Circle up with Dr. Jeanne Hopkins as you learn ways to enhance one of the best parts of your day: Circle Time!!!

Introduction to characteristics of child abuse and neglect and its effects on families. Reporting procedures are discussed.

Explore the latest technology solutions to support your growing classroom and/or center. Topics to be covered will include: email efficiencies, cloud storage, calendar efficiencies, security, websites, and social media.

Explore supervisory styles, the art of delegation, evaluating job performance, and improvement strategies.

Explore ways to modify your classroom to meet the needs of the different children you serve.

Learn to discuss behavior and child development/delays with parents by being sensitive to their needs.

Session 1: When kids are healthy, emotionally and physically fit, they’re better able to face life’s challenges, make good choices, develop positive self-esteem, and build strong relationships.

Learn the 16 feelings young children experience in building their emotional library.

Learn about outdoor activities to enhance the learning of preschool children.

Session 2: When kids are healthy, emotionally and physically fit, they’re better able to face life’s challenges, make good choices, develop positive self-esteem, and build strong relationships.

Introduction to the ASQ:SE2 screening tool and using the information to support your children’s social-emotional development.

Learn to start with the positive first by focusing on positive interactions and reactions to children in the classroom.

Learn to use the "Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale" (ECERS) to improve the quality of your learning environment.

Learn about the power of effective transitions in a preschool classroom.

Session 3: When kids are healthy, emotionally and physically fit, they’re better able to face life’s challenges, make good choices, develop positive self-esteem, and build strong relationships.

Learn to start with the positive first by focusing on positive interactions and reactions to children in the classroom.

Learn how the dynamics of substance abuse affects families and various drugs and symptoms of their use. Specific issues to be addressed will be pregnancy and drugs, prenatally exposed infants, and professional responsibilities.

Learn how to use play to restore connections while developing compliance and reshaping challenging behaviors.

Learn how to use play to restore connections while developing compliance and reshaping challenging behaviors.

Learn how to use play to restore connections while developing compliance and reshaping challenging behaviors.

When kids are healthy, emotionally and physically fit, they’re better able to face life’s challenges, make good choices, develop positive self-esteem, and build strong relationships.