Got Vision? Creating an Intentional Learning Vision Board (ONLINE)
2024-01-10 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | ONLINE, Online Class
Start the year off right with developing a vision for both your personal and professional goals. You are sure to be refreshed and focused after gathering in community with trainer Arti Kumar Jain.

Lighting the Way with Open-Ended Questions (ONLINE LUNCH & LEARN)
2024-01-24 13:00 - 14:00
Grab your lunch and learn with trainer Arti Kumar Jain as you ponder the power of open-ended questions and how relationships continue to evolve and blossom as childrens’ learning is truly engaged!

Activities for the Heart (ONLINE)
2024-02-08 13:00 - 14:00
Join Arti Kumar-Jain as she leads us in a time to reflect on activities that build on fostering kindness and compassion for self and others while keeping intentional interactions and teaching in mind.

Terrific Transitions (ONLINE)
2024-02-15 13:00 - 14:00
Join Arti Kumar-Jain as she helps you reflect on easy and effective transitions that can help facilitate time-saving strategies for engagement, cooperation, and fun while keeping intentional interactions and teaching in mind.

The Fun of Shared Reading (ONLINE)
2024-02-22 13:00 - 14:00
Join Arti Kumar-Jain as she discusses the Art of Shared Reading. Engaging children in reading opportunities allows for continued growth and diving into books is powerful for children and fun too. All done through the lens of intentional interactions and teaching in mind.

Virtual Community Gathering (ONLINE)
2024-02-29 13:00 - 14:00
A time to get together to discuss strategies, ideas, and wellness overall for early childcare providers and leadership led by Arti Kumar-Jain. Participants will discuss personal and professional goals for the next month.

Marvelous March ECE Activities to Increase Engagement & Interactions
2024-03-07 13:00 - 14:00
Join Arti Kumar Jain as she leads a discussion on March activities that are easy, fun, and child-centered. The goal is to focus on increasing engagement and interactions in the classroom.

The 4 C's of Misbehavior
2024-03-14 13:00 - 14:00
Join Arti Kumar Jain as she leads a discussion on the Crucial C’s to help identify misbehavior in children to address ways in which they seek engagement and connection.

Outdoor Engagement and Play Activities
2024-03-21 13:00 - 14:00
As we gear up for spring, Join Arti Kumar Jain as she leads a discussion on ways to engage children and increase intentional interactions in a fun way outdoors to expand their learning. You will work with other professionals to brainstorm and think of ideas that are easy to implement for children to explore the great outdoors.

Community Gathering - Goal Setting in Early Childhood
2024-03-28 13:00 - 14:00
Join Arti Kumar Jain as she leads a discussion and Q&A session to support classroom teachers. This is a place to set goals for the month to come and make connections with your greater community of ECE professionals!

ELDS SERIES! Health and Physical Development (3 of 7)
2024-04-09 18:30 - 19:30
Together you will review the Virginia Early Learning Development Standards, look at a few key indicators, and relate them to CLASS and ITERS/ECERS standards. Sample activities will also be shared. Don’t miss this dynamic hour of learning with Dr. Jeanne Hopkins, Program Chair and Professor of Early Childhood Development at TCC.

Early Childhood Activity Planning
2024-04-11 13:00 - 14:00
Join Arti Kumar-Jain as she leads a fun and engaging discussion on ways to increase interactions through spring activities in the classroom.

ELDS SERIES! Science (4 of 7)
2024-04-16 18:30 - 19:30

ACES: Adverse Childhood Experiences
2024-04-18 13:00 - 14:00
Join Arti Kumar-Jain as she leads a discussion on Adverse Childhood Experiences’s (ACE’s) role in a child’s mental, emotional, and physical well-being and how understanding ACE’s affects our interactions and engagement with children.

ELDS SERIES! Social Studies (5 of 7)
2024-04-23 18:30 - 19:30

April Community Gathering – Goal Setting in Early Childhood
2024-04-25 13:00 - 14:00
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Join Arti Kumar Jain as she leads a discussion and Q&A session to support classroom teachers. This is a place to set goals for the month to come and make connections with your greater community of ECE professionals!

ELDS SERIES! Math (6 of 7)
2024-04-30 18:30 - 19:30

ELDS SERIES! Fine Arts (7 of 7)
2024-05-07 18:30 - 19:30

PARENT TRAINING! AHHH! Help Me Understand My Kid's Behavior!
2024-05-08 19:00 - 20:00
Sometimes it’s hard when misbehavior keeps creeping into our child’s life. Join us as we learn the 4 Crucial C’s of Misbehavior to help them at home, school, and in their community.

Marvelous May: ECE Planning Activities (ONLINE)
2024-05-09 13:00 - 14:00
Join Arti Kumar Jain while you gather and collaborate on building activities for May to account for the ELDS and CLASS standards as guiding experiences for children in our classrooms.

ELDS SERIES! Social Emotional Development (1 of 7)
2024-05-14 18:30 - 19:30

Meeting Caregivers & Parents Where They Are (ONLINE)
2024-05-16 13:00 - 14:00
Join Arti Kumar Jain as she explores ways to communicate with parents and caregivers. It can be challenging, especially when managing concerns or navigating difficult conversations. She will share strategies while leading a discussion among participants to help foster and grow a team approach.

Mindfulness: Gentle Movement and Yoga (ONLINE)
2024-05-23 13:00 - 14:00
Join Arti Kumar Jain as she helps you learn ways to engage your children throughout the day with kinesthetic movement to help promote self-regulation.

Early Childhood Goal Setting
2024-05-30 13:00 - 14:00
Join Arti Kumar Jain as she leads you through reviewing your month and helps you set personal and professional goals for June!

PARENT TRAINING: Building My Kid's Brain
2024-06-05 19:00 - 20:00
Surprisingly, brain development is BOOMING for children 0-4! And after…? Of course, it’s important! So, how can you help grow your child’s brain? Join us as we teach you ways to support and engage with your child to ensure optimal developmental growth!

ONLINE: Increasing Capacity to Learn in our Children
2024-11-21 13:00 - 14:00
Join Square One & trainer Arti Kumar Jain as she teaches about helping children increase their learning capacity. Learn engaging ways to increase meaningful interactions with children to help them build their brains and thus, their learning potential. Participants will learn about growth mindset and gratitude practices to support children in their learning environments. Grab your lunch, a friend, and join us online for this power-hour training! Can’t find the registration button??? Register now by clicking the link under “Website.” It will take you to this event listed on vcpdva.org, our Ready Region’s training calendar! You can also search the VCPDVA calendar by the same date and find this training!

ONLINE: Goal Setting & Collaboration with ECE Professionals: December
2024-12-19 13:00 - 14:00
Give yourself the gift of time by joining us for a session built for you to set goals and collaborate with other early childhood professionals. This online course will encourage and tie in all the best practices like intentional interactions and social-emotional structures to help December be one of your best months yet! Join Square One and Arti Kumar-Jain for this fantastic time of community and learning. Can’t find the registration button??? Register now by clicking the link under “Website.” It will take you to this event listed on vcpdva.org, our Ready Region’s training calendar! You can also search the VCPDVA calendar by the same date and find this training!

Being Professionally Present: The Art of Balancing
2025-01-16 13:00 - 14:00
January is a great month to reevaluate and realign our procedures and routines to ensure we can be professionally present. A work-life balance can be hard to achieve. Start the new year off by letting Arti Kumar-Jain help you navigate setting up a balanced and present 2025! REGISTRATION FOR SQUARE ONE TRAININGS ARE NOW ON THE ECPDVA.ORG WEBSITE. TO REGISTER, CLICK THE LINK UNDER THE “DETAILS” SECTION ON THIS PAGE LABELED “WEBSITE.

ONLINE: Goal Setting & Collaboration with ECE Professionals: January
2025-01-23 13:00 - 14:00
Let’s set goals and collaborate with other early childhood professionals! This online course will encourage and tie in all the best practices like intentional interactions and social-emotional structures to help get this year off to a great start! Join Square One and Arti Kumar-Jain for this fantastic time of community and learning. REGISTRATION FOR SQUARE ONE TRAININGS ARE NOW ON THE ECPDVA.ORG WEBSITE. TO REGISTER, CLICK THE LINK UNDER THE “DETAILS” SECTION ON THIS PAGE LABELED “WEBSITE.

ONLINE: Engaging Activities for Meaningful Interactions: February
2025-02-06 13:00 - 14:00
Time to engage in monthly lesson planning ideas and lessons that build meaningful interactions and reduce stress from planning. Let’s collaborate! Join Square One and Arti Kumar-Jain for collaborative planning and designated space to enhance meaningful interactions! Can’t find the registration button??? Register now by clicking the link under “Website.” It will take you to this event listed on vcpdva.org, our Ready Region’s training calendar! You can also search the VCPDVA calendar by the same date and find this training!
