Training Choices by Session

Please select your top three choices for Session 1 and Session 2.  Availability on first come, first serve basis.  We will try our best to place you into your top choice.

Session 1 Training Choices:

SIDS and the Child Care Setting- Tonya Rose

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in the childcare setting is a traumatic event for everyone. This presentation will focus on what SIDS is and is not, ways to reduce the risk of SIDS in the child care setting, how to handle the emergency and helping yourself and others cope with SIDS. Core competencies V: Health, Safety, and Nutrition; Environmental Safety, Level 2, a. & d. CDA: 1, Safe, Healthy Learning Environment. Audience:  Infant/Toddler Child Care Providers and Parents

 

Budgeting 101 for Busy Childcare Providers-  Marta Curry

For the self-employed business owner, we have a “basics course” just for you. Are you just starting your childcare business? Have you identified your business cash flow of income and expenses? Are you utilizing a budget for your business? Come learn how these important disciplines will facilitate the operation, record-keeping and tax-reporting procedures so you can work smarter not harder when it comes to managing your home-based business. Core competencies VII, Program Planning and Development, Financial Management, level 2, a & b. CDA 5, Program Management.  Audience: Family Child Care Providers

 

Play: Problems & Interventions- Regina R. Miller

The course presents information on the value of play and how play problems put children at risk for delayed learning and development. The course shows how to recognize children who have play problems; how play problems limit the development of skills that lay the foundation for academic learning; six behavior patterns that signal children need help; a process for helping children: observe, reflect, intervene; and how teachers use direct support, curriculum activities, and peers to help a child develop play skills. Core Competencies II: Learning Environment and Curriculum. CDA 3: Social and Emotional Development. Audience: Preschool Child Care Providers

 

Early Childhood and Special Needs Children- Education & Environmental Supports- Kimberly Becker

This presentation will focus on the numerous types of disabilities seen in early childhood classrooms.  A brief description of disabilities along with educational and environmental suggestions and supports will be given. Core Competencies I, Child Growth and Development, Level 3, d & e. CDA 8, Child Growth and Development. Audience: All Child Care Providers and Parents

 

Childcare: The Customer Service Business- Beth Reeder

Persons attending will gain knowledge about making childcare a respected profession. Quality customer service, setting a quality environment, developmentally appropriate practices and the basics of making themselves and their business QUALITY. Participants will make personal commitments to improve their profession to be a more customer service business. Core Competencies VIII, Professional Development and Leadership, Level 2. CDA 6, Professionalism. Audience: All Child Care Providers and Parents

 

Tips for Raising Brain Smart Children- Rick Gaskill

This workshop will cover recent development in the understanding of childhood brain development and the implications this understanding has for child care. By consciously exposing children to known neuro-developmental activities caregivers can enhance the development of children socially, emotionally, and cognitively so children are more able to reach their true potential. Core Competencies I, Child Growth and Development, Level 3. CDA 8, Child Growth and Development. Audience: All Child Care Providers and Parents

 

 

Session 2 Training Choices

Experiences, Not Experiments: Making Science Fun and Meaningful for both Child and Teacher- Susan Drewelow

By presenting science through hands-on, child-guided experiences, teachers can encourage children to develop their own powers of deduction and hypothesizing while experimenting with everyday materials. Demonstrations of a variety of scientific experiences geared toward young children and how to set up a science center using easily obtainable materials will be included. Demonstrations are designed to make the participant feel comfortable taking the information back and using it in their setting. Expand your science center beyond the tornado tube and magnets with fun and simple experiences that will delight and expose children to the wonders of science. Core competencies II: Learning Environment & Curriculum, Audience: Preschool Teachers  & Family Child Care Providers

 

5 Minutes a Day Keeps the Tantrums Away-Overview- Rachel Boden

Relationship equals cooperation; Research has shown that five minutes of focused play per day reduces power struggles by 50%. Participants will learn different routines, rituals and activities to use on a daily basis with children of all ages. Core competencies VI: Interactions with Children, Providing Individual Guidance, level 3.CDA 3, Social and Emotional Development. Audience: All Child Care Providers and Parents

Observation: A Powerful Tool for Educators-  Andrea Eliot

Participants will discover how powerful observation can be in evaluating the classroom environment, managing behaviors, and monitoring development. The session will focus on the sequence of observation and key factors for success. Core competencies III: Child Observation and Assessment, Level 3, b & d. CDA 7, Observing & Recording Behavior. Audience: All Child Care Providers

Preparing for the CDA- Susy Willard Curry

This course defines CDA (Child Development Associate), discusses the eligibility requirements, and gives an overview of competencies and the thirteen functional areas identified by the CDA Council.  Participants also have the opportunity to begin writing the required competency statements, learn more about the Advisor Observation and Verification Visit, and network with other potential CDA Candidates.  Core Competencies VIII, Professional Development and Leadership.  CDA 6, Professionalism. Audience: All Child Care Providers

Motivational Leadership in Early Childhood Education- Amy Lawson

Learn a variety of effective motivational strategies, such as “stress busters,” random acts of kindness, job design, and professional development that can be used to improve employee performance, morale and retention.  Suggested motivational activities and handouts with additional resources will be provided. Core Competencies VII, Program Planning and Development, Personal Management, Level 3, a. CDA 6, Program Management.  Audience: All Child Care Providers and Parents

We’re Going to the Zoo- Shelley Hansen, and Shannon Scholler

This professional development event will offer great ideas for caregivers when taking "wild' infants and toddlers to see wild animals. Participants will be given activities that incorporate all developmental areas while visiting the zoo. Core Competencies II, Learning Environment and Curriculum.  CDA 2, Physical and Intellectual Competence. Audience: Infant/Toddler Child Care Providers

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