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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 Mar 10th
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Child Care Licensing Orientation 2: Family Child Care Homes Child Care Licensing Orientation 2: Family Child Care Homes
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March 11, 2025Preparation for Home Child Care Licensure is the 2nd training in this two-part series designed to outline regulatory requirements, licensing steps, and resources for providing licensed child care in a home environment. You will leave this training prepared to take the next steps to licensing your home and will receive the necessary paperwork.
We highly recommend that you join this training session using your computer. Throughout the session, there will be links provided that you will need to access. Furthermore, kindly ensure that your camera is turned on for the entire training.
** Be sure to register in both Indiana Learning Paths and Zoom for this training.\
Paths to QUALITY™ Introduction Paths to QUALITY™ Introduction
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March 11, 2025**Be sure to register here in Indiana Learning Paths as well as Zoom, so your certificate can be processed into your I-LEAD account.
The 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.
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Learning Forum: Schedules, Routines and Transitions Learning Forum: Schedules, Routines and Transitions
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March 12, 2025Establishing high-quality supportive environments is the foundation for setting all children up for successful outcomes. Practices related to schedules, routines, and transitions help provide clarity, consistency, and predictability. The sense of calm within your environment is dependent on you and your attention to how well you build those foundational elements. Join this learning forum to reflect and discuss your current practices with peers on establishing effective schedules, routines, and transitions.
**Please make sure to register in both I-LEAD and ZOOM.
Lakeshore®: Self-Care: Empowering Educators to Prioritize their Needs (HAMILTON COUNTY) Lakeshore®: Self-Care: Empowering Educators to Prioritize their Needs (HAMILTON COUNTY)
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March 12, 2025In- Person training: Double-check the LOCATION of the session before registering!
Educators have a lot on their plates. You’re responsible for supporting the academic, social, emotional, and mental wellbeing of children through a period of historic uncertainty. It is a busy, chaotic time and it can easily feel like you have no time for yourself. Operating at a high level of unmitigated stress will, over time, lead to burnout. In this session, we discuss why self-care is critical right now and share realistic strategies, tips, and tricks on finding what works for you.
This training is presented through a partnership between SPARK Learning Lab and Lakeshore®. A meal will be served, and all attendees will receive a materials kit to use with the children in your program!
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Ball State Fisher Center - East Classroom
Fishers, IN 46038
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Relational Onboarding to Support Engagement and Retention Relational Onboarding to Support Engagement and Retention
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March 13, 2025Onboarding is a critical component to the success of those new to their roles. While many onboarding programs have transactional experiences of paperwork and processes, many are missing the critical component of relational experiences. Learn the differences between transactional and relational experiences and begin developing relational experiences to complete your onboarding plan.
* Be sure to register in Indiana Learning Paths as well as Zoom, so that your certificate can be processed into your I-LEAD account.
Safe Sleep Practices: Reducing Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Implementation in Child Care Settings Module 1 and 2 Safe Sleep Practices: Reducing Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Implementation in Child Care Settings Module 1 and 2
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March 13, 2025*Be sure to register here in Indiana Learning Paths as well as Zoom, so that your certificate can be processed into your I-LEAD account.
We know that safe sleep practices are critical for the well-being of infants in our early childhood programs. This two-hour, introductory, webinar 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.
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Lakeshore®: Autocuidado: Empoderar a los educadores para que prioricen sus necesidades Lakeshore®: Autocuidado: Empoderar a los educadores para que prioricen sus necesidades
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March 15, 2025Entrenamiento en persona: ¡Compruebe la UBICACIÓN de la sesión antes de registrarse!
Los educadores tienen mucho que hacer. Eres responsable de apoyar el bienestar académico, social, emocional y mental de los estudiantes durante un período de incertidumbre histórica. Es un momento ocupado y caótico y puede parecer fácilmente que no tienes tiempo para ti mismo. Operar a un alto nivel de estrés no mitigado, con el tiempo, conducirá al agotamiento. En esta sesión, analizamos por qué el cuidado personal es fundamental en este momento y compartimos estrategias, y consejos realistas para encontrar lo que funciona para usted.
Esta capacitación se presenta a través de una asociación entre SPARK Learning Lab y Lakeshore®. ¡Se servirá una comida y todos los participantes recibirán un kit de materiales para usar con los niños en su programa!
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Ball State Fisher Center - East Classroom
Fishers, IN 46038
Super Saturday: Thriving Together: Supporting Well-Being and Emotional Milestones in Early Childhood (LAKE COUNTY) Super Saturday: Thriving Together: Supporting Well-Being and Emotional Milestones in Early Childhood (LAKE COUNTY)
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March 15, 2025In-Person training: Double-check the LOCATION of the session before registering!
Attend 2 trainings for a total of 3.5 training hours:
- Embedding the Student Wellbeing Standards into Daily Practices
- Ages & Stages Questionnaires®: An Introduction to ASQ®SE-2: Social-Emotional
Attendees will receive free ASQ®:SE-2 Starter Kits to use in their programs, and lunch will be provided.
PREREQUISITE REQUIRED: Using the CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. Resources to Increase Family Engagement and Promote Developmental Monitoring and Screening
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East Chicago Public Library - Main Library
East Chicago, IN 46312
