In this online course, participants will engage in an interactive session to build and strengthen knowledge working with diverse children ages birth to five and families. In order to support early childhood practitioners serving this population, this session will focus on current research, strategies when teaching dual language learners, and techniques to engage families.
Limited spaces are available. All registrations must be submitted by May 26 at 5 p.m.
Course Information
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- Timeline: May 28 – June 18, 2020
- Instructor: Mimi Loughead
- CKC: K3.1 C2
- Keystone STARS Alignment: SQ. 3.4.3
- CDA Subject Area: Building Productive Relationships with Families.
- Three PQAS and Act 48 hours available.
Registration
To register, please visit the event registration page.
More Information
For more information, contact Rosie Hogan at rosie@tryingtogether.org.
Everyone with a job feels the pressure of work-related stress at some point, even those who love what they do. While we can’t always avoid on-the-job tension, we can take steps to manage work-related stress. This online course introduces its participants’ potential relief strategies for workplace stress. Through varied group discussions and engaging exercises, we invite each participant to identify and define stress through a uniquely personal lens, reflect upon their personal role in the creation and reduction of stress, and think of personal and group strategies for relieving stress.
Limited spaces are available. All registrations must be submitted by May 20 at 5 p.m.
Course Information
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- Timeline: May 22 – June 12, 2020
- Instructors: Sarah Byrne Houser and Mimi Loughead
- CKC: D6.4 C1
- Keystone STARS Alignment: SQ. 3.4.5
- CDA Subject Area: Maintaining a Commitment to Professionalism.
- Three PQAS and Act 48 hours available.
Registration
To register, please visit the event registration page.
More Information
For more information, contact Rosie Hogan at rosie@tryingtogether.org.
This three-week online workplace professionalism course will allow early care and education professionals to communicate, reflect, and update the professional styles they may use or want to use to improve in the field of early childhood education. Today’s early childhood professional must demonstrate knowledge of the skills, styles, and dispositions required to succeed in the workplace. This requires a commitment to the profession, including commitments to their regular work environment and beyond. Using activities and resources, this course provides participants with strategies to adopt positive and ethical habits that will serve them personally and professionally.
Limited spaces are available. All registrations must be submitted by May 20 at 5 p.m.
Course Information
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- Timeline: May 22 – June 12, 2020
- Instructors: Jasmine Davis and Theresa Hetler
- CKC: K6.9 C2
- Keystone STARS Alignment: SQ. 3.4.5
- CDA Subject Area: Maintaining a Commitment to Professionalism.
- Three PQAS and Act 48 hours available.
Registration
To register for this workplace professionalism course, please visit the event registration page.
Workplace Professionalism Styles & Dispositions
For more information, contact Jasmine Davis at 412.567.3933 or jasmine@tryingtogether.org. For more on Trying Together’s professional development programs, visit our courses page.
Certified School Age Care (SAC) providers are invited to join the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) on May 7 for an online conversation with OCDEL Deputy Secretary, Tracy Campanini, to hear important information about preparing for reopening during COVID-19.
Registration
To join the conversation, visit this Zoom link and insert the password: 022124. Individuals can also join via phone by calling 312.626.6799 and inserting the Meeting ID: 957 4116 2918. Pre-registration is not required.
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Join former American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) president, Colleen Kraft, MD, FAAP, for a discussion on how early care and education (ECE) providers can support families’ medical care during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
About
ECE programs can support families’ access to needed medical care. The AAP recommends children under 24 months maintain their Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) immunization schedule to prevent the breakout of communicable diseases. Many pediatricians are conducting well-child visits through telehealth appointments. However, families may be struggling to access these services. To learn how ECE providers can support families’ medical care during the pandemic, register to attend this webinar.
Registration
To register, visit the event webpage. The registration link can be used for both the live event and on-demand viewing. The recording will be available to watch on-demand starting 30 minutes after the live event ends, until May 31, 2020. Because access to the live event is limited and the session may be full, event hosts recommend watching the webinar on-demand.
A version with English closed captions will also be posted on the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC) in the future.
Do you have questions on how to keep children and staff healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic? Join the National Center on Early Childhood Health and Wellness (NCECHW) on May 6 for their webinar, “Caring for Children in Group Settings During COVID-19: A Follow-up Conversation.”
