Professional Development Connection May/June 2015 Education opportunities and resources for early care and education professionals CCR&R Child Care Home Information Workshop Scheduling a CCR&R Information Meeting is required for all HOME providers NEW to the CCR&R system of services. In order for your program to be referred to parents looking for child care, you must complete a FREE Child Care Information Meeting with your Child Care Consultant! Information Meetings are now conducted one on one in your program. Learn more about state registration and how CCR&R can support you and resources for running a successful home child care business including a free 2015 Calendar Keeper to organize record keeping. To learn who the Child Care Consultant for your area is and schedule a meeting, please call our main office at 515-246-3590 or 1-800-722-7619 extension 3590. ChildNet Training Series for Home Providers • Providers must attend a Child Care Information Workshop prior to the training series. • Providers must register for an entire series. Title Newton Saturdays 1 A More Professional You Sept. 26 2 Creative Learning Spaces Sept. 26 3 The Growing Child Oct. 10 4 Activities for Early Learning Oct. 10 5 Keeping the Peace Oct. 24 6. It’s Your Business Oct. 24 7 Reducing the Health Risks Nov. 7 8 What’s Cooking? Nov. 7 9 We All Belong Nov. 21 Invest in Yourself Nov. 21 Module 10 Newton: Stay Connected Does CCR&R have your email address? Email is the fastest and most economical way for CCR&R to communicate with child care programs. Please make sure your current email address is on file. Contact Tiffany at 515-246-3590 or [email protected] 9:00a-2:30p • Skiff Medical Center Inservice Room, 204 N. 4th Ave. E ChildNet Certification If you have any questions about ChildNet Certification or are interested in becoming certified, contact Jessie Mireles at 515-246-3572 or 1-800-722-7619 or by email at [email protected] Training details printed in the PDC may be subject to change in the event of host location change, trainer emergency, and/or severe weather warning. For up-to-date training postings and locations, please visit the CCR&R website training calendar at www.iowaccrr.org. The Creative Curriculum for Preschool® The Creative Curriculum is a comprehensive system that includes curriculum, assessment, implementation and evaluation, and professional development. Note: This training is not listed as a series on the Training Registry. You must register for each class separately. Granger Module 1: Introducing the Framework - Setting the Stage Module 2: How Children Develop & Learn Module 3: Effective Learning Environment May 2 May 2 May 2 8:00a-2:00p (all three modules) • Granger Children’s Center, 1813 Walnut St. The Creative Curriculum™ for Infants, Toddlers and Twos The Creative Curriculum is a comprehensive system that includes curriculum, assessment, implementation and evaluation, and professional development. Des Moines Module 7: Routines May 11 May 18 6:30-8:30p • East Side Senior Center, 1231 E. 26th St. Osceola Module 2: Applying Child Development Module 3: Creating a Responsive Environment Module 4: What Children are Learning Module 5: Caring & Teaching April 27 May 4 May 18 June 1 May 11 6:30-8:30p • The Village, 2500 College Dr. Quality School Age Care (Q-SAC) This training series is intended to help orient new school-age care staff and supervisors or provide a refresher for more experienced practitioners. The curriculum is based on best practices outlined by the National Afterschool Association (NAA). Completion of this series will fulfill ten contact hours of training. Ames Tuesdays Building Bridges with Children and Families Charting Your Own Course Here’s to Your Health Nuts and Bolts Setting the Stage for Success Ames: 2 May 5 May 12 May 26 June 2 June 9 6:30-8:30p • Youth & Shelter Services, 420 Kellogg Ave. Register online at www.iowaccrr.org and click on “training” IA PITC Module Four: Culture, Family & Providers An infant is developing a sense of who he is, where he comes from and how he is valued. Family is the most important influence in a child's life. Providers must negotiate with parents, making decisions; respecting values, cultural perspectives, and language, to form a partnership that supports the child. Ames Tuesdays Culture, Family & Providers Harmonizing Cultural Diversity for Sensitive Infant Care Responding to Families in Culturally Sensitive Ways Protective Urges Responsive Family and Community Relationships Ames: May 26 June 2 June 9 June 16 June 23 6:30-8:30p • Oakwood Road Community Center, North Ed Room, 2400 Oakwood Rd. IA PITC Module Five: Beginning Together, Caring for Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs* This module is designed to assist child care providers who have infants and toddlers with disabilities and other special needs in their care. Norwalk* Mondays Attitudes, Access and Inclusion When Concerns Arise Responsive Planning Building Relationships to Support All Children Responsive Communication in Family & Community Relationships Norwalk: May 4 May 11 May 18 May 25 June 1 6:30-8:30p • Crossroads Kids Preschool & Early Education Center, 2601 Border St., Room 105 NEW POLICY FOR MAKING UP MISSED CLASSES IN A SERIES TRAINING Training participants