Bring on the Sunshine: Using Literacy as a Springboard for Teaching Social Studies - Pike County
2018-12-05 18:00 - 20:30 UTC | COAD ECE Training Room – Piketon, 191 Seif Road, Piketon, OH, 45661, United States
Participants will explore ways to use books and literacy activities to teach social studies concepts such as social identity, geography, government, and economics, and discuss ways to incorporate families into the lessons.

Instructor – Bring on the Sunshine

Embracing a STEAM Culture Through Preschool Programming - Lawrence County
2018-11-30 13:00 - 15:30, 2018-11-30 09:00 - 11:30 | Lawrence County Head Start Admin. Bldg., South Point, United States
In this session, participants will understand how to integrate STEAM throughout the entire preschool program. Through discussion and hands-on activities, participants will learn how the role of the professional, teaching strategies, and collaborative relationships with families and community partners work together to support the STEAM approach to learning. Prerequisite: STEAM: An Integrated Approach to Learning

Instructor – Angela Kisor

Toxic Stress to Safe Zone Part One - Lawrence County
2018-11-29 18:00 - 21:00 | Wee Shine Preschool, 86 Township Road 1056, Proctorville, OH, 45669, United States
Early experiences of trauma have impact across the lifespan. Part one of this series will explore the effect on child development and navigate responding to trauma’s influence on behavior. Part two of the series will focus on becoming trauma informed early learning professionals, diving into trauma’s impact on parents and professionals and how a trauma informed approach can create safety in the early learning setting. Part three of this series aims to help early learning settings become trauma informed in their approach to care. Not only will we explore SAMHSA’s 10 domains for assessing trauma informed practice, we will develop a plan for expanding trauma informed practice in at least one of the domains in each of our settings.

Instructor – Misty Cole

Social Media: Marketing for Your Child Care Business - Washington County
2018-11-29 18:00 - 20:30 | COAD Training Room, 1500B Greene Street, Marietta, OH, 44663, United States
Learn how to use social media to promote your child care business. This session takes a look at effective best practices and how they can help you grow your business. Learn when to post to reach the most people, what platforms will work the best for your business, how to set social media goals, and more.

Instructor – Kim Horn

STEAM for Administrators: An Integrated Approach - Lawrence County
2018-11-28 10:00 - 12:30 | Lawrence County Head Start Admin. Bldg., South Point, United States
This training consists of two STEAM trainings: the prerequisite training, STEAM: An Integrated Approach to Learning and STEAM in Early Learning Programs: The Role of the Administrator.
In the first session, participants will explore an introduction to the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) approach and will learn the history and benefits of using STEAM-based experiences. Participants will utilize hands-on experiences and discussions in this training.
In the second session, participants will learn how administrators/directors can best support teaching staff in implementing the STEAM approach to learning. Through activities and discussion, participants will learn about the components of STEAM, strategies to encourage the maker movement with staff, and develop a plan for implementing STEAM in their programs.

Instructor – Angela Kisor

Building a Quality Program
2018-11-27 18:00 - 21:00 | Columbiana County DJFS, 7989 Dickey Drive, Lisbon, OH, 44432, United States
This training includes an explanation of the different types of licensing non-compliances and a quick review of the purpose of the non-compliance categories, and their impact on your rating.

Instructor – Aimee Weekley

Program Improvement with Measures of Quality
2018-11-26 12:30 - 15:30 | Beech Grove Head Start, 60901 Beech Grove Lane, Cambridge, OH, 43725, United States
Research has shown that quality programs have a positive impact on child outcomes, school readiness and school success. What is a quality program and how does a program’s vision and desires for the children they care for align with quality measures? Training participants will explore these topics, including quality environment and interaction indicators, and various program assessment tools. An overview on considerations for selecting program assessment tools will also be presented. This training is a prerequisite to attend the other five Measures of Quality Trainings: Using the CLASS, Using the Environment Rating Scales as a Measures of Quality, Selecting and Conducting Program Assessments as Measures of Quality, Using Measures of Quality Data to Inform Practice, and Planning and Implementation Using Measures of Quality.

STEAM: An Integrated Approach to Learning
2018-11-26 09:00 - 11:30 | Beech Grove Head Start, 60901 Beech Grove Lane, Cambridge, OH, 43725, United States
In this session, participants will be given an introduction to the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) approach to learning. Through activities and discussion, participants will learn the history and benefits of using STEAM-based expereinces in the preschool or afterschool classroom.

Starting a Child Care Program
2018-11-14 09:30 - 12:00 | Wayne County DJFS, 356 West North Street, Wooster, OH, 44691, United States
Are you interested in opening a child care center or family child care home in Ohio? Join us for this interactive session to learn how to be a successful child care owner. Topics discussed include types of care; personal and professional attributes; national, state, and local trends in child care; understanding the true cost of care; and the phases of building a strong program. Professional and local community resources to support your business will be shared. Please note: this training does not take the place of the ODJFS Pre-Licensing training requirement.

Exploring STEAM-Related Practices in Preschool Environments
2018-11-09 13:00 - 15:30, 2018-11-09 09:00 - 11:30 | Lawrence County Head Start Admin. Bldg., South Point, United States
In this session, participants will have an opportunity to examine the practices and strategies used to implement the STEAM concept in a preschool environment. Through activites and discussion, participants will learn more about the benefits of child-led experiences and use of the inquiry process.
Prior to registering for this session, participants must complete STEAM: An Integrated Approach to Learning.

ELDS Module 2: Cognition and General Knowledge: Science, 36 Months to Kindergarten Entry - Ashland County
2018-11-08 13:00 - 16:00 | Ashland YMCA, 207 Miller Street, Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
This module is an introduction to cognitive development in the sub-domain of Science during the preschool years, ages 3 to 5, and aligned to the Early Learning and Development Standards in the Cognition and General Knowledge domain. This level II training is for direct service early childhood teachers and professionals to introduce and explore the ELDS content, and offer teaching strategies for supporting development in this sub-domain. It includes the use of the curriculum planning cycle.

Please note that this is a two-day training. You must attend BOTH SESSIONS to receive credit. The second half of this training will be on 2/23/19 at the same location and time.

Instructor – Wendy Thompson

STEAM in Early Learning Programs: The Role of the Administrator
2018-11-07 10:00 - 12:30 | Lawrence County Head Start Admin. Bldg., South Point, United States
In this session, participants will learn how administrators/directors can best support teaching staff in implementing the STEAM approach to learning. Through activities and discussion, participants will learn about the components of STEAM, strategies to encourage the maker movement with staff, and develop a plan for implementing STEAM in their programs.
