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SPARK Learning Lab is passionate about getting the word our to partners from across the state of Indiana.
If you would like SPARK to participate in your meeting, conference or event drop us a line at the form below!
Week of Jun 24th
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SPARK! Strengthen Your Emotional Well-Being: Self-Regulation Techniques to Navigate Difficult Situations (Live Virtual) SPARK! Strengthen Your Emotional Well-Being: Self-Regulation Techniques to Navigate Difficult Situations (Live Virtual)
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June 20, 2023Prolonged exposure to environmental stress, such as challenging behaviors in the classroom, family crises, or community violence, can significantly overload the emotional well-being of early childhood educators and staff. This training aims to equip adults working directly with young children with emotional regulation strategies to nurture, navigate and overcome stress during and after difficult situations.
** Be sure to register in both Indiana Learning Paths and Zoom for this training.
First, sign into Indiana Learning Paths through your I-LEAD account in another browser tab. Then click the link below to access the registration page.
Paths to QUALITY™ Introduction Live Webinar Paths to QUALITY™ Introduction Live Webinar
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June 20, 2023The Paths to QUALITY™(PTQ) Introduction Session is designed to provide you with all the information you will need in order to participate in Indiana’s quality rating and improvement system. You will learn about the four levels of participation, the enrollment process, mentoring options, rater visits, incentives and awards. This webinar is for the administrators/owners of licensed child care programs (or unlicensed registered child care ministries who have completed the Voluntary Certification Program) who are interested in enrolling their program in PTQ OR child care providers who are considering becoming licensed and plan to enroll in PTQ. Participating in this training MEETS the requirement to enroll in PTQ. This training DOES NOT meet in-service hours for PTQ. This training DOES meet in-service hours for licensing.
***Click the blue Register button to register on Indiana Learning Paths. Then, watch for an email sent to you at the email address used to log on to Indiana Learning Paths that will include instructions for completing your registration in Go To Webinar. Your registration is not complete until you are registered in both places.***
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Certificates will only be granted for those participating in Live Webinars, not for accessing and watching recordings of a Live Webinar session.
First, sign into Indiana Learning Paths through your I-LEAD account in another browser tab. Then click the link below to access the registration page.
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Out-of-School Time Live Resource Series: Child Care Resource and Referral Network Out-of-School Time Live Resource Series: Child Care Resource and Referral Network
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June 21, 2023Join us with the Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) Network for a discussion on before care, after care, and break time care, otherwise known as out-of-school learning. During this session, you will have the opportunity to learn about our services as well as ask questions. We will share how we can assist child care professionals like you and the families you serve. As we talk with families each day about their struggles to find quality out-of-school care, we listen and answer questions to help them understand if out-of-school care is the best fit for their child. We also talk often with providers like you as we update their information for referrals. During these conversations, we hear challenges similar to the ones you may be facing to offer out-of-school care. As find help navigators, we also help both families and providers make connections to resources that meet their out-of-school-care needs. We plan to bring highlights of our discussion back to our team and use this information to find and communicate even more helpful resources in the future.
First, sign into Indiana Learning Paths through your I-LEAD account in another browser tab. Then click the link below to access the registration page.
SPARK! Virtual Learning Forum: Technology in Early Learning Environments SPARK! Virtual Learning Forum: Technology in Early Learning Environments
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June 21, 2023Technology in early learning environments can seem tricky to navigate. In this learning forum, we will discuss how you currently intentionally and appropriately use technology and interactive media as effective tools that support learning and development. Come ready to actively discuss how you select, use, integrate, and evaluate technology tools to expand on learning experiences and development.
**Be sure to register in I-LEAD as well as zoom, so that certificates can be processed into your I-LEAD account.
First, sign into Indiana Learning Paths through your I-LEAD account in another browser tab. Then click the link below to access the registration page.
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SPARK! Ages & Stages Questionnaires®: An Introduction to ASQ®SE-2: Social-Emotional (Virtual) SPARK! Ages & Stages Questionnaires®: An Introduction to ASQ®SE-2: Social-Emotional (Virtual)
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June 22, 2023There is tremendous opportunity during the first few years of a child’s life to identify and address potential social-emotional concerns. This is at the heart of ASQ®:SE-2. It is modeled after the acclaimed ASQ®-3 and is tailored to identify and exclusively screen social and emotional behaviors. ASQ:SE-2 is an easy-to-use tool with all the advantages of ASQ-3—it’s cost-effective, parent-completed, photocopiable, and culturally sensitive. With questionnaire results, professionals can quickly recognize young children at risk for social or emotional difficulties, identify behaviors of concern to caregivers, and identify any need for further assessment.
Participants will receive an ASQ®:SE-2 Starter Kit upon completion of this training! A SPARK Mental Health and Wellness Coach will also be available to support on-site with implementation.
PREREQUISITE REQUIRED: Using the CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. Resources to Increase Family Engagement and Promote Developmental Monitoring and Screening
First, sign into Indiana Learning Paths through your I-LEAD account in another browser tab. Then click the link below to access the registration page.
Prácticas de sueño seguro en español: reducir la muerte infantil súbita inesperada e implementación de centros de cuidado infantil Módulo 1 y 2 Web en Vivo/ Spanish Safe Sleep Practices: Module 1 and 2 Live Webinar Prácticas de sueño seguro en español: reducir la muerte infantil súbita inesperada e implementación de centros de cuidado infantil Módulo 1 y 2 Web en Vivo/ Spanish Safe Sleep Practices: Module 1 and 2 Live Webinar
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June 22, 2023Sabemos que las prácticas seguras para dormir son fundamentales para el bienestar de los bebés en nuestros programas para la primera infancia. Este curso presencial de dos horas de duración explica cómo reducir el riesgo de muertes relacionadas con el sueño y cómo implementar prácticas de sueño seguras en las aulas infantiles. Esta sesión de desarrollo profesional satisface los requisitos del estado de Indiana para cuidadores de bebés.
*** Haga clic en el botón azul Registrarse para registrarse en Indiana Learning Paths. Luego, en la página siguiente, haga clic en el título del curso con el asterisco rojo* para completar su registro con Go To Webinar.***
We know that safe sleep practices are critical for the well-being of infants in our early childhood programs. This two-hour, introductory, face-to-face course explains how to reduce the risk of sleep-related deaths and how to implement safe sleep practices in infant classrooms. This professional development session satisfies the State of Indiana requirement for infant caregivers
First, sign into Indiana Learning Paths through your I-LEAD account in another browser tab. Then click the link below to access the registration page.
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Early Childhood Mental Health with K1ds Count Therapy (Live Virtual) Early Childhood Mental Health with K1ds Count Therapy (Live Virtual)
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June 23, 2023Facilitated by Dr. Sarah Thomas and Chelsey Ruark. Learn about infant and young child mental health, and how to promote this healthy development for the children at your educational program. Feel empowered about how you can assess early social-emotional wellness, positively influence children's emotion regulation skills, understand trauma and factors that prevent progress, and how to talk with families about concerns.
First, sign into Indiana Learning Paths through your I-LEAD account in another browser tab. Then click the link below to access the registration page.