needing to make up a missed class or classes in a series must pre-register for a full series on the IA DHS training Registry. After submitting a request to enroll, please contact the CCR&R staff person listed at the bottom of the Series Summary page with the sponsoring Training Organization information to let us know which classes in the series you will attend. Register online at www.iowaccrr.org and click on “training” 3 Planning a Safe, Healthy Learning Environment Participants will explore their role in play and have a chance to engage in play experiences and practice their role. Des Moines: Monday, May 4 • 6:30-8:30p • CCR&R at Orchard Universal Precautions/Exposure Control Planning Place Child Guidance Center, 808 5th Ave. Gilbert: Tuesday, May 19 • 6:00-7:00p • Caterpillar Clubhouse, 111 Main St. Marshalltown: Contact the Iowa Rivers Red Cross office at 641753-3317 if you would like to schedule a class at your facility Steps to Advance Children's Physical and Intellectual Development Perry: PITC Graduate Network: An Indepth Look At Respectful Caregiving Mercy School of EMS: Education scheduling @ 515-243-2584, American Red Cross: Carrie Blackburn @ 515-243-7681, Dallas County Hospital, Perry: Sally Swenson @ 515-465-7512 Mandatory Child Abuse Reporter Training The live Mandatory Child Abuse Reporter Training is designed to explain your role as a mandatory reporter of child abuse and meets the Iowa Department of Human Services training requirements. Participants who complete the training will be certified for five years. Ames: Wednesday, May 20 • 6:30-8:30p • Ames City Hall, 515 Clark Ave., Room 135 Medication Administration Training for Iowa Child Care Providers* This professional development course is designed to address the principles and skills needed to administer medications to children. The course is specifically designed for personnel working in Iowa child care businesses. The course addresses the administration of oral medications, eye drops/ointments, ear drops, nasal drops/sprays, rectal medications, topical creams/ointments, nebulizer treatments and metered-dose inhalers. A hands-on competency skills test out is included. Ames*: Saturday, June 13 • 9:00a-3:00p • Mary Greeley Medical Center/Bessie Meyers Auditorium, 1111 Duff Ave. Injury Prevention in Iowa Child Care This training is designed to increase child care center and child development home providers’ understanding of common preventable injuries and injury prevention and risk reduction strategies they can use to improve the health and safety of children in their care. Osceola: Tuesday, May 12 • 6:30-8:30p • Clarke County Development meeting room, 115 East Washington Keeping Kids Active and Engaged Participants will discuss the value of play in the early childhood care and education setting. Participants will gain an understanding of the meaning of intentional teaching and planning as related to the process of play for young children.. You must be a PITC Graduate to attend this training. PITC Graduates are child care professionals who have completed the 40 hour Program for Infant and Toddler Caregivers (PITC) training. This year we welcome Polly Elam, President of Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE), who will guide us through what is Magda Gerber's philosophy along with strategies for implementation while we gain insights to the natural unfolding of the infant's development. A respectful approach! West DM: Saturday, May 2 • 9:00a-4:00p • Hilton Garden Inn, 205 South 64th St. Celebrating Language and Literacy for Infants, Toddlers and Twos This training shows adults how to support language and literacy development in young children through relationships and intentional use of daily routine and experiences. It provides an introduction and exploration of language and literacy concepts and offers suggestions for planning and preparing experiences for infants, toddlers and twos to discover the world through language. It will guide adults to model literacy in every day life; point out sound in the environment; notice rhyme, rhythm, and songs; use symbols to communicate meaning; plan experiences with print and writing; and enjoy stories and books. Knoxville: Saturday, June 6 • 8:30a-3:30p • Location TBD Facilitating Preschool Music Education as a NonMusician The focus of this course is to provide non-musicians with the tools and knowledge to develop and teach music in the preschool classroom. The course is designed to provide the knowledge and tools for non-musician early childhood educators to create meaningful, child-centered musical experiences in the early childhood classroom. Des Moines: Tuesday, June 2 • 6:30-8:30p • CCR&R at Orchard Place Child Guidance Center, 808 5th Ave. * Approved for NAC Renewal 4 Register online at www.iowaccrr.org and click on “training” Observing and Recording Children’s Behavior Positive Ways to Support Children's Social and Emotional Development Learning To See: Connecting Observation Skills, Documentation, Assessment & Intentional Teaching Every Child Counts: Building Community Learning How to See is an in-depth exploration of the process of observation and assessment. These modules explores how we can learn to see with our full selves – working to understand