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Events in December 2022
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Serving Families and Children Experiencing Homelessness Zoom 12/1/2022
Serving Families and Children Experiencing Homelessness Zoom 12/1/2022
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December 1, 2022CKC05- Family and Community Engagement
CDA04- Building productive relationships with families
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 WebinarPaths to QUALITY™ Introduction Live Webinar
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December 1, 2022The 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.
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! Power of PEER Training Level 1 (Virtual)
SPARK! Power of PEER Training Level 1 (Virtual)
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December 5, 2022The Power of PEER is a new family engagement approach to get families excited about what you are doing in your learning environment everyday! You will be provided with PEER Activity Cards, to support high-quality parent-child interactions! This is the first training in a series of three for providers in Indiana who are going to be using PEER(E) parent-child interactions with the families in their Early Childhood Education programs. The Power of PEER was created in a collaboration between SPARK, Acelero Learning, and Shine Early Learning.
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! Live Resource: Ask A Nurse SeriesSPARK! Live Resource: Ask A Nurse Series
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December 5, 2022This live resource will give you a chance to have a Q&A session with Nancy M Ward, BSN, RN-BC, CDDN Chief Nurse Consultant from the Office of Early Childhood & Out of School Learning and department of the Indiana Family and Social Service Administration. No certificate is awarded.
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! Planning Your Physical Environment to Reduce Challenging Behaviors Live Webinar
SPARK! Planning Your Physical Environment to Reduce Challenging Behaviors Live Webinar
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December 6, 2022Review key elements of the physical, social, and temporal environments that best support young children. Participants will evaluate their own physical environment and conduct an audit on 2 current learning centers of their choice. Participants will examine the connection between learning environments and behavior and proactively plan modifications to their classroom management techniques and physical environment to refresh learning centers, increase child engagement, and reduce challenging behaviors. **To get the most out of this webinar, we highly recommend you come with images or a diagram of your environment.
***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.
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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Dental (Oral Health) in Young Children LIVE WEBINAR
Dental (Oral Health) in Young Children LIVE WEBINAR
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December 7, 2022This one hour webinar will prepare the learner to be able to describe the significance of primary and permanent teeth and explain why good oral health is important for infants and children. You will also be able to identify key prevention strategies, signs of concern and implement techniques for promoting oral health for all children.
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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Town Square - Exploring Trauma-Informed Care in Practice (Part 1 of 2)
Town Square - Exploring Trauma-Informed Care in Practice (Part 1 of 2)
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December 8, 2022Learners will be able to define both trauma and trauma informed care, be able to consider the difference between trauma exposures and traumatic stress, as well as typical and atypical responses to traumatic experiences. Learners will explore how to implement trauma informed care practices.
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! Virtual Learning Forum: Implementing a Quality Curriculum
SPARK! Virtual Learning Forum: Implementing a Quality Curriculum
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December 9, 2022CKC04 Learning Environment and Curriculum
CDA08 Understanding principles of child development and learning
1 hour
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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Business Live Resource: Preparing your Business for a New Year (Virtual)
Business Live Resource: Preparing your Business for a New Year (Virtual)
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December 12, 2022The end of the year is often a time when we reflect on the year which has passed. New Year’s resolutions are commonly discussed for your personal life—but what about your business affairs? A yearly closeout process can mean more than finalizing figures and syncing up with your tax preparer. The close of a fiscal year is a great time to reflect on the past, present, future of your business. No certificate will be awarded for this Live Resource 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.
SPARK Informational Session: Provider Support GroupsSPARK Informational Session: Provider Support Groups
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December 12, 2022SPARK Learning Lab invites you to join us as we offer opportunities to learn about our provider support groups. Provider Support Groups are a space to talk about the challenges faced by program leaders in a safe, confidential, online setting with your peers and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. These one hour, weekly opportunities are designed for the sharing of issues, discussion of ideas and suggestions for follow-up. NO Certificate will be awarded for this informational 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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SPARK! School-Age Bullying Behavior: Understanding what it is, what it isn't, and risk factors of why it happens
SPARK! School-Age Bullying Behavior: Understanding what it is, what it isn't, and risk factors of why it happens
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December 13, 2022This training will familiarize educators with school-age bullying by defining what bullying is, what bullying isn't, three types of bullying, and the main risk factors and causes of school-age bullying behaviors.
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.
Universal Precautions LIVE WEBINARUniversal Precautions LIVE WEBINAR
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December 13, 2022Universal precautions training is required for all staff working in regulated child care programs. Early childhood professionals need to be knowledgeable about how to prevent disease transmission in the early childhood setting, including those spread through contact with blood and other potentially infectious bodily fluids. Universal precautions are measures taken in order to safely handle bodily fluids, blood, and airborne secretions to reduce the chance of infection and transmission of diseases to staff or children in child care settings.
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! Planning Your Physical Environment to Reduce Challenging Behaviors (Face to Face)SPARK! Planning Your Physical Environment to Reduce Challenging Behaviors (Face to Face)
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December 13, 2022Face to Face training: Double-check the LOCATION of the session before registering!
In this two-hour Face to Face Training, participants will review key elements of the physical, social, and temporal environments that best support young children. Participants will take a deeper look at how to arrange their physical environment and will conduct an audit on their top 2 to 3 learning centers. Participants will use their knowledge to proactively plan their physical environment and refresh learning centers. This course is appropriate for early childhood educators who: (1)work with children ages birth through age five and (2)need ideas to freshen up learning centers and (3)are interested in how to use their physical environment to reduce challenging behaviors in the classroom. **To get the most out of this training, we highly recommend you come with images or a diagram of your environment.
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.
Safe Sleep Practices: Reducing Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Implementation in Child Care Settings Module 1 and 2 Face to Face (Marion County)Safe Sleep Practices: Reducing Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Implementation in Child Care Settings Module 1 and 2 Face to Face (Marion County)
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December 13, 2022Face to Face training: Double-check the LOCATION of the session before registering!
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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SPARK! Writing and Implementing an Effective Policy (Virtual)
SPARK! Writing and Implementing an Effective Policy (Virtual)
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December 14, 2022Policies create clear expectations and help operate a business safely and efficiently. Learn key components to writing a policy and explore ways to implement them into your program.
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! Little Connections: Building Relationships to Support Infant and Toddler Learning (Virtual)
SPARK! Little Connections: Building Relationships to Support Infant and Toddler Learning (Virtual)
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December 15, 2022Learn how relationships are built between educators and infants and toddlers. Explore examples of interactions that support learning and relationship building.
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.
