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We are offering scholarships for the Summer Institute. Deadline is May 29th, 2015. More information coming soon! It's our 28th Annual Summer Institute, which offers the opportunity for teachers and other early learning professionals to take a concentrated 20 hour course on a single subject. We’re very excited about this year’s expanded offerings, and look forward to providing very high quality intensive 20-hour courses to our members and the Early Learning community at large. Limited scholarship opportunities are available. Summer Institute, June 22-24 2015Course Listings:
Printable version of course content Track 1: Reflective Supervision Reflective Supervision - What is it? What does it look like? What makes it work? What are the benefits and how can you integrate this into your work, in your community? This presentation will include a discussion on the theoretical foundation of reflective supervision. It will give practical information on the principles of reflective supervision and what makes it work. The benefits of RS will be discussed with a multi-layer perspective including the parallel process when working with families and children, multidiscipline and a variety of community and private settings. This Reflective Supervision workshop will include an interactive training discussion, videos, small group activities, handouts and discussions around integrating theory into practice. This training series will allow the participant to take in the experience of RS and consider strategies for incorporating this framework into program infrastructure. Presenter: Gina Veloni, RN, MN, IMHS Gina Veloni is a Public Health Nurse that received her Master of Nursing from University of Washington with a Post Masters Certificate of Infant Mental Health from the Barnard Center of Infant Mental health. She is a Doctoral Candidate at Fielding University where she is finishing her coursework in a PhD in Early Childhood Development with a specialty in Infant and early childhood mental health and disabilities. She is the Program Manager at ChildStrive, Formerly Little Red School House for the Nurse-Family Partnership Program. She is a Preceptor for the University of Washington for the Doctorate of Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner students with the perinatal mental health track. She is the mother of a 3 year old daughter and loves to “promote parent child experiences, one interaction at a time.” Gina has nearly 20 years of maternal child health experience in the home and/or clinic setting. She been receiving and/or providing RS for 15 years through her NFP and IMH work. She has been expanding her knowledge and experience in reflective supervision in her IMH and PhD work. She is excited to share her experience in RS to help others think about how to integrate RS in their programs and services with families and children. Track 2: Ready to Learn- Neurodevelopmental Movement for Early Childhood Get moving to grow the brain! Join us to explore brain-based movements and games you can incorporate into your lesson plans to help children learn. Research shows that specific sensory inputs and movements help children focus, remember instructions, organize their bodies, and develop impulse control. These playful yet powerful movements are the keystone for a developing child’s emotional regulation, physical strength, posture, sensory processing, social skills and ability to listen and learn. Early Childhood Educators often see children struggling with focus, sitting still, over-sensitivity and behavior issues. These children have not received enough neurodevelopmental movement in infancy to mature the brain and body for the tasks of daily living and learning. The innate neurodevelopmental movements of infancy provide the missing “food” for brain and sensory development. We can do these special movements to both calm and stimulate the brain for better learning at any age—so Teacher’s benefit too! Along with songs, music, rhythm, movement games, and obstacle courses, we share inspiring case studies and stories of transformation that highlight the effectiveness of neurodevelopmental movement—a life-long gift for the children. Presenters: Sonia Story & Sandy Kipper Sonia Story is the developer of the Building Brain and Sensory Foundations course (formerly Neurodevelopmental Movement Training) course, Certified Instructor of Rhythmic Movement Training, Licensed Brain Gym® Instructor and Special Topics Trainer for Foster Families through DSHS. Sonia works with children and adults with challenges and teaches neurodevelopmental movement courses to parents and professionals. Sonia studied neurodevelopmental movement with various mentors including, psychiatrist Harald Blomberg, MD, master kinesiologist, Moira Dempsey, educator, Jon Bredal, MA, psychologist, Svetlana Masgutova, PhD, and author, O. Fred Donaldson, PhD. Sandra Kipper is a Developmental Movement Educator and Licensed Brain Gym® Instructor. Sandra teaches creative movement classes to children, from birth to five years, and their caregivers. Her curriculum engages the whole body and brain for optimal development. Sandra’s classes include movement exploration, musical instrument play, rhyming exercises, and sensory-rich props. As a PEPS Speaker, Sandra shares her knowledge and experience of early childhood motor development and provides education regarding the connection between moving the body and growing the mind. This three part course is designed and tailored to work with early learning professionals working with children and families in child care settings