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Training Catalog

2014

United 4 Children

12 North Newstead

St. Louis, MO. 63108

(314) 531-1412

www.united4children.org

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Table of Contents

(Titles in italic are listed under more than one Core Competency)

Core Competency I – Child and Youth Growth and Development (pg 6)

1. Potty Learning or Potty Training

2. Sensory Experiences: Say What!

3. Learning “MY” Way

4. Positive Discipline 5. What's Wrong? Identifying & Supporting Pre-school Children with Possible

Developmental Delays

6. What’s Wrong? Identifying and Supporting Infants and Toddlers with Possible

Developmental Delays

7. “But They Just Won’t Listen!” Supporting Children with Attention Deficit

Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder

8. Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder – A Basic Overview

9. Autism Spectrum Disorder: What It Is, What It Isn’t and How To Help

10. Supporting the Child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

11. Supporting Sensory Integration in Early Childhood Classrooms

12. “Sad Is Not Bad” Supporting Young Children Experiencing Grief and Loss

13. “That Pushes My Buttons” Addressing Challenging Behavior with Infants and

Toddlers

14. Why Bite? 15. Beyond D.A.P. 16. Making it Count: Math with Preschool Children 17. Exploring Einstein: An Adventure in Brain Development

Core Competency II – Learning Environment and Curriculum (pg 9)

1. Lesson Planning and Webbing for the Beginner

2. Let’s Talk About Licensing…It’s NOT sexy BUT it’s important

3. The Joys of Having a D.A.P. School Age Program

4. D.A.P. in Early Childhood

5. “But It’s Christmas!” Holidays and Developmentally Appropriate Practice

6. Developing Language and Reasoning Skills

7. Implementing Anti-Bias Education 8. Building a Classroom Community

9. Creating an Inclusive Classroom Community 10. Inclusion 101: Getting Started Including Children with Special Needs

11. Inclusion 202: Moving Forward Including Children with Special Needs

12. Inclusion 303: Learning About Different Disabilities

13. Individual Planning for Children with Challenging Behaviors 14. Beyond A,B,C and 1-2-3: Math, Science and STEM in Early Childhood Quality

Activities in Pre-K Setting

15. Making it Count: Math with Preschool Children

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16. Science: Full of Surprises

17. Making Nature Natural

18. The Outdoor Classroom

19. Thinking Outside of the BLOCKS

20. Music and Movement

21. Getting Messy: Sensory Experiences for Infants and Toddlers

22. Infant and Toddler Social and Emotional Development 23. Beyond Thumbkin: Using Songs and Fingerplays to Promote Literacy for

Toddlers and Twos

24. Children’s Portfolios – The Next Step 25. Off The Chain

26. Calming the Chaos: Tips that Will Help You Stay Calm, Cool and Collected

27. Exploring Einstein: An Adventure in Brain Development 28. Creativity in the Classroom 29. Quality Activities in the Pre-K Setting

Core Competency III – Observation and Assessment (pg 12)

1. Introduction to Building Children’s Portfolios

2. Building Children’s Portfolios

3. Children’s Portfolios – The Next Step 4. Using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire Social Emotional (ASQ-SE) Screening

5. Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS-R) Overview

6. Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS-R) Overview

7. The School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale (SACERS) Overview

8. Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale (FCCERS-R) Overview

9. Documentation is Do-able 10. Observing to Teach

Core Competency IV – Families and Communities (pg 14)

1. Building Partnerships with Families

2. Increasing Family and Parent Engagement in After School Programs

3. The Strengthening Families Approach

4. Families: Building Connections

5. Building Relationships from a Leadership Perspective

6. Center-Wide Quality Environments


8. When are WE Going to Grow Up? Navigating Adult Relationships

9. Family Engagement

10. Overview of the Impact of Poverty

11. Understanding the Impact of Poverty

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Core Competency V – Health and Safety (pg 15)

1. Keeping Kids Safe: Mandated Reporting

2. Effective Supervision of Children

3. Disaster and Emergency Preparedness in Child Care

4. Individual Planning for Children with Challenging Behaviors 5. Overview of the Impact of Poverty


7. Let’s Talk About Licensing…It’s NOT sexy BUT it’s important

Core Competency VI – Interactions with Children and Youth (pg 16)

1. Infant and Toddler Social and Emotional Development 2. Intentional Teaching for Infant and Toddler Teachers

3. Addressing Challenging Behavior with Infants and Toddlers

4. What Does Love Have To Do With It? 5. Appropriate Teacher-Child Interactions

6. Reframing: A New Way to Look at Social-Emotional Development and Challenging

Behavior

7. “But They Just Won’t Listen!” Supporting Children with Attention Deficit

Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder

8. Just Calm Down!

9. Off The Chain


11. Positive Discipline

12. When Words Don’t Work

13. Positive Discipline for Educators

14. Oh Boy! What Do I Do with All These Boys?

15. Popularity 101: Queen Bees and Wanna Bees

16. Girl Power

17. Autism Spectrum Disorder: What It Is, What It Isn’t and How To Help

18. Supporting the Child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

19. Understanding Temperament

20. Transition Times

21. The Joys of Having a D.A.P. School Age Program

22. D.A.P. in Early Childhood

23. Beyond DAP 24. Individual Planning for Children with Challenging Behaviors 25. Overview of the Impact of Poverty


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27. Creating an Inclusive Classroom Community

Core Competency VII – Program Planning and Development (pg 19)

1. Coaching in the Early Childhood Classroom 2. Accreditation: MO-A Overview 3. Accreditation: NAEYC Overview 4. Accreditation Overview for Child Care Centers 5. Why Bite? 6. Documentation is Do-able 7. Building Relationships from a Leadership Perspective

8. Center-Wide Quality Environments

Core Competency VIII – Professional Development & Leadership (pg 20)

1. Supervising Staff

2. Taking Care of Yourself – Teachers Managing Stress

3. Professionalism: Walking the Walk

4. Professionalism in Child Care & School Age Settings

5. Coaching in the Early Childhood Classroom

6. Building Relationships from a Leadership Perspective

7. Overview of Promoting Social Emotional Competency

8. When are WE Going to Grow Up? Navigating Adult Relationships

9. We’re All Adults Right!

10. True Colors

11. Time Management

12. Life Balance

13. Accreditation: MO-A Overview

14. Accreditation: NAEYC Overview

15. Accreditation Overview for Child Care Centers

16. Implementing Anti-Bias Education 17. Center-Wide Quality Environments

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Core Competency I – Child and Youth Growth and Development

Title Track Description Clock

Hours CDA

Area

Potty Learning or

Potty Training

Infant/

Toddler

The toddler classroom is designed to offer choices and

foster independence. This is also true as it pertains to

“Potty Learning”. This workshop will explore the role of

parents and teachers in the child’s journey to potty

learning.

