Powerfully Present and Emotionally Responsive
2020-07-27 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | KY
Participants will read NAEYC article “Culturally Responsive Strategies to Support Young Children with Challenging Behavior” and be prepared to discuss during the live session. Participants will further explore five culturally responsive core strategies to promote positive teacher relationships with young children and minimize challenging behavior: learn about children and families, develop and teach expectations, take the child’s perspective, teach and model empathy, and use group times to discuss conflict.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 3 CDA 3 CC 1 Audience-All
2 Credit Hours

Orientation
2020-07-28 13:00 - 2020-07-29 15:00 | KY
This six hour professional development workshop provides overviews of child abuse/neglect, developmentally appropriate practices, and health & safety practices. It is required of all new child care staff within the first 90 days of hire. This class will be taught in two 2-hour zoom classes with homework in between for a total of 6 hours of content. You must be able to participate in both classes (Tuesday, July 28 1:00-3:00PM and Wednesday, July 29 1:00-3:00PM) and complete the required assignment to receive credit for this class.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 1 CDA 1,2,3,8 CC 1,2,4 Audience-All
6 Credit Hours

Mistaken Goals and Motivation
2020-07-30 13:00 - 14:00 | KY
During this session, participants will explore how children’s internal force comes in conflict with the external force. Teachers will gain knowledge about why a child will persistently display challenging behavior even after the caregiver has been working on the behavior with the child.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 2 CDA 3 CC 1 Audience-All
2 Credit Hours

Routines, Rituals and Research with Preschool Children
2020-08-11 17:30 - 19:30 | KY
As we move into the “new normal” and progress towards fall; routines, rituals and research have become an important part of our lives and the lives of our children and families. How can we reflect and reconsider our classroom routines based upon the needs of the children? Routines are a collection of daily practices that create encounters with children, the adults, and the environment. What daily practices would you like to reconsider or reinvent within your classrooms? Rituals are often special practices that are repeated to create habitual behaviors, for example greeting a child or saying goodbye can be rituals that promote social interaction and care between classmates. Rituals differ from routines because they create a shared sense of everyday life. What parts of life within the context of your classroom would you like to share among the children? Join us for a discussion on how to add rituals into your classroom which promote the sharing of experiences between children and adults.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 3 CDA 8 CC 1 Audience-Preschool
2 Credit Hours

Orientation
2020-08-15 10:00 - 2020-08-22 12:00 | KY
This six hour professional development workshop provides overviews of child abuse/neglect, developmentally appropriate practices, and health & safety practices. It is required of all new child care staff within the first 90 days of hire. This class will be taught in two 2-hour zoom classes with homework in between for a total of 6 hours of content. You must be able to participate in both classes (Saturday, August 15 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM and Saturday, August 22 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM) and complete the required assignment to receive credit for this class.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 1 CDA 1,2,3,8 CC 1,2,4 Audience-All
6 Credit Hours

Observing Infants and Toddlers and Understanding Non-Verbal Communication
2020-08-18 18:30 - 19:30 | KY
Learn about, discuss and practice the art of observing infants and toddlers to correctly interpret their non-verbal communication and support their interests and developmental needs.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 2 CDA 7 CC 5 Audience-Infant/Toddler
2 Credit Hours

Valuing Diversity: Developing a Deeper Understanding of All Young Children’s Behavior
2020-08-19 13:00 - 15:00 | KY
Learn about and discuss how everything we do is processed through our own cultural backgrounds and explore how to develop a strong understanding of other cultures that will give every child a fair chance to succeed.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 2 CDA 5 CC 3 Audience-Infant/Toddler
3 Credit Hours

Learn About the Art of Emotion Coaching With Small Children Who Have Big Feelings.
2020-08-24 17:30 - 19:00 | KY
Please join us to learn about the art of emotion coaching with small children who have big feelings! The interactive session will provide you with opportunities to reflect about your emotional heritage and consider how that heritage is impacting your teaching practices today. During the session you will be introduced to the five-step model and spend time thinking how to effectively implement emotion coaching within your classroom environment. By the end of the session you will have greater levels of self awareness, improved listening skills, and a deeper understanding of how to see children’s emotions in a new way. In addition, you will be given specific classroom strategies that support emotion-based coaching in order to help improve interactions with young children when emotions are running high.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 3 CDA 3 CC 1 Audience-All
2 Credit Hours

Now We are at a Crossroads!
2020-08-25 10:00 - 11:00 | KY
The events of this year have challenged us in numerous ways, and through those challenges, we have been given the opportunity for innovation. During this session, participants will listen to a podcast and answer some reflective questions to prepare for our time together as we explore how to re-imagine our work to support a strong image of every child and how the role of the educator is to rethink the curriculum to allow for anti-bias practices.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 2 CDA 3 CC 4 Audience-All
2 Credit Hours

Playing to Learn and Learning from Play! Infants and Toddlers at Play!
2020-09-01 17:30 - 19:30 | KY
Please join us for a 2 hour session on the power of play. Play is an important component of human development. Research has shown that play is essential to our health and well-being. Discover the value of play and the significant benefits that play adds to our health and wellness. Learn about the rapid brain development occurring in the first three years of life and how play supports healthy brain development. During the session we will discuss the developmental milestones that occur in infancy and through the toddler years (specifically birth to three years old). By the end of session, you will have gained greater knowledge about the value of play and will have ideas, strategies, and approaches to enhance play experiences for babies and toddlers.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 2 CDA 8 CC 1 Audience-Infant/Toddler
2 Credit Hours

Director’s Roundtable- Creating Equitable Program Policies
2020-09-10 12:00 - 14:00 | KY
Discuss the meaning and importance of equity in program policies. Learn tips for reviewing and updating your current policies to ensure they reflect equity and inclusion for staff, families and children.
This workshop is free thanks to the generous sponsorship by the Jefferson County Community Early Childhood Council through a grant from the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 3 CDA 5 CC 7 Audience-Directors
2 Credit Hours

Orientation
2020-09-12 10:00 - 2020-09-19 12:00 | KY
This six hour professional development workshop provides overviews of child abuse/neglect, developmentally appropriate practices, and health & safety practices. It is required of all new child care staff within the first 90 days of hire. This class will be taught in two 2-hour zoom classes with homework in between for a total of 6 hours of content. You must be able to participate in both classes (Saturday, September 12 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM and Saturday, September 19 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM) and complete the required assignment to receive credit for this class.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 1 CDA 1,2,3,8 CC 1,2,4 Audience-All
6 Credit Hours

Achieving 21st Century Skills with Preschool Children! Creating Classrooms of Collaboration Using a Project-Based Approach!
2020-09-15 17:30 - 19:30 | KY
Critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication and emotional literacy are the skills children need to succeed in our classrooms and in the future! Please join us for a discussion on how project-based learning can support children in gaining 21 st century skills. During the session we will explore how open-ended materials and loose parts can foster a culture of creativity and wonder within your classroom. In addition we will explore the value of communication and learning, specifically using documentation as a tool to advance the teacher’s thinking and the
thinking of the children involved in the project. Lastly, we will learn how open-ended and child-centered projects build social-emotional competency.
This workshop is free thanks to the generous sponsorship by the Jefferson County Community Early Childhood Council through a grant from the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 3 CDA 2 CC 4 Audience-Preschool
2 Credit Hours

How to Support Families
2020-09-21 18:30 - 19:30 | KY
Explore and practice strength-based strategies to build supportive relationships with families. Maintaining those relationships during a pandemic when teachers and families may not have face to face contact, poses unique challenges but is not impossible.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 2 CDA 4 CC 6 Audience-All
2 Credit Hours

Developing Thinking Skills in Young Children
2020-09-24 16:30 - 18:30 | KY
Discuss, learn and reflect how to support children in developing critical thinking skills, such as problem solving. The ability to think critically is an essential skill and it starts to develop in very young children when they have many opportunities to play, ask open-ended questions and develop their own hypotheses and solutions. Learn practical strategies to use in their classrooms.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 2 CDA 2 CC 1 Audience-All
3 Credit Hours

No Internet Connection Needed
2020-09-29 18:30 - 19:30 | KY
Gain a better understanding of why disconnecting children from screen time is valuable. Participants will be required before the class begins to read an article with reflective questions and then discuss it during our time together.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 2 CDA 2 CC 1 Audience-All
2 Credit Hours