the cultural framework we each live in as well as applying observation skills to real life classroom life. We will investigate our definition and purpose for observation, practice seeing the details of interactions, and contextualize learning beyond discreet academic skills. This work will be done using The Thinking LensTM. Educators will get practice in creating observation documentation that brings the teacher’s voice to the process and can be used in concert with assessment tools currently in use. These big ideas will be broken down and explored using small group work, reflectivepractice based activities, video vignettes, short writing exercises and experiential learning components. We understand that it is important for educators to be able to take what they learn and use those observation skills to influence their teaching decisions with the children they work with each day in their programs. West DM: Saturday, June 27 • 9:00a-3:30p • Hilton Garden Inn, Linden Room, 205 South 64th St. Maintaining a Commitment to Professionalism Show Your Real COLORS Have you ever wondered why people hear the same words, yet receive different messages? Or why people react in different ways to the same situation? The Real COLORS Personality Instrument is a fun, easy, quick, and memorable way to discover answers to these questions. Participants will gain a better understanding of themselves and how to better communicate with others. Participants will gain insight into what is important to others, why they react to situations differently than you, and how you can best communicate with others. Des Moines: Tuesday, May 12 • 6:30-8:30p • CCR&R at Orchard Place Child Guidance Center, 808 5th Ave. Jamal seems different from the rest of the children in your group. He usually plays by himself and when he asks to join others in play, they usually say, "No." This professional development program will help you learn how to bring out nurturing, caring behaviors in children to create a community where children support each other.You'll learn ways to help Jamal and others like him to rise from being loners in the group to being leaders. Boone: Thursday, May 7 • 6:30-8:30p • ISU Boone County Extension, 603 Story St. Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood Foundation Training Mr. Rogers Neighborhood Foundation Training is a 2-part, 4hour series focusing on skills needed by child care professionals to help children recognize, understand, and communicate their feelings and emotions in healthy, positive, productive ways. Participants will learn and demonstrate techniques for dealing with difficult behaviors in ways that promote the child's positive self-image and teach the child how to cope in day-to-day situations. Des Moines: Wednesdays, May 13 & 20 OR June 11 & 18 6:30-8:30p • CCR&R at Orchard Place Child Guidance Center, 808 5th Ave. Why Not Praise? Moving From “Good Job” to Encouraging Statements Many early childhood professionals try to help children feel confident by praising them, but overusing praise can actually lower children’s self-esteem and make them more competitive and less cooperative. Learn how encouragement is more successul than praise at building children’s self-esteem, motivation to work, and cooperation with others. Practice changing your praise statements into validating, reflective listening statements. Iowa Falls: Tuesday, May 5 • 6:30-8:30p • First United Methodist Church, 619 Main St. Strategies to Establish Productive Relationships with Families Project Engagement This interactive workshop will provide participants with the understanding of the theoretical foundation for family engagement. Participants will explore using children's literature to foster developing connections as well as nurture Register online at www.iowaccrr.org and click on “training” 5 ongoing, positive relationships with the family members of the children in their care. Participants will have the opportunity to design and develop activities that will enhance the building of positive relationships with family members of children in care. Des Moines: Thursdays, May 14 & 21 • 6:30-8:30p • CCR&R at (crafts, learning activities, literacy, container gardening basics, and taste testing). Adel: Thursday, May 28 • 6:30-8:30p • Dallas County Extension Office, 28059 Fairground Rd. • $5 fee Indianola: Tuesday, May 12 • 6:30-8:30p • Warren County Extension Office, 909 E. Second Ave. • $5 fee Orchard Place Child Guidance Center, 808 5th Ave. Keeping Parents Active and Involved Participants will discuss a variety of ways to meaningfully engage family members using a variety of skills and methods including but not limited to informal conversation, formal information sharing using written messaging techniques, and the use of technology and technical devises to communicate with families. Participants will explore ways to tune in to the family's needs and address those needs. Des Moines: Monday, May 11 • 6:30-8:30p • CCR&R at Orchard Place Child Guidance Center, 808 5th Ave. Other Iowa DHS-Approved Training Opportunities Training opportunities listed below are sponsored by community partners (not CCR&R). To check for recent listings, click on “Training” at www.iowaccrr.org ISU Extension Presents ~ Diversity in Early Care