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Toilet Training Best Practices for Toddler Teachers - Online (Part 2 of 2)
2023-10-24 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Toilet Training Zoom Link

SEL for Grown-Ups in Childcare (1 of 3)
2023-10-19 08:00 - 17:00 | SEL for Grown-Ups Link
We teach social-emotional intelligence to our children, but are we following best practice in our interactions with other adults? How well do we communicate our needs and listen to others? How do we reflect on setbacks and stay resilient? If you could use a little tune-up, this is a unique opportunity for ECE teachers and directors to unpack emotional challenges that are unique to childcare and gain practical tools to use on a daily basis in your work in childcare.
For teachers and directors alike, we explore Brene Brown’s BRAVING model as the foundation as we self-assess our emotional selves as professionals in ECE. This simple trust inventory identifies ways we can make connections and communicate our needs and boundaries, while holding ourselves and each other accountable in a kind way. We work on a personal/professional plan that will help strengthen trust and build healthy relationships with our co-workers, bosses, and/or staff. And lastly, we apply Growth Mindset, a practical, practice-based model that will help everyone reach their goals one step at a time.
Register through the Denver Early Childhood Council: Register Here Cvent: https://web.cvent.com/event/e8bfa48d-cb77-43a0-af87-fd22db2acdc1/websitePage:cd7fe9f2-8806-445b-8c7d-8dab5032f4fb
Competencies:

SEHD 9.1 – 9.2 Social-Emotional Health and Development Promotion – Roles of Staff & Other Adults
PP 7.1 – 7.2 Professional Practice – Reflective and Continuous Professional Development

Busy Bodies: Active Teaching for Active Kiddos
2023-10-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Highlands United Methodist Church, 3131 Osceola St, Denver, CO, 80212, United States
Register for this FREE workshop through DECC Cvent link: https://web.cvent.com/event/e8bfa48d-cb77-43a0-af87-fd22db2acdc1/websitePage:cd7fe9f2-8806-445b-8c7d-8dab5032f4fb
This workshop uses active, hands-on learning to investigate the processing of our eight senses (yes, eight!) and their role in early learning and development. When fully understood, teachers can assemble a variety of engaging sensory processing activities as a toolbox to reach all learners, especially those that need to move constantly. Explore how to adjust current curriculum and teaching strategies to include more physical activities that stimulate and calm the brain, even when space and time is limited, including:

Problematizing the environment to keep them busy
Energy release activities – heavy work AND mental work
Energy calming practices – inclusive of all and individualized
I Am Moving, I Am Learning (IMIL) curriculum – woven into daily classroom life

Wear your sneakers and bring your thinking caps! Over the course of 4 sessions, we will actively implement inclusive environment and curriculum for active kiddos in your class that will harness their energy and transform it into productive and positive learning experiences.
Competencies:

TP 2.1-2.3 Teaching Practices – How Children Learn & Approaches to Learning
SEHD 3.1 – 3.3 Positive Interactions and Relationships with Individual Children
CGDL 9.1 – 9.2 Individual Needs and Difference

Toilet Training Best Practices for Toddler Teachers (Part 1 of 2) - online
2023-10-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Toilet Training Zoom Link
Designed for toddler teachers, this 2-part online workshop focuses on the basics and best practices of toilet training for children ages 1 ½ to 3 years. Learn how to partner with families using simple potty-training plans and communication to ensure success. Important day-to-day strategies, rewards and encouragement are all discussed, and teachers will complete a classroom plan to implement. We explore guiding behaviors that are unique to potty training and practice using specialized tools including books, forms, classroom visuals, and other curricula that are quick and effective.

Teaching Problem-Solving Skills to Toddlers and Beyond (3 of 3)
2023-10-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Problem-Solving for Toddlers Link
Session Three: Guiding Specific Problem-Solving Behaviors – Systems and Strategies – Teaching Problem-Solving Skills to Toddlers and Beyond Series In-person, 2 Hours, registration and payment required. $45 for all three ($20 for single session) In this 3-part series designed for teachers of children ages two to eight, learn how to implement engineering-based, problem-solving activities and solution-oriented guidance strategies that transform learning communities. Assemble a step-by-step problem-solving kit and learn specific questioning skills to build resilience and confidence in children. Throughout the training, you will practice and reflect on the Three Empowerment Teaching Strategies for successful problem-solving while connecting with peers to discover new solutions to current classroom problems.