Strengthening Families
2020-10-06 16:30 - 18:30 | KY
Want to help families and not sure of where to start? Start here by learning about protective factors through the Strengthening Families framework that can help alleviate stress for families. Participants will join a 2-hour discussion through Zoom to discuss how assisting and supporting families can strengthen family relationships. The discussion will also lend itself to what deciding what changes can happen in our everyday practices to support families.
Pre-work will be required to earn the full credit hours that consists of a self-assessment to be discussed during the class.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 2 CDA 3, 4 CC 1, 6 Audience-All
3 Credit Hours
This professional development opportunity is brought to you free of charge thanks to the generous support of the Kosair Charities Face It Movement

Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma: presented by Face It
2020-10-07 10:00 - 12:00 | KY
Pediatric abusive head trauma (PAHT), or shaken baby syndrome, is a severe form of child abuse that most often involves infants. In this FREE virtual Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma Prevention & Recognition training, participants will learn the early signs of maltreatment and the various injuries and conditions that may result from vigorous shaking, slamming, or impacting the head of an infant or young child. They will also be provided tools for dealing with a crying infant and ways to share information with parents to prevent abuse from occurring.
Training objectives are to review the statistics of abusive head trauma; to define and describe abusive head trauma and its associated injuries; to discuss risk factors and prevention, and to understand the outcomes for victims.

In partnership with the Kosair Charities Face It Movement, 4-C is co-hosting this free virtual training. Registration and training credit will be provided through Face It.
Click here to register.

Directors Roundtable
2020-10-08 12:00 - 14:00 | KY
We are in the middle of some unprecedented times in so many ways! 2020 has sure thrown us for a loop. As Directors, we have had to make decisions we have never thought about and care for people in ways we never dreamed. But have we taken care of ourselves? Join us at this Director’s Roundtable to discover the importance of self-care, develop your own customized self-care plan and determine the steps for putting your plan into action. This roundtable format will allow us to participate in rich discussions and develop relationships that will help us all feel supported. Director’s Roundtables in October, November and December will focus on different aspects of self care and your self care plan. You will receive the greatest benefit by attending all three but it is not required.
This workshop is free thanks to the generous sponsorship by the Jefferson County Community Early Childhood Council through a grant from the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Audience-Directors
2 Credit Hours

Orientation
2020-10-10 10:00 - 2020-10-17 12:00 | KY
This six hour professional development workshop provides overviews of child abuse/neglect, developmentally appropriate practices, and health & safety practices. It is required of all new child care staff within the first 90 days of hire. This class will be taught in two 2-hour zoom classes with homework in between for a total of 6 hours of content. You must be able to participate in both classes (Saturday, October 10 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM and Saturday, October 17 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM) and complete the required assignment to receive credit for this class.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 1 CDA 1,2,3,8 CC 1,2,4 Audience-All
6 Credit Hours

Teaching with Respect
2020-10-13 16:30 - 18:00 | KY
Using group discussion, role play and reflective questions, participants will learn what teaching with respect means, looks like and why it is important. Teaching with respect, in part, requires knowing child growth and development and understanding how that is connected to having realistic expectations for children. Additionally, participants will practice strategies such as using encouragement instead of praise, to implement teaching with respect.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 2 CDA 3 CC 1 Audience-All
2 Credit Hours

That’s a Different Point of View!
2020-10-14 13:00 - 15:00 | KY
During this session participants will discover the benefits of looking at different points of view to gain multiple perspectives. Understanding where different perspectives comes from is a huge gain when considering lesson planning. How we see children also affects in what experiences we offer to children.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 2 CDA 7 CC 4 Audience-All
2 Credit Hours

