Early Childhood Education
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Training for Early Childhood Educators
All EC LEARN trainings will be recorded in ECE-TRIS as approved KY training hours.
Training Opportunities
June 7, 2023 - Inclusive Physical Activities for Young Children (VIRTUAL) 6:30 - 8 PM
Cost: FREE
Core Content Subject Area: 4 – Learning environment and curriculum
CDA Subject Area: 2 – Advancing children’s physical and intellectual development
Audience: All
Description: Providing developmentally appropriate, non-competitive and inclusive physical activities for all ages and abilities should be part of every quality early childhood program. In this session, participants will learn to lead physical activities using inexpensive equipment and small spaces to allow for all young children to experiment and explore movement. They will also learn strategies to modify physical activities to include all learners.
Instructor: Bridget Jackson
Virtual – Zoom
June 9, 2023 - DIRECTOR TRAINING - You Wear it Well: Leadership Looks Good on You - 9am - noon
You must be a director or administrator of a child care program to attend this session!
Cost: FREE – This Director Series is made possible with a grant from Valmark Financial Group.
Core Content Subject Area: 3 – Professional development/professionalism
CDA Subject Area: 6 – Maintaining a commitment to professionalism
Audience: Directors/Administrators
Description:
Leading others is no easy task. It’s a selfless and extremely rewarding honor to be in a position to influence others. Using the books How Great Leaders Think, and The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, this workshop will allow participants to develop the leader in themselves and others in order to become a more effective and influential leader. Let’s lead together.
Instructor: Elizabeth Mays
Location: In-Person – Kentucky Career Center, 8020 Veterans Memorial Dr., Florence, KY 41041 (If you attend this session in-person, you will receive one of the above mentioned leadership books – either How Great Leaders Think: The Art of Reframing by Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal OR The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You by John Maxwell.
This session will also be offered virtually through Zoom.
June 21, 2023 - Supporting Creative Development: Open-Ended Creative Experiences in Art, Music, Movement and Dramatic Play (VIRTUAL) 6:30 - 8 PM
Cost: FREE
Core Content Subject Area: 4 – Learning environment and curriculum
CDA Subject Area: 2 – Advancing children’s physical and intellectual development; and 3 – Supporting children’s social and emotional development
Audience: All
Description: How can we design environments that promote creativity? In this session, participants will learn how to support creativity though daily interactions and experiences for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. The group will discuss the importance of open-ended creative experiences for ages birth through five for visual arts, music and movement and dramatic arts. Participants will also review the Kentucky Early Childhood Standards that correspond to creative development.
Instructor: Olivia Thompson
Virtual – Zoom
In-Person Orientation Opportunities
Saturday, August 19, 2023 - In-Person Orientation for Early Care and Education Professionals – 6 hour training, $50/participant
Cost: $50
Audience: All
Description: This mandatory training focuses on Health, Safety, and Sanitation, Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse, and Recommended Practices. This session is required for all child care employees and must be completed within the first 90 days of employment.
Time: 9 am – 3:30 pm with a half-hour lunch break
Location: 8020 Veterans Memorial Dr. Florence, KY 41042; Training Room
Instructor: Lynn Hallenberg
Online Training Opportunities
(Partnership with The Learning Professor)
Understanding and Using the Ages and Stages Questionnaires
3.0 hours; $30
Audience: All
Description: This course is designed to help you understand and use the Ages and Stages Questionnaires to monitor children’s progress and to make sure that all children have the supports needed to succeed. Participants will learn the purpose of these screeners, when and how to use them, how to score and interpret, and best practice for communicating results with families.
Equity, Equality, & Diversity: Social Justice in ECE
2.0 hours; $20
Audience: All
Description: Learn about the concepts of social justice, privilege, what a single story is, how to avoid it, and how to avoid a tourist-y approach to diversity. Only by understanding all of these concepts can we truly provide an equitable experience for all children.
Creating Culturally Inclusive Infant Toddler Classrooms
2.0 hours; $20
Audience: Infants/Toddlers
Description: Is your infant or toddler classroom structured specifically for that age group, or is it more like a watered-down version of the preschool classrooms in your program? Programming specifically for children from birth to 36 months of age is vital.
The Uniqueness of Infants Toddlers Classrooms
2.5 hours; $25
Audience: Infant/Toddler
Description: Every family has a unique culture. But what exactly is culture? This course explores the definitions of culture, values, beliefs, and assumptions. Having a strong understanding of these concepts helps to establish a strong foundation for partnerships with families.
Using the Brigance Early Childhood III Screening Tool
3.0 hours; $30
Audience: Preschool
Description: This course is designed to help you understand and apply the screening tool to assist in the development of child-focused plans of action. We will go over the purpose of the tool, how to use the tool, how to apply the results to your classroom, and how to share the results with parents.
Creating Your Science Curriculum
3.0 hours; $30
Audience: Preschool
Description: This workshop will explore the types of science experiences that are appropriate for preschoolers. You will learn about the 3 areas of science curriculum that should be part of every early childhood classroom and walk away with lots of ideas on science activities.
Creating Your Math Curriculum
3.0 hours; $30
Audience: Preschool
Description: This workshop will help you understand the types of math experiences that preschoolers should have access to in a preschool classroom. You will learn about number sense, algebra, geometry, measurement, and data analysis.
FREE Health and Safety Training Opportunities
June 17, 2023 - BOONE COUNTY - First Aid and Pediatric CPR Certification & Epi-Pen and Blood Borne Pathogens Training - 9 AM - noon
Location: Kentucky Career Center, 8020 Veterans Memorial Dr. Florence, KY 41042
Interested in hosting a CPR, First Aid, Epi-pen, & Blood Borne Pathogens Training at your Program?
