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| *NEW* From Challenge to Connection - Preventing Expulsion in Early Childhood Settings | Describe alternatives to expulsion in early childhood settings and the role of challenging behavior in preschool expulsion. Recognize individualized child support plans and supportive transitions that help children and families feel successful and supported. Identify proactive strategies that support children, families, and early childhood educators and help prevent expulsion. This is an online self-study course.Knowledge and Competency Framework Area - II.C: Promoting Social and Emotional Development (5 Hours)X: Working with Multilingual Preschoolers and Their Families (5 Hours)CDA Content Area -III: Positive ways to support children’s social and emotional development (10 Hours)Level 1- ExploresThis self-study was written by Beth Menninga, M.A.Ed. Beth worked in the early childhood field for more than 40 years and continues to advocate for full funding of child care in her semi-retirement. Her experience includes serving as the Coaching Manager at CICC, as well as working as a preschool teacher and child care center director. For the past 25 years, her work has focused on professional development in the areas of infant and toddler caregiving, early literacy, early math, and relationship-based practices. | Course |
| *NEW* Leading With Care: Trauma-Informed Practices In Early Childhood Education | Analyze how trauma-informed leadership practices create emotionally safe, relationship-based early childhood programs where children, families, and educators can thrive. Evaluate the impact of trauma and stress on regulation, behavior, relationships, and workplace culture while designing practical strategies that support resilience through reflective leadership, compassionate policies, and responsive caregiving practices. Develop regulation, connection, and cultures of care that strengthen the ability to lead supportive, healing-centered early childhood communities. Knowledge and Competency Framework Area -IX: Trauma Informed Care (10 Hours)CDA Content Area -III: Positive ways to support children’s social and emotional development (10 Hours)Level 3 - Designs & LeadsThis self-study was written by Shauna Taradash, an early childhood education professional with over 18 years of experience. She holds a Master’s in Social Psychology from Stanford University, and her expertise spans psychology, race and ethnic studies, parent relationships, preschool management, and leadership development. Shauna is the founder and lead consultant of Underground Education, specializing in professional development and cultural transformation, and she serves as an adjunct professor of psychology and ethnic studies at Las Positas College.A lifelong learner, Shauna is a published writer and Public Voices fellow with The OpEd Project and the National Black Child Development Institute. She is also a dancer and actor with the Belonging Residence Company and Liberation Academy. | Course |
| 5 Estrategias efectivas de gestión del aula que se centran en la educación de la primera infancia (5 Effective Classroom Management Strategies That Focus On Early Childhood Education) | Únase a Karina Elze, miembro de la junta directiva en CICC y anteriormente especialista en RBPD, mientras habla con Susana Villegas, maestra de Pre-K. Ellas compartirán una combinación de estrategias para administrar su salón de clases de Pre-K, abordando estilos de aprendizaje que se enfoquen en los estudiantes y de esta manera motivarlos a aprender más.Join Karina Elze, board member at CICC and former RBPD specialist, as she speaks with Susana Villegas, Pre-K teacher. They will share a combination of strategies for managing your Pre-K classroom, addressing learning styles that focus on students and thus motivate them to learn more. | Podcast |
| 50 Calm-Down Ideas to Try with Kids of All Ages | Navigating childhood challenges can be stressful, and sometimes deep breathing isn't the solution that works for your child. When your child is in need of tension relief, try one of these 50 calm-down techniques. | Document |
| 7 Secrets to Toddler Discipline | Just saying “no” doesn’t always work. How to get your child to live and learn -- and not lose your cool in the process. | Document |
| 8 Tips for Helping Kids with Social Skills Issues Cope with the Holiday Season | For kids with social skills issues, holiday events can pose challenges and create stress. Use these eight simple tips to help your child successfully navigate this very social season. | Document |
| 89 Percent of Parents Would Have Emotionally Healthier Kids If They Stopped This 1 Habit | Researchers found a connection between parents who stopped to interact with devices such as phones, tablets, or laptops during time with their children and those children's behavioral problems, including hyperactivity, whining, and tantrums. | Document |
| Activity Level--Children Who Need to Move! | Cindy and Priscilla discuss a temperament trait that is commonly associated with challenging behaviors in early childhood settings: activity level. While we often think first about a child who is really busy, children who have a low activity level need adaptations to the environment as well in order to have successful experiences. Listen to this podcasts for some strategies as you think about children and their movement in your programs. | Podcast |
| Adaptability and Mood--How to Help Children with Change | Some children have difficulty when it comes to adjusting to attempts to change or influence what they are doing. Change is often hard for many of us when we are doing something we really enjoy! When you also factor in a child’s natural mood, you can find yourself in a struggle with a young child. In this podcast, Cindy and Priscilla will talk about ideas to help children who may struggle with adapting to changes in their world. | Podcast |
| ADHD data and trends information | 2001 Data on ADHD from the Child Trends Data Bank | Document |
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