El Center en colaboración con el Genesis Center ofrecerá clases de inglés gratuitas para proveedores de cuidado infantil familiar. Las clases comiensan el 4 de octubre. Se puede inscribir aquí para la clase de nivel básico o aquí para la clase de nivel intermedio. También puede contactar a Marcos en el Genesis Center: mboniilla@gencenter.org ó 401-346-2838.
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Festeje el Verano con Crecimiento y Desarrollo Personal
Oportunidades de Desarrollo Profesional para el Verano de 2022
¡Ya estamos en el verano de 2022! Tómese este tiempo para cumplir con sus objetivos continuos de desarrollo profesional. Nuestro calendario de nuevas ofertas ayudará a reanimar y energizar su compromiso y pasión para su trabajo en el campo de la primera infancia. Haga clic en el enlace abajo para ver nuestra lista completa. Las clases comienzan la semana del 11 de julio.
Creando un Manual Familiar para Proveedores de Cuidado Infantil Familiar
Aprenda como crear un manual familiar que cumple con las regulaciones de Licencias de Cuidado Infantil Familiar. El manual familiar es una característica importante de un programa de cuidado infantil familiar y también puede alentar la participación familiar en el programa.
Desarrollo de un Estándar de Cuidado para su Espacio al Aire Libre
Esta sesión se enfocará en espacio al aire libre y en el desarrollo de un paquete estándar de cuidado para su área de juegos. La sesión será ofrecida con traducción simultánea del inglés al español.
Extender el Aprendizaje de los Niños a Través de las Artes Creativas (En Persona)
Esta serie se enfoca en reconocer la creatividad como una destreza esencial para el siglo veintiuno y como la involucración en las artes creativas puede destacar el aprendizaje en todos los dominios. Cada sesión se enfoca en áreas específicas dentro de los dominios de las artes creativas y examina como educadores pueden efectivamente extender el aprendizaje de los niños. Esta serie se llevará a cabo en persona en la Southside Community Library de la biblioteca pública de Providence. El tamaño de la clase será limitado.
Celebrate the Summer with Personal Growth and Development
Summer 2022 Professional Development Opportunities
Summer 2022 is upon us! Take this time to fulfill your ongoing PD goals. Our calendar of new offerings will help to re-ignite and energize your commitment and passion for working in the early childhood field. Click on the link below to see our complete list. Classes begin the week of July 11th.
Prioritize Mental Health and Wellbeing
Mindfulness for Educators
This series supports educators and administrators in developing mindfulness-based practices that can improve their ability to maintain well-being, prevent burnout, create strong and meaningful relationships, and be responsive to the needs of themselves and others.
Extending Children’s Learning Through Creative Arts (In-Person)
Support your own wellness through the exploration of creative arts in the classroom. This interactive and engaging series will help teachers enhance their current teaching practices in visual arts, dramatic play, and music and movement. Please note that this series will be held in person at the Center for Early Learning Professionals in Warwick. Group size will be limited.
It All Begins with Play
Come learn about the impact that play has on children’s physical and emotional development in this NEW 4-part series. Content will explore the benefits of play for all children including those with neurodevelopmental disabilities, on the Autism Spectrum, and impacted by trauma and chronic stress. Tools and strategies shared throughout the series will target building skills in both children and adults.
New Administrator Series
Strengthening Business Practices: Recruiting, Hiring and Retaining Staff
This 2-session series will support administrators in the innovation of the management components needed to address current staffing challenges in the early care and education community. Sessions will focus on the processes of recruitment, interviewing, orientation, and staff retention.
¡Nueva Clase Para la Primavera!
Anunciamos una nueva colaboración de desarollo profesional con el Providence Public Library (Biblioteca Pública de Providence): Enfoque en Ciencias: Uso de Recursos de la Biblioteca y la Comunidad Local en Medio Ambientes Infantiles. Esta práctica de capacitación en la Biblioteca Pública de Providence, 150 Empire St., Providence, ayuda a los educadores de la primera infancia a crear experiencias de aprendizaje de alta calidad basadas en los dominios del desarrollo del lenguaje y ciencias utilizando recursos de la biblioteca y recursos comunitarios.
