Upcoming Training
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2024-2025 Events
Sessions will remain virtual for the 2024-2025 membership year!
September 18, 2024
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Trainer: Linda Bratcher
Connecting with Children and Their Families About Behavior (CD 3) This workshop is designed for early childcare educators who seek to enhance their skills in understanding, addressing, and communicating about children's behavior. Participants will explore effective strategies for interpreting children's behavior, develop techniques for behavior support, and learn how to engage in meaningful conversations with families about their child's behavioral development. Through interactive discussions, practical activities, and real-life scenarios, educators will gain valuable insights and tools to promote positive behavioral outcomes for children.
October 16, 2024
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Trainer: Linda Bratcher
Putting Drama Back into Dramatic Play (2 hours curriculum)
Dramatic play is an important part of early development. It affords children a means to express themselves through movement, imagination, role-playing and interaction with their peers. Early educators can support children’s learning through intentional planning and encouragement of children as they explore and discover themselves.
November 19, 2024
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Trainer: Aurora Sanchez
Pyramid Model Preschool Mod 4: Individualized Teaching of Social-Emotional Skills (3 hours Special Needs)
This module guide practitioners in how to individualize instruction on social-emotional skills for children who need more targeted supports. Practices that are taught include: teaching systematically, peer-mediated intervention, planning for embedded instruction, and progress monitoring.
December 12, 2024
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Trainer: Aurora Sanchez
Preschool Module 6: Overview of Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children (2 hours special needs)
In this module, practitioners learn about the steps of Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children (PTR-YC) and how PTR-YC is used as a manualized process for conducting a functional behavioral assessment and developing a behavior support plan.
January 28, 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Trainer: Heather Quinn
Sticks, Stones, and Pinecones: Exploring Loose Parts Play in the ECE Environment (Hybrid)
If you’ve ever watched children play, you’ve likely noticed that they often take random items and use them in creative, imaginative ways. In this workshop, you will understand that this type of open-ended play using materials with no defined purpose and infinite possibilities is called loose parts play. We will discuss and engage in hands-on experiences that will provide explanations for the many benefits it provides our youngest curious minds. We will dive deep into its methodology and how to set up a rich and engaging environment. Let’s loose parts play!
February 19, 2025
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Trainer: Linda Bratcher
Understanding Attachment Theory (CD 2)
This professional development workshop will introduce early educators to the fundamentals of attachment theory, developed by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth. Participants will explore different attachment styles, their impact on children's development, and practical strategies for nurturing secure attachments in a childcare environment
March 6, 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Trainer: Maryland Excels
Schedules & Lesson Plans: High Quality Planning Using the Maryland Excels Standards
Using the Maryland Excels Standards, participants will learn how to develop and coordinate daily schedules and lesson plans.
April 2025
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
TBA
May 2025
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
TBA
June 2025
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
TBA
June’s Training
Schedules and Lesson Planning:
Using Maryland EXCELS Standards, participants will learn how to develop and coordinate daily schedules and lessons plans.