and early learning environments. The purpose of these trainings are to introduce staff and professionals connected with the early learning environment to the issue of complex trauma and its impact on development. The goal is to support early learning programs in creating and providing trauma informed services to the families they serve. These trainings will introduce professionals to the research associated with this issue as well as provide them with tools for trauma sensitive interventions. This series of progressive trainings will move from orientation and awareness building regarding the impact of trauma on development; to introduction to intervention options and strategies for support; to implementation into practice and application to specific center needs. It will focus on staff self care and support; application of skills and strategies learned around trauma sensitive care to practice; policy development; opportunities to do case studies; and on partnership with parents and families. This strength focused training is designed to support the development of a system based approach towards trauma informed care within early learning environments. Presenter: Kristen Souers Kristin Souers is a licensed mental health counselor in the State of Washington. Kristin has a Master's of Arts in Counseling Psychology degree from Gonzaga University and a Bachelor's of Science degree from Santa Clara University. She has worked in the mental health and human services field for over 15 years. Kristin serves as an adjunct faculty member for the Masters of Counseling Psychology Program at Gonzaga University. She has been an adjunct faculty member of this department since 2006. She also has a private practice in Spokane where she specializes in providing mental health counseling for individuals and families. Kristin is considered an expert in understanding the impact of trauma on individuals and families and she presents on this topic throughout the Inland Northwest States and Spokane community. Track 4: Classroom Management 101 In this fun and engaging course, participants will be oriented to early childhood positive behavior support strategies. Day one, we will examine universal prevention strategies - that is, things adults do in preschool environments that serves to prevent challenging behavior in most young children. In day two, we will examine social emotional teaching strategies. That is, what we teach to children to promote new skill development when prevention, by itself, isn't enough. We will consider what, when, and how we teach children the skills they need to be successful. On day 3, we will examine intensive individualized interventions. Once prevention strategies are in place, and adults are teaching and promoting new skill development, a small percentage of children may still need individualized plans. On day 3 we will examine the functional behavior assessment process which leads to a behavior support plan for an individual child. Presenter: Tim Andrews Tim Andrews Tim received his master's degree from Portland State University in Early Childhood Special Education in 1999. Tim taught a therapeutic, or behavior classroom for 7 years, and for the previous 7 years has been the Early Childhood Positive Behavior Support Specialist for the Multnomah Early Childhood Program in Portland, OR. Tim is also adjunct faculty at Portland State University where he teaches a variety of courses, and is a board member of the NWPBIS Network where he represents early childhood. Tim has worked with multiple agencies across the North West to train, coach, and consult around challenging behavior. Tim has presented at numerous conferences across the nation and is a well-known and respected early childhood behavior coach, trainer, and consultant. Track 5: Using Assessment Data to Intentionally Plan for Children An organized and effective early childhood classroom revolves around developmentally appropriate activities and experiences based on the skill levels of each child. Intentional teachers use data collected through effective child assessment processes to plan appropriately challenging curriculum to improve child outcomes, to tailor instruction that responds to each child’s strengths and needs, to strengthen the teachers’ teaching practices and classroom management strategies and to assist families in understanding how to support their child’s growth and development. In this hands-on interactive workshop, participants learn how to interpret and work with the data gathered from within a child’s portfolio and assessment to plan engaging activities and experiences to meet both individual and group needs. Presenter: Cathy Cole Cathy Cole is a highly accomplished professional with more than 30 years of progressively responsible experience in the field of Early Care and Education, much of it as a teacher, director, and national consultant for Head Start, Migrant Head Start, and California State Pre-K programs. Cathy has an Associate of Arts degree in Child Development, a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Education and a Master of Science degree in Education Administration. Since 2004, as an independent Early Care and Education Consultant, Cathy draws from her classroom and administrative experiences to assist Early Care and Education staff and administration through her many presentations, consultations and trainings to develop, enhance and implement effective programs and services nationwide. Track 6: All 4 Math in Early Childhood Prepare to be involved, active, and inspired in All 4 Math In Early Childhood! This track has a focus in mathematizing your classroom