Staff Training / Refreshing the Joy of Teaching

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 Guidance & Discipline 

 Sometimes teachers can be impatient with children or even have a harsh tone of voice.  Are your teachers getting too comfortable? Let us examine what could be potentially at-risk or out of compliance with Licensing regarding discipline, communication, interaction and /or guidance. It is time for a staff make-over from negative to POSITIVE! Understand Licensing's interpretation of positive communication, positive guidance, positive discipline, and positive interaction! This workshop brings attention and correction to what is acceptable. 

 Guidance & Discipline  

   Every day, all day, every moment... teachers speak to children. BUT what are teachers saying - negative or positive words? In this workshop discover the truth about a positive classroom. Learn how to be intentional with speaking positive words to create a positive classroom environment. Discover the Law of Attraction - complaining, speaking  negative words about inappropriate behavior creates negative energy in your environment. Or instead - Be encouraging, speaking positive expectations create opportunities to have a positive classroom environment. Words Create - Your WORDS Have Power - TEACHERS CREATE THEIR CLASSROOM - You Shall Have Whatever You Say! 

 Guidance & Discipline   

  As you know, transition times are daily routines in the classroom. Transitions can become stressful and chaotic moving children from one activity to the next. In this workshop discover the secret steps to smooth classroom transitions - keeping children calm & busy while waiting. Learn effective transitional strategies, how to be pro-active and how to plan for transitional times in your daily schedule. Also, learn engaging transitional activities, songs, and props to add to your transitional toolbox. 

   Guidance & Discipline  

Do you have wild kids - children bouncing off the walls, aggressive, disruptive, fussy and having fits too? Here's your chance to turn things around & learn refreshing effective ways to create a positive classroom environment. Discover why children misbehave & how to positively redirect their behavior. Learn how teachers create the classroom. This workshop helps teachers develop a plan of procedures & rules that create a positive environment. Be pro-active vs. reactive & set-up fun learning activities that redirect behavior & encourage sharing, kindness, self-control... 

  Professional Development 

 Today's parents are different & cannot be taken for granted!  Identify & understand your NEW CUSTOMERS - Millennial & Gen Z Parents.  Learn how to stay relevant among Millennial & Gen Z Parents as the business of childcare changes. Learn the 10 Commandments of Great Customer Service, ways to stay relevant in today's marketplace, and providing - "The WOW FACTOR." This workshop is a must for ALL STAFF. Examine your bottom line to attract, enroll, retain & get referrals too. It's time to increase & retain your enrollment with Great Customer Service for today's parents - Millennials & Gen Z. 

 Child Growth & Development  

In this workshop, learn how Jean Piaget fundamentally altered the view of how a child learns and his influence in the world of early childhood education. Identify the stages of Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development for infants - adolescents. Understand the four stages of Piaget's Theory: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational period. Based on Piaget's research, sharpen your knowledge of how children's ways of thinking develop as they interacted with the world around them. TEACHERS LOVE THIS TOPIC!! 

 Planning Developmental Activities  

 This workshop identifies the importance of music in early childhood development - intellectual, social, and emotional, motor, language, and overall literacy. Learn creative ways to add fun songs and dance into your daily curriculum! 

   Age-appropriate curriculum  

Preschoolers are curious about everything that they see and hear. Learn the social, emotional, & intellectual characteristics of preschool children. Understand how to create a preschool classroom that effectively stimulates opportunities for learning. Also, understand behavior expectations, classroom management & create new engaging age-appropriate activities too. 

   Age-appropriate curriculum    

In this mixed-age group of school-aged 5–12 year old kids, the classroom can be challenging. Learn how to effectively create a harmonious classroom that addresses each child individual needs. Understand the developmental milestones of ages 5-12 years old. Also, understand behavior expectations, improve classroom management & learn how to create fun school-age activities too. 

  Cultural Diversity 

Discover new ways to integrate diversity & multicultural subjects into your daily learning environment. Enrich your classroom with engaging global activities & multicultural materials that embrace respect, unity & diversity. We live in a world rich in diversity, with a combination of many different cultures.  Teachers are responsible for creating classrooms environments that are culturally rich, and respectful of the diversity among students.  In doing so, a foundation is laid for all learners to develop an understanding and respect for themselves and others in our diverse world. Together, let's make a difference CELEBRATING RACE, DIVERSITY & UNITY! 

 Planning Developmental Activities 

  Learn how to teach math to young children as early as infants, toddlers, preschoolers & older kids. This workshop helps you think outside the box to create fundamental math concepts through engaging hands-on activities & math games. In addition, participants will make & take Math File Folder Games & more... 

  Age-appropriate curriculum   

Teaching toddlers and two's can be hectic and chaotic! In this workshop, discover how to effectively manage the busy classrooms and provide engaging opportunities to teach. 

Learn developmentally age-appropriate activities to maximize toddler's potential & classroom management skills.

  Planning Development Activities 

 Are you teaching the latest & most requested program - STEM / STEAM? Bringing STEM / STEAM into the classroom doesn't have to be intimidating! Learn how to teach STEM / STEAM & plan developmental activities - helping children to explore, observe, ask questions, predict, and integrate their learning developing critical thinkers. 

  Guidance & Character Education Building kind citizens it is an important goal of both teachers and parents. Studies show that kind people are not only happier, they are healthier. In this workshop learn how to integrate kindness, respect, patience, self-control... into routine and Keys to Building a Character Classroom. 

    Age-Appropriate Curriculum  

Discover how to build your lesson plan theme into stimulating learning center activities that include math, science, blocks, dramatic play, reading, art... & more. Learn how to integrate other subjects into your existing curriculum & enhance your learning centers.

