Engaging Empowering Environments
Explore how Universal Design for Learning and the theories of Maslow, Katz, and Gardner can help you create an environment…
Playing with Play in our Everyday Lives
Play is so important for children, but it’s just as important for adults! Participants will complete a Play Self Assessment,…
Understanding and Celebrating Individual Differences in Development
During this training, providers will work to understand individual differences in development among all children to better understand how to…
Family Relationships: Boosting Protective Factors in Early Childhood
This training will introduce the Strengthening Families Framework and examine the five protective factors for families. Participants will discuss key…
Maslow Was Right: Applying Educational Theory to Supporting Teachers and Directors
As educators, we may feel confident in the common sense approach of Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs and how it effects…
Calm in the Chaos: Tools to Increase the Peace
In this engaging training, participants will learn about the neuroscience behind understanding emotional awareness and regulation. They will explore and…
Resilience for Grown-Ups: An Introduction to the Devereaux Adult Resilience Survey
Resilience for children is a hot topic in the field of ECE, and for good reason. Resilience for grownups is…
Equity and Justice for All
Guided by the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s Advancing Equity Position Statement, participants will be supported in…
Encouraging Healthy Social Emotional Development: Ages 3-5 (2 hour)
This interactive workshop will increase participants’ knowledge of healthy social emotional development in preschoolers. Topics covered include: Milestones/Indicators; Empathy/Relationships/Co-Regulation; Strategies…
Reality Bites: Understanding and Addressing Biting
In this training, participants will learn why a child’s development can be a key factor in understanding why children bite.…