for children birth-to-five. Participants will become aware, explore, and develop specific strategies to enhance their learning environment in order to promote children’s knowledge and skill in math. The more intentional, focused, and developmentally appropriate support young children receive around math knowledge and skill development- the greater their understanding and abilities will be. Come join us in All 4 Math for progressive sessions and walk away with strategies, confidence and a new look on Math for your classroom! Session Topics • Understanding Number and Operations. • The Basics of Geometry and Spatial Sense. • The Beginnings of Pattern, Measurement, and Comparison. • Exploring Number and Operation. • Strategies for Geometry. • Developing Spatial Sense. • Strategies for Measurement and Comparison. • Let’s Implements Pattern Activities. Acknowledgements: The content for this training series was adapted from curricula developed by the National Head Start Family Literacy Center for the Office of Head Start Administration for Children and Families, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The All 4 Math in Early Childhood training series was made possible by a generous grant from the Ford Family Foundation, support from Oregon’s Early Learning Division and through invaluable assistance from our community partner based work group. Presenter: Amber Tucker Amber Tucker has spent the last 15 working in Early Childhood Education, Health and Human Service, and Adult Education. Amber graduated from the University of Oregon with Bachelor of Education and a Minor of Special Education. In 2004 Amber created a Non-Profit Montessori Preschool program and was Head Directress for four years. Amber is an Oregon Registry Master Trainer through Oregon Center for Career Development at Portland State University. Since then she has been providing trainings and continuing education for Early Childhood Educators and Childcare providers in Oregon. Amber lives on the central Oregon coast with her three sons and husband. When she is not teaching or writing Amber enjoys gardening, kayaking, being with her family, and riding motorcycles. Track 7: Poverty in the 21st Century: Opening the Door to Economic and Educational Opportunities for Children and Families Poverty is the locked door to opportunity for many families today. In the 21st century we see sharp increases in the proportion of parents who are unemployed, whose jobs do not pay enough to provide basic food, shelter, clothing and health care for their children, and/or whose race, language and immigrant status limit their capacity to navigate the education system and restrict them to a shadow economy. We also see the disparate impact to children and their healthy development in these families. The link between poverty and low academic achievement has been well established. Poverty researchers today use a broader definition suggesting that “poor” means lacking not only material assets and health but also capabilities, such as social belonging, cultural identity, respect and dignity, and information and education. The inability to understand and respond to these complex and intricate dynamics with families can lead to increasing levels of frustration and powerlessness for both staff and families. How can Family Support staff gain deeper awareness of these 21st century realities and utilize program and community resources to open doors to opportunity? How can we make sure that we are not just resource connectors for families, but empowering families to pursue authentic and meaningful goals that move them toward self-sufficiency and school success? Join this highly interactive, research-based and experiential session to explore new research, strengthen family goal setting skills, learn more about financial skills and strategies to share with families and explore how we effectively measure progress and ‘outcomes’ in family support. Presenter: Deborah Northern Deborah Northern, M. Ed. is a skilled trainer in professional development, dedicated and committed to thriving communities and the continued improvement of the quality of life for all children, youth and families. Deborah serves as Program Manager of Equity Services at Puget Sound Educational Service District, and is Adjunct Faculty at Edmonds Community College, Health and Human Services Division. Track 8: Early Head Start - For Classroom or Home-Based In Early Head Start you use your important relationship with infants & toddlers to honor & support their most important relationships: the ones with their families! We’ll look at many of the elements that are important to understand about infant and toddler development, explore how they are applied in our work, and consider ways to meaningfully connect with families about all that is special about their child. We’ll touch on: early development across domains, responsive and language rich interactions, staying connected to your infants and toddlers when moments get tough, stress & mindfulness, and how to make the most of the gifts of a parent-teacher conference or a home visit (and everyday interactions with families)! Presenter: Melanie Krevitz Melanie works as part of the Thrive Washington team, with a focus on continuous quality improvement, supporting teams to provide the best possible services for children and families. She brings to her work almost 20 years of work within Early Head Start and Head Start as an early childhood teacher, home visitor, mentor coach, and manager and many amazing experiences with children, families, and early childhood teams!
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