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Prácticas informadas sobre el trauma
Este curso de 3 horas otorga 0.3 CEU y está alineado con el Área Temática 3 del CDA.
Aproximadamente el 66% de los niños afirman haber vivido acontecimientos traumáticos antes de los 16 años. Los efectos de estas experiencias pueden ser devastadores, pero con apoyo, muchos niños pueden superar sus experiencias traumáticas. Este curso, Prácticas Informadas sobre el Trauma, concientiza sobre el impacto del trauma infantil en el aprendizaje y el desarrollo de los niños y provee estrategias para apoyar la sanación, la resiliencia y el bienestar de los niños traumatizados y de quienes los cuidan.
Equivalente a: Trauma Informed Practices
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The Nuts and Bolts of Developmental Screening
This 3-hour course offers 0.3 CEU and aligns with CDA Subject Area 7.
Developmental delays, learning disorders, and behavioral and social-emotional problems are estimated to affect 1 in every 6 children. Only 20-30% of these children are identified as needing help before kindergarten, meaning the vast majority miss out on the benefits of early intervention. Because early educators spend so much time with children, they are in a great position to change this. The Nuts and Bolts of Developmental Screening covers the importance of developmental monitoring and developmental screening, as well as how to monitor, choose a screening tool, talk with parents, use screening results in the classroom, and more. Participants will practice monitoring and will do a thorough review of multiple screening tools.
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Teacher Leadership
This 3-hour course offers 0.3 CEU and aligns with CDA Subject Area 6.
In every preschool, there are teachers whose vision extends beyond their own classrooms – even beyond their own teams or programs. They recognize that a child’s experiences depend not only on interaction with individual teachers, but also on curriculum choices, program culture, and community engagement. This awareness drives these teachers to want to influence programmatic decisions. They experience professional restlessness. Sometimes through their own initiative and sometimes because of a formal process, these teachers find ways to become teacher leaders. Participants will learn to identify the skills, dispositions, and knowledge necessary to become effective teacher leaders.
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Amazing Development: Preschoolers
This 4-hour course offers 0.4 CEU and aligns with CDA Subject Area 7.
To be a preschool teacher is to witness an incredible burst of thinking and imagination. A preschooler has the language and control to express their thoughts and feelings – and they make them known to those around them. To be a preschool teacher is to guide and support children as they navigate social relationships and figure out what it means to be a friend. This course takes a deep dive into preschool development; building knowledge about the milestones that typically emerge during this period as well as understanding and identifying possible delays.
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Dual Language Learners
The number of dual language learners in early care and education programs and public schools in the United States has risen over the past 20 years, with some states experiencing over a 200% rate of growth. Currently nearly one out of three children enrolled in preschool programs come from homes in which a language other than English is spoken. Regardless of whether a child began learning multiple languages at birth or was first exposed to English upon entry to an early care and education program, the same strategies can be used to help her become proficient in her home languages and in English. This course covers separating myths from facts, creating a supportive environment, supporting English language and literacy acquisition, supporting the home language, and assessment.
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Phonological Awareness: The Connection of Sounds to Reading
This 4-hour course offers 0.4 CEU and aligns with CDA Subject Area 2.
Phonological awareness is one of the early language skills critical to reading success. It is the ability to hear and manipulate sounds in language. In order for teachers to effectively support the development of phonological awareness, they must be able to describe and demonstrate phonological awareness skills in the proper sequence of development. In this course participants will learn and practice phonological awareness tasks in order to engage children in learning activities that are targeted and fun.
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Enseñanza con intención
Este curso de 4 horas otorga 0.4 CEU y está alineado con el Área Temática 6 del CDA.
Las participantes explorarán lo que significa enseñar con propósito. Enseñar no es solo conocer el contenido, sino también la manera en la que las maestras piensan sobre la misma acción de enseñar y cómo la abordan. Esta sesión provee varias maneras de experimentar y aprender sobre un enfoque reflexivo de la enseñanza. La práctica reflexiva es una herramienta que sustenta la enseñanza intencional; las participantes tendrán la oportunidad de aprender más sobre la práctica reflexiva y de probarla.
Equivalente a: Teaching with Intention
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Fundamentos de la inclusión
Este curso de 3 horas otorga 0.3 CEU y está alineado con el Área Temática 8 del CDA. Según la División para la Infancia Temprana (Division for Early Childhood, DEC) del Consejo para Niños Excepcionales, ‘Inclusión es niños de todas las habilidades aprendiendo, jugando y trabajando juntos.” Aunque esto suena genial, puede que los maestros y padres se pregunten si la inclusión es verdaderamente la mejor opción para un niño. Los niños con discapacidades, ¿tendrán dificultades? Los niños sin discapacidades, ¿se atrasarán? Este curso familiariza a el aprendiz con el valor de la inclusión, los pasos necesarios para crear un salón de clase inclusivo, las leyes relacionadas con la inclusión de niños con discapacidades, los beneficios a todos los involucrados y a la importancia del trabajo en equipo con las familias. Los participantes crearan su propia política de inclusión y practicaran conversaciones de preadmisión con los padres.
Este curso es equivalente a: Basics of Inclusion
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The Juggling Act: Schedules, Routines, and Transitions
This 4-hour course offers 0.4 CEU and aligns with CDA Subject Area 3.
Connecting consistent, balanced schedules, routines, and transitions can enhance the emotional and social competence skills of young children. Participants will explore how to enhance these connections through an analysis of classroom challenges and will make plans for necessary changes. Discover how to make the best use of routine times. Learn how to use language and literacy-enhancing activities to create smooth transitions between activities.
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Desarrollo de relaciones sólidas con las familias: Lazos que unen
El compromiso familiar eficaz consiste en incluir intencionalmente a las familias en las decisiones, planes y actividades que promueven el aprendizaje de sus hijos. Contar con habilidades comunicativas sólidas es esencial para este proceso. En este curso, las participantes aprenderán competencias comunicativas sólidas que contribuyen al establecimiento de relaciones positivas, sensibles y cooperativas con las familias. Este curso incluye estrategias para la comunicación con familias diversas, competencias para manejar conversaciones difíciles y enfoques prácticos para el manejo de dilemas éticos. Además, este curso equipa a las participantes con estrategias comunicativas para fomentar alianzas entre los programas escolares, las familias y la comunidad.
Equivalente a: Building Strong Relationships with Families.
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Confident and Prepared Every Step of the Way
Make the greatest impact on the children in your program with professional development that empowers your teams to enhance and share their skills and knowledge and build their professional network.
