ECE Virtual Online Classes

DATE(S)

July 14
1-4:00 p.m.

Nurturing Children by Engaging Fathers in the Classroom Synchronous ST# 10119754
Participants will identify barriers to engaging fathers and learn tools and strategies for removing them. This interactive training is packed full of discussion opportunities and time to reflect on how to get fathers engaged!
Ohio Approved 3.0 Hours CDA 3

Meeting Children’s Social and Emotional Needs by Creating a Trauma Informed Program Synchronous ST# 10119763
Yes, early childhood professionals with strong knowledge and skills can be one of the most effective tools in balancing the scales for young children at risk. Come explore current research about trauma and its impact on children and families so you can move the fulcrum to ensure better outcomes
Ohio Approved 2.5 Hours CDA 3

Aug. 31
Sept. 7
5-7:00 p.m.

Intro to Early Childhood Education ST# 10119747
Participants will explore the history of early care and education within Ohio and at the national level to better understand the need to increase their professional credentialing to remain employable in their current profession.
Ohio Approved 4.0 Hours-CDA 7

Sept. 21
5-7:30 p.m.

Early Years of Child Development What You Need to Know ST# 10118750
Participants will explore early childhood theorists and identify practices in their classroom that support the theorist approaches to child development.
Ohio Approved 2.5 Hours CDA 8

Sept. 26
5-6:30 p.m.

Oct. 5
Oct. 12
Oct. 17
5-8:00 p.m.

Building Families' Strengths ST# 10119789
Do you ever feel frustrated trying to get your families involved in your program? This session will explore your individual biases and beliefs about families. You will explore how these biases can impact your success in engaging families. Through conversation and interaction, participants will examine barriers that families experience and how to remove them for successful family engagement. Educators will explore funds of knowledge, identify strategies for effective communication and meetings, identify the social connections that families need from programs, and investigate elements of family centered care.
Ohio Approved 10.0 Hours-CDA 4

Oct. 19
Oct. 26
Nov. 2
5-8:00 p.m.

Developmentally Appropriate Practice Core Consideration ST# 10119791
Participants will be able to apply NAEYC DAP's Core Considerations, Principles and Guidelines and Effective Teaching and curriculum into their daily practice.
Ohio Approve 10 hours CDA 8
Additional Book Recommended * Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving From Birth through Age 8 4th Edition

Jan. 2023

Jan. 2023

Promoting Children’s Success: Building Relationships and Creating Supportive Environments: Module 1 ST# TBD
Participants will explore and reflect on the foundations of positive relationships with children serve as the foundation for addressing social and emotional needs, when children understand routines and the expectations for their behavior while being engaged in meaningful activity they are less likely to engage in challenging behavior, and expectations and routines have to be taught to children using a range of teaching strategies. Building positive relationships with children, families, and colleagues Designing environments, schedules, and routines. Implementing activities that promote child engagement. Modifying and adapting materials and activities to meet the individual needs of all children, including those with disabilities. Providing encouragement and positive feedback to children Identifying teachable moments. Facilitating the development of friendship skills. Teaching problem solving. Teaching children to recognize and express emotions. Teaching anger management
Ohio Approved 10.0 Hours CDA 3

TBD 2023

Observation and Assessment ST# TBD
Participants will investigate the principles of observation and assessment. Exploring how assessment helps educators and families work together to ask the questions and find the answers about young children's development and learning. We will explore ways to create a learning environment appropriate for young children, different strategies and methods to collect objective evidence and communicate effectively with families about their progress while realizing the impact that culture and linguistics have on these relationships and assessments.
Ohio Approved 10.0 Hours CDA 7
Additional Book Recommended *Observation and Assessment, Spotlight ISBN 978 1938113 34 5

TBD 2023

NAEYC Promoting Social and Emotional Competencies Series 2: Social Emotional Teachings ST# TBD
Participants will explore and plan strategies for the following foundational understandings of young children social and emotional development: -Challenging behavior most often serves as a child's strategy to express feelings, needs, or meanings that they are unable to communicate. Identify the function of challenging behavior Identifying behaviors and social skills to target for intervention -Identify the meaning of the child's behavior and development strategies to develop new skills to express the child's feelings, needs, and meanings. Developing a plan for supporting social-emotional development and preventing challenging behavior Using a team approach to addressing challenging behavior and social-emotional needs -Identifying barriers to effective implementation of social and emotional strategies and developing collaborative planning tools to overcome the barriers. Identifying challenges and barriers to implementing effective practices Identifying strategies for addressing barriers and challenges Developing program policies and staff development plans that promote the use of effective practices Identifying steps to collaborative planning for programs and systems that support all young children's social and emotional and address challenging behaviors as needed.
Ohio Approved 10.0 Hours CDA 3