Oct. 29-Nov. 21, 2024
| Time – PST | Session | Description | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 PM | What are Children Communicating through their Behaviors? Actions Speak Louder Than Words | This first session explores the assumption that most behaviors children display are an attempt to communicate an underlying need. Participants will learn how to define behavioral challenges, and to gain further understanding about why they occur. | Ken Baumgartner |
| Time – PST | Session | Description | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 PM | What are Children Communicating through their Behaviors? How can I Teach them Safe Alternatives to Get their Needs Met? | The second session will focus on evidence-based, positive strategies for teaching children alternative pathways to get their needs met. Through role-play scenarios, participants will develop and discuss strategies for responding to behavioral challenges and for teaching new behaviors. | Ken Baumgartner |
| Time – PST | Session | Description | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 PM | Creating Positive Solutions to Care for Yourself and Others: Understanding Wellness in Early Childhood Education | This training takes an in-depth look into concepts of compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout that greatly impact the general wellness of those working within early childhood education. Participants will learn to identify early physical, emotional, and behavioral signs of emotional fatigue in themselves and others in order to prevent burnout. | Jess Bernal, MA |
| Time – PST | Session | Description | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 PM | Supporting Social-Emotional Practices & Effective Interactions: The Calming Kit | Bonus Session from the Discovery Source. This workshop session is intentionally designed to connect critical social-emotional skills with effective strategies, reviewing how to use the components of The Calming Kit along with creative ideas and strategies to embed those into daily practices, helping teachers and families to support children, managing feelings and learning calm down strategies. | Sandy Ambudia |
| Time – PST | Session | Description | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 PM | Creating Positive Solutions to Care for Yourself and Others: Developing a Sustainable Wellness Practice | This training allows participants to assess their current wellness practices and the overall wellness of the community around them. Through a variety of fun and evidence-based activities, this training gives participants the hands-on tools to implement a realistic and sustainable self and community-care practice. | Jess Bernal, MA |
| Time – PST | Session | Description | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 PM | Behavior and Brain Development | This training takes an introductory look at the brain and its role in challenging or dysregulated behavior. Understanding the neurobiology of the brain allows those working with children to understand how to apply strategies that are responsive, resilience-building and healing. | Lisa Carr, MA |
| Time – PST | Session | Description | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 PM | Positive Solutions for Challenging Behaviors: Strategies | In this training participants will learn strategies to use in their own classrooms that can help children learn regulation and resilience building skills. Participants will work together to develop strategies practices that will help them in their daily work with young children | Lisa Carr, MA |
| Time – PST | Session | Description | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 PM | Engaging Families: Constructive Communication with Families regarding Challenging Behaviors | Gain strategies to effectively and comfortably discuss challenging behaviors with families. Collect methods to set the stage for these conversations before concerns arise. Identity tips and specific helpful language that will ensure the discussions increase family buy-in, keep others open to your insight, and help maintain your important relationship. | Raelene Ostberg |
| Time – PST | Session | Description | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 PM | Constructive Collaborations with Families: Thriving Through Difference in Responses to Challenging Behaviors | Explore how caregiving styles and differences are driven by personal experiences and influence our goals, values, and culture. Discover how opposing values can get in the way of successful collaborations when working with others to educate and care for young children. Apply a process to address issues that come up, work through differences, and find a middle ground that leaves all parties feelings respected and valued. Increase the likelihood families will be on your team, increase consistency between work and home, and ensure success for your program and the families you work with. | Raelene Ostberg |
I have been to management workshops, not leadership training. This has totally changed my perspective and encouraged me to propel forward in developing my skills.
I am honored and humbled to be a recipient of the Region 9 Head Start Association’s Legacy Scholarship. The scholarship helped me get one step closer to achieving my goal of becoming a Head Start Director.
I took part in The disproportionate impact of COVID 19, and how to provide “real” support for black/brown children and families and I just want to say this was an amazing webinar. I hope we can look forward to further conversation on this topic.
Thank you so much for making events like this! I really enjoyed and learned so much teaching strategies to implement STEM in the classroom.
The HR Network was an excellent opportunity to network and learn the best practices from other HR professionals within Head Start programs. You will be amazed by the level of talent and experience of the participants.
The Summer Camp training was powerful and inspiring! Each presenter was very engaging, it’s hard to even pick a favorite session!
The Leadership Challenge training was very relevant to my work as a Head Start leader! Great facilitation; stayed with the program yet allowed time for individual and small group reflections.
Regular price $12.00
Regular price $39.00
Questions? Contact us at headstartr9@region9hsa.org.