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Sensory

Experiences:

Say What!

Preschool Children examine the world using all five of their

senses. Sensory play is really part of the scientific

process. These activities provide children with another

meaningful avenue for learning The use of senses are

ways for children to understand new information. This

workshop will look at what activities support listening,

touching, feeling, tasting and seeing. While sensory

activities and materials are very rewarding for young

children, they also present unique challenges for

teachers. This workshop will address the challenges.

Participants will be given the opportunity to connect and

expand different types of sensory activities for use in

the early childhood classroom.

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Learning “MY”

Way

Preschool,

School-age

There are many different ways people approach learning

and making sense of the world. This workshop will

discuss ways people take in new information and the

"multiple intelligences" that people have. Your personal

learning style will be evaluated as well as learning ways

to introduce information in your classroom to reach all

the different approaches to learning so each child will

learn in a way that is most effective for him or her.

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Positive

Discipline

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

Administration

This training will review the specific licensing

regulations regarding discipline in child care settings.

Positive methods of behavior management will be

discussed, including re-framing and re-direction. How to

support both the adult and the child by being aware of

the different brain states will also be included.

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What's Wrong?

Identifying &

Supporting Pre-

school Children

with Possible

Developmental

Delays

Preschool What's typical? What's not? This session will explore

the range of typical development for three to five year

olds, and identifying important "red flags" that may

indicate a delay in development. We'll discuss the

teacher's role in gathering information, learn how to

share concerns with families, and develop strategies for

linking families to resources.

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What’s Wrong?

Identifying &

Supporting

Infants and

Toddlers with

Possible

Developmental

Delays

Infant and

Toddler

What’s typical? What’s not? This session will explore

the range of typical development for infants and

toddlers, and identify important “red flags” that may

indicate a delay in development. We’ll discuss the

teacher’s role in gathering information, learn how to

share concerns with families and develop strategies for

linking families to additional resources

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“But They Just

Won’t Listen!”

Supporting

Children with

ADHD and

Autism Spectrum

Disorders

Infants and

Toddlers,

Preschool,

School-Age

This session will replace some of the "mystery" of

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and

Autism Spectrum Disorders with a basic understanding

of what they are- and are not. We'll discuss common

challenges and learn some practical ideas for supporting

children in an inclusive setting.

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Children with

Autism Spectrum

Disorders:

A Basic Overview

Infants and

Toddlers,

Preschool,

School-Age

We know that more and more children are being

diagnosed with Autism. This session gives participants a

very basic overview about some of the primary

characteristics of autism spectrum disorder.

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Autism Spectrum

Disorder: What

It Is, What It

Isn’t and How to

Help

Preschool,

School-Age

Participants will learn about the range of behaviors and

attributes that can impact children who are diagnosed

with Autism. Ideas, strategies and techniques for

assuring an inclusive environment will be shared. The

session will conclude with a discussion about possible

causes of and treatments for autism, and resources

that are available to staff and families to support

children with this disorder.

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Supporting the

Child with

Attention

Deficit

Hyperactivity

Disorder (ADHD)

Preschool,

School-Age

This session will help participants understand the unique

ways that children with ADHD process information and

interact with their environment. We will learn specific

strategies for helping these children be successful in

group environments.

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Supporting

Sensory

Integration in

Early Childhood

Classrooms

Infants and

Toddlers,

Preschool

How young children process sensory information has a

big impact on how they learn, interact and adapt to

classroom environments. This session explores some of

the various types of sensory integrations issues and

ways that teachers can support children with sensory

challenges.

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“Sad Is Not Bad”

Supporting Young

Children

Experiencing

Grief and Loss

Infants and

Toddlers,

Preschool,

School-Age

Participants are encouraged to reflect on their own

experiences and beliefs as they explore how children

understand and respond to death based on their

developmental level. Teachers will learn

developmentally appropriate strategies for addressing

this sensitive topic with children and families.

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“That Pushes My

Buttons”

Addressing

Challenging

Behavior with

Infants and

Toddlers

Infants and

Toddlers

Infants, toddlers and twos are charming, engaging,

loving, energetic and FUN! But they can also be

challenging—tantrums, biting, crying and defiance are all

part of growing up, but can certainly “push our buttons!”

In this session we’ll examine our own feelings about

children’s behaviors, and learn some powerful tools to

respond pro-actively to children’s behavior in ways that

support each child’s social and emotional development

and budding sense of independence and self-control

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Why Bite Infant/Toddler This training is designed for teachers, parents and

administrators in early childhood programs to explore

the issues around biting in the classroom. The training

will focus on the developmental explanations of biting in

children from infancy to preschool. Developmental

theory will be used to look at the developmental cues

that could lead children to bite. The form and function

of behaviors will be explored to look at the reasons

children bite. Teachers and parents will learn how to

create a supportive environment to reduce biting and to

support children that are bit. Practical strategies to

prevent and manage biting behaviors will be shared for

both classroom and home settings.

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Beyond DAP Preschool In this session participants will learn developmental

milestones within each domain- physical, intellectual,

creative, language, emotional and social. Participants will

explore how to promote development in each are within

the classroom environment and DAP activities.

