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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Category: Family Involvement In-Service Hours Trainer(s): Sarah Keith Date: 5/10/2022
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Length: 1.5hrs. Audience: All Ages Cost: IECP Member: $0 Non-Member: $0 Location: Online ZOOM
Max Participants: 50
Description: Participants will receive training on how to help families and children cope with and prepare for emergency situations. Emergencies such as natural disasters, house/building fires and community violence will be discussed. Strategies for preparation will be shared using PBS and Sesame Street Characters and resources. Also, we will be sharing resources that can help providers in helping grief stricken children and families cope after a loss. There will be a specific section of the training dedicated to Covid 19 and it’s impact on families, as well as ideas for providers to support families.
OUTCOMES: Navigate PBS resource platforms to find relevant multi media materials Identify ways to help families prepare in advance for different emergency situations Identify ways to help support and console grieving families members after a (human or property) loss Identify ways to help families affected by tragedy cope and move forward Be able to share PBS resource sites with families and help them navigate for their own use
Special Note: Participants can print out digital resources to use. Name(s) will be drawn during the training for a door prize to be mailed.
TODDLER CLASS LANGUAGE AND LITERACY Category: Child Development QIP Trainer(s): Susan O’Carroll Date: 5/10/2022
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Length: 3hrs. Audience: Infant/Toddler Cost: IECP Member: $5 Non-Member: $5 Location: Online ZOOM
Max Participants: 25
Description: Come learn more about how you can incorporate the Toddler CLASS tool in your own classroom! Opportunities to develop language and literacy skills happen all through the toddler’s busy day: from listening to stories, to participating in songs and finger plays, to conversations during play, lunch and diapering! This highly interactive course is designed to introduce learners to strategies they can use in the classroom and explore how to adapt current classroom practices to make the most of their time with children while increasing the effectiveness of their interactions. REGISTER AT: HTTPS://ELCHC.TALENTLMS.COM/INDEX
OUTCOMES: Learners will compare effective strategies to use in the classroom as it relates to the CLASS tool, with current classroom strategies regarding typical classroom interactions with children. Learners will implement strategies introduced during the course within their classroom and complete a course strategy reflection form.
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