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Week of Jan 24th

  • SPARK! Refuerce Su Bienestar Emocional: Autoregulación para Afrontar Situaciones Difíciles/ Strengthen Your Emotional Well-Being: Self-Regulation Techniques to Navigate Difficult Situations (Live Virtual) Spanish

    SPARK! Refuerce Su Bienestar Emocional: Autoregulación para Afrontar Situaciones Difíciles/ Strengthen Your Emotional Well-Being: Self-Regulation Techniques to Navigate Difficult Situations (Live Virtual) Spanish


    January 22, 2024

    La exposición prolongada al estrés ambiental y laboral, como comportamientos desafiantes en el aula, crisis familiares o violencia comunitaria, puede sobrecargar significativamente el bienestar emocional de los educadores y el personal de la primera infancia. Esta capacitación tiene como objetivo equipar a los adultos que trabajan directamente con niños con estrategias de regulación emocional para nutrir, navegar y superar el estrés durante y después de situaciones difíciles.

    *Asegúrese de registrarse en Indiana Learning Paths y en Zoom, para que los certificados puedan procesarse en su cuenta I-LEAD.

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    Prolonged 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.

    Registration Link

    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)


    January 22, 2024

    Prolonged 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.

    Registration Link

  • Lakeshore®: Artfully Awesome- Let’s Get Process-Focused (In-Person) (TIPPECANOE CO.)

    Lakeshore®: Artfully Awesome- Let’s Get Process-Focused (In-Person) (TIPPECANOE CO.)


    January 23, 2024

    Face to Face training: Double-check the LOCATION of the session before registering!

    Process-focused rather than product-focused art is the key to a child’s inner artist. In this session, we explore the concept of process art verses product art, creating opportunities for children to bring their ideas to life! We will dive into expectations for materials, interactions, and planning.

    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!

    Registration Link

    In-Person Training
    Central Presbyterian Church
    31 N 7th St., Lafayette, IN 47901
    City: Lafayette
    County: Tippecanoe County
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    Using Narration to Identify and Promote Prosocial Behaviors

    Using Narration to Identify and Promote Prosocial Behaviors


    January 23, 2024

    Employ 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.

    Registration Link

  • Planning Your Physical Environment to Reduce Challenging Behaviors

    Planning Your Physical Environment to Reduce Challenging Behaviors


    January 24, 2024

    Review 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.

    ** Be sure to register in both Indiana Learning Paths and Zoom for this training.

    Registration Link

  • SPARK! The Four-Step Approach to Difficult Conversations with Families (Live Virtual)

    SPARK! The Four-Step Approach to Difficult Conversations with Families (Live Virtual)


    January 25, 2024

    Communicating with empathy and positive regard can be difficult, especially in an unbiased way. Positive family partnerships are essential when fostering a mutually respectful and trusting relationship. Learn how to use this four-step approach that supports adult composure, empathy, positive intent, and problem solving to support relationship building with your families when having difficult conversations.

    ** Be sure to register in I-LEAD as well as zoom, so that certificates can be processed into your I-LEAD account.

    Registration Link

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