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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We would like to invite you to join us for a live informational webinar from the Bureau of Early Intervention Services and Family Supports. This live web series is about what families can expect during the closure of face-to-face Early Intervention Services. These sessions will assist in navigating transitions during COVID-19 for preschool families. The live informational webinars will be recorded and posted on the EITA (Early Intervention Technical Assistance Portal) Portal for those who are unable to join live.
Registration
There is no need to register for this event because this is a public webinar to help families maneuver through this difficult time. To attend, you can very simply join from PC, Mac, iOS, or Android on May 14 at 2 p.m. Attendees can also join us by phone if they choose. When dialing in, callers can access the webinar by entering 855.880.1246 on your keypad and using the following Meeting ID: 934 2568 0965.
More For Preschool Families During COVID-19
For more information on this live webinar series or on Early Intervention Technical Assistance (EITA), contact Sarah Holland at saholland@pa.gov. To find resources that support early intervention (EI) work during COVID-19, click here.
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We would like to invite you to join us for a live informational webinar from the Bureau of Early Intervention Services and Family Supports. This live web series is about what families can expect during the closure of face-to-face Early Intervention Services. These sessions will assist in navigating transitions during COVID-19 for infant/toddler families. The live informational webinars will be recorded and posted on the EITA (Early Intervention Technical Assistance Portal) Portal for those who are unable to join live.
Registration
There is no need to register for this event because this is a public webinar to help families maneuver through this difficult time. To attend, you can very simply join from PC, Mac, iOS, or Android on May 13 at 2 p.m. Attendees can also join us by phone if they choose. Attendees can also join us by phone if they choose. When dialing in, callers can access the webinar by entering 855.880.1246 on your keypad and using the following Meeting ID: 988 8060 8928
More For Infant/Toddler Families During COVID-19
For more information on this live webinar series or on Early Intervention Technical Assistance (EITA), contact Sarah Holland at saholland@pa.gov. To find resources that support early intervention (EI) work during COVID-19, click here.
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Join the Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children (PennAEYC) on May 13 for their webinar “Promotion, Prevention, and Intervention Services for Children” to better understand how to support children, families, and staff as they seek to support young children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
About
Join Brandy Fox, Director of Cross-Sector IECMH Initiatives for the Pennsylvania Key, for a conversation about early childhood services grounded in a promotion, prevention, and intervention framework. Learn about the general landscape of early childhood services and “where” they fall on this continuum. Identify simple steps that may help families navigate these services to best meet the needs of their children.
Registration
To register, visit the event webpage.
Join HiMama on April 30 for their HiMama Helps webinar, “How to Run Virtual Circle Time.”
About
In this webinar, presenters will discuss how to start or improve a virtual circle time to engage families while distance learning. Topics will include the following:
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- what equipment you can use for virtual circle time;
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- how to engage families while distance learning; and
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- a question and answer session.
Registration
To register and learn more, visit the event webpage.
“Play acts as a mechanism into courageous, creative, and rigorous thinking in adulthood.” (T. Bruce,., 2013)
The benefits of children’s play can be life-lasting, as long as the experiences are developmentally appropriate, positive, and engaging. This free online course focuses on children’s play and the role of play in early education settings. Participants will take part in varied individual and group activities that pertain to the definitions, developmental mechanics, and functions of play as well as new strategies for encouraging play within children’s earliest classrooms.
Course Information
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- Timeline: May 1 – 22, 2020
- Trainers: Rachelle Duffy and Jasmine Davis
- CKC: K2.14.C1
- Keystone STARS Alignment: EC.3.4.1
- CDA Subject Area: Advancing children’s physical and intellectual development.
- Three PQAS and Act 48 hours available.
Registration
To register for this course, please visit the event registration page. All registrations must be submitted by April 29 at 5 p.m. Limited spaces are available.
More Information
For more information, contact Jasmine Davis at 412.567.3933 or jasmine@tryingtogether.org.
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The outside world shapes children’s development through everyday, hands-on experiences. In this free online session, participants will explore ways to facilitate sensory experiences in outdoor play including natural materials in the outdoor environment, reusable loose parts, and classroom materials. Participants will discover the benefits of learning through the five senses and explore meaningful ways to encourage sensory learning with young children.
Course Information
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- Timeline: May 4 – 24, 2020
- Trainer: Katie Gullone
- CKC: K2.4C2
- Keystone STARS Alignment: SQ. 3.4.9
- CDA Subject Area: Planning a safe and healthy learning environment.
- Three PQAS and Act 48 hours available.
Registration
To register for this course, please visit the event registration page. All registrations must be submitted by May 1, 2020 at 5 p.m. Limited spots are available.
More Information
For more information, contact Jasmine Davis at 412.567.3933 or jasmine@tryingtogether.org.
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