Tag Archives: Online Courses

Spotlights on Innovative Practices: Learning Management Systems— Sharing and Accessing Professional Development Resources

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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

3:00–4:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)

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This webinar will outline the benefits of developing a repository of course modules designed for early learning professionals and the ways in which administrators of state learning management systems (LMS) can join the effort. Listen to representatives from Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island as they discuss their respective LMSs, involvement with the repository, and a description of currently available materials. Join the webinar to see how your state might get involved! 

Who Should Participate

This webinar will be of interest to professional development system leaders, LMS administrators, and related staff members.

Viewing the Webinar

Select this Web link to register for the webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Questions

If you have questions, contact the National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning at ecdtl@ecetta.info or call (toll-free) at (844) 261-3752.

Implementing Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) Hearing Screening and Follow-up: A Four-Session Interactive Web Class

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Four Sessions: Feb. 6, Feb. 9, Feb. 13, and Feb. 16

Time:  1 p.m. EST

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The ECHO Initiative is offering a new interactive web class series to help prepare Head Start and Early Head Start staff to provide quality Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) hearing screening to young children. This series consists of four live, web-based sessions and each session will run about an hour. Each session also includes skill-based assignments that allow participants to practice the concepts covered during the session presentations.

Topics for the web class include how to:

  • Plan and implement an OAE hearing screening program
  • Explain how OAE screening works
  • Conduct OAE screenings on young children
  • Outline the necessary follow-up steps when a child does not pass the screening
  • Access resources for tracking children through the screening and follow-up protocol
  • Access additional tools and resources that support successful quality improvement

Who Should Attend?

This practical, hands-on skill-development class is intended for individuals working in programs that are committed to providing OAE hearing screening to the young children they serve. Programs are encouraged to have more than one staff member attend the class series to maximize practice and retention of material.

How to Participate

There is no cost for the web class, but participants will need to have functional OAE screening equipment and be able to practice screening young children during the session. Detailed information and a registration link can be accessed on the KidsHearing.org website. Advance registration for each participant is required. The deadline to register is Jan. 25, 2017.Questions?For more information, contact the ECHO Initiative at echo.ncham@usu.edu.

Source: Save-the-date from the Office of Head Start

Strategies to Support and Encourage Healthy Active Living course

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November 2014

The Strategies to Support and Encourage Healthy Active Living course is an online, interactive self-study course for Head Start and Early Head Start staff. It is focused on healthy, active living for children and families. Practice building skills to effectively communicate and engage with families around creating and maintaining a healthy, active lifestyle.

Source: The Head Start National Center on Health and the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center

Available at: http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/health/healthy-active-living/story.html

Child Care Health Advocate Credit and Non Credit Program

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As a collaborative partner with the Early Childhood Education Linkage System (ECELS/Healthy Child Care Pennsylvania), the Center for Healthcare Education provides health professionals with consultation, training and technical assistance to improve early childhood education programs within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Child Care Health Advocate – Credit Program

Child Care Health Advocate (EARL160) – Health advocates are early childhood practitioners (directors, lead teacher, family child care providers) who see to it that their program integrates best practices in health, safety and nutrition, even though they may not perform those practices directly themselves. The course is intended to prepare the Child Care Practitioner to function in the role of a Child Care Health Advocate (CCHA). The course will address 15 different health and safety modules as a resource for child care directors, teachers, assistant teachers and child care practitioners. The Child Care Health Advocate who will be working in a child care setting will learn to assess, identify and prioritize health and safety needs of children and staff. Available online or on-campus. View the current course offering information (PDF).

Non-Credit Courses include:

  • Fire Safety Awareness
  • Playground & Active Play Safety
  • Emergency Preparedness: Practicing for Performance
  • Security Procedures for ChildCare Facilities
  • OSHA Blood Borne Pathogens
  • Infant and Toddler
  • Asthma
  • Pediatric CPR
  • Common Illness
  • Safe Medications
  • Children w/Special Needs
  • Childhood Obesity
  • Pediatric First Aid
  • Inclusion – Exclusion
  • Color Me Healthy
  • Health & Safety Trends
  • Child Abuse & Neglect
  • Food Allergies
  • Immunizations
  • Oral Health
  • Healthy Snacks
  • Stress & Wellness
  • Current Issues in Children’s Health
  • Personal Care Routines
  • Diapering Procedures
  • Flu Overview
  • Train the Trainer Willing to Teach
  • Color Me Healthy
  • Healthy Children Healthy Smiles
  • Healthy Outcomes for Young Children: Medication Administration in Early Education and Childcare Settings

View descriptions and registration information about currently available health and safety courses for child care providers.

