Thread Alaska

August 2023

Date / Time	Category / Class	Location	Cost
Aug 2, 2023 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Maintaining a Commitment to Professionalism Introduction to the Alaska Early Childhood Core Knowledge and Competencies (Learn & Grow Level 2 Requirement) Course Description The Alaska’s Early Care and Learning Core Knowledge and Competencies (AK ECCKC) are designed to assist ECL educators develop the many skills needed to provide quality programs for children. This session will provide an introduction to AK ECCKC, how they are organized, and...	STATEWIDE thread Southcentral AK Zoom Video Conferencing	FREE
Aug 5, 2023 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Steps to Advance Children's Physical and Intellectual Development Messing About With Loose Parts In this training session, the goal is to shift your perspective from that of the teacher to the learner by diving into a new, hands-on experience as we explore different materials, ideas, and/or situations to bring more understanding and meaning to the materials. We will also explore the concepts...	ANCHORAGE thread Southcentral AK thread Main Office	FREE
Aug 7, 2023 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Maintaining a Commitment to Professionalism Introduction to Early Learning Guidelines Planning curriculum to achieve important learning goals is one of the aspects for effective teaching of young children. In this training participants will reference the Alaska Early Learning Guidelines (ELG) as a tool to develop intentional planning activities and strategies for supporting...	STATEWIDE thread Southcentral AK Zoom Video Conferencing	FREE
Aug 8, 2023 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Strategies to Establish Productive Relationships with Families Strengthening Families Strengthening Families Protective Factors are new framework for child abuse and neglect prevention and promoting optimal child development. The protective factors shift the focus of child abuse and neglect prevention efforts from family risks and deficits to family strengths and resiliency. By...	STATEWIDE thread Southcentral AK Zoom Video Conferencing	FREE
Aug 19, 2023 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Strategies to Manage an Effective Program Operation Introduction to Environmental Rating Scale Part I - II This training session consists of two (2) parts. Part 1 is for all providers and will be an overview of the Environmental Rating Scales. Provides an overview of the ERS tool. The focus of the ERS is on interactions with young children, health & safety, the...	STATEWIDE thread Southcentral AK Zoom Video Conferencing	FREE
Aug 24, 2023 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM	Public Event Thursdays with thread - Resources for child care programs within and licensed by the Municipality of Anchorage Please join us and hear about all the resources that thread has to offer for programs within and licensed by the Municipality of Anchorage. We will be discussing opportunities for funding, options to join Health Navigator & Telehealth with Docs by Phone, the Calm App, free training-including...	STATEWIDE thread Southcentral AK Zoom Video Conferencing	FREE

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Wednesday Aug 02 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM THREAD SOUTHCENTRAL AK STATEWIDE Maintaining a Commitment to Professionalism Introduction to the Alaska Early Childhood Core Knowledge and Competencies (Learn & Grow Level 2 Requirement) Course Description The Alaska’s Early Care and Learning Core Knowledge and Competencies (AK ECCKC) are designed to assist ECL educators develop the many skills needed to provide quality programs for children. This session will provide an introduction to AK ECCKC, how they are organized, and... (Details)
Saturday Aug 05 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM THREAD SOUTHCENTRAL AK ANCHORAGE Steps to Advance Children's Physical and Intellectual Development Messing About With Loose Parts In this training session, the goal is to shift your perspective from that of the teacher to the learner by diving into a new, hands-on experience as we explore different materials, ideas, and/or situations to bring more understanding and meaning to the materials. We will also explore the concepts... (Details)
Monday Aug 07 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM THREAD SOUTHCENTRAL AK STATEWIDE Maintaining a Commitment to Professionalism Introduction to Early Learning Guidelines Planning curriculum to achieve important learning goals is one of the aspects for effective teaching of young children. In this training participants will reference the Alaska Early Learning Guidelines (ELG) as a tool to develop intentional planning activities and strategies for supporting... (Details)
Tuesday Aug 08 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM THREAD SOUTHCENTRAL AK STATEWIDE Strategies to Establish Productive Relationships with Families Strengthening Families Strengthening Families Protective Factors are new framework for child abuse and neglect prevention and promoting optimal child development. The protective factors shift the focus of child abuse and neglect prevention efforts from family risks and deficits to family strengths and resiliency. By... (Details)
Saturday Aug 19 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM THREAD SOUTHCENTRAL AK STATEWIDE Strategies to Manage an Effective Program Operation Introduction to Environmental Rating Scale Part I - II This training session consists of two (2) parts. Part 1 is for all providers and will be an overview of the Environmental Rating Scales. Provides an overview of the ERS tool. The focus of the ERS is on interactions with young children, health & safety, the... (Details)
Thursday Aug 24 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM THREAD SOUTHCENTRAL AK STATEWIDE Public Event Thursdays with thread - Resources for child care programs within and licensed by the Municipality of Anchorage Please join us and hear about all the resources that thread has to offer for programs within and licensed by the Municipality of Anchorage. We will be discussing opportunities for funding, options to join Health Navigator & Telehealth with Docs by Phone, the Calm App, free training-including... (Details)