Workshop: Supporting Pittsburgh’s Refugee Students
Join Dr. Xia Chao for the first of four interactive workshops in a series dedicated to helping educators understand the cultures, needs, and assets of the Pittsburgh area’s refugee communities.
Through a grant from the National Geographic Society, Dr. Chao has conducted research over the past several years that explores the experiences and narratives of local refugee communities including the Nepali/Bhutanese, Somali Bantu, and Sudanese. This workshop series seeks to incorporate the findings of Dr. Chao’s research in order to offer local educators insight into working with students from these populations and resources for creating culturally sustaining practices.
This event is free and light refreshments and Act 48 credits will be provided.
Topics
Workshop topics will be as follows:
Understanding the Local Immigrant and Refugee Landscape | May 13, 2019 | City Theatre
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy with Refugee Populations | June | TBA
Cultural Navigation and Cultural Humility | Fall | TBA
Join Brazelton Touchpoints Center for the Learning to Listen webinar series, as they celebrate Dr. Brazelton’s enduring legacy by learning from other masterful communicators about what children and parents have taught them through the power of listening.
Available Times & Topics
The series includes three webinars:
May 21, 2019, 2:00 PM: Listen With More than Our Ears: Helping Children through Simple, Ordinary Interactions
T. Berry Brazelton, MD (1918 – 2018) foresaw the many new challenges facing families today, including the interference of social media and digital technology with family relationships and child development, and their polarizing effects on public debate. Brazelton was a master of the kind of observation and listening so desperately needed today, and helped generations of parents and professionals around the world to learn to listen to babies, children and to each other.
*The calendar information for this event page links with the April 12 event: Fuel Up*
April 12: Fuel Up
The series will kick off on April 12 with a free community dinner from 6 – 7:30 at the House of Manna. The dinner will feature vendors, food, music, community discussion, and more! To attend, you must register with NaTisha by calling 412.731.1908 or by visiting the Operation Better Block office.
April 20: Redd Up
The series continues on April 20 with an annual clean-up day claimed by the phrase “Redd Up.” This will be a day of volunteering for all to go out and clean the streets and sidewalks of Homewood. Sign-ins and tool pickups will start at 9 a.m. in the YMCA basketball court. The day will end with lunch at 11:30 a.m.
The series will close on May 5 by gathering to cheer on the marathon runners as they make their way through the Homewood community. Volunteer sign-ups will be available for the marathon through Camille via phone at 412.731.1908 or by visiting the Operation Better Block office.
Volunteers will provide your name and t-shirt size and will meet in front of the Homewood House from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
These courses, designed for professionals working across all Pennsylvania Early Childhood and Early Intervention programs, will lead participants through activities and assignments that support the application of learning directly to the early childhood environment.
Courses
The Inclusion Course Series consists of the following courses:
Working Together
This online course provides a framework for successful collaboration to provide quality inclusive opportunities for every child.
Focus on Attitudes & Beliefs
This online course looks at how our actions are shaped by our attitudes and beliefs, and how societal attitudes and beliefs have shaped service systems.
Building Relationships to Support All Children
This session focuses on establishing, building, and maintaining positive relationships to support children in inclusive classroom settings.
Universal Design for Learning in Early Childhood Settings
This session provides early childhood educators with information, insights, and opportunities for practice related to the implementation of universal design in early childhood settings.
Individualizing for Meaningful Inclusion
Participants will be provided with information, tools, and resources to guide them through the process of making adaptations to the classroom environment, routines, and/or activities that support individuals or groups of children who are experiencing challenges. This session requires the completion of activities in an early childhood classroom environment.
Learn More
To learn more about each course and register, visit the Professional Development page of the EITA Portal. These courses are listed under the Collaborating for Inclusive Practices in Early Childhood section.
News
September 4, 2018
Keeping Babies and Children in Mind Series
Professionals who work with infants, young children & their families (pregnancy through age eight), are invited to join PaTTAN Harrisburg for “Keeping Babies and Children in Mind”.
Series Objectives
This series is comprised of seven, three-hour workshops to:
promote awareness about the unique social and emotional development of our youngest children;
enhance the importance of reflective caregiving and parenting towards building resilience;
and reflect on the centrality of forming relationships and social connections in practice.
Although the workshops are designed to be taken in order, each workshop will be able to stand alone. This FREE training series meets specific requirements of PA-AIMH Competency Guidelines for Endorsement in Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant Mental Health® (www.pa-aimh.org).
Training Dates & Topics
Dates and times are listed as follows:
Friday, September 7, 2018 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Workshop #1 of 7 | What Happens Early Matters
Friday, November 2, 2018 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Workshop #2 of 7 | Infant and Early Childhood Development
Friday, January 11, 2019 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Workshop #3 of 7 | The Language of Behavior
Friday, March 1, 2019 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Workshop #4 of 7 | Early Stress & the Power of Meaningful Connections
Friday, May 3, 2019 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Workshop #5 of 7: Relationship-based Practices
Friday, July 12, 2019 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Workshop #6 of 7 | How Culture Shapes Social Emotional Development
Friday, September 6, 2019 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Workshop #7 of 7 | Reflective Practices: Caring for Ourselves
