Designed for caregivers with children ages 3 to 7, Finger Gym is a program that helps young children build fine motor skills while developing other early literacy skills and social-emotional learning. Learn how to use this hands-on program and create materials that are ready to use in the classroom.
Make music come to life in your preschool classroom with developmentally sound practices. Strum a ukulele, play rhythm instruments, and learn how to use live and recorded music for enhanced learning and enjoyment. This training will be presented by the incredible VB library staff!
Discover ways to incorporate art into the classroom through books and hands-on projects. We'll discuss ideas for specific artists exploration, process art, and sensory art projects. This training will be presented by the incredible VB library staff!
Join us for an exciting day of training featuring national trainer, Amanda Morgan of notjustcute.com as she helps us go deeper in developing intentional interactions with the children and families we serve. Minus 9-5, the new Southeastern Ready Region partner, will be on-site to share new and exciting developments happening in early childhood and how [...]
Join Square One trainer, Jeanne Hopkins, as she debunks the need to "control your classroom." Controlling children is not how we define teaching. Facilitating learning experiences IS teaching. Learn research and theory about how children learn and what they need, as well as how to apply the CLASS standards for interaction. Most of all, learn positive [...]
Join Square One Trainer, Jeanne Hopkins, as she leads educators to think about building children's executive functioning skills through blocks, sand, and water play. She will also tie participants back to CLASS and how to build strong interactions.
Join Square One trainer, Arti Kumar-Jain, as she leads educators to explore movement and yoga as a way to cultivate social-emotional support and help children develop self-regulating strategies. Wear comfy workout clothes, and bring some water and a towel!
Play not only makes for an engaging and interactive classroom but is how children learn! Join Square One trainer, Arti Kumar-Jain, as she leads educators to think about how children communicate through their thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
Join trainer Arti Kumar Jain as she explores the importance of early literacy lies. We will explore easy ways to cultivate language development through phonics and phonemic awareness in the classroom.
Join Dr. Jeanne Hopkins to find out how young children learn, engage with examples of language and literacy activities, and build your toolkit on a foundation of class indicators.
Dr. Jennie Hopkins wants to know: Do you want a smooth and worry-free day? Join us as we learn how to apply various theories based on the works of Piaget, Maslow, Vygotsky, & Erickson. While these theorist’s work have been around for years, their theories are still just as important to our foundational understanding of [...]
Join Dr. Jeanne Hopkins as you learn to decrease problems by challenging your children and keeping them interested throughout the day.
Have you ever thought about using yoga in the classroom? In this experience, Arti Kumar-Jain will lead you as you explore movement. Make sure you wear comfortable clothes and bring some water. These practices will help you cultivate social-emotional supports for your children and promote self-regulating strategies. *Rescheduled from Dec 2022
Dr. Jeanne Hopkins says, "Let’s MOVE!" Learn fascinating statistics and theories as to why movement is important, Environmental Rating Scale standards as they relate to movement, and most of all, tons of activities for your early childhood classroom.
Join Dr. Navine Fortune as she helps you get mad for MATH!
Explore sensational science activities as you learn with Dr. Navine Fortune!
Dr. Jeanne Hopkins is ready to help you build a toolbox of developmentally appropriate activities in all domains of learning that are fun and engaging!
How do you make the most of your circle time? Join Dr. Jeanne Hopkins as she leads you through how young children learn and how we can best teach them based on the latest standards.
Join trainer Arti Kumar Jain as she walks participants through what the CLASS tool is designed to measure and why it is a critical assessment for today's classroom. This training will give you a solid foundation as we prepare for the upcoming year and also help you better understand the observation process so you can [...]
Join our regional training and education team as we host a back to school training to get your year started off right! (Registration is limited to 100 so register today!) We are so excited to have Teacher Tom lead us in a session titled "Thinking About Thinking" - "As educators we are in the business [...]
Join Dr. Jeanne Hopkins as you learn about theory and application of best practices in transitions from resources using NAEYC, CSEFEL, TACSEI, AND CLASS!
Join Dr. Jeanne Hopkins as you discover how children learn and what they need to succeed. Facilitating learning experiences IS teaching. You will love learning positive guidance strategies and taking back free resources to use in your classroom!
Join Dr. Jeanne Hopkins as she reviews NAEYC's definition of developmentally appropriate practice as well as discuss several child development theories and what they look like in the classroom. Training aligns with CLASS, ELDS, and NAEYC's Anti-Bias Curriculum.
Join Dr. Jeanne Hopkins as she helps participant find ways to structure their learning environments to reduce problematic behaviors and increase children's creativity and curiosity.