Participants will also learn strategies to create

adaptations and modifications to meet each child’s

unique learning style and developmental needs

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Making it Count: Math with Preschool Children

Preschool Preschool children are naturally interested in making

sense of the world around them. It is the teacher's role

to help expand their knowledge and understanding by

enhancing the experiences in the classroom. Take the

struggle out of creating and planning developmentally

appropriate math experiences that challenge the

children to progress further. Ways to create math

experiences will be addressed using the Missouri Early

Childhood Math Standards guidelines while also looking

at the stages of math development. Activities and

materials will be discussed and will help find ways to

intentionally teach specific skills at different stages.

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Exploring Einstein: An Adventure in

Brain Development

Infants and

Toddlers,

Preschool,

School-Age,

Administration

Brain development begins before birth and expands into

adulthood. As early childhood practitioners we work

with children when the rate of brain development is at

its peak. This workshop will explore brain development

and give practical strategies for caregivers to use to

support a child to reach their fullest potential.

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Core Competency II – Learning Environment and Curriculum


Hours CDA

Area

Lesson

Planning and

Webbing for

the beginner.

Infant/Toddler

/2’s/Preschool

If you have never had to plan classroom activities this is

the beginner’s way to learn. We will look at webbing,

individualizing and planning for the classroom.

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Let’s Talk About

Licensing…It’s NOT sexy BUT it’s

important

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

Administration

Keeping children in our care safe is a full time job! We must

understand and practice licensing regulations, developed by

the State of Missouri, to ensure we nurture the safest

environment. This interactive training reviews the licensing

regulations regarding Staff ratio, equipment and materials,

hand washing, and transportation and Supervision.

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The Joys of Having a

D.A.P. School Age Program

School-Age School-agers bring unique opportunities to a child care

environment…how do you implement programming that

encourages and empowers youth? What is developmentally

appropriate for school-age children?

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D.A.P. in Early Childhood Programs

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

Understanding developmentally appropriate practice is the

key to quality programming. This training will cover the what and the how to implementing a D.A.P. curriculum.

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“But It’s

Christmas!”

Holidays and

Developmental

ly Appropriate

Practice

Infant/Toddler,

Preschool,

School-Age

Participants will examine holiday curriculum planning in light

of personal and social history exploring reasons why

holidays might be included in curriculum, and

developmentally appropriate methods for incorporating

celebrations into the life of the early childhood classroom.

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Developing

Language and

Reasoning

Skills

Preschool

To truly get the most out of play, it relies on teachers

asking good questions and assessing the reasoning behavior

children’s thoughts. There are many strategies teachers can

use to enhance children’s learning and processing skills that

come from play experiences. Teachers will have a change to

explore everyday items and role play asking questions to

“challenge” the children’s thoughts. These skills will also be

discussed in terms of how this relates to the Early

Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS) criteria in

Language and Reasoning.

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Implementing Anti-Bias Education

Preschool

School-Age

This training is based on the book, Anti-Bias Education for

Young Children and Ourselves (Louise Derman-Sparks &

Julie Olsen Edwards). Ways to implement Anti-Bias

Education into a classroom setting is the main focus.

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Building a

Classroom

Community

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

Children spend many hours in a classroom and it’s important

that they feel like they are a valuable member of that

community. Ways to arrange your classroom as well as

teaching strategies will be discussed to help create a

feeling of a community within the classroom where respect,

cooperation, reduction of frustration and social skills are

emphasized.

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Creating an Inclusive Classroom Community

Preschool As early childhood professionals, we provide children and

families with welcoming and supportive environments both

inside and outside the classroom. This session will look at

strategies to build community in the classroom and increase

family involvement. We will look at activities to create

community, environments that show respect to all families

and center-wide events that support

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Inclusion 101:

Getting

Started

Including

Children with

Special Needs

Infant/Toddler,

Preschool,

School-Age

What is inclusion anyway? What are early childhood

educators required to do? How do we get started doing it?

Bring your curiosity and your interest in meeting the needs

of all children to this session where we'll work together to

answer these questions-- and more!

2-3 4, 8

Inclusion 202:

Moving

Forward

Including

Children with

Special Needs

Infant/Toddler,

Preschool,

School-Age

Explore ways to work with families of children with special

needs and the other professionals who support them.

Understand the valuable role you play as a member of this

team, and learn some strategies for including children with

different disabilities.

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Inclusion 303:

Learning about

Different

Disabilities

Infant/Toddler,

Preschool,

School-Age

Knowledge is power. Sometimes, including children with

disabilities is challenging because we are not familiar with

the possible characteristics and attributes of the child’s

specific disability. This session will give an overview of a

range of disabilities and special needs, including physical

disabilities, developmental disabilities and disabilities that

affect communication and social interaction, while also

stressing that each child is unique, regardless of disability.

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Individual Planning for Children with Challenging Behaviors

Preschool Children that present challenging behaviors is the biggest

frustration teachers report. There are many strategies

that can be done to address challenging behaviors that help

children communicate their needs better and able to

manage their behaviors more appropriately. However, it's

important to really determine what the child is trying to

communicate through their behaviors and determine what

skills that child actually needs. Once that is determined, an

individualized plan can be made to purposely teach these

skills. This will be discussed along with working through a

possible plan.

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Beyond A,B,C

and 1-2-3:

Math, Science

and STEM in

Early

Childhood

Quality

Activities in

Pre-K Setting

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

Administration

Math and Science are often areas that are overlooked in

the Early Childhood Classroom. In this Session we will

explore practical and fun activities to build children’s math

and science skills. We will discuss the importance of STEM

education in the Early Childhood Classroom. Teachers will

practice and play with REAL classroom materials for Math,

Science and STEM education.

