Kinesthetic learners are naturally active and have a lot of energy to expend. The ideas and strategies in this workshop will help the child care professional work with and meet the needs of all the children in their care, especially the kinesthetic learner.COK: 3 Hours Curriculum
You’ve completed the developmental screenings on the children in your care-now what? It is always best practice to discuss score results, whether or not there are concerns, with the child’s parents to learn about the child’s development and promote healthy behavior and development. This workshop will give providers strategies for talking with parents especially if there are concerns about a child’s development and/or the need for a referral.COK: 2 Hours Community
This highly interactive training incorporates current research and theory on the benefits of music and movement for the "whole child," including, a child's physical development as well as their social-emotional development and cognitive growth. Participants will explore how music and movement is experienced by young children of other cultures and will, through hands-on activities, explore fun, practical ways to utilize music and movement every day, throughout the day. COK: 1 Hour Child...
You’ve completed the developmental screenings on the children in your care-now what? It is always best practice to discuss score results, whether or not there are concerns, with the child’s parents to learn about the child’s development and promote healthy behavior and development. This workshop will give providers strategies for talking with parents especially if there are concerns about a child’s development and/or the need for a referral. COK: 2 Hours Community
Why do toddlers bite and how can you control it? Participants will learn how to approach, problem solve and develop strategies for biting in the classroom. Participants will also learn how to communicate with parents during biting situations. COK: 3 Hours Child Development
This training is designed to help participants understand the importance of imaginative play in children’s development and how providing recycled and open-ended materials opens the doors of imagination and promotes executive function and higher level thinking skills in young children. Through small and large group activities and discussions participants will identify relevant, responsive, and reflective strategies to spark creativity in the young child’s environment. COK: 3 Hours Curriculum...
This training explores the importance of community helpers in the lives of young children and how recognizing these people helps to build a community of caring. COK: 2 Hours Curriculum