Los participantes que asistan a la sesión:
- obtendrán o renovaran la tarjeta de Ocean State Libraries que les permitirá obtener prestados materiales que apoyan su trabajo con niños
- se familiarizaran con los recursos especializados y disponibles a través de las bibliotecas públicas de Providence y que apoyan directamente el desarrollo del lenguaje, la alfabetización y la ciencia en niños pequeños como lo define RIELDS
- aprenderán cómo seleccionar libros apropiados para leer con niños de diferentes edades
- se familiarizarán con las Bolsas de Aprendizaje y Lectura (LARK) y la forma en que apoyan directamente el desarrollo curricular (WKC Dominio 4 – Currículo)
- se familiarizarán con South Side Community Land Trust, Ground RI y otras agencias locales que apoyan la ciencia, la nutrición y las comunidades saludables
- aprenderán a desarrollar, planificar e implementar lecciones en los dominios del desarrollo del lenguaje y la ciencia
- aprenderán estrategias para apoyar la participación de los padres y las actividades en el hogar de los niños.
La clase será el 11 de Junio de 10:00am – 4:00pm.
There’s Still Time to Register for Some Spring PD Offerings!
Register for a New Math Series
If you work with preschool-age children and are looking to support children’s math learning and engage with families… Join the Center for a newly developed series: Young Mathematicians: Using Math Games to Build Minds and Motivation 2.0! We will explore children’s development of patterns, geometry, and spatial skills.
Participants will receive math materials and games to use in classrooms and share with families. For this reason, the first session will be held in-person at the Center in Warwick and the remaining two sessions will be virtual.
Sign up and join us on Tuesdays, April 26th, and May 12th, 26th from 5:30pm -7:30pm.
Improve Your Curriculum Practices for the Toddlers in Your Program
Space is still available for the series, Beyond Colors, Shapes, and Numbers: Planning and Implementing Appropriate Curriculum for Toddlers. Learn how to provide more play-based learning opportunities in your daily practice.
This series is meeting virtually on Saturdays, May 7th, 21st, and June 11th from 9:30am-11:30am.
¡Ha Llegado el Desarrollo Profesional de la Primavera!
Ha llegado la primavera y también el nuevo calendario de interesantes oportunidades de desarrollo profesional. Aproveche los días más largos y desarrolle sus conocimientos, habilidades y competencias en una variedad de temas importantes de la primera infancia. Haga clic en el enlace de abajo para ver nuestra lista completa. Las clases comienzan el 5 de abril.
Nuevas Clases en Español
Pensamiento Autista: Perspectiva del Niño
El trastorno del espectro autista afecta a 1 de cada 59 niños. La mayoría de los profesionales del aprendizaje temprano han tenido un niño diagnosticado con autismo o un niño con características similares al autismo en su salón de clases. Esta serie ayudará a los educadores a entender cómo el autismo afecta a un niño a lo largo del día y cómo apoyar las necesidades y el aprendizaje del niño.
Respaldando el Desarrollo Social y Emocional: Los Años Preescolares
Esta serie ofrece una descripción general integral del desarrollo social y emocional de los niños en edad preescolar. Los participantes aprenderán sobre el papel de los entornos y técnicas de apoyo en el aula para desarrollar la autoestima, el comportamiento social positivo y promover las habilidades de resolución de problemas en niños en edad preescolar.
Pequeños Matemáticos: Usando Juegos Matemáticos para Desarrollar la Mentalidad y la Motivación
Las primeras experiencias matemáticas son muy importantes para el desarrollo general de los niños pequeños. Cada sesión de esta serie se centrará en el uso de juegos matemáticos atractivos. Cada juego brinda a los niños la oportunidad de aprender habilidades matemáticas clave como contar, identificar números y entender la cantidad mientras se divierten.
Spring Professional Development has Sprung!
Spring Professional Development Has Sprung!
Spring has sprung and so has the new calendar of exciting professional development opportunities. Take advantage of the longer days and build your knowledge, skills, and competencies on a variety of important early childhood topics. Click on the link below to see our complete list. Classes begin April 5th.
Strengthen Your Connection with Children and Families
Start Your Journey into Conscious Discipline with CD 101
Come learn about Conscious Discipline, a brain-based, trauma-informed approach to social-emotional learning. This introductory session will provide participants with an overview of the central tenets of the Conscious Discipline curriculum and strategies for beginning classroom implementation. This training will be offered in English with live simultaneous translation in Spanish.