About
Early childhood education (ECE) programs have many questions about how to keep children and staff healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Guidance for open programs is now available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics. This question-and-answer chat is a follow-up to the webcast Caring for Children in Group Settings During COVID-19 to add guidance from pediatric infectious disease expert, Michele Cheung MD, FAAP.
Registration
To register, visit the event webpage. The registration link can be used for both the live event and on-demand viewing. The recording will be available to watch on-demand starting 30 minutes after the live event ends, until May 31, 2020. Because access to the live event is limited and the session may be full, the hosts recommend watching the webinar on-demand.
A version with English closed captions will also be posted on the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC) website in the future.
*Information provided by NCECHW
On May 7, David J Schonfeld, MD, a developmental-behavioral pediatrician and Director of the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, will provide a webinar on talking to and supporting children and ourselves during the pandemic for the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
About
During the webinar, Schonfeld will provide suggestions for early childhood educators on how to talk with young children about the recent pandemic to promote their understanding and adjustment, as well as practical advice that can be shared with families on how to support their children’s adjustment and how they can serve as effective models of coping techniques. Adults are impacted at least as much as children, so a focus of the presentation will address professional self-care. Free resources available from the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement and the Coalition to Support Grieving Students will be highlighted.
Attendees will receive a certificate of attendance for viewing this webinar.
Registration
To register, please visit the event webpage. For more webinar options, visit the Trying Together Events page.
*Information provided by NAEYC
Are you a current or aspiring child care director? Join Marnie Forestieri, Founder and CEO of Young Innovators, on May 13 for her webinar, “The Basics of Starting a Child Care Business.”
About
This webinar is ideal for current and aspiring child care directors and entrepreneurs, featuring practical and approachable guidance through all facets of starting a child care center. Participants will learn how to:
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- decode the economics of the child care business;
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- write a comprehensive business plan;
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- conduct a market analysis;
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- prepare a thorough financial plan;
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- plan the company’s organization, strategy, and implementation; and
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This webinar will be of particular interest to pre-k teachers, directors, and aspiring child care entrepreneurs. Time for questions will be provided.
Registration
To register and learn more, visit the event webpage.
The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), Bureau of Certification, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Key, will be offering weekly webinars on the CDC guidance for operating child care providers. These webinars are intended for currently operating child care providers.
Objectives
The webinars will be facilitated by Amy Requa, MSN, CRNP (Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner) and Senior Health Manager at the Pennsylvania Key and will:
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- emphasize how the guidance offers practices for keeping people healthy and safe; and
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- answer questions that are submitted by providers.
Questions may be submitted prior to the webinar to hssco@pakeys.org. Questions can also be entered into the chat box during the webinars and will be addressed in future webinars.
Registration
To attend the webinar on April 29, register by clicking on the links below:
On April 15, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) announced that it is “making temporary changes to Pennsylvania’s Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to keep families enrolled in CHIP for the duration of the public health emergency and to ease access to medical services for children being screened or receiving treatment for COVID-19.”
What is CHIP?
The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is Pennsylvania’s program to provide health insurance to uninsured children and teens who are not eligible for or enrolled in Medical Assistance. For most families, the program is free. Families with incomes above the free CHIP limits pay low monthly premiums and copays for some services.
CHIP covers any uninsured child or teen up to the age of 19 and guarantees 12 months of coverage unless the family no longer meets basic eligibility requirements. There is not a waiting list to enroll in the program. Caregivers must renew their coverage every year to continue receiving services. To learn more and apply, visit the CHIP webpage.
Included Changes
The following changes to CHIP will be in effect until the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency:
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- Families will not be denied or disenrolled from coverage for administrative or financial reasons. An example of an administrative reason would be not being able to provide proof of income.
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- Families will not pay a copay for services that are for COVID-19 screenings, testing, or treatment.
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- Families who cannot provide paperwork to verify information on an application or renewal can provide self-attestation of information by signing the application or renewal.
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- Families will be given more time to pay premiums, if needed.
These changes were made due to the economic and financial hardship that many families across the Commonwealth are experiencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, families must still provide verification of information provided on an application and are still responsible for copays for services not related to COVID-19.
Families will still be required to pay premiums, if applicable. However, if a family is unable to pay due to a decrease in or loss of income, that family must contact their managed care organization immediately and can request a reassessment because of an income change at any time.
More Information
For more information, read the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services’ full press release.