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Making it Count: Math

with Preschool Children

Preschool Preschool children are naturally interested in making sense

of the world around them. It is the teacher's role to help

expand their knowledge and understanding by enhancing the

experiences in the classroom. Take the struggle out of

creating and planning developmentally appropriate math

experiences that challenge the children to progress

further. Ways to create math experiences will be

addressed using the Missouri Early Childhood Math

Standards guidelines while also looking at the stages of

math development. Activities and materials will be discussed

and will help find ways to intentionally teach specific skills

at different stages.

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Science: Full

of Surprises

Preschool

For children, science is about experiencing, observing and

making sense of the world around them. The Early Childhood

Science Standards for the state of Missouri will be

reviewed. Find different ways to include science and meet

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the standards in a planned, playful manner with children and

see how fun and surprising science can be!

Making

Nature

Natural

Preschool

Children and youth are increasingly spending less time in the

natural environment of nature. This workshop will address

the challenges and the opportunities to connecting our

children and youth to nature. The trainer will provide

activities that inspire creativity in nature. The training will

provide discussion on the effects of the lack of nature

experiences has had on our children

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The Outdoor

Classroom

Infant/Toddler,

Preschool,

School-Age

This training will focus on ways to enhance the Outdoor

environment. We will discuss how to create an outdoor

learning environment that best meets the needs of the

whole child - physical, social, emotional and intellectual.

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Thinking

Outside of

the Blocks

2-years,

Preschool,

School-Age

This training will focus on the importance of block play in

young children and ways to enhance the block play area in

your program. Specific ideas of things to add in block

area(s) will be discussed.

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Music and

Movement

Preschool,

School Age

A fun, engaging and interactive workshop exploring how to

incorporate music and movement outside of group time while

also understanding its benefits in the learning environment.

2 2

Getting

Messy:

Sensory

Experiences

for Infants

and Toddlers

Infant/Toddler This session will explore the Why, When, What and How of

sensory play for infants and toddlers. We’ll discuss the

importance of sensory play for very young children’s overall

development, brainstorm ways to make sensory play fun—

and safe—and have fun ourselves creating some “make-it-

take-it” activities to take back to our programs

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Infant and Toddler Social and Emotional Development

Infant/Toddler

2’s

Caring for Infant and Toddlers is not just bottles

and diapers, there are specific skills needed and strategies

used to ensure infants and toddlers are reaching their full

potential. This class will

address those skills and give participants specific

strategies to enable them to be responsive caregivers to

our youngest children

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Beyond

Thumbkin:

Using Songs and

Fingerplays to

Promote

Literacy for

Toddlers and

Twos

Toddler/2s Singing and learning rhymes is a fun part of working with

toddlers and twos—but did you know all that fun can lead to

literacy? At this interactive session we’ll learn some new

ways to build children’s capacity for language development

using some “old faithful” tunes and rhymes as well as some

“soon to be favorite” new ones.

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Children’s Portfolios- The Next

Step

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

Teachers often know the basics of creating Children's Portfolios

but struggle to use it in meaningful ways within their lesson

planning and establishing their classroom environment. This

training will help identify obstacles in collecting data and will also

explore ways to utilize portfolios to establish individualized goals

for children, lesson plan based on these goals and ways to

document children's learning.

2,3 1,7

Off The Chain

Preschool

School-Age

Children often have challenging behaviors that get

frustrating for the teachers working with them. However,

it can be equally frustrating for the children that do not

have the skills and abilities that help them get their needs

met. Teachers will learn different techniques to help calm

children down when they are becoming aggressive or

destructive, different levels of defiance and ways to

approach these, setting clear expectations and making

appropriate plans for working with them.

2 2,3

Calming the Chaos: Tips that Will Help You

Stay Calm, Cool and Collected

Toddler,

Preschool

It is often hard to keep calm and controlled among all the

typical activity (a.k.a. chaos) within an early childhood

environment. Learn different ways to help reframe your

thoughts to be more helpful when dealing with difficult

situations, ways to get support from the other adults

around you, tips for helping set up stress reducing activities

within your classroom, and ways to take care of yourself as

you are caring for others.

2 2,3,4

Exploring

Einstein: An

Adventure in

Brain

Development

Infants and

Toddlers,

Preschool,

School-Age,

Administration

Brain development begins before birth and expands into

adulthood. As early childhood practitioners we work with

children when the rate of brain development is at its peak.

This workshop will explore brain development and give

practical strategies for caregivers to use to support a child

to reach their fullest potential.

2 2 and 3

Creativity in

the Classroom

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

How creative are YOU? We will tap into your creativity as

we focus on ways to implement creativity into your

classroom. How to promote children’s creativity in ALL

areas of the classroom will be discussed.

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1 & 2

Quality

Activities in

Pre-K Setting

Preschool

To truly get the most out of play, it relies on teachers

having quality materials and activities available to the

children. This training will discuss this in terms of how it

relates to the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale

(ECERS) criteria in the Activities section. Teachers will

learn what types of materials should be available to children

and look at their environment as “another teacher.” Common

challenges will also be discussed.

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Core Competency III – Observation and Assessment


Hours CDA

Area

Introduction

to Building

Children's

Portfolios

Infants and

Toddlers,

Preschool,

School-Age,

An essential part of charting children's progress is through

a portfolio. This provides an on-going evaluation of

children's progress and guides instruction within the

classroom. However, it is not always as easy as it sounds

gathering items to add to the portfolio. Learn how to

determine the purpose of portfolios, what needs to be

added to it, how to organize it, and tips on how to gather

data.

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Building

Children’s

Portfolios

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

An essential part of charting children's progress is through

a portfolio. This provides an on-going evaluation of

children's progress and guides instruction within the

classroom. However, it is not always as easy as it sounds

gathering items to add to the portfolio. Learn how to

determine the purpose of portfolios, what needs to be

added to it, how to organize it, tips on how to gather data,

and what to do with the data once it's collected.

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Children’s Portfolios- The Next

Step

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

Teachers often know the basics of creating Children's Portfolios but struggle to use it in meaningful ways within

their lesson planning and establishing their classroom environment. This training will help identify obstacles in

collecting data and will also explore ways to utilize portfolios to establish individualized goals for children, lesson plan based on these goals and ways to document

children's learning.