Source: Northampton Community College Serving the Lehigh Valley and beyond.

Free Modules and Lessons

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FPG sponsors or contributes to several free online offerings in the form of Modules and Lessons. These self-paced and easily navigated resources offer important content in engaging formats.

Modules and Lessons include:

In addition, FPG offers Shared Discussion and Learning Areas.

Source: FPG Child Development Institute

Early Childhood Educator Professional Development

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As a collaborative partner with the Early Childhood Education Linkage System ECELS/Healthy Child Care Pennsylvania, the Center for Healthcare Education provides health professionals with consultation, training and technical assistance to improve early childhood education programs within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Child Care Health Advocate – Credit Program

Child Care Health Advocate EARL160 – Health advocates are early childhood practitioners directors, lead teacher, family child care providers who see to it that their program integrates best practices in health, safety and nutrition, even though they may not perform those practices directly themselves. The course is intended to prepare the Child Care Practitioner to function in the role of a Child Care Health Advocate CCHA. The course will address 15 different health and safety modules as a resource for child care directors, teachers, assistant teachers and child care practitioners. The Child Care Health Advocate who will be working in a child care setting will learn to assess, identify and prioritize health and safety needs of children and staff. Available online or on-campus. Please click here to view current course offering information.

Non-Credit Courses include:

  • Fire Safety Awareness
  • Playground & Active Play Safety
  • Emergency Preparedness: Practicing for Performance
  • Security Procedures for ChildCare Facilities
  • OSHA Blood Borne Pathogens
  • Infant and Toddler
  • AsthmaPediatric CPR
  • Common Illness
  • Safe Medications
  • Children w/Special Needs
  • Childhood Obesity
  • Pediatric First Aid
  • Inclusion – Exclusion
  • Color Me Healthy
  • Health & Safety Trends
  • Child Abuse & Neglect
  • Food Allergies
  • Immunizations
  • Oral Health
  • Healthy Snacks
  • Stress & Wellness
  • Current Issues in Childrens Health
  • Personal Care Routines
  • Diapering Procedures
  • Flu Overview
  • Train the Trainer Willing to Teach
  • Color Me Healthy
  • Healthy Children Healthy Smiles
  • Healthy Outcomes for Young Children: Medication Administration in Early Education and Childcare Settings

View descriptions and registration information about currently available health and safety courses for child care providers.

Source: Northampton Community College

Available at: http://www.northampton.edu/center-for-business-and-industry/healthcare-education/continuing-education/early-childhood-educator-professional-development.htm

Positive Behavior Support for Young Children: A Free Online Course

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5/15/14

If you work with young children, you may struggle with challenging behavior. Positive Behavior Support for Young Children is a free, nine-week online course that will begin Tuesday, June 10, 2014. It is being offered by the National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning (NCQTL), in partnership with the University of Washington (UW) College of Education. Dr. Gail Joseph will lead the course. Dr. Joseph is an associate professor of educational psychology and the director of early childhood family studies at UW. She also serves as co-director of NCQTL.

Head Start and Early Head Start staff will learn how to address this problem with evidence-based practices to support the social-emotional development of infants and young children. Explore current research about the development of children with early-onset aggressive behaviors. Staff will discover ways to respond with positive behavioral supports and interventions to promote positive early childhood mental health.

About the Course

Audit this free, nine-week online course for complete access to all of the materials, tests, and the online discussion forum. When you have finished the course, you will be able to:

  • Identify the developmental stages of social-emotional development for infants and young children
  • Identify adult-child interactions that are emotionally supportive and build positive relationships
  • Describe classroom management skills that prevent challenging behavior and increase active engagement in early learning
  • Observe and record a functional behavior assessment of a child in an early care setting
  • Write an individualized behavior support plan based on the assessment

This course is being offered in an experimental format. Students are welcome to audit the course and participate in all activities. You decide what and how much you want to do. Certificates will not be issued.

How to Register

To register or for more information about auditing the course, visit: https://www.edx.org/course/uwashingtonx/uwashingtonx-ecfs312x-positive-behavior-1642#.U3OoIE0U-Ul

Questions?

For more information about this free course, visit: https://www.edx.org/course/uwashingtonx/uwashingtonx-ecfs312x-positive-behavior-1642#.U3OoA00U-Un

via National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning.