As a child care provider, you are in partnership with children in fostering their healthy eating habits. Create a routine and provide nourishing choices. Engage children with smelling, tasting and feeling the food. Have fun while you teach where food comes from. Come join in... (Register)
Wednesday Aug 04 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Steps to Advance Children's Physical and Intellectual Development
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... (Register)
Saturday Aug 07 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Fecha: sábado 7 de agosto del 2021 Hora: 9:00am - 4:00am Únete a THREAD en este día para aprender sobre la formación de un programa exitoso y las mejores prácticas de apoyo para el crecimiento y aprendizaje de los niños(as) con un enfoque entre las edades... (Register)
Thursday Aug 12 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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Positive Ways to Support Children's Social and Emotional Development
Learn how to grow strong and confident young girls who need connections to kind, competent adults yet too often they are asked “to be quiet”, “don’t climb” and “stay clean.” How can we teach them from a very young age to be brave? We will look at ways... (Register)
Monday Aug 16 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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Considering your Fall 2021 semester at University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA)? Don’t miss this special session with Hilary Seitz, Ph.D., professor of UAA’s Early Childhood Education program. Learn about: Available courses in the UAA system The importance of continuing your... (Register)
Tuesday Aug 17 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Like to play? Keep the kids engaged and expand their learning through your dramatic play center. Come share some ideas for creative dramatic play centers. Have a great center you’ve used in your classroom? Bring your ideas and creativity to share with the group! This... (Register)
Wednesday Aug 18 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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This is a continuation of New Center Director Guide. In part I, we dissected your new role as a program manager with a review of your job description. In part II, we focused on the operations of your program, introduce the topics of financial budgeting, enrollment, child care management... (Register)
Thursday Aug 19 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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This training will provide an introduction to Learn & Grow and what this means for you and your program. This session will review the quality standards, how your programs can move through the various levels of quality and what supports are available for you and your program. This training... (Register)
Saturday Aug 21 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Strategies to Manage an Effective Program Operation
Directors/Program leaders have a many responsibilities and managing them all can often feel like a stressful balancing act. Your overall responsibility is to create a safe educational environment where learning and care can flourish for children, staff, and families. To do this, you must prioritize... (Register)
Tuesday Aug 24 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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Strategies to Establish Productive Relationships with 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... (Register)
Monday Aug 30 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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As part of an initiative from the Alaska Resilience Initaitive, this “History & Hope" training introduces the audience to the adverse childhood experiences study, and addresses the question "Why are adverse childhood experiences so adverse, and what can we do about it?" ... (Register)
