Courses listed in the Child Development category provide students with a basis of knowledge regarding child development. These course satisfy Maryland core knowledge requirements by covering the following key topics:Child growth and development theories, methods of research and their implications on child and youth care and educationStages and domains of developmentFamilial, cultural, and environmental influences on developmentFacilitation of development through environment, relationships, and playTypical and atypical development.
Child assessment in early childhood refers to gathering and evaluating information about a young child’s development and learning progress. This course offers an overview of Maryland Program Accreditation standards and indicators related to child assessment that educators should consider when making curriculum decisions. This is a competent level training. Pre-Requisite: One year of classroom experience.
Messy play is the open-ended exploration of materials and their properties. Through this course, participants will learn benefits and strategies for including playdough, water play, sand play, and kitchen concoctions as a part of the early learning curriculum.
Teachers often become frustrated with children’s repetitive behaviors such as dumping out toys, playing with the same toys repeatedly, knocking down other children’s block towers, etc. This course helps early childhood educators to understand these actions through the lens of schema theory and how to respond to repetitive behaviors in developmentally appropriate ways.
Delve deep and expand your understanding of emergent writing. In this engaging session, we will break down the concept of emergent writing, explore the crucial stages of its development, and uncover the diverse categories that emerge within this fascinating journey.
Join us for an inspiring workshop, “Children’s Literature: Books That Spark Conversations About Resilience,” where you’ll delve into the heartwarming world of children’s stories that do more than entertain—they teach resilience and inspire courage
Increasingly, early childhood educators are expelling young children from child care programs due to challenging behaviors. This course reviews a more expansive definition and consequences of suspension and expulsion.
Social competence enables children to interact and maintain mutually satisfying relationships with peers. With strong social competence skills, children can better engage in play and other interactions with their peers. In this workshop, participants will learn the seven assets of social competence and support them in the early learning environment.
“Through this workshop, participants will learn ten factors that influence children’s behavior. When early childhood educators recognize challenging behaviors as reactions to environmental conditions and developmental phases, it allows them to respond proactively and in developmentally appropriate ways. “
Through this workshop, participants will learn why young children bite and how the teacher’s perspectives influence their approach to biting incidents. Participants will learn strategies for effectively responding to biting.
The frontal lobe of the brain is the seat of executive function, a term for the cognitive processes that allow us to plan, make decisions and judgments, formulate insight, and assess risk. The maturing of the forward regions of the brain, particularly the frontal lobe, doesn’t occur until late adolescence or early adulthood. Participants will learn […]
