Professional Development Update
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March 3, 2011
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Upcoming Professional Development Events
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2nd Annual Inclusion Conference
Sensory Solutions in the Classroom
Featuring Cecilia Cruse, MS, OTR/L
Children with learning differences, attention issues, along the autism spectrum and/or developmental disabilities often face multiple challenges in the classroom with the sometimes overwhelming demands on their sensory systems. Have a child that just won’t sit still? Having difficulty getting that one student to stay on task? Wondering why that child has a meltdown every day? Come along on this journey and review the basics of sensory integration and how it impacts development and learning. Participants will be earn 4 hours of annual inservice training. CEUs also available.
When?
Saturday March 19, 2011
8:00 am to 1:00 pm
Where?
St Ignatius Early Child Center and Life Center
725 E. Orange Street
Tarpon Springs
How much?
$18 per person (includes snack)
Additional $15 for 0.4 Early Childhood CEUs
Sign me up! (See Area 8)
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Summer's Coming (And Fall's Not Far Behind!)
Seventeenth Annual School Age Workshop
Presented by the School Age Coalition of Pinellas County and funded by the Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas County will be held at Pinellas Park High School, 6305 118th Ave. N., Largo FL 33773 on March 19, 2011. The Participants will receive 4 hours of training for attending all break out sessions. Cost is free.
Breakout sessions feature topics such as:
- Hands-On Activities
- Behavior Management
- Administration
- Middle School
Register Now (See Area 8)!
*Please note the corrected date. The workshop will be held March 19th, not March 6th.*
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Step Up Scholarships: Summer 2011
Would you like to earn your A. S. degree in Early Childhood? Are you due to renew your CDA or CDA/E? College courses aren't cheap, that's why the Early Learning Coalition offers the STEP UP Scholarship program. Formal education can take your professional development to a new level. Each year legislation is presented that would require all VPK teachers to have a bachelor's degree and assistants to have a CDA/E. It hasn't passed yet, but it could someday. (There's even a bill pending right now).
A STEP UP scholarship provides assistance to directors, child care center teachers and family child care home providers who are renewing their CDA or CDA/E (now the FCCPC), obtaining or renewing their director credential, or continuing the A. S. degree in Early Childhood Education.
Interested? Click here for more information.
Don't miss the deadline, applications are due no later than April 2, 2011 at 5 p.m.
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Notice: Possible Training Cancellation
The training opportunity listed below currently have low enrollment and are at risk of possible cancellation. The Coalition requires a minimum of 10 participants at a training. If you are interested in participating in one of these opportunities, please click the link to register. In the event that a training must be cancelled, the Coalition will notify all registered participants and refunds will be issued. If you don't here anything, you can assume the training has NOT been cancelled.
Tackling the Challenge of Supervision with Multiage Groups in FCCH
As Family Child Care Providers you are continually challenged with having different age groups of children in your care at one time. This workshop will present ideas of how you can work with all age groups in a cohesive learning environment. We will brainstorm solutions to optimize supervision of multiage group children that play and learn together. Participants will return to their program with learning activities that you can do with the children in their care.
Tuesday, March 8th at
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
First Baptist Preschool
5495 Park Blvd.
Pinellas Park, FL 33781
Register Now! (See Area 1 – Healthy, Safety, and Nutrition)
*If there are less than 10 participants, registration will be closed March 4th and the training will be cancelled.
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Click here to see our current training schedule
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Sponsorship by Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas County. Inc., State of Florida and Agency for Workforce Innovation.