   Teacher/Child Interaction

Improve teacher-child interactions creating an emotionally supportive classroom environment. Learn how to actively connect with each child in the classroom and improve engagement with open-ended questions. Discover the benefits & importance of teacher/child interaction.  

  Supervision 

This is a MUST for all staff to know what it takes to supervise children and effectively manage their classrooms. In this workshop staff will review Licensing, the law requirements - supervision at ALL times, no cell phone policy and more. Discover pro-active supervision procedures that work. Also, learn practical strategies to effectively manage your classroom. 

 Professional Development 

Feel "burn-out" or maybe in a rut... need to be recharged? Motivating and inspiring... This workshop helps teachers understand they are role models holding the key to a child's success! Discover how to become an influential teacher making a difference and learn the qualities of a great teacher. Attitude is everything - Teachers are Leaders - LET'S GET RE-CHARGED! Refreshing the joy of teaching!

 Child Growth & Development

 Learn about the growth & developmental stages of infants, toddlers, twos, preschoolers, and school-aged children. Identify developmental milestones and potential developmental red flags. 

  Professional Development 

 Bring the staff together & refresh the JOY OF TEACHING. Discover effective ways to bridge the gap of differences, personalities, skills... creating a professional positive workplace - BUILDING TEAMWORK! COVID has taken a toll on our joy, emotional health & overall well-being.  Let's Work Together, Building a Great Team!  

 Observations & Assessment 

Did you know there are 10 types of play that enhance how children learn basic skills? In this workshop learn the 10 different types of play for infants - schoolers. Discover how to integrate the different types of play into your existing curriculum & enhance children's learning experience. 

 Planning Development Activities 

Visual, auditory, and physical - learn what those different learning styles are and discover yours too. Understand the importance and ways to teach children based on their different learning styles. 

   Planning Development Activities Enhance your overall classroom experience and create an outdoor classroom.  It's trending and studies show when children have outdoor classroom opportunities it makes learning more engaging, reduces behavior problems, nurtures creativity and imagination...  In this workshop topic learn how to setup outdoor learning centers that includes - block center, dramatic play, science, art center... The weather is nice - so let's take the classroom outside! 

   Guidance & Discipline 

Learn how to use positive discipline & guidance strategies making it possible for you to meet the needs of individual children. You will be able to choose the most effective strategy in a variety of discipline encounters. 

   Special Needs Children / SIDS & Shaken Baby 

Learn how to provide care for special needs children. Plus, understand & prevent SIDS & Shaken Baby. 

   Recognizing Child Abuse & Neglect This is a must for all staff to know what to look for and determine child abuse and neglect.

     Understanding Minimum Standards This is a must for all staff to know and understand minimum standards and how they apply. 

    Age-Appropriate Curriculum 

Learn fun ways to teach early literacy to preschoolers, toddlers and even infants too! Discover how to use puppets, storytelling, finger plays, word games... Create an age-appropriate literacy program in all of your classrooms. 

   Professional Development 

Learn how to effectively deal with negative or difficult parents and improve communication with co-workers.

   Professional Development / Family & Community Relationships 

How many times have you heard this before? "Well... they don't do that at home." The truth is, for many moms & dads, parenting can be overwhelming & embarrassing too. In this workshop learn how to effectively partner with parents for success at home & school, build a positive parent/teacher relationship, and make a positive impact in the child's social development too. 

    Attachment & Responsive Care

Have you noticed children are becoming easily frustrated, give up on things to quickly, and lack good problem-solving skills? Society is changing and the emotional needs of young children are often ignored. In the workshop learn what is attachment and responsive care giving and why it is vitally important in a child's early relationships. How to identify the signals and be responsive to the needs of the children in your care. Ways to create everyday routines to promote secure attachments 

   Child Growth & Development

Discover how Erik Erikson one of the most influential psychoanalysts of the 20th century contributed to Early Childhood Education with the Theory of Psychosocial Development- cognitive development. Erikson maintained that personality develops in eight stages from infancy to adulthood. In the workshop, learn the eight stages of personality development and the failure and/or success related to young children psychosocial outcome.

         Child Growth & Development 

Teacher-Child Interaction

  Learn how "Serve and Return" interaction between children and adults (teachers) shapes brain circuity. Understand how from infancy to young children, "Serve and Return" is one the the most essential experiences for preschool children. In the workshop learn how building a sturdy foundation of" Serve and Return" interaction forms a child's senses, responsive relationships and security. And why the absence of Serve and Return interaction between adults and children can potentially be a serious threat to a child's development and well-being.  

   Professional Development -Classroom Management 

 Stress, anxiety, frustration... is everywhere and even in the classroom. SOS😒😢 WE NEED HELP! Both, teachers and children are overwhelmed and stressed out! Unfortunately, this could be problematic with negative  teacher/child interaction, licensing issues & more...  In this workshop, we will learn how to manage our mental health and refresh the joy of teaching. Discover stress management strategies for teachers and stress relief activities for kids. Also, pro-active classroom management checklist . This is a must topic to recharge and restore our peace. 
This is a must topic to recharge and restore our peace and have positive classroom management. 

     Proper Handling, Storage/ Disposal of Hazardous Material/Reduce the Spread of Disease

  Learn to enhance health and safety in childcare which addresses handling, storage and disposal of hazardous materials, how to help prevent the spread of disease in the environment. 

       Administering Medication / Preventing & Controlling the Spread of Communicable Disease including Immunizations/Food Reactions & Allergies

 This class is designed to provide you with information that will help you safely administer medications to children in your childcare program. 

 Learn to how to help prevent the spread of disease in the environment. Also, prevention and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction.