Director's Forum: It Takes a Village - Creating Essential Partnerships for Infants and Toddlers
Presented by ITSN (Infant Toddler Specialist Network)
Description:
Positive partnerships are key to supporting all infants and toddlers. Learning proactive strategies to encourage and strengthen those partnerships and exploring inclusive strategies within them will enhance the quality of those relationships and ultimately benefit the child through the early years.
CLASS Dimensions:
*Infant: Relational Climate
*Toddler: Positive Climate
How to register:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ocuyqqD0vG9OtHPsIXJVszxT3-E8xKUQk
Facilitator name and contact information:
Jamie Wallace
757-807-0714
jwallace@va-itsnetwork.org
Exploring the Wonder of Nature!
Presented by ITSN (Infant Toddler Specialist Network)
Description:
This session will help participants better understand how exploring nature with infants and toddlers can enhance children’s development. Nature and science concepts and strategies for infusing them into daily routines, activities, and play as infants and toddlers explore the world around them will be discussed. An emphasis will be placed on the adult’s role in actively facilitating learning.
CLASS Dimensions:
*Infant CLASS: Facilitated Exploration
*Toddler CLASS: Facilitation of Learning and Development
How to register:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsdOipqzwtHNJO1p2pmRIoTPmrdFZzY4C6
Facilitator name and contact information:
Jamie Wallace
757-807-0714
jwallace@va-itsnetwork.org
Engaging Infants and Toddlers During Routines
Presented by ITSN (Infant Toddler Specialist Network)
Description:
Caregiving routines offer opportunities for childcare providers to build close, personal relationships with children while attending to their needs. This webinar will include ways to engage infants & toddlers during routine feeding, diapering, and nap time to create a wonderful experience for both caregiver and child.
CLASS Dimensions:
- Infant CLASS: Relational Climate, Early Language Support
- Toddler CLASS: Positive Climate, Quality of Feedback, Language Modeling
How to register:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpfuGorjsvHtZIb175_o0N-krfxY0Euw5P
Facilitator name and contact information:
Jamie Wallace
757-807-0714
jwallace@va-itsnetwork.org
Crucial Role of Play in Infant and Toddler Brain Development
Presented by ITSN (Infant Toddler Specialist Network)
Description:
As caregivers, we know play is important to young children. During this webinar, participants will learn the connection between play and brain development. We will identify factors that affect brain development throughout infancy and toddlerhood. Participants will also gain insight about the development of play and different play types.
CLASS Dimensions:
- Infant- Facilitated Exploration
- Toddler- Facilitation of Learning and Development
How to register:
Meeting Registration - Zoom
Facilitator name and contact information:
Diosa Montes
757-775-6162
dmontes@va-itsnetwork.org
Supporting Infants and Toddlers with Sensory Differences
Presented by ITSN (Infant Toddler Specialist Network)
Description:
Infants and toddlers each have unique sensory likes and dislikes. It is essential to recognize and understand these differences. This webinar will provide a foundational overview of basic sensory systems, discuss how sensory differences can impact young children, and discover ways to support these differences in the early care environment.
CLASS Dimensions:
- Infant: Teacher Sensitivity; Facilitated Exploration
- Toddler: Teacher Sensitivity; Regard for Child Perspective; Facilitation of Learning and Development
How to register:
Meeting Registration - Zoom
Facilitator name and contact information:
Diosa Montes
757-775-6162
dmontes@va-itsnetwork.org
Meeting the Needs of Special Needs Children
Are you uncertain about how to work with children with special needs? You are not alone! As a former teacher of preschoolers with special needs I can help! Come learn what to look for, how to read an IEP, and ways to support children with ADHD, autism, and developmental delays.
Please note that this is an IN-PERSON training.
Trainer: Diane Postman
If you have trouble registering, the training might be full. To be added to the waitlist, contact Eric Postman at epostman@firstsparkva.org
Preschool CLASS Foundational Training
- This training has been closed. For late registrations, contact Eric Postman at epostman@firstsparkva.org
- If you have do not receive the Zoom link by the morning of the training, contact Eric Postman at epostman@firstsparkva.org
Infant/Toddler CLASS Foundational Training
- This training has been closed. For late registrations, contact Eric Postman at epostman@firstsparkva.org
- If you have do not receive the Zoom link by the morning of the training, contact Eric Postman at epostman@firstsparkva.org
Director's Forum: Smile and Mean It
Presented by ITSN (Infant Toddler Specialist Network)
Description:
Child care professionals consistently give of themselves to help make the world a better place for infants, toddlers, and their families. While this line of work is extremely rewarding, it can also come with stressors of its own. This workshop will review the signs and causes of burnout as well as provide action steps to help manage the effects. Making changes which will increase motivation to take on each new day will be explored. Ideas and strategies which promote positive stress management for child care professionals and the connection it has to an increased level of quality care for infants and toddlers will be discussed.
CLASS Dimensions:
- Infant – Relational Climate, Teacher Sensitivity
- Toddler – Positive Climate, Teacher Sensitivity
How to register:
Contact Info:
Diosa Montes
757-775-6162
dmontes@va-itsnetwork.org
Director's Forum: Let’s Talk Tough Topics
Presented by ITSN (Infant Toddler Specialist Network)
Description:
We will discuss ways to prepare for and have difficult conversations with families or staff that include challenging issues.
CLASS Dimensions:
- Infant – Relational Climate, Teacher Sensitivity
- Toddler – Positive Climate, Teacher Sensitivity
How to register:
Contact Info:
Diosa Montes
757-775-6162
dmontes@va-itsnetwork.org