Session One: Essential Systems for Success
Session Two: Three Empowerment Teaching Strategies
Session Three: Guiding Specific Problem-Solving Behaviors – Systems and Strategies

Teaching teams are encouraged to attend together. Online learning activities include: Inter-active community discussion, scenarios with discussion, video examples, additional reading and resources.

Busy Bodies: Active Teaching for Active Kiddos (2 of 4)
2023-10-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Highlands United Methodist Church, 3131 Osceola St, Denver, CO, 80212, United States

Positive Guidance and Discipline for Pre/School-agers
2023-10-10 18:00 - 21:00 | Positive Guidance Zoom Link
Positive Guidance and Discipline for Preschool and School-agers (Ages 3 – 8 years). This workshop explores pre/school-age behavior and how to prevent, intervene, and follow-through consistently and effectively. We will discuss and apply teaching strategies that address the 4 Mistaken Goals of Misbehaviors. We will practice identifying mistaken goals and addressing needs accordingly. Handouts and guides will support learning and bring a scenario or problem to share for small-group discussion. Spend time focusing on how to better manage behaviors in your learning environment.

Teaching Problem-Solving Skills to Toddlers and Beyond Series (2 of 3)
2023-10-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Problem-Solving for Toddlers Link
Session Two: Three Empowerment Teaching Strategies
Teaching Problem-Solving Skills to Toddlers and Beyond Series
In this 3-part series designed for teachers of children ages two to eight, learn how to implement engineering-based, problem-solving activities and solution-oriented guidance strategies that transform learning communities. Assemble a step-by-step problem-solving kit and learn specific questioning skills to build resilience and confidence in children. Throughout the training, you will practice and reflect on the Three Empowerment Teaching Strategies for successful problem-solving while connecting with peers to discover new solutions to current classroom problems.

Session One: Essential Systems for Success
Session Two: Three Empowerment Teaching Strategies
Session Three: Guiding Specific Problem-Solving Behaviors – Systems and Strategies

Teaching teams are encouraged to attend together. Online learning activities include: Inter-active community discussion, scenarios with discussion, video examples, additional reading and resources.

Busy Bodies: Active Teaching for Active Kiddos (1 of 4)
2023-10-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Highlands United Methodist Church, 3131 Osceola St, Denver, CO, 80212, United States

Teaching Problem-Solving Skills to Toddlers and Beyond Series (1 of 3)
2023-09-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Problem-Solving for Toddlers Link
Session One: Essential Systems for Success – Teaching Problem-Solving Skills to Toddlers and Beyond Series
CLICK HERE to register for this training
In this online 3-part series designed for teachers of children ages two to eight, learn how to implement engineering-based, problem-solving activities and solution-oriented guidance strategies that transform learning communities. Assemble a step-by-step problem-solving kit and learn specific questioning skills to build resilience and confidence in children. Throughout the training, you will practice and reflect on the Three Empowerment Teaching Strategies for successful problem-solving while connecting with peers to discover new solutions to current classroom problems.

Session One: Essential Systems for Success
Session Two: Three Empowerment Teaching Strategies
Session Three: Guiding Specific Problem-Solving Behaviors – Systems and Strategies

Teaching teams are encouraged to attend together. Online learning activities include: Inter-active community discussion, scenarios with discussion, video examples, additional reading and resources.

Busy Bodies! Active Learning for Active Kiddos - In-person
2023-09-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Highlands United Methodist Church, 3131 Osceola St, Denver, CO, 80212, United States
This 2-part workshop uses active, hands-on learning to investigate the processing of our eight senses (yes, eight!) and their role in early learning and development. When fully understood, teachers can assemble a variety of engaging sensory processing activities as a toolbox to reach all learners, especially those that need to move constantly. Explore how to adjust current curriculum and teaching strategies to include more physical activities that stimulate and calm the brain, even when space and time is limited, including:

Problematizing the environment to keep them busy
Energy release activities – heavy work AND mental work
Energy calming practices – inclusive of all and individualized
I Am Moving, I Am Learning (IMIL) curriculum – woven into daily classroom life

Wear your sneakers and bring your thinking caps! We will be actively implementing inclusive environment and curriculum for active kiddos in your class that will harness their energy and transform it into productive and positive learning experiences.
Competencies:

TP 2.1-2.3 Teaching Practices – How Children Learn & Approaches to Learning
SEHD 3.1 – 3.3 Positive Interactions and Relationships with Individual Children
CGDL 9.1 – 9.2 Individual Needs and Difference

Busy Bodies! Active Teaching for Active Kiddos - In-Person
2023-09-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Highlands United Methodist Church, 3131 Osceola St, Denver, CO, 80212, United States
This workshop uses active, hands-on learning to investigate the processing of our eight senses (yes, eight!) and their role in early learning and development. When fully understood, teachers can assemble a variety of engaging sensory processing activities as a toolbox to reach all learners, especially those that need to move constantly. Explore how to adjust current curriculum and teaching strategies to include more physical activities that stimulate and calm the brain, even when space and time is limited, including:

Problematizing the environment to keep them busy
Energy release activities – heavy work AND mental work
Energy calming practices – inclusive of all and individualized
I Am Moving, I Am Learning (IMIL) curriculum – woven into daily classroom life

Wear your sneakers and bring your thinking caps! We will actively implement inclusive environment and curriculum for active kiddos in your class that will harness their energy and transform it into productive and positive learning experiences.
Competencies:

TP 2.1-2.3 Teaching Practices – How Children Learn & Approaches to Learning
SEHD 3.1 – 3.3 Positive Interactions and Relationships with Individual Children
CGDL 9.1 – 9.2 Individual Needs and Difference

SOS Meeting for Directors - all welcome!
2023-08-31 13:00 - 14:00 | CO
Support on Standby Program Monthly Meeting – Last Thursday of the month. All are welcome! Monthly one-hour gathering of directors, leaders, and managers of child care centers. Discussion about topics relevant to the ECE field like recruitment, retention, professional development, mental health, and resource gathering.

SOS Provider Orientation
2023-08-22 13:00 - 14:00 | SOS Orientation Zoom Link
Support on Standby Membership Orientation for new child care providers.

Using Engineering Play to Build Big Brains in Early Childhood Part 3 of 3
2023-03-28 18:00 - 20:30 | CO
Engineering play provides the foundation for building big, beautiful brains to best prepare our children for Kindergarten and life.

Using Engineering Play to Build Big Brains in Early Childhood Part 1 of 3
2023-03-14 18:00 - 20:30 | CO

Problem Solving for Toddlers and Beyond Part 1 of 3
2023-03-07 18:00 - 20:00 | CO
Teaching Problem-Solving Skills to Toddlers and Beyond
In this 3-part series, we explore how to set up age-appropriate problem-solving classroom management systems. Classrooms and learning communities become more organized and there is less arguing as children begin to feel resourceful and capable of solving problems or going for help. We will practice how to teach the problem-solving process in your classroom. As we teach the littlest ones how to solve all types of problems, every year thereafter children bloom into industrious and curious participants! Throughout the training, we will discuss scenarios and put together problem-solving kits to use with children.

Session One: Laying the Foundation: Simple Toddler Classroom Management Systems
Session Two: Building Strategies for Day-to-Day Problem-Solving
Session Three: Guiding Specific Problem-Solving Behaviors – Systems and Strategies

Activities include: Inter-active community discussion, scenarios with discussion, video examples, additional reading and resources.