Training for Family Child Care Network (FCCN)
Family Child Care Network Training – these titles are for Registered, Certified and Type II providers caring for children in their home in Kentucky. Content will pertain to infants, toddlers, preschoolers and young school age children as well as the business side of running an in-home program. These training opportunities are FREE and funded through the Family Child Care Network and will be region specific. When registering, please make sure it is for your specific region/county.
FCCN Northern Bluegrass Region
Boone, Bourbon, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Harrison, Kenton, Nicholas, Owen, Pendleton, and Scott Counties
Saturday, June 24, 2023 - Handling Challenging Behaviors by Building Resiliency - 9 - 11 AM
Location: Kentucky Career Center, 8020 Veterans Memorial Dr. Florence, KY 41042 or Virtually on Zoom
Description:This training will cover an overview of behaviors, resiliency, and strategies to use in the classroom to assist with decreasing challenging behaviors. After discussing common challenging behaviors that take place in early childhood classrooms, participants will have the opportunity to participate in group discussions about strategies to support those children and the classroom. These topics will lead to deeper learning on how identifying behaviors and using effective and consistent strategies will foster connections and lead to regulation and resiliency. Participants will: 1) Define challenging behaviors, where they can come from, and their purposes; 2) Understand resiliency and describe how to build it; and 3) Learn specific positive behavior strategies to prevent, replace, and change the response to decrease challenging behaviors in the classroom. The early childhood classroom is a unique space and teachers who work with small children are faced with unique challenges. This training focuses on specific special needs and behaviors that teachers are often faced within the early childhood space. The content is geared towards children from birth to age 5 but can be utilized by teachers of school-age children as well.
Instructors: Bridget Jackson & Elizabeth Singleton
Cost: FREE
Saturday, July 29, 2023 - 2nd Annual EC LEARN FCC Provider Appreciation Day - 8:30 AM - Noon
Audience: Registered or certified in-home providers in the Northern Bluegrass Region (Boone, Bourbon, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Harrison, Kenton, Nicholas, Owen, Pendleton, and Scott Counties) and part of the Salt River Train Region (Anderson, Franklin, Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble and Woodford Counties)
Location: Kentucky Career Center, 8020 Veterans Memorial Dr. Florence, KY 41042
Description: This day will include breakfast and networking as well as 3 hours of training. More details coming soon.
Cost: FREE
FCCN Salt River Region
Anderson, Franklin, Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble and Woodford Counties
Saturday, June 24, 2023 - Handling Challenging Behaviors by Building Resiliency - 9 - 11 AM
Title: Handling Challenging Behaviors by Building Resiliency
Description: This training will cover an overview of behaviors, resiliency, and strategies to use in the classroom to assist with decreasing challenging behaviors. After discussing common challenging behaviors that take place in early childhood classrooms, participants will have the opportunity to participate in group discussions about strategies to support those children and the classroom. These topics will lead to deeper learning on how identifying behaviors and using effective and consistent strategies will foster connections and lead to regulation and resiliency. Participants will: 1) Define challenging behaviors, where they can come from, and their purposes; 2) Understand resiliency and describe how to build it; and 3) Learn specific positive behavior strategies to prevent, replace, and change the response to decrease challenging behaviors in the classroom. The early childhood classroom is a unique space and teachers who work with small children are faced with unique challenges. This training focuses on specific special needs and behaviors that teachers are often faced within the early childhood space. The content is geared towards children from birth to age 5 but can be utilized by teachers of school-age children as well.
Location: Kentucky Career Center, 8020 Veterans Memorial Dr. Florence, KY 41042 or Virtually on Zoom
Instructors: Bridget Jackson & Elizabeth Singleton
Cost: FREE
Saturday, July 29, 2023 - 2nd Annual EC LEARN FCC Provider Appreciation Day - 8:30 AM - Noon
Cost: FREE
Audience: Registered or certified in-home providers in the Northern Bluegrass Region (Boone, Bourbon, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Harrison, Kenton, Nicholas, Owen, Pendleton, and Scott Counties) and part of the Salt River Train Region (Anderson, Franklin, Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble and Woodford Counties)
Location: Kentucky Career Center, 8020 Veterans Memorial Dr. Florence, KY 41042
Description: This day will include breakfast and networking as well as 3 hours of training. More details coming soon.
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Training Color-Code Key
At EC LEARN we value the importance of meeting your specific needs through professional development. We have categorized our training by color to indicate the appropriate audience for each session. Please see the color codes and definitions below:
Training For All!
These titles are for all providers (including family child care) and will pertain to all age groups – Infant, Toddler, Preschool, and young School-Age age children.
Infant/Toddler
These titles are best suited for infant and toddler teachers and will pertain to infants and toddler-aged children.
Preschool
These titles are best suited for preschool teachers and will pertain to preschooler aged children.
School Age
These titles are best suited for providers caring for school age children and the content will pertain to school age children.
Administrators
These titles are best suited for administrators, directors, owners, or those supervising staff.
Family Child Care Network
These titles are for Registered, Certified and Type II providers caring for children in their home in Kentucky. Content will pertain to infants, toddlers, preschoolers and young school age children as well as the business side of running an in-home program. These training opportunities are FREE and funded through the Family Child Care Network and will be region specific. When registering, please make sure it is for your specific region/county.
View or download the color-code PDF.
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