Take Conscious Discipline to the Next Level
Building a Foundation for Social Emotional Learning (Formerly the Diving Deeper: Building the Skills of Resiliency series)
This 3-part series will answer the question, “How do I create a classroom that will support all students’ diverse needs?” This series will share practical tools and structures that foster a classroom based on safety and connection, so children are regulated enough to explore their learning environment, foster self-regulation skills and social emotional learning. There is a prerequisite for this series. Participants must have taken the Our Amazing Brain/Brain Power series.
Family Engagement: Culturally Responsive Approach
Research proves that strong partnerships between families and educators are key factors contributing to successful child outcomes. This series will explore important concepts and practices for building strong relationships with families, engaging them in their children’s development and learning, and understanding implicit bias and its impact on interactions with families.
Pre-K to K Transition Overview
Springtime is an important transition time for young children as they prepare to move out of preschool and into kindergarten for the fall. This one-session PD opportunity will support administrators and Pre-K teachers in understanding their role in supporting children and families during the transition to kindergarten. Participants will learn about the components of high-quality kindergarten transition practices and how to access resources to self-assess and improve their current policies and procedures in their programs.
Trainings for Administrators
Using the ECERS-3 or ITERS-3 to Improve Program Quality
These series will provide an overview of the ECERS-3 or ITERS-3 a tool that directors, education coordinators, and supervisors can use to assess quality in preschool or infant-toddler classrooms. Participants will learn and practice strategies for using the tool for program self-assessment and continuous quality improvement.
Promoting Teachers’ Professional Growth: The Role of the Education Coordinator
Teaching staff need more support than ever. The education coordinator plays a vital role in creating a system of supervision, coaching, and leadership. This series will explore the various roles of the education coordinator and how to develop a supervision plan to promote staff growth and development.
Join the Community of Practice for English Speaking Family Child Care Providers!
The Center for Early Learning Professionals continues to offer monthly Community of Practices for English Speaking Family Child Care providers!
For the month of February and March, the Center for Early Learning Professional will collaborate with Mayra Monterroso from Rhode Island PBS. She will join us to share PBS’ free educational services. PBS offers free and easy access to lesson plans, videos, interactives, productivity tools, and curated collections to give providers the chance to create learning experiences that ignite children’s curiosity. Providers can easily add PBS LearningMedia to their programing thanks to available provider tools.
PBS will have raffle which will allow providers a chance to win a copy of unit 2 of the “Elinor Wonders Why” curriculum and a collection of children’s books with a RIPBS goodie bag. In addition, all participants will be able to pick up a goodie bag from the Center, further details will be provided during the CoP.
Join us to Learn all about PBS’ free educational services and to connect with colleagues! Bring a provider friend or two! We look forward to having you at our February and March Family Child Care Community of Practice (CoP) for English Speaking Providers.
The CoP will be held online on February 23rd and March 30th from 6:00-7:30pm. Attendance at both meetings is required.
Nuevo Taller de la Salud Mental en la Primera Infancia de SUCCESS para Proveedores de Cuidado Infantil Familiar
Nos complace anunciar el nuevo Taller de la Salud Mental en la Primera Infancia ofrecido a través de una colaboración con SUCCESS. Este taller mensual presentará contenido importante acerca la salud mental y desarrollo social emocional. Tendrá oportunidades para conversar, y entender cómo el contenido aplica a sus programas. Esta serie tendrá 6 sesiones, de 1.5 horas y se ofrecerá crédito de desarrollo profesional. SUCCESS se comunicará con usted para completar un acuerdo de confidencialidad una vez que se confirme su registro
- Vea el folleto (PDF)
Segundo Miércoles del Mes, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
3/9/2022, 4/13/2022,5/11/2022, 6/8/2022, 7/13/2022, 8/10/2022
Haga clic aquí para registrarse este desarrollo profesional facilitado en línea
New Early Childhood Mental Health Workshop from SUCCESS for Family Child Care Providers
We are pleased to announce the Early Childhood Mental Health Workshop offered through a partnership with SUCCESS for family child care providers. This monthly workshop will introduce participants to key content related to social emotional development and mental health, with opportunities to discuss how the content applies to your programs. This series will have 6, 1.5 hour sessions and professional development credit will be offered. SUCCESS will contact you to complete a confidentiality agreement once your registration is confirmed.
3rd Thursday of the month, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
3/17/2022, 4/21/2022, 5/19/2022, 6/16/2022, 7/21/2022, 8/18/2022
Click here to register for this facilitated online PD workshop