Exploring Behavior Through the Eyes of the Child, Reggio Inspired PLC Part 6 of 6
2023-03-02 18:00 - 20:00 | CO
Exploring Behavior Through the Eyes of the Child, Reggio Inspired PLC Part 6 of 6
12-hours – 6 2-hour sessions
Online, In-person, or Hybrid
Age Group: T, PS, SA
In this unique PLC, we explore children’s behavior by examining our own “image of the child” and how this influences behavior in your classroom. Become inspired to join the children on an inquiry adventure and learn how to facilitate more cooperation, empathy, and citizenship that positively shifts children’s behaviors. The trick is to establish a culture of curiosity and belonging that will keep children challenged and excited about co-constructing curriculum with you and each other. To do this, we explore the following key elements of the Reggio Emilia approach that support guiding children’s behavior:

Child as protagonist, collaborator, and communicator
Environment as third teacher
Teacher as partner, nurturer, and guide
Documentation as communication

Training Session Topics Include (spread out over 6 sessions):

Your “Image of the Child” and its connection to behaviors in your classroom
Rhythm & Flow: establishing flexible structure for positive guidance
Guiding behaviors using documentation and storytelling
Reflective practice and celebration of learning

Teaching teams are encouraged to attend together. Each session provides time for reflection and teaching team

Using Engineering Play to Build Big Brains in Early Childhood Part 2 of 3
2023-02-28 18:00 - 20:30 | CO
Engineering is the glue that binds the S, T, and M and is foundational in the development of the early brain.

Exploring Behavior Through the Eyes of the Child, Reggio Inspired PLC Part 5 of 6
2023-02-23 18:00 - 20:00 | CO
Exploring Behavior Through the Eyes of the Child, Reggio Inspired PLC Part 5 of 6
12-hours – 6 2-hour sessions
Online, In-person, or Hybrid
Age Group: T, PS, SA
In this unique PLC, we explore children’s behavior by examining our own “image of the child” and how this influences behavior in your classroom. Become inspired to join the children on an inquiry adventure and learn how to facilitate more cooperation, empathy, and citizenship that positively shifts children’s behaviors. The trick is to establish a culture of curiosity and belonging that will keep children challenged and excited about co-constructing curriculum with you and each other. To do this, we explore the following key elements of the Reggio Emilia approach that support guiding children’s behavior:

Child as protagonist, collaborator, and communicator
Environment as third teacher
Teacher as partner, nurturer, and guide
Documentation as communication

Training Session Topics Include (spread out over 6 sessions):

Your “Image of the Child” and its connection to behaviors in your classroom
Rhythm & Flow: establishing flexible structure for positive guidance
Guiding behaviors using documentation and storytelling
Reflective practice and celebration of learning

Teaching teams are encouraged to attend together. Each session provides time for reflection and teaching team

Exploring Behavior Through the Eyes of the Child, Reggio Inspired PLC Part 4 of 6
2023-02-16 18:00 - 20:00 | CO
Exploring Behavior Through the Eyes of the Child, Reggio Inspired PLC Part 4 of 6
12-hours – 6 2-hour sessions
Age Group: T, PS, SA
In this unique PLC, we explore children’s behavior by examining our own “image of the child” and how this influences behavior in your classroom. Become inspired to join the children on an inquiry adventure and learn how to facilitate more cooperation, empathy, and citizenship that positively shifts children’s behaviors. The trick is to establish a culture of curiosity and belonging that will keep children challenged and excited about co-constructing curriculum with you and each other. To do this, we explore the following key elements of the Reggio Emilia approach that support guiding children’s behavior:

Child as protagonist, collaborator, and communicator
Environment as third teacher
Teacher as partner, nurturer, and guide
Documentation as communication

Training Session Topics Include (spread out over 6 sessions):

Your “Image of the Child” and its connection to behaviors in your classroom
Rhythm & Flow: establishing flexible structure for positive guidance
Guiding behaviors using documentation and storytelling
Reflective practice and celebration of learning

Teaching teams are encouraged to attend together. Each session provides time for reflection and teaching team

