Events Calendar
Events in July 2024
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Paths to QUALITY™ Introduction Paths to QUALITY™ Introduction
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July 2, 2024Child Care Licensing Orientation 2: Family Child Care Homes Child Care Licensing Orientation 2: Family Child Care Homes
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July 2, 2024Preparation 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.
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Cultivating a Culture of Wellness (POSEY COUNTY) Cultivating a Culture of Wellness (POSEY COUNTY)
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July 5, 2024Face to Face training: Double-check the LOCATION of the session before registering!
Encouraging wellness in the workplace has numerous benefits, such as boosting morale, enhancing productivity, and improving employee retention rates. Join us in a comprehensive learning experience to understand the importance of organizational wellness and learn effective strategies for cultivating a culture of wellness in your workplace. We will explore practical and sustainable approaches to promote physical, emotional, and mental well-being among you and your team members, allowing you to select options that best suit your needs and interests.
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Christian Church Day Care
Wadesville, IN 47638
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Five Strategies for Assertive Communication (Leadership Series) Five Strategies for Assertive Communication (Leadership Series)
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July 9, 2024Implement five strategies to state your needs clearly and respectfully. Learn to overcome obstacles that may occur when using these strategies and raise your confidence as an effective communicator.
CCMS: Take Charge of Your Program with a Free Child Care Management System Subscription CCMS: Take Charge of Your Program with a Free Child Care Management System Subscription
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July 9, 2024The Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning in partnership with SPARK Learning Lab is offering a free 2-year subscription to a Child Care Management System (CCMS) of your choice. Come learn about the program, the three CCMS vendors: Alliance CORE powered by Early Learning Ventures, brighthweel, and Playground, and get your questions answered by SPARK Learning Lab. Limited space available.
Civitas Live Resource: Basic Bookkeeping Civitas Live Resource: Basic Bookkeeping
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July 9, 2024Join SPARK and Civitas Strategies for a Live Resource looking at Basic Bookkeeping. Learn how to create a simple financial system for your child care business.
Child Care Licensing Orientation 2: Child Care Centers Child Care Licensing Orientation 2: Child Care Centers
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July 9, 2024In this professional development session, participants identify the components necessary to complete a successful child care center licensing application and pass the initial licensing inspection. This session is appropriate for those who intend to open a licensed child care center in the state of Indiana and who have already completed Orientation 1: Training for Child Care Providers.
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.
Town Square - Understanding Family Systems (VANDERBURGH COUNTY) Town Square - Understanding Family Systems (VANDERBURGH COUNTY)
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July 9, 2024Face to Face training: Double-check the LOCATION of the session before registering!
Gain an understanding of Family Systems Theory and recognize how family belief systems and traditions shape behaviors of individual family members. Then apply aspects of Family Systems Theory in order to recognize family goals, strengths, and involvement.
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Grace Preschool
Evansville, IN 47711
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Civitas Recurso en Vivo: Contabilidad Básica Civitas Recurso en Vivo: Contabilidad Básica
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July 10, 2024Únase a SPARK y Civitas Strategies para obtener un recurso en vivo sobre contabilidad básica. Aprenda a crear un sistema financiero simple para su negocio de cuidado infantil.
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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July 10, 2024*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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Tome el control de su programa con una suscripción gratuita al Sistema de Administración de Cuidado Infantil Tome el control de su programa con una suscripción gratuita al Sistema de Administración de Cuidado Infantil
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July 11, 2024La Oficina de Aprendizaje de la Primera Infancia y Fuera de la Escuela (OECOSL), en asociación con SPARK Learning Lab, ofrece una suscripción gratuita de 2 años a un Sistema de Administración de Cuidado Infantil (CCMS) de su elección. Venga a aprender sobre el programa, los tres proveedores de CCMS: Alliance CORE powered by Early Learning Ventures, brighthweel y Playground, y obtenga respuestas a sus preguntas en SPARK Learning Lab. Cupo limitado disponible.
The Growing Brain: The Basics - Understanding how the brain grows and develops from conception through 5 years old (Part 1) The Growing Brain: The Basics - Understanding how the brain grows and develops from conception through 5 years old (Part 1)
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July 11, 2024Learn the parts of the brain and their functions. Understand how nerve cells communicate and connect. Understand neuroplasticity and the role of early experiences in making connections between areas of the brain.
This 3-hour training will be offered in 2 sessions of 1.5 hours each. You must attend both sessions to earn a certificate.
*Be sure to register both here in Indiana Learning Paths as well as zoom, so that your certificate can be processed into your I-LEAD account.
