Getting to Know Virginia’s Early Learning & Development Standards (ELDS)
Presented by ITSN (Infant Toddler Specialist Network)
Description: Virginia has a new set of comprehensive early learning and development standards: Virginia's Early Learning and Development Standards (ELDS), Birth-Five Learning Guidelines. Join us as we explore the guidelines, focusing on the five Areas of Development and what this means for you and the infants and toddlers in your care.
Domain: Responsive Caregiving CLASS Dimensions:
- Infant- Facilitated Exploration
- Toddler- Facilitation of Learning and Development
To register:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqcuuopzkuGdUri_8O1Kn8zNc36zIIelOU
Positive Interactions: Helping Toddlers Succeed
Presented by ITSN (Infant Toddler Specialist Network)
Description: Daily interactions can greatly impact toddler growth and development. Join us as we identify and explore positive interactions and the influence they have on toddlers and their success.
CLASS Dimensions:
- Toddler- Positive Climate, Regard for Child Perspectives
To register:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoc--pqTouHtbYV-YdxkHnPa1qPmw6iIro
Strengthening Caregiver Interactions with Infants and Toddlers
Presented by ITSN (Infant Toddler Specialist Network)
Daily interactions can greatly impact toddler growth and development. Join us as we identify and explore positive interactions and the influence they have on toddlers and their success.
CLASS Dimensions:
- Infant- Facilitated Exploration, Relational Climate
- Toddler- Positive Climate, Facilitation of Learning and Development
To register:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAuc-2orDkuG9YOxyTiwgEunLI3ay1MWUHy
Ready Set Go!
Presented by ITSN (Infant Toddler Specialist Network)
Description:
Physical activity affects the overall health, development, and continuous learning of infants and toddlers. This IN-PERSON workshop will offer a variety of opportunities to learn more about physical activity guidelines for infants and toddlers as well as the importance of age-appropriate movement experiences during daily care routines in childcare settings. Challenges to providing safe environments that encourage infants and toddlers to be physically active will be discussed. Ideas, strategies, and materials to use in creating environments and experiences that promote active play and movement in both centers and family care homes will be shared.
CLASS Dimensions:
- Infant: Facilitated Exploration
- Toddler: Facilitation of Learning and Development
This training will be held in person at Center For Child And Family Services located at 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd Suite 400, Newport News, VA 23606
How to register:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ocOmurzMqGNCX06cDZfzbYkG66jkfAtv8
Promoting Open-Ended Play Experiences for Toddlers
Presented by ITSN (Infant Toddler Specialist Network)
Description:
Toddlers meet the world with curiosity and wonder. Join us for this IN-PERSON workshop as we discover ways to create an environment and play opportunities to support their natural curiosity.
CLASS Dimensions:
- Toddler: Facilitation of Learning and Development
This training will be held in person at Center For Child And Family Services located at 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd Suite 400, Newport News, VA 23606
How to register:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rce-gpz0oE9OICwt0XpU1oVe00U75nbaq
Let Me Move, See Me Learn!
Presented by ITSN (Infant Toddler Specialist Network)
Description:
As infants and toddlers grow and change, they need safe environments that offer a variety of opportunities for exploration, play, and discovery. This IN-PERSON workshop will provide ideas and strategies for creating environments that provide choices, are familiar and stable, invite freedom to move, are appropriately challenging, and enhance learning and development.
CLASS Dimensions:
- Infant: Facilitated Exploration
- Toddler: Facilitation of Learning and Development
This training will be held in person at Center For Child And Family Services located at 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd Suite 400, Newport News, VA 23606
How to register:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtceuuqD0vEtQ4lnnfY4llNH5HPUGjStB4
Discovering the Possibilities of Play!
Presented by ITSN (Infant Toddler Specialist Network)
Description:
This IN-PERSON session will provide information on the importance of play and how it affects the healthy growth and development of infants and toddlers. Participants will learn to identify the types and stages of play and how young children learn about themselves and the world around them through play. Ideas and strategies for early care providers to use in planning appropriate activities and spaces for infant and toddler play that are conducive to learning will be provided.
CLASS Dimensions:
- Infant: Facilitated Exploration
- Toddler: Facilitation of Learning and Development
This training will be held in person at Center For Child And Family Services located at 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd Suite 400, Newport News, VA 23606
How to register:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlce2gpjgtGN0hjBwubYfzj2l8uKnW-yek
Back to Basics with Infants and Toddlers
Presented by ITSN (Infant Toddler Specialist Network)
Description:
This IN-PERSON training session will help participants learn how brain development (in the first three years of life) affects children’s development, how infants and toddlers gain knowledge, the areas of development in infants and toddlers, the ages and stages of infant and toddler development, and finally characteristics of effective caregivers who work closely with infants and toddlers daily.
CLASS Dimensions:
- Infant: Facilitated Exploration
- Toddler: Facilitation of Learning and Development
This training will be held in person at Center For Child And Family Services located at 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd Suite 400, Newport News, VA 23606
How to register:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpde-hqT4tE9TBzu1ZELprzKKzQ5oL-1D6
Tireless Toddlers
Presented by ITSN (Infant Toddler Specialist Network)
Description: Toddlers have an abundant amount of energy that never seems to end! This workshop will assist in understanding active toddlers, identifying how to support their activity level in group settings as well as providing activities and experiences to channel the never-ending energy. Challenges to incorporating physical activity such as space and outside time that occur in child care settings will be discussed. Ideas and strategies to enhance daily physical activity will also be shared.
CLASS Dimensions: Toddler - Facilitation of Learning and Development, Regard for Child Perspectives
How to register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkc-2oqDwvEt0bPort5XrS19quhpbPgzyL
Director Forum Webinar: “Positive Leadership: Reaching Your Infant & Toddler Staff Through Encouragement”
Presented by ITSN (Infant Toddler Specialist Network)
Are you tired of just managing the daily events? Do you wish you had the skills to be a true leader? Leadership is about vision, about getting people to "build in" to what your organization is doing, and empowering people to get the job done. It is important that we build our skills as leaders so we are able to serve others. We want to help those around us, as well as our community, to ensure a greater good.
CLASS Dimensions: Infant – Relational Climate
Toddler – Positive Climate
How to register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrdemqpzotE9KN7fClMf2JQ5w-WL7fi2qQ