2,3 1,7

Using the

Ages and

Stages

Questionnaire

Social

Emotional

(ASQ-SE)

Screening

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

Administration

Participants will learn an overview of the ASQ-SE screening

tools and the purpose for using screenings for children.

There will be time to learn how to score the tool and to

practice using the tool to become familiar in its use. There

will also be a discussion about interpreting the results and

then utilizing the results for planning specific teaching

goals for children.

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Infant/Toddle

r Environment

Rating Scale

(ITERS-R)

Overview

Infant/Toddler This training includes an overview of the Infant/Toddler

Environment Rating Scale (ITERS-R). Ways your program

can support the ITERS-R criteria throughout the day will

be discussed as we review each of the subscales. The

ITERS-R scoring system will also be explained to the

participants.

1-3 1 & 7

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Early

Childhood

Environment

Rating Scale

(ECERS-R)

Overview

Preschool This training includes an overview of the Early Childhood

Environment Rating Scale (ECERS-R). Ways your program

can support the ECERS-R criteria throughout the day will

be discussed as we review each of the subscales. The

ECERS-R scoring system will also be explained to the

participants.

1-3 1 & 7

The School-

Age Care

Environment

Rating Scale

(SACERS)

Overview

School-Age This training includes an overview of the School-Age Care

Environment Rating Scale (SACERS). Ways your program

can support the SACERS criteria throughout the day will be

discussed as we review each of the subscales. The SACERS

scoring system will also be explained to the participants.

1-3 1 & 7

Family Child

Care

Environment

Rating Scale

(FCCERS-R)

Overview

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

This training includes an overview of the Family Child Care

Environment Rating Scale, Revised Edition (FCCERS-R).

Ways your program can support the FCCERS-R criteria

throughout the day will be discussed as we review each of

the subscales. The FCCERS-R scoring system will also be

explained to the participants.

1-3 1 & 7

Documentation is Do-able

Preschool Educators use documentation to recognize children’s

achievements and give value and meaning to their work.

Documentation makes others aware of the development and

growth children display in the classroom every day. In this

workshop teachers will learn ways to document

development, strategies to share development and learning

with parents and see many examples of classroom

documentation.

3 4 &7

16

Core Competency IV – Families and Communities


Hours CDA

Area

Building

Partnerships

with Families

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

Administration

This workshop will explain why engaging parents is

important and will provide tips and outreach material on

effective ways to involve families.

2 4

Increasing

Family and

Parent

Engagement in

After School

Programs

School-Age

Administration

This workshop will explain why engaging parents is

important, provide tips and outreach material on effective

ways to involve families

2 4

The

Strengthening

Families

Approach

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

Administration

This training will give an overview including some of the

history of the Strengthening Families Approach. The 5

Protective Factors to reduce child abuse and neglect will be

discussed in detail, as well as ways to implement the

Strengthening Families Approach into your early childhood

program.

1-3 4

Families:

Building

Connections

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

Administration

Benefits & challenges of building relationships with families,

strategies for building positive relationships & family

participation and

Communication skills that foster positive relationships will

be the focus of this training.

2-3 4 & 6

Building Relationships

from a Leadership Perspective

Administration Often the leadership in early childhood programs are

previous teachers who did a wonderful job with children.

However, that does not mean that you always know how to

build relationships and re-establish relationships within a

supervisory or leadership role. This training will focus on

working with children, teachers, and families in terms of

being a director, center director or program director and

the additional challenges that brings. Temperament traits,

generational traits and coaching/mentoring skills will be

addressed as it relates to encouraging change within staff,

stages of team development and communication skills. There

will also be "hidden rules" of different socio-economic levels

discussed to help understand different values and

approaches that may need to be used depending on your

families and communities.

4 4, 5, 6

17

Center-Wide Quality

Environments

Administration Often the classroom areas are the focus of having quality

environments within preschool programs. However, the

office space, hallways, staff lounges and general shared

spaces are neglected in this planning. Discuss ways to

identify inexpensive ways to enhance these areas along with

ways to increase family involvement through small measures.

Some discussion will include the "social" environment and

look at some dimensions that play into comfortable and

productive work environments as well as ways to be

reflective of the culture of the community in which you

work and that of your employees. We will also discuss

"amenities" that may be offered by your programs to

enhance the work you are already doing with the children.

4 4,5,6

Calming the Chaos: Tips

that Will Help You Stay Calm,

Cool and Collected

Toddler,

Preschool

It is often hard to keep calm and controlled among all the





around you, tips for helping set up stress reducing activities

within your classroom, and ways to take care of yourself as

you are caring for others.

2 2,3,4

When are WE Going to Grow Up? Navigating Adult Relationships

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

Administration

We often focus on social and emotional development with

young children, then as adults, we forget to use these skills

in our own relationships. Participants in the training will gain

basic skills for social and emotional development of all ages,

discover ways in which to move through conflict in a positive

way and gain practical skills to enhance all adult

relationships.

2 4 & 6

Family

Engagement

Infant/Toddler

, Preschool,

School Age

Many seek to increase family involvement but family

engagement promotes more of an investment and looks very

different. Family involvement usually means you’ve decided

what projects you need help with and then tell families how

they can contribute. Family engagement means you listen to

what families need or think and allow them to partner with

you to accomplish the goal. This training will discuss how we

can gain more family engagement in our programs.

2 4

Overview of the Impact of Poverty

Preschool

School Age

Many times teachers get frustrated with children who are

showing "challenging behaviors" and feel as if they are not

getting any support from the families. However, there are

different "hidden rules" and ways people respond to

authority based on their socio-economic status. This

training will address these different hidden rules,

behavioral responses to situations, support systems that

must be put into place and ways to support the children and

families to be successful in a school setting on into the work

force.