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Pay by Enrollment is LIVE – What Providers Need to do NOW Pay by Enrollment is LIVE – What Providers Need to do NOW
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July 15, 2024OECOSL invites all providers to attend this webinar to learn more about registering for the new Provider and Parent portals, setting up banking information with the new payment vendor (Rapid Financial Systems), entering provider closures, submitting attendance in the new portal, and connecting to a CCMS. OECOSL invites you to attend this webinar to have all the tools that you need for a smooth and successful transition.
Lakeshore®: Enseñar con una mentalidad de crecimiento(ST. JOSEPH COUNTY) Lakeshore®: Enseñar con una mentalidad de crecimiento(ST. JOSEPH COUNTY)
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July 15, 2024Face to Face training: Double-check the LOCATION of the session before registering!
A growth mindset is the belief that your abilities, qualities, and intelligence can be developed, while a fixed mindset is the belief that your intelligence and qualities are unchangeable. This session will focus on the development of a growth mindset in teachers so they can help foster a growth mindset in young children. Doing this will help equip children with the resiliency skills needed to put in the effort and dedication required to overcome the many challenges they will face in school and in life.
Una mentalidad de crecimiento es la creencia de que tus habilidades, cualidades e inteligencia pueden desarrollarse, mientras que una mentalidad fija es la creencia de que tu inteligencia y cualidades son inmutables. Esta sesión se centrará en el desarrollo de una mentalidad de crecimiento en los maestros para que puedan ayudar a fomentar una mentalidad de crecimiento en los niños pequeños. Hacer esto ayudará a equipar a los niños con las habilidades de resiliencia necesarias para poner el esfuerzo y la dedicación necesarios para superar los muchos desafíos que enfrentarán en la escuela y en la vida.
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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St. Joe Public Library Community Learning Center
South Bend, IN 46601
Lakeshore®: Literacy through Songs, Rhymes, & Read Alouds (JEFFERSON COUNTY) Lakeshore®: Literacy through Songs, Rhymes, & Read Alouds (JEFFERSON COUNTY)
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July 15, 2024Face to Face training: Double-check the LOCATION of the session before registering!
During this session, you will learn fun ways to support the language and literacy development of infants and toddlers through effective and simple strategies. We will review and discuss ideas for hands-on activities, songs, rhymes, finger plays, read alouds and more to be added to your bag of tricks, to keep your children learning and engaged while having fun!
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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Madison Consolidated Administrative Building
Madison, IN 47250
Lakeshore®: Teaching with a Growth Mindset for School-Age Children (ST. JOSEPH COUNTY) Lakeshore®: Teaching with a Growth Mindset for School-Age Children (ST. JOSEPH COUNTY)
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July 15, 2024Face to Face training: Double-check the LOCATION of the session before registering!
A growth mindset is the belief that your abilities, qualities, and intelligence can be developed, while a fixed mindset is the belief that your intelligence and qualities are unchangeable. This session will focus on the development of a growth mindset in teachers so they can help foster a growth mindset in young children. Doing this will help equip children with the resiliency skills needed to put in the effort and dedication required to overcome the many challenges they will face in school and in life.
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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St. Joe Public Library Community Learning Center
South Bend, IN 46601
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Using Narration to Identify and Promote Prosocial Behavior Using Narration to Identify and Promote Prosocial Behavior
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July 16, 2024Employ narration of behavior (also known as positive descriptive feedback) as a proactive and preventative strategy used to reduce behaviors that challenge us in the learning environment. Apply the concepts behind positive descriptive feedback to utilize social stories as a group or individual approach to increasing desired and socially appropriate behaviors.
**Be sure to register in Indiana Learning Paths as well as zoom, so your certificate can be processed into your I-LEAD account.
El pago por inscripción está EN VIVO: lo que los proveedores deben hacer AHORA El pago por inscripción está EN VIVO: lo que los proveedores deben hacer AHORA
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July 16, 2024OECOSL invita a todos los proveedores a asistir a este seminario web para obtener más información sobre cómo registrarse en los nuevos portales de proveedores y padres, cómo configurar la información bancaria con el nuevo proveedor de pagos (Rapid Financial Systems), ingresar cierres de proveedores, enviar asistencia en el nuevo portal y conectarse a un CCMS. OECOSL lo invita a asistir a este seminario web para tener todas las herramientas que necesita para una transición fluida y exitosa.
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ASQ-SE Questionnaire Training ASQ-SE Questionnaire Training
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July 17, 2024There 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
**Be sure to register in I-LEAD as well as zoom, so that your certificate can be processed into your I-LEAD account.
Sleep is Your Superpower, presented by the Calm app team Sleep is Your Superpower, presented by the Calm app team
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July 17, 2024Sleep is often viewed as a luxury. However, sleep powers our minds, our bodies, and our teams. There is no tenant of health that sleep doesn’t affect. Even a few hours of lost sleep impacts our thinking, mood, and memory. During this session we will learn about the effects of poor sleep and share practical tools to unleash the power of rest.
