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| Time – PST | Session | Description | Presenter |
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| 1:00-2:30 PM | Coaching strategies to support teachers of Dual/Multi Language Learners with Challenging Behaviors | In this session, participants will learn coaching strategies to help teachers have the tools necessary to support Dual/Multi Language learners who are exhibiting challenging behaviors. Participants will learn evidence-based strategies to help teachers provide emotional support to the emergent bilingual child from birth to age 5. A culturally responsive coaching approach will be presented which can help coaches support teachers in transferring this knowledge into practice in the classroom. | Erika Flores M.Ed |
| 3:00-4:30 PM | Classroom Environment: Your Tool to Successfully Address Challenging Behaviors and Build Positive Relationships! | Classroom environment is like a two-sided coin. One side is the physical context (and what we DO there), and the flip side is the relational context (and who we ARE there). Participants will explore both sides of the “coin”, and discover how to utilize their classroom environment to prevent or successfully address challenging behaviors, while building caring relationships within a supportive classroom community. This interactive session will provide participants with ideas for effectively utilizing space to encourage positive interactions and minimize disruptions; setting and practicing routines and procedures to optimize student learning and give children choices; play-based activities that invite creativity, innovation and collaboration; community circle activities to develop problem solving skills, support and accept one another, and work as a team; and more. Real life stories will be shared about how classroom environment and the support of the teacher and peers helped children and families. | Judy Ross |
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| 1:00-2:30 PM | Uncomfortable Conversations- Meeting With Parents About Behavior & Learning Problems | Staff will be guided how to professionally make uncomfortable or difficult communication to anxious parents or those in denial. The focus of the training is on understanding and addressing the underlying emotional and psychological issues of parents or clients with issues with your program; and how staff can best meet their needs through this awareness combined with appropriate technique, without compromising their integrity and needs. Staff will use understanding, awareness, and experience with children to understand and work more effectively with adults. Emotional factors remain the same at any age although experience them under many layers of accrued socialization (some of which may be maladaptive). | Ronald Mah |
| 3:00-4:30 PM | Solving the Puzzle of Challenging Behaviors with Science Based Music & Movement | Nick Young has partnered with Tonya Hayes to create a new approach using music and movement to foster Social/Emotional Literacy in young children. This program has been developed specifically for Head Start classrooms to give teachers the tools to help their students to develop intrapersonal skills: the ability to feel and label one's own feelings, and to learn interpersonal skills: the ability to see another's feelings, know the emotion and then empathize with them to assist and comfort them as a good friend. This new music and movement method includes songs such as the Calming Down Song that are tools to help children to breathe, count, use sign language and to gain control of their emotions. Nick and Tonya have presented this approach to hundreds of Head Start teachers. | Nick Young & Tonya Hayes |
| Time – PST | Session | Description | Presenter |
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| 1:00-2:30 PM | When It Doesn't Go According to Plan........Behavior Has Meaning (Infant/Toddlers Session) | Participants will discuss what happens when child behavior "interrupts" the daily plan of the classroom and what that behavior may be telling us about the child. Discussion will include teacher perspective of child behavior, classroom teaching strategies, and collaborative planning for specific scenarios. | Dana Staser |
| 3:00-4:30 PM | Early Childhood Brain Development: Understanding Challenging Behaviors Building Social-Emotional Capacities, and Strengthening Relationships | Participants will discuss what happens when child behavior "interrupts" the daily plan of the classroom and what that behavior may be telling us about the child. Discussion will include teacher perspective of child behavior, classroom teaching strategies, and collaborative planning for specific scenarios. | Jess Bernal |
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| 1:00-2:30 PM | Addressing Challenging Behaviors by Engaging Challenging Families | This session will focus on working with fathers. mothers, and others who have been resistant or reluctant to engage with teachesr, centers, and program efforts to build a strong home – school bond. Using research, practical experience, and stockholder feedback, participants will learn different ways to reach more folks to improve bonds and behaviors. | Mike Hall |
| Time – PST | Session | Description | Presenter |
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| 1:00-2:30 PM | When It Doesn't Go According to Plan........Behavior Has Meaning (Pre-K Session) | Participants will discuss what happens when child behavior "interrupts" the daily plan of the classroom and what that behavior may be telling us about the child. Discussion will include teacher perspective of child behavior, classroom teaching strategies, and collaborative planning for specific scenarios. | Dana Staser |
| 3:00-4:30 PM | Tame Challenging Behaviors in a SNAP! A 4 step process for Co Regulating & Nurturing Appropriate Behavior | Challenging behaviors are a typical occurrence in early childhood classrooms but we are seeing a higher incidence of children who need targeted social emotional supports and strategic interventions to help them gain emotional literacy, impulse control and problem solving abilities. This course is evidence based strategies that high quality teachers can implement to calm and help children begin self regulating behavior to foster enduring friendships. | Tonya Hayes |
| Time – PST | Session | Description | Presenter |
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| 1:00-2:30 PM | Fit and Misfit- On Energy, Temperament, and Discipline | As participants understand temperament, many of the negative judgements and fears about their children's energy and behavior can be set aside, including the fit and misfit of the classroom or household requirements. Participants will learn nine temperamental traits and how to make a temperamental evaluations of children and of themselves. How to use the temperamental evaluation to create constructive experiences with the child; to minimize difficulties; and to empower the adult with logical and effective strategies for interactions. How to diagnose learning styles of children; and how to diagnose adult's teaching/parenting styles. | Ronald Mah |
| 3:00-4:30 PM | Responding Constructively and Receiving Positive Outcomes from Conflict | Participants will have an opportunity to learn: the anatomy of conflict, destructive responses to refrain from to avoid escalating conflict, and constructive responses to help de-escalate conflict and achieve positive outcomes. | Dr. Sheryl White |
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| 1:00-2:30 PM | The Relationship Between Sensory Processing and Behavior | Learn about the seven sensory systems and how they process sensory input. Understand the how sensory processing effects behavior and how to use sensory strategies to promote positive behavior. | Emily Dassow and Jamie Cruz |
| 3:00-4:30 PM | Building Resiliency with Art in the Classroom | How can a focus on ART help teachers manage the wide range of needs that are showing up every day? How can a robust art strategy bring in activities that calm and focus classrooms? Let’s get together, review the impact of pandemic trauma on classroom behaviors, and learn practical solutions to bring more calm and focus to the classroom. Learn how a trauma informed approach to making art can reduce challenging behaviors by addressing the core reason children act out or disconnect in the classroom. Learn to view art through a social emotional lens and shift your art program from creative diversion to simple social emotional art activities that actively build resiliency. Increase childrens’ sense of safety, connection and calm. Increase emotional security to reduce challenging behaviors. Art activities are one of the best early education tools to reduce stress and communicate big feelings. During times of stress, “Big Feeling Art” provides an even higher return on investment. When children are stressed, the need for safe, soothing and expressive sensory experiences also increases. Pandemic stress has children and adults alike feel less in control than ever before. There’s no better time than now to provide big feeling art experiences to help children and families develop greater resiliency. | Anna Reyner, MA |
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.