2 3 & 4

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Understanding the Impact of Poverty

Preschool

School Age






training will address these different hidden rules, types of

"voices" used when interacting with others, behavioral

responses to situations, support systems that must be put

into place and ways to support the children and families to

be successful in a school setting on into the work force.

There will also be several scenarios shared to help

determine what supports need to be added and ways to

successfully connect with families.

4 3 & 4

Core Competency V – Health and Safety


Hours CDA

Area

Keeping Kids

Safe:

Mandated

Reporting

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

Administration

This training will cover the process of Child Abuse

investigations and hotline calls, what the potential outcomes

are, general statistics in the state of Missouri, and warning

signs of abuse. The session will discuss typical sexual

development, what you can do to teach children about

protecting themselves from abuse and implications of

mandated reporting.

2 1

Effective

Supervision of

Children in

Groups

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

Administration

The importance of effective supervision and supervision

standards will be the main focus of this training. All areas

key to effective supervision will be discussed, including the

physical environment, schedules & routines and adult

responsibilities.

3 I

Disaster and

Emergency

Preparedness

in Child Care

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

Administrators

Have you ever wanted to know what to do in an emergency?

Are you and your staff knowledgeable about what is

expected? This training will help you to make sure that you

and your staff are knowledgeable so that everyone is safe.

2 1

19




that can be done to address challenging behaviors that help

children communicate their needs better and able to







possible plan.

2 1,2,3


Preschool

School Age








must be put into place and ways to support the children and

families to be successful in a school setting on into the work

force.

2 3 & 4


Preschool

School Age














4 3 & 4

Let’s Talk About

Licensing…It’s NOT sexy BUT it’s

important

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

Administration

Keeping children in our care safe is a full time job! We must

understand and practice licensing regulations, developed by

the State of Missouri, to ensure we nurture the safest

environment. This interactive training reviews the licensing

regulations regarding Staff ratio, equipment and materials,

hand washing, and transportation and Supervision.

3 1/2

20

Core Competency VI – Interactions with Children and Youth


Hours

CDA

Area

Infant and Toddler Social and Emotional Development

Infant/Toddler

2 year olds

Caring for Infant and Toddlers is not just bottles and

diapers, there are specific skills needed and strategies

used to ensure

infants and toddlers are reaching their full potential. This

class will address those skills and give participants specific

strategies to enable them to be responsive caregivers to

our youngest children

2 2,6

Intentional

Teaching for

Infant and

Toddler

Teachers

Infant/Toddler Caring for Infant and Toddlers is not just bottles and

diapers, there are specific skills needed and strategies

used to ensure infants and toddlers are reaching their full

potential. This class will address those skills and give

participants specific strategies to enable them to be

responsive caregivers to our youngest children.

2 2

Addressing

Challenging

Behavior with

Infants and

Toddlers

Infants and

Toddlers

Infants, toddlers and twos are charming, engaging, loving,

energetic and FUN! But they can also be challenging—

tantrums, biting, crying and defiance are all part of

growing up, but can certainly “push our buttons!” In this

session we’ll examine our own feelings about children’s

behaviors, and learn some powerful tools to respond pro-

actively to children’s behavior in ways that support each

child’s social and emotional development and budding sense

of independence and self-control.

2-3 3

What Does

Love Have To

Do With It?

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

February is traditionally seen as the month of love. How

do you show love to your children, families and other

professionals that are part of your early childhood

program?

2 6

Positive

Discipline

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

Administration

This training will review the specific licensing regulations

regarding discipline in child care settings. Positive methods

of behavior management will be discussed, including re-

framing and re-direction. How to support both the adult

and the child by being aware of the different brain states

will also be included.

2 3 & 8

Appropriate

Teacher-Child

Interactions

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School Age

Positive, nurturing relationships with children form the

foundation of all learning and development in the early

childhood years. Understanding how appropriate

interactions can build these relationships is the focus of

this session. Participants will explore what it means to be

“connected” in the classroom, and learn about verbal and

non-verbal dimensions of communication and interaction.

We’ll discuss the seven components of appropriate

interactions, and practice our new knowledge by working

through several “real-life” scenarios.

2 3

21

Reframing: A

New Way to

Look at Social-

Emotional

Development

and Challenging

Behavior

Preschool

School-Age

Participants will gain an understanding of why fostering

children’s social and emotional development is so critically

important, and will reflect on how their own attitudes and

beliefs influence this process. Teachers will learn

strategies for developing responsive, supportive

relationships with children, families and other

professionals and will explore techniques for teaching

social and emotional competence.

2 3

But They Just

Won’t Listen!

Supporting

Children with

ADHD and

ASD

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School Age

This session will replace some of the "mystery" of

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and

Autism Spectrum Disorders with a basic understanding of

what they are- and are not. We'll discuss common

challenges and learn some practical ideas for supporting

children in an inclusive setting.

1.5- 3 8

Just Calm

Down!

Preschool

School-Age

Everyone experiences being angry and frustrated, it is how

we deal with anger that matters. However, young children

have rarely been taught what to do, how to appropriately

exhibit their anger and how to control their impulses. This

session will cover different ways people exhibit anger,

classroom strategies to actively teach these skills and

ways you can create a supportive classroom environment.

2 3

Off The Chain Preschool

School Age

Children often have challenging behaviors that get

frustrating for the teachers working with them. However,

it can be equally frustrating for the children that do not

have the skills and abilities that help them get their needs

met. Teachers will learn different techniques to help calm

children down when they are becoming aggressive or

destructive, different levels of defiance and ways to

approach these, setting clear expectations and making

appropriate plans for working with them.

2 2,3

Calming the Chaos: Tips

that Will Help You Stay Calm,

Cool and Collected

Toddler, PS It is often hard to keep calm and controlled among all the





around you, tips for helping set up stress reducing

activities within your classroom, and ways to take care of

yourself as you are caring for others.

2 2,3,4

22




that can be done to address challenging behaviors that

help children communicate their needs better and able to







possible plan.