and Education: How Directors Can Support Staff in Honoring Differences* Adding chopsticks and kimonos to the dramatic play are and making tortillas are the easy parts of honoring and respecting diversity. This workshop will focus on how to support your staff in honoring diversity in their work with children and families while following the fundamental anti-bias concept of “We are all the same; we are all different.” Take a step forward in your own journey to being an effective anti-bias administrator by reflecting on diverse views related to children, child rearing, education and development. Online*: Wednesday, May 27 • 1:00-2:30p CACFP/CRISP Presents ~ CACFP Basics For home day care providers. Explanation and discussion of the Iowa CACFP agreement, serious deficiency process, new dietary guidelines, rollover documents and policy changes. Greenfield: Thursday, May 28 • 6:30-8:30p • Greenfield City Hall, 202 S. 1st St. ISU Extension Presents ~ Gardening with Children Gardening promotes healthy lifestyles, early learning experiences, social development, and environmental stewardship among preschool children. Child care providers will engage in experiential learning gardening activities 6 Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children 2015 Spring Leadership Institute – Putting the Pieces Together: Eight Qualities of Leadership* This institute will offer 6 hours of training credit and NAC renewal credit will be available. Participants will attend a morning session of 3 hours with Maurice Sykes on the eight qualities of leadership. Following a complimentary lunch, they will choose between one of 5 breakout sessions on the topics of leadership in program quality, cultural competence, public policy, professional development or personal renewal. A 90 minute session at the end of the day will focus on implementing strategies into work/next steps to developing their own qualities of leadership. Altoona*: Saturday, May 16 • 8:30a-4:00p • Prairie Meadows Events & Conference Center, 1 Prairie Meadows Dr. ISU Extension Presents ~ Pint Size Science for the Early Care & Education Professionals This interactive classroom experience introduces participants to the Pint Size Science (PSS) program, developed by the Science Center of Iowa. It provides a platform to be used with children ages 3 to 5 to explore science in a highly-engaging, interactive, and safe manner. PSS introduces children to STEM topics through discovery learning. Participants will also learn how to use the materials in the PSS kits with a hands-on approach that will engage and inspire young minds to use the scientific process to build a better understanding of science. Grinnell: Wednesday, May 13 • 6:30-8:30p • Drake Community Library, 930 Park St Knoxville: Wednesday, May 6 • 6:30-8:30p • Marion County Extension, 210 N Iowa St. ISU Extension Presents ~ Injury Prevention in Iowa Child Care This training is designed to increase child care center and child development home providers’ understanding of common preventable injuries and injury prevention and risk reduction strategies they can use to improve the health and safety of children in their care. Adel: Thursday, May 7 • 6:30-8:30p • Dallas County Extension Office, 28059 Fairground Rd. Register online at www.iowaccrr.org and click on “training” * Approved for NAC Renewal ISU Extension Presents ~ ServSafe® ServSafe® is an educational certification program for food service managers developed by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. Topics include: Basic Food Safety, Personal Hygiene, Cross-contamination and Allergens, Time and Temperature, and Cleaning and Sanitation. It is administered by ISU Extension and Outreach nutrition and health specialists who are registered instructors. Offered in partnership with the Iowa Restaurant Association. Altoona: Indianola: Nevada: Wednesday, May 27 OR June 24 OR July 22 OR August 26 • 8:30a-5:30p • Polk County ISU Extension Office, 1625 Adventureland Dr., Suite A • $150 fee Tuesday, July 14 • 9:00a-6:00p • Warren County Extension, 909 E. Second Ave., Suite E • $150 fee Tuesday, June 16 • 8:30a-6:00p • Story County Extension, 220 H. Ave. • $150 fee Urbandale: Tuesday, May 19 • 8:30a-5:30p • Urbandale Extension Office, 10861 Douglas Ave., Suite B • $150 fee Winterset: Thursday, October 29 • 9:00a-6:00p • Madison County Extension & Outreach, 117 N John Wayne Dr. • $150 fee PLEASE NOTE: Only ServSafe training offered through ISU Extension and Outreach (ISUE) is approved for training and QRS credit. A limited number of scholarships through the Iowa Department of Human Services are available. Check the Training Registry for details. Trainings advertised by individuals not associated with ISUE are not an approved training nor are scholarships available. CPR/First Aid Go to www.redcross.org/takeaclass or call 1-800-red-cross (7332767) to find a class or register for a course. Customer service representatives will provide copies of certifications or answer questions about courses. CPR/First Aid training for child care providers must include infant, child and adult care practices. All: Lou Greco, Paramedic, CPR/First Aid/AED Instructor (American Heart Certified) willing to travel to teach classes on-site or arrange for groups and/or individuals to take classes in their community. 