Greetings!
Early Learning Update Week of October 24th
Items Covered:
· Registration for FREE November Professional Development: FLIP IT! Saturday’s, November 5th and 12th from 9:00am – 12:00pm
· Registration for FREE November Professional Development: Never Say “Just” Play: Thursday, November 3rd from 6:30pm – 8:30pm
· Licensed ONLY: Recording of Licensed Program Webinar from Thursday, October 20th. Topics: New additions to Facility Tab and Monitoring Visit Resources
Please see this week’s professional development opportunities and news. An additional reminder for licensed programs: Staff must complete 10 hours of STARS in-service between January 1st, 2022 – December 31st, 2022:
1.) Registration for FREE November Professional Development: FLIP IT! Saturday’s, November 5th and 12th from 9:00am – 12:00pm
Our monthly Professional Development opportunity will be presented by Tracy Collins from ESD 112. She has joined us at our Professional Development Day the last two years. November’s Training will be held virtually on two consecutive Saturday’s November 5th and 12th from 9:00am – 12:00pm (must attend both sessions). Please see below for training title, description and link to register. There are unlimited spots for this training. For those in Licensed Programs this training will give you 6 STARS hours.
FLIP IT!:
FLIP IT! is a four-step supportive strategy to help young children learn about their feelings, gain self-control, and reduce challenging behavior. Flip It teaches adults how to respond positively to everyday challenges and challenging behaviors in children ages 3 to 8.
2.) Registration for FREE November Professional Development: Never Say “Just” Play: Thursday, November 3rd from 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Our second monthly Professional Development opportunity will be presented by Jesi Sucku from ESD 112. Her training will be held virtually on Thursday, November 3rd from 6:30pm – 8:30pm. Please see below for training title, description and link to register. There are unlimited spots for this training. For those in Licensed Programs this training will give you 2 STARS hours.
Never Say “Just” Play:
In this training, teachers and caregivers will learn about the importance of play and how and why children learn best through long periods of uninterrupted play. Come learn the best way to prepare children for school: by providing lots of opportunities to PLAY!
3.) Licensed ONLY: Recording of Licensed Program Webinar from Thursday, October 20th. Topics: New additions to Facility Tab and Monitoring Visit Resources
Please see this 10 minute recording below of our Licensed Program Webinar that discussed new additions to the facility tab in MERIT (that will make your life easier)! and Monitoring Visit Resources
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Have a great week!