2 1,2,3

When Words

Don’t Work

Preschool

School-Age

Children are often told to use their words, but what

happens when they either do not know the appropriate

words to use or when their peers do not listen to their

words? This training will discuss ways to increase

children's vocabulary related to their emotions and ways to

teach children specific steps to problem-solving

effectively. Classroom strategies and teaching techniques

will also be discussed.

2 3

Positive

Discipline for

Educators

Preschool

School-Age

Learn ways to work with even the most challenging of

children. If you want to learn more then redirection and

praise this class is for you. We will talk about all forms of

positive discipline as well as ways you can be proactive with

all the children in your class to teach tem conflict

resolution, emotional literacy, and impulse control.

4 3

Oh Boy! What

Do I Do With

All These

Boys?

Preschool

School-Age

If men are from Mars, this training will help you learn to

understand Martians a bit more. There are truly

differences in the brain functioning, how boys interpret

messages and learn in different ways. This training will

explore those differences as well as talk about discipline

techniques that are more effective with boys and

strategies that can be used in a classroom setting to help

make things less frustrating for the teachers by

responding to what boys need.

2 3

Popularity 101:

Queen Bees

and Wanna

Bees

Preschool

School-Age

Bullying is an issue in many group settings with youth and

children. This training will provide participants with the

opportunity to look at how girls form their groups. We will

look at what research says about those groups.

Participants will be given strategies that can be used

within the classroom to influence girls to create community

and solve problems.

2 3,8

23

Girl Power Preschool,

School Age

Participants will look at dynamics of interactions between

girls in the group setting. We will focus on girl’s

interaction with adults, other girls and boys. We will look

at how popular culture influences the attitudes, beliefs and

assumptions we make about girls and woman. Participants

will focus on how this may influence the group setting and

how to guide this into positive and appropriate

interactions.

2 3

Autism

Spectrum

Disorder:

What It Is,

What It Isn’t

and How to

Help

Preschool,

School-Age

Participants will learn about the range of behaviors and

attributes that can impact children who are diagnosed with

Autism. Ideas, strategies and techniques for assuring an

inclusive environment will be shared. The session will

conclude with a discussion about possible causes of and

treatments for autism, and resources that are available to

staff and families to support children with the disorder.

2-3 3

Supporting the

Child with

Attention

Deficit

Hyperactivity

Disorder

(ADHD)

Preschool,

School-Age

This session will help participants understand the unique

ways that children with ADHD process information and

interact with their environment. We will learn specific

strategies for helping these children be successful in

group environments.

1-3 1

Understanding

Temperament

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

A child’s temperament influences not only his or her style

of interaction but also the very way that he or she

understands and experiences the world and the people in

it. Today’s workshop is an introduction to the concept of

temperament and five key temperament traits and the

three types of temperament. It also examines the

interaction between a child’s parents and caregiver and the

child’s temperament, or “goodness of fit.” This workshop

examines the nature versus nurture theory as it pertains

to temperament and the role attachment plays in the first

year of life.

2 3 & 4

Transition

Times

Infant/Toddler,

Preschool,

School-Age

This training will focus on the varied transition times

during the day. Transition Tips will be provided to aid in

creating smooth transitions when working with groups of

children.

1-2 5, 3

The Joys of Having a D.A.P.

School Age Program

School-Age School-agers bring unique opportunities to a child care

environment…how do you implement programming that

encourages and empowers youth? What is developmentally

appropriate for school-age children?

3 1/3

D.A.P. in Early Childhood Programs

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

Understanding developmentally appropriate practice is the

key to quality programming. This training will cover the

what and the how to implementing a D.A.P. curriculum.

2 1/3

24

Beyond DAP Preschool In this session participants will learn developmental

milestones within each domain- physical, intellectual,

creative, language, emotional and social. Participants will

explore how to promote development in each are within the

classroom environment and DAP activities. Participants will

also learn strategies to create adaptations and

modifications to meet each child’s unique learning style and

developmental needs

3 4/7


Preschool

School Age








must be put into place and ways to support the children

and families to be successful in a school setting on into the

work force.

2 3 & 4


Preschool

School Age














4 3 & 4

Creating an

Inclusive

Classroom

Community

Preschool As early childhood professionals, we provide children and

families with welcoming and supportive environments both

inside and outside the classroom. This session will look at

strategies to build community in the classroom and

increase family involvement. We will look at activities to

create community, environments that show respect to all

families and center-wide events that support

3 1/2/3

25

Core Competency VII – Program Planning and Development


Hours

CDA

Area

Coaching in the EC

Classroom

Administration Are you new to the field of early childhood education?

Maybe you have worked in the classroom for many years..

Are you part of a teaching team? Are you looking for new

ideas and teaching strategies to use in the classroom? If

you answered yes to any of these questions, Practice Based

Coaching could benefit your professional development in

the classroom. Practice Based Coaching can be used to

mentor new teachers, give veteran teachers opportunities

to share knowledge and for all teachers to build

relationships with other professionals. Learn more about

Practice Based Coaching in this session.

1 5,6

Accreditation: MO-A

Overview

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

Administration

The steps for a program becoming MO-A accredited will

be reviewed. The specific criteria as well as tips for the

day of the visit will be included.

2 6

Accreditation: NAEYC

Overview

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

Administration

The steps for a program becoming NAEYC accredited will



2 6

Introduction

to

Accreditation

for Child Care

Centers

Infant/Toddler

Pre-School

Administration

This training will give an overview of both Missouri

Accreditation (MO-A) and the national Association for the

Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Accreditation

systems for early childhood centers. The accreditation

process will be the main focus, including information on

how to become accredited.

2 or 3 5 & 6

Why Bite Infant/Toddler This training is designed for teachers, parents and

administrators in early childhood programs to explore the

issues around biting in the classroom. The training will

focus on the developmental explanations of biting in

children from infancy to preschool. Developmental theory

will be used to look at the developmental cues that could

lead children to bite. The form and function of behaviors

will be explored to look at the reasons children bite.