A FREE Calm app Premium subscription is available, through February 2026, to individuals who own, work or volunteer in an Indiana-based early childhood education or out-of-school care program! If you haven't yet redeemed you free Calm Premium subscription, visit https://indianaspark.com/calm/ for directions. We recommend that you redeem your free subscription and download the Calm app prior to attending this workshop.
**Be sure to register here in I-LEAD as well as zoom, so your certificate can be processed into your I-LEAD account.
Pay by Enrollment is LIVE – What Providers Need to do NOW Pay by Enrollment is LIVE – What Providers Need to do NOW
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July 17, 2024OECOSL invites all providers to attend this webinar to learn more about registering for the new Provider and Parent portals, setting up banking information with the new payment vendor (Rapid Financial Systems), entering provider closures, submitting attendance in the new portal, and connecting to a CCMS. OECOSL invites you to attend this webinar to have all the tools that you need for a smooth and successful transition.
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Grant Writing in Five Steps (Trending Thursday) Grant Writing in Five Steps (Trending Thursday)
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July 18, 2024Interpret the types of grants and grant terminology relevant to your early education and care business. Learn how to utilize the five steps for grant writing: readiness, research, review, relationships, and submit.
*Be sure to register in Indiana Learning Paths as well as Zoom, so that your certificate can be processed into your I-LEAD account.
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Keeping Children Safe: Systems for Supervision, Tracking and Follow Through Keeping Children Safe: Systems for Supervision, Tracking and Follow Through
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July 22, 2024Keeping children safe is a top priority for all educators. In this training, providers will learn how to describe and apply active supervision strategies and systems to keep children safe and accounted for in their programs. Active Supervision is the most effective strategy for creating a safe environment and preventing injuries in young children. Learn the six strategies, how to set up the program environment to effectively supervise and track children, tools to support transition, and discuss leadership's role in reinforcing active supervision and tracking.
** Be sure to register in I-LEAD as well as zoom, so that certificates can be processed into your I-LEAD account.
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Child Care Licensing Orientation 2: Unlicensed Registered Child Care Ministry Child Care Licensing Orientation 2: Unlicensed Registered Child Care Ministry
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July 23, 2024In this professional development session, participants identify the components necessary to complete a successful child care ministry registration application and pass the initial registration inspection. This session is appropriate for those who intend to open an unlicensed registered child care ministry in the state of Indiana and who have already completed Orientation 1: Training for Child Care Providers.
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.
Mental Health Fundamentals Mental Health Fundamentals
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July 23, 2024**Be sure to register here in I-LEAD as well as zoom, so your certificate can be processed into your I-LEAD account.
Become a mental health ally and learn the principles of mental health, such as standard terms, definitions, and warning signs, to best support and promote mental health and wellness among your team and families.
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Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3) Training Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3) Training
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July 24, 2024The Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) provides reliable, accurate, developmental and social-emotional screening for children between birth and age 6. The ASQ has been specifically designed to identify developmental progress and spot potential delays in young children. Screening young children is an effective, efficient way for professionals to monitor a child’s development. Help parents celebrate their child’s milestones, know what to expect next, and determine whether a follow-up is needed. The ASQ is an essential first step toward identifying children with delays or disorders in the critical early years.
Participants will receive an ASQ®:-3 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
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The Growing Brain: The Basics - Understanding how the brain grows and develops from conception through 5 years old (Part 2) The Growing Brain: The Basics - Understanding how the brain grows and develops from conception through 5 years old (Part 2)
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July 25, 2024Learn the parts of the brain and their functions. Understand how nerve cells communicate and connect. Understand neuroplasticity and the role of early experiences in making connections between areas of the brain.
This 3-hour training will be offered in 2 sessions of 1.5 hours each. You must attend both sessions to earn a certificate.
*Be sure to register both here in Indiana Learning Paths as well as zoom, so that your certificate can be processed into your I-LEAD account.
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Mantenga a los niños seguros: supervisión y seguimiento Mantenga a los niños seguros: supervisión y seguimiento
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July 30, 2024Mantener a los niños seguros es una prioridad absoluta para todos los educadores. En esta capacitación, los proveedores aprenderán cómo describir y aplicar estrategias y sistemas de supervisión activa para mantener a los niños seguros y tenidos en cuenta en sus programas. La Supervisión Activa es la estrategia más eficaz para crear un entorno seguro y prevenir lesiones en niños pequeños.
*Asegúrese de registrarse en Indiana Learning Paths y en Zoom, para que los certificados puedan procesarse en su cuenta I-LEAD.