515-230-5852 (please leave a message) or email at [email protected] Des Moines: To meet your training requirement for CPR/First Aid, you may contact one of the following vendors or utilize other resources within the community: American Red Cross: 515243-7681 • Mercy School of Emergency Medical Services: 515-243-2584 ext. 3 • West Des Moines Emergency Services: 515-222-3652 • Iowa Health - Des Moines Wellness Services: 515-241-5061 Grinnell: American Heart Association CPR & First Aid. Monday, May 18 • 6:15-10:00p • Drake Community Library, 930 Park St. • $50 fee Indianola: American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR. Saturday, May 30 • 8:30-11:30a • Indianola Police Department, 110 N 1st • $25 fee Indianola: American Heart Association First Aid. Saturday, May 30 • 11:45a-2:45p • Indianola Police Department, 110 N 1st • $15 fee Newton: American Heart Association CPR & First Aid. Saturday, May 2 • 8:30a-12:30p • YMCA Conference Room, 1701 S. 17th Ave. • $50 fee Oskaloosa: National Safety Council First Aid. Saturday, June 13 • 8:30-10:30a • ISU Extension, 212 N. I St. • $10 fee Oskaloosa: National Safety Council CPR. Saturday, June 13 • 10:45a12:15p • ISU Extension, 212 N. I St. • $30 fee Perry: Dallas County Hospital, Perry: Sally Swenson @ 515465-7512, American Red Cross: Carrie Blackburn @ 243-7681, www.desmoines-redcross.org, Iowa Health: Wellness Services: Penny Kilen @ 241-5061 or www.iowahealth.org, Mercy School of EMS: Education Scheduling @ 243-2584 or www.mercydesmoines.org, WDM Emergency Services: Community CPR Program @ 222-3652 or www.wdm-ia.com Online Training for Mandatory Reporter Training and Universal Precautions: Prepare Iowa maintains a website for MCART and UP training at: http://dhs.training-source.org. IF you have difficulty accessing the system, send an email to the Prepare Iowa-Help email address: [email protected]. Staff at Prepare Iowa are not resourced to handle all help calls via the phone. Staff will respond to you as quickly as possible. If you have limited access to emails, you can include a phone number for a return call, but the primary Help Desk response will be via email. Staff at DPH and DHS cannot assist with access issues beyond confirming your provider number in KinderTrack. All child care staff have adequate lead time to complete this on-line, 24/7 available training. If you are newly registered or licensed, you may need to wait a few weeks to allow time for you KinderTrack number to be posted on the DHS website. The provider listing is updated during the first week of the month and is the listing that Prepare Iowa staff use to confirm that you are a child care provider. Remember that the training must be completed in full – do not skip over any sections. Other Approved Online Training Opportunities Professional Development opportunities which have been approved by the Department of Human Services (DHS) can be found at the following link: www.dhs.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/CC_Professional_Development .pdf The list includes training for groups, self-study, and online opportunities. It also includes a list of training opportunities for which the approval has expired or has been denied. Each training approval is valid for five years, unless otherwise specified. DHS will update the website monthly or as new opportunities are approved. Register online at www.iowaccrr.org and click on “training” 7 Orchard Place NON PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID DES MOINES, IOWA PERMIT NO 1816 Child Guidance Center/CCR&R 808 5th Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50309 The Professional Development Connection (PDC) is a bi-monthly publication of Iowa Child Care Resource & Referral for child care providers of all types in Region 4. Training details printed in the PDC may be subject to change in the event of host location change, trainer emergency, and/or severe weather warning. For up-to-date training postings and locations, please check the training link at www.iowaccrr.org. Funding provided by the Iowa Department of Human Services through the Child Care Development Fund. Early Childhood Iowa Areas Consultant Email Adair, Dallas, Madison & Warren Counties Janelle Peiffer Michelle Greenough Phone 515-802-7292 515-802-8022 Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Lucas, Monroe & Wayne Counties Gina Wells 641-820-1922 [email protected] Boone & Story Counties Cris Broshar Deborah Wineinger 515-360-7353 515-802-8016 [email protected] [email protected] Hardin & Marshall Counties Zoe Ann Wignall Deborah Wineinger 641-670-1532 515-802-8016 [email protected] [email protected] Jasper, Marion & Poweshiek Counties Brenda O’Halloran 641-820-1923 [email protected] Mahaska & Wapello Counties Heather Miller 641-670-1533 [email protected] Polk County Homes: Erin Bonnichsen Kelly Phelps Wendy Van Haaften 515-246-3577 515-246-3559 515-246-3567 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Centers/Preschools: Jenny Schreck Kristie Vasey 515-246-3558 515-246-3551 [email protected] [email protected] jpeiffer@ orchardplace.org mgreenough@ orchardplace.org “like” Child Care Resource and Referral of Central Iowa on Facebook!
© Copyright 2024