Exploring Behavior Through the Eyes of the Child, Reggio Inspired PLC Part 3 of 6
2023-02-09 18:00 - 20:00 | CO
Part 3 of 6: Exploring Behavior Through the Eyes of the Child, Reggio Inspired PLC
12-hours – 6 2-hour sessions
Age Group: T, PS, SA
In this unique PLC, we explore children’s behavior by examining our own “image of the child” and how this influences behavior in your classroom. Become inspired to join the children on an inquiry adventure and learn how to facilitate more cooperation, empathy, and citizenship that positively shifts children’s behaviors. The trick is to establish a culture of curiosity and belonging that will keep children challenged and excited about co-constructing curriculum with you and each other. To do this, we explore the following key elements of Reggio Emelia approach that support guiding children’s behavior:

Child as protagonist, collaborator, and communicator
Environment as third teacher
Teacher as partner, nurturer, and guide
Documentation as communication

Training Session Topics Include (spread out over 6 sessions):

Your “Image of the Child” and its connection to behaviors in your classroom
Rhythm & Flow: establishing flexible structure for positive guidance
Guiding behaviors using documentation and storytelling
Reflective practice and celebration of learning

Teaching teams are encouraged to attend together. Each session provides time for reflection and teaching team collaborative work.

Exploring Behavior Through the Eyes of the Child, Reggio Inspired PLC Part 2 of 6
2023-02-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Problem-Solving for Teachers Online – Zoom – 2 sessions
Part 2 of 6: Exploring Behavior Through the Eyes of the Child, Reggio Inspired PLC
12-hours – 6 2-hour sessions
Age Group: T, PS, SA
In this unique PLC, we explore children’s behavior by examining our own “image of the child” and how this influences behavior in your classroom. Become inspired to join the children on an inquiry adventure and learn how to facilitate more cooperation, empathy, and citizenship that positively shifts children’s behaviors. The trick is to establish a culture of curiosity and belonging that will keep children challenged and excited about co-constructing curriculum with you and each other. To do this, we explore the following key elements of Reggio Emelia approach that support guiding children’s behavior:

Child as protagonist, collaborator, and communicator
Environment as third teacher
Teacher as partner, nurturer, and guide
Documentation as communication

Training Session Topics Include (spread out over 6 sessions):

Your “Image of the Child” and its connection to behaviors in your classroom
Rhythm & Flow: establishing flexible structure for positive guidance
Guiding behaviors using documentation and storytelling
Reflective practice and celebration of learning

Teaching teams are encouraged to attend together. Each session provides time for reflection and teaching team collaborative work.

Exploring Behavior Through the Eyes of a Child, Inspired by Reggio PLC 1 of 6
2023-01-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Problem-Solving for Teachers Online – Zoom – 2 sessions
Online 12-hours – 6 2-hour sessions (credit for physical attendance only, no makeups)
Competency:

Social-emotional Health & Development Promotion – Child Guidance: Discipline/Promoting Social and Emotional Competence SEHD 6.1 – 6.2
Child Observation & Assessment – Gathering and Documenting COA 3.1 – 3.2, Sharing and Reporting COA 5.1 – 5.2

Age Group: T, PS, SA
In this unique PLC, we explore children’s behavior by examining our own “image of the child” and how this influences behavior in your classroom. Become inspired to join the children on an inquiry adventure and learn how to facilitate more cooperation, empathy, and citizenship that positively shifts children’s behaviors. The trick is to establish a culture of curiosity and belonging that will keep children challenged and excited about co-constructing curriculum with you and each other. To do this, we explore the following key elements of Reggio Emelia approach that support guiding children’s behavior:

Child as protagonist, collaborator, and communicator
Environment as third teacher
Teacher as partner, nurturer, and guide
Documentation as communication

Training Session Topics Include (spread out over 6 sessions):

Your “Image of the Child” and its connection to behaviors in your classroom
Rhythm & Flow: establishing flexible structure for positive guidance
Guiding behaviors using documentation and storytelling
Reflective practice and celebration of learning

Teaching teams are encouraged to attend together. Each session provides time for reflection and teaching team collaborative work.
