October 1, 2011

ORIENTATION

CDA 1 & 8

$45

9 AM – 3:30 PM

For: New staff

Training Level 1

Trainer:

Linda Bratton

Location:

Country Inn & Suites,  I-64 & Blankenbaker Pkwy, Louisville
Exit 17, approx 1 ½ miles from Gene Snyder Freeway

KY Curriculum as mandated for new staff by KRS 199.896 and KRS 199.8982

October 1, 2011

Exploring Emergent Curriculum and the Power of Play

CDA 1 & 3

$20

9 AM - Noon

For: Ages 3 – 5 years

Training Level 3

Trainer:

Theresa Stewart

Location:

The Children’s Center @ YUM, 5200  Commerce Crossings, Louisville (Preston Hwy & Gene Snyder Freeway)

It is only through the active, meaningful engagement and experimentation with objects and people that children can begin to construct their knowledge, logical reasoning and develop social relationships. This happens most easily through children’s play and socialization experiences.  Explore how to plan for an environment that speaks directly to children’s interests.

October 1, 2011

Intentionality in Teaching: Child-Guided vs. Adult-Guided Learning

CDA 2 & 3

$20

1 – 4 PM

For: Ages 3 – 5 years

Training Level 3

Trainer:

Theresa Stewart

Location:

The Children’s Center @ YUM, 5200  Commerce Crossings, Louisville (Preston Hwy & Gene Snyder Freeway)

Building intentionality into teaching is crucial for children’s success in school and life. Explore the appropriateness of using adult-guided vs. child-guided experiences in your classroom.

October 15, 2011

Cradling Literacy: Effective Teaching Strategies for Supporting Social-Emotional Literacy

CDA 3

$45

9 AM – 4 PM

For: Ages 3 – 5 years

Training Level 3

Trainer:

Nicki Patton Rowe

Location:

Fairfield Inn, I-64 &  Blankenbaker Pkwy, Louisville  Exit 17, approx 1 ½ miles from Gene Snyder Freeway

Social-emotional literacy is a child’s ability to recognize, label and understand feelings. It underlies a child’s ability to regulate his/her emotions and build positive relationships. During this session, participants will learn how to be more intentional about teaching social-emotional skills, using books and other strategies to promote the development of friendship skills, feeling vocabularies, anger management skills, etc.

October 20, 2011
Thursday

Phonological Awareness: Helping Children Understand Words, Syllables, and Smaller Pieces of Sound

CDA 2

$20

6 – 9 PM

For: Ages 3 – 5 years

Training Level 3

Trainer:

Anna Hall

Location:

Country Inn & Suites,  I-64 & Blankenbaker Pkwy, Louisville
Exit 17, approx 1 ½ miles from Gene Snyder Freeway

This workshop will focus on fun ways to teach children to discriminate between words in language to separate syllables in words, and to identify and discriminate between sounds and phonemes in language.

October 22, 2011

Managing Autism in Your Classroom

CDA 1 & 3

$45

9 AM – 4 PM

For: Ages 3 – 5 years/ SA

Training Level 3

Trainer:

Sue Daniel

Location:

Fairfield Inn, I-64 &  Blankenbaker Pkwy, Louisville  Exit 17, approx 1 ½ miles from Gene Snyder Freeway

Presentation of curriculum, material adaptation, behavior interventions and language supports for children identified with Autism. Child care providers will acquire techniques, information, and skills allowing them to successfully manage children with Autism and support their families in successful child care placement.

October 25, 2011
Tuesday

Leadership Basics: Facebook and other Technology in the Workplace

CDA 5 & 6

$20

6 – 9 PM

For: All staff/ D/ AD

Training Level 3

Trainer:

Dr. Telly Sellars

Location:

Country Inn & Suites,  I-64 & Blankenbaker Pkwy, Louisville
Exit 17, approx 1 ½ miles from Gene Snyder Freeway

Participants will learn how technology in the workplace can impact leadership fundamentals such as teamwork, communication, and trust. This workshop will review technologies that directly impact the changing workplace environment, including FACEBOOK, email, and telephone etiquette.

October 29, 2011

How We Become Who We Are: Brain Development in Children and What is Important for the Early Childhood Educator to Know

CDA 8

$25

9 AM – Noon

For: Ages 3 – 5 years

Training Level 3

Trainer:

H. Otto Kaak, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics UK

Location:

Fairfield Inn, I-64 &  Blankenbaker Pkwy, Louisville  Exit 17, approx 1 ½ miles from Gene Snyder Freeway

What is Important for the Early Childhood Educator to Know

October 29, 2011

Exploring Science for Winter Months

CDA 2

$20

1 – 4 PM

For: Ages 3 – 5 years

Training Level 3

Trainer:

Felicia Alfred

Location:

Fairfield Inn, I-64 &  Blankenbaker Pkwy, Louisville  Exit 17, approx 1 ½ miles from Gene Snyder Freeway

Teachers will learn how to put WOW into their Science activities.

October 29, 2001
OLDHAM COUNTY

How to Use Books and Dramatic Play to Turn “Ordinary ” Playtime into “Extraordinary” Playtime

CDA 2 & 3

$45

9 AM – 4 PM

For: Ages 3 – 5 years

Training Level 4

Trainer:

Nicki Patton Rowe

Location:

Oldham County Public Library,
308 Yager Ave., LaGrange KY

Join us at this hands-on, interactive session and learn what it takes to turn “ordinary story times and pretend play” into opportunities that promote brain development, stimulates language development and promotes literacy.  You will learn: 1) what is going on in the brain as children learn to read, 2) how to use dialogic reading to turn story time into conversation time, 3) ideas for using books and other props to enhance dramatic play, and more.