 3
Activities for mixed age groups. Inexpensive, portable activities – centers in a box, using everyday household materials. Recyclable to teachable. Ideas for recycling materials for crafting and teaching children.
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Record Keeping Issues for Family Child Care Providers
Core Knowledge Element Level: 3
Receipts, expenses, taxes, income…..what does it all mean? This session will provide strategies that are essential for organized record keeping. This workshop will offer practitioners examples of effective record keeping strategies and explore some of the common pitfalls of small business owners.
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Your Own Family and Personal Issues in Family Child Care
Core Knowledge Element Level: 3
Participants will identify the effects of family child care on their own family members and the family’s’ lifestyle. Participants will be given tools to recognize sources of conflict and stress in each family member and discover creative solutions to these issues.
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“A Personal Boost!” Strategies to Overcome Stress & Burnout
Core Knowledge Element Level: 3
In this workshop, early childhood educators will learn what burnout is and its characteristics as well as causes. They will also learn strategies to overcome burnout.
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“Time for Me!” Time Management Workshop
Core Knowledge Element Level: 3
This workshop will help early childhood educators understand how they currently use their time. In addition, participants will learn strategies for helping them manage their time more effectively.
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Activity Centers in Your Family Child Care Home
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Setting up a child care business in your home is uniquely difficult. One of the biggest challenges is designing an environment that successfully combines home and work under one roof. This interactive workshop will provide solutions for creating an environment that meets the needs of your family and your child care business.
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Caring for Children of Different Ages
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This workshop will help providers understand the differences among age groups of children and assist them in thinking about ways to adapt their programs to meet individual differences of the children in their care.
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Developmentally Appropriate Practice – What Does It Mean?
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
The term “Developmentally Appropriate Practice” is commonly used to describe care that takes into account each child’s physical, social, emotional and intellectual development. Come and learn ways to care for children while helping them develop positive self-esteem.
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Enhancing Programs for Infants and Toddlers
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Participants will develop a better understanding of the Stages of Human Development and will be apply to that knowledge to the children and families that they work with. Respectful infant and toddler caregiving will be emphasized. Fun, inexpensive, simple activity ideas will also be shared.
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Family Child Care Health and Safety
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Family Child Care Provides will be aware of safety hazards in their homes. They will be able to ensure that the children in their care are safe at all times. They will aware of the signs of child abuse and neglect and will know the reporting procedures. They will understand the importance of taking care of themselves!
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Family Child Care Preschool Art Activities
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
This training is geared toward Family Care Providers. Participants will be exposed to a wide variety of art activities and media that can be used in the family child care home to enhance the program for preschoolers.
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Family Child Care- The Process, an Important Gift – Process vs. Product
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Family Care Providers will have a better understanding of the benefits of allowing children the experience of doing things for themselves and showing their own creativity.
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Family Gifts and Celebrations
Core Knowledge Element Level: 4
Participants will observe and participate in a variety of hands on activities for gifts that can be made by the children in their care. A discussion will also be held on celebrati |