Teachers and parents will learn how to create a supportive

environment to reduce biting and to support children that

are bit. Practical strategies to prevent and manage biting

behaviors will be shared for both classroom and home

settings.

2 5,7

26

Documentation is Do-able

Preschool Educators use documentation to recognize children’s

achievements and give value and meaning to their work.

Documentation makes others aware of the development

and growth children display in the classroom every day. In

this workshop teachers will learn ways to document

development, strategies to share development and learning

with parents and see many examples of classroom

documentation.

3 4 &7












addressed as it relates to encouraging change within staff,

stages of team development and communication skills.

There will also be "hidden rules" of different socio-

economic levels discussed to help understand different

values and approaches that may need to be used depending

on your families and communities.

4 4, 5, 6

Center-Wide Quality

Environments





identify inexpensive ways to enhance these areas along

with ways to increase family involvement through small

measures. Some discussion will include the "social"

environment and look at some dimensions that play into

comfortable and productive work environments as well as

ways to be reflective of the culture of the community in

which you work and that of your employees. We will also

discuss "amenities" that may be offered by your programs

to enhance the work you are already doing with the

children.

4 4,5,6

27

Core Competency VIII – Professional Development and Leadership


Hours

CDA

Area

Supervising

Staff

Administration Supervising staff involves a number of skills. This training

focuses on ways to be an effective supervisor. Leadership

styles and looking at a developmental approach to

supervision will be the main focus. Specific tips for

supervisors will be shared.

2 6

Taking Care of

Yourself –

Teachers

Managing

Stress

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

Administration

This training will support educators in understanding the

demands of personal and professional pressures placed on

them and give them tools to appropriately manage their

stress.

2 6

Professionalism

: Walking the

Walk

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School Age

Administration

Most people know what it means to be a “professional”,

but this training focuses on how to implement

professionalism as it relates specifically to the Early

Childhood and/or Youth Development fields. Ways to

implement professionalism while working with children,

families, and colleagues will be discussed.

2 6

Professionalism

in Child Care &

School Age

Settings

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School Age

We are professionals! Come and learn about the role of

the professional in child care or school age settings and

the resources available for professional development for

early childhood and school age providers.

2 6

Coaching in the EC Classroom

Administration Are you new to the field of early childhood education?

Maybe you have worked in the classroom for many years..

Are you part of a teaching team? Are you looking for new

ideas and teaching strategies to use in the classroom? If

you answered yes to any of these questions, Practice

Based Coaching could benefit your professional

development in the classroom. Practice Based Coaching

can be used to mentor new teachers, give veteran

teachers opportunities to share knowledge and for all

teachers to build relationships with other professionals.

Learn more about Practice Based Coaching in this session.

1 5,6

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addressed as it relates to encouraging change within

staff, stages of team development and communication

skills. There will also be "hidden rules" of different socio-

economic levels discussed to help understand different

values and approaches that may need to be used

depending on your families and communities.

4 4,5,6

Overview of

Promoting

Social

Emotional

Competency

Toddler,

Preschool,

School Age

Administration

With the “pressure” early childhood providers feel to get

children prepared for kindergarten, social emotional

development is often pushed aside for academic skills.

However, children need to be actively taught social skills

that will prove more useful in kindergarten and into life.

This training will look at the important statistics that

emphasize the importance of social skills and talk about

ways to help focus the vision for the program on these

needs.

When are WE Going to Grow Up? Navigating Adult Relationships

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

Administration

We often focus on social and emotional development with

young children, then as adults, we forget to use these

skills in our own relationships. Participants in the training

will gain basic skills for social and emotional development

of all ages, discover ways in which to move through

conflict in a positive way and gain practical skills to

enhance all adult relationships.

2 4 & 6

Were All

Adults Right!

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

Administration

Which ‘you’ shows up for work? This training explores the

concept that a great team begins with you. In a fun and

interactive way you’ll understand your own unique

strengths/preferences and those of your co-workers.

You’ll also gain useful tips for conflict resolution.

3 6

True Colors

(An extra fee

for the Color

Cards May

Apply)

Administration We're all adults but can I really work with these people?

Are you ready to experience the"Aha's" that provide us

with clarity and understanding to get the job done! If yes,

then this hands on, highly interactive, and energizing

training is for you! Come explore common language that

will improve communication between you, your co-workers,

parents, and the community.

3 6

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Time

Management

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

Administration

“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.”

(Stephen Covey) This quote is so true but without time

management strategies it’s very hard to do. This training

will discuss the importance of organization, routine, being

prepared, and the role taking care of you plays in truly

managing the time you have.

2 6

Life Balance Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

Administration

This training will define “life balance” and what it means

for the individual participants. Ways to support balance

in YOUR life will be discussed.

2 8

Accreditation: MO-A

Overview

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

School-Age

Administration

The steps for a program becoming MO-A accredited will



2 6

Accreditation: NAEYC

Overview

Infant/Toddler

Preschool

Administration

The steps for a program becoming NAEYC accredited will



2 6

Introduction to

Accreditation

for Child Care

Centers

Infant/Toddler

Pre-School

Administration

This training will give an overview of both Missouri

Accreditation (MO-A) and the national Association for

the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Accreditation

systems for early childhood centers. The accreditation

process will be the main focus, including information on

how to become accredited.

2 or 3 5 & 6

Implementing Anti-Bias Education

Preschool

School-Age

This training is based on the book, Anti-Bias Education for

Young Children and Ourselves (Louise Derman-Sparks &

Julie Olsen Edwards). Ways to implement Anti-Bias

Education into a classroom setting is the main focus.

2 2/3

Center-Wide Quality

Environments





identify inexpensive ways to enhance these areas along

with ways to increase family involvement through small

measures. Some discussion will include the "social"

environment and look at some dimensions that play into

comfortable and productive work environments as well as

ways to be reflective of the culture of the community in

which you work and that of your employees. We will also

discuss "amenities" that may be offered by your programs

to enhance the work you are already doing with the

children.

4 4,5,6

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