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Self-Reflection – A Mirror of Success (3 Hours PRO)
All too often we forget about ourselves. Self-reflection is a vital practice for early childhood educators to improve their practice when working with young children and families. In this workshop, participants will learn how important it is to have an anti-bias program and to make sure they stay in line with their professional goals. Participants will identify and utilize skills and attitudes that reflect positive, responsible, sensitive, and respectful attitudes in working with all children and their families.
Creating Effective Interactions in the Classroom (3 Hours) (2.5 Hours Prof .5 Hours CD)
This training is designed to help program improve teacher child interactions, referencing the components of the CLASS® Tool and the ways that it can be used to enhance interactions in classrooms. It is especially appropriate for programs that are currently using or planning to use the CLASS® Observation tool as a professional development element to enhance program quality.
Conflict Resolution Strategies (3 Hours)
The childcare professional will be introduced to conflict resolution strategies to develop professional and positive relationships with staff, children, families, and the community. Participants will be given the opportunity to practice a variety of methods and techniques that professionally address conflict in the child care environment.
Putting Together the Pieces of Communication (3 Hours)
Working in partnership with others in your program can present unique challenges. This workshop explores various communication, listening styles, and thinking styles and how they influence your work in child care. Participants will reflect on your own styles, and the styles of others, including children. Understanding all the pieces of communication will allow participants to put the pieces together so that they can understand the best way to communicate and work with others.
Communication in Leadership (2 Hours)
The childcare professional will participate in a combination of discussion and role play scenarios to maximize their understanding of the key components of communication in the work place setting. The workshop includes the completion of a professional plan of improvement.
Communication in Leadership II (2 Hours)
Building on the concepts in Communication in Leadership, this workshop continues the exploration of key communication communicates and provides opportunities to reflect, practice, and plan for maximizing personal and professional communication skills.
Partnering and Communicating with Families (3 Hours)
The childcare professional will identify strategies for maintaining professionalism while deescalating emotionally charged situations. Learn how communication skills such as active listening, nonverbal communication and emotional awareness can foster positive parent/teacher relationships within your program.
Communication Skills for Challenging Conversations Module 1: Principles of Family Centered Care (2 Hours)
Principles of Family-Centered Care explores the reasons that conversations with families can be challenging. It introduces participants to NAEYC’s five principles of family-centered care and identifies how these are foundations for effective communication. This session also discusses the “good idea’ and “healthy impulse” that motivates families.
Communication Skills for Challenging Conversations Module 2: Communication Skills and Strategies (2 Hours)
Communication Skills and Strategies focuses on effective communication strategies such as listening and questioning skills and verbal and nonverbal communication skills. Participants will demonstrate a range of effective communication skills and strategies through role playing and reframing questions that will improve conversations with families and maintain positive relationships.
Communication Skills for Challenging Conversations Module 3: Setting Limits (2 Hours)
Setting Limits focuses on types of challenging conversations and communication strategies that support effectively setting limits with families. Recognize the range of situations that require setting a limit, in turn turning conversations into positive partnerships. Discover how personal reflection builds awareness with limit setting with families.
Communication Skills for Challenging Conversations Module 4: When a Teacher Has a Concern
(2 Hours)
When a Teacher Has a Concern focuses on effective strategies to use when a teacher has a concern and initiates a challenging conversation. Participants will recognize the 5 different outcomes that are possible when there is a difference of opinion. Learn how to communicate difficult news through shared power and decision-making strategies.
Communication Skills for Challenging Conversations Module 5: When a Family Member Has a Concern (2 Hours)
When a Family Member Has a Concern focuses on effective strategies to use when a parent has a concern and initiates a challenging conversation. Recognize the “healthy impulse” or “good idea” that motivates parents. Learn how to keep conversations remaining in a two-way dialogue in order to maintain a strength-based decision-making model.
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