Beyond Measure: Film Screening and Discussion
2020-10-14 18:30 - 19:30 | KY
In Beyond Measure, we set out to challenge the assumptions of our current education story. Rather than ask why our students fail to measure up, this film asks us to reconsider the greater purpose of education. What if our education system valued personal growth over test scores? Put inquiry over mimicry? Encouraged passion over rankings? What if we decided that the higher aim of school was not the transmission of facts or formulas, but the transformation of every student? And what if this paradigm-shift was driven from the ground up? By students, parents, and educators? By all of us? In Beyond Measure, we find a revolution brewing in public schools across the country. From rural Kentucky to New York City, schools that are breaking away from an outmoded, test-driven education are shaping a new vision for our classrooms. These are schools that see critical thinking, communication, exploration, experimentation, collaboration, and creativity as the key to good education. And they are dramatically improving outcomes for children of all backgrounds. They are schools where practically every
student graduates and goes on to finish college.
Participants will register through Eventbrite. You will be sent a link to screen the film, Beyond Measure. You must view the film between October 7 and 14 and participate in the follow-up session on October 14, 2020 to receive 2.5 hours of credit. This is a 2-part class. Everyone who registers for the film screening will also be sent a Zoom link to the follow up discussion on October 14 from 6:30-7:30PM. The cost is free.
Click here to register for the film screening and discussion.
Level 2 CDA 6 CC 6 Audience-All
2.5 Credit Hours

Child Growth and Development 101 (for infants and toddlers)
2020-10-22 17:30 - 19:30 | KY
Let’s get back to the basics of research-based child development and practice identifying developmental skills in children. Is what you are expecting from your children developmentally appropriate? Please join us for a two hour discussion about the science, research and typical development of children from birth to age three. By the end of the session, each participant will have greater knowledge about the four domains of learning: social-emotional, physical, cognitive and language.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 3 CDA 8 CC 1 Audience-Infant/Toddler
2 Credit Hours

Early Childhood Outdoor Science Explorations
2020-10-24 09:00 - 11:00 | Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C), 908 S. 8th Street, Suite 201, Louisville, KY, 40203, United States
Discover cool science props that can be used outdoors! Create a resource list and brainstorm about your own ideas of what you can take back to your center.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 2 CDA 2 CC 4 Audience-All
2 Credit Hours

Playing to learn and learning from play! Preschoolers at Play!
2020-11-05 17:30 - 19:30 | KY
Please join us for a 2 hour session on the power of play. Play is an important component of human development. Research has shown that play is essential to our health and well-being. Discover the value of play and the significant benefits that play adds to our health and wellness. Learn about the rapid brain development that occurs in the first three years of life and how play supports healthy brain development. During the session we will discuss the developmental milestones that occur between the ages of three to five years old. By the end of session, you will have gained greater knowledge about the value of play and will have ideas, strategies, and approaches to enhance play experiences for preschool children.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 3 CDA 8 CC 1 Audience-All
2 Credit Hours

Tools to Promote and Support Your Child Care Program
2020-11-07 10:00 - 11:30 | KY
Discover new tools to help your child care program thrive. Learn how to access and use the Kentucky Shared Services platform, which is specifically designed for child care providers, including tools for marketing, free job postings, family resources, and templates for policies, handbooks, communications…and more!
This free workshop is sponsored by The Kosair Charities Face It Movement.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Credit Hours 1.5
Level 3 CDA 5 CC 7 Audience-D

Supporting School Age Children
2020-11-11 17:00 - 19:00 | KY
This class is designed to help understand school age behavior and how as an adult you can support behaviors that will lead to better outcomes for the child. In this session we will discover the elements that make school agers so unique in their development.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 3 CDA 3 CC 1 Audience-School Age
2 Credit Hours

Directors Roundtable - Self-Care for Early Childhood Professionals
2020-11-12 12:30 - 14:30 | KY
We are in the middle of some unprecedented times in so many ways! 2020 has sure thrown us for a loop. As directors, we have had to make decisions we have never thought about and care for people in ways we never dreamed. But have we taken care of ourselves? Join us at this Directors Roundtable to discover the importance of self-care, develop your own customized self-care plan and determine the steps for putting your plan into action. This roundtable format will allow us to participate in rich discussions and develop relationships that will help us all feel supported. Directors Roundtables in November and December will focus on different aspects of self care and your self-care plan.
This workshop is free thanks to the generous sponsorship by the Jefferson County Community Early Childhood Council through a grant from the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 3 CDA 6 CC 3 Audience-Directors
2 Credit Hours

The Struggle is Real!
2020-11-14 10:00 - 11:30 | KY
Learn about developmental milestones around social and emotional development. Through a pre-reading text assignment and short videos in the training, gain skills to recognize what a child is telling us and to themselves. Understanding the best way to support the child will also build positive relationships with adults and peers in their life.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 2 CDA 3 CC 1 Audience-All
2 Credit Hours
