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Professional Development and Continuing Education
ESD 112 offers professional development and continuing education classes for the PreK–Third Grade Community of professionals working with children and families. Topics address WA State Core Competencies for Early Learning Professionals and School Age Professionals. Classes are instructed by experts in the field who are Washington State approved trainers. Courses include the following topics:
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Spring 2020 Schedule of Classes
While schools are closed, we are committed to supporting you by continuing to provide valuable PD opportunities virtually through the month of May. Please contact Mandi Niehaus with any questions.
About: The first few years of a child’s life are the most important for building connections and fostering development. In this training, we will discuss techniques for interacting with infants and toddlers to give them the best possible start.
When: April 8th, 2020 from 6:30-8:30 PM Register Here!
Location: Virtual Offering (Zoom link, PowerPoint or Canvas Access link will be sent to registered participants)
Cost: $10.00 per class
Credits: 2 STARS Hours per class
About: This training series can be seen as a place to begin dialog and raise individual awareness and understanding around the various types of bias in early learning environments. We all have bias (often hidden from our consciousness) or beliefs we are unaware of. Are you eager to engage in meaningful, but safe, interactions around bias?
Series topics may include: care-giving (parenting/child rearing, childbirth, and teaching), race, ethnicity, and culture, gender, children’s literature, and media. Our aim is to help create an environment for learning and understanding the many aspects of bias. Join us for one or more of this series of four trainings.
When:
April 21, 2020 from 6:30-8:30 PM Register Here!
May 20th, 2020 from 6:30-8:30 PM Register Here!
June 2nd, 2020 from 6:30-8:30 PM Register Here!
Location:
April 21st, 2020: Virtual Offering (Zoom link, PowerPoint or Canvas Access link will be sent to registered participants)
May 20th, 2020: Virtual Offering (Zoom link, PowerPoint or Canvas Access link will be sent to registered participants)
June 2nd, 2020: Educational Service District 112, Longview, WA
Cost: $10.00
Credits: 2 STARS Hours
About: This session will introduce best practices for maximizing children’s use of blocks, fine motor, dramatic play, music, and art materials. Come explore what research says about how children learn, what adults can do to prepare these specific play areas, and how adult-child interactions can complement children’s learning without interrupting it.
When: April 29th, 2020 from 6:30-8:30 PM Register Here!
Location: Virtual Offering (Zoom link, PowerPoint or Canvas Access link will be sent to registered participants)
Cost: $10.00
Credits: 2 STARS Hours
About: FLIP IT is a four-step supportive strategy to help young children learn about their feelings, gain self-control, and reduce challenging behavior. Flip It teaches adults how to respond positively to everyday challenges and challenging behaviors in children ages 3 to 8.
When: May 23rd & May 30th, 2020 (2-part class) from 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM Register Here!
Location: Virtual Offering (Zoom link, PowerPoint or Canvas Access link will be sent to registered participants)
Cost: $25.00
Credits: 5 STARS Hours
About: In this training, teachers of infants and toddlers will learn fun ways to integrate math concepts into their daily routines.
When: June 3rd, 2020 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM Register Here!
Location: Educational Service District 112, Vancouver, WA
Cost: $10.00
Credits: 2 STARS Hours
About: In this training, teachers and caregivers will learn about the importance of play and how and why children learn best through long periods of uninterrupted play. Come learn the best way to prepare children for school: by providing lots of opportunities to PLAY!
When: June 9th, 2020 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM Register Here!
Location: Educational Service District 112, Vancouver, WA
Cost: $10.00
Credits: 2 STARS Hours
About: This is one of six modules in the “Best Practices Series” that supports Early Achievers by emphasizing high-quality adult practices measured by the ERS-3. This session will introduce the ERS assessment tools: what they measure, definitions of terms, and how to score the assessment. Participants will focus on themes in the tools and will examine what they already know about these themes: teaching and interactions, quality learning environments and best practice.
When: June 27th, 2020 from 9:00 – 11:30 AM Register Here!
Location:Virtual Offering (Zoom link, PowerPoint or Canvas Access link will be sent to registered participants)
Cost: $12.50 per class
Credits: 2.5 STARS Hours per class
On-Site Training
Let us come to you! Your time. Your Place. Your Training.
Convenient for you and your staff
- Schedule when and where it works for you. Trainings can take place onsite or at ESD 112.
- Receive a customized professional development plan and meet with your personal coach to practice strategies and next steps.
Affordable rates
- $100 per hour of training with a minimum of 2 hours – $10 per hour per person for 30 staff
- Purchase 5 days of training for your program at a discount: $1000 for 10 hours of training – meet your required continuing education hours for the year at only $100 per hour of training
Family Child Care
Providers may coordinate a group to fund the cost of training. ESD can provide space and materials for training. Trainings can be held on Saturdays or in the evening during non-business hours.
Child Care and Preschool Centers
Training can be provided at your site and held during in-service days, Saturdays, or in the evenings.
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Early Care and Education in the News
Why do parents spend so much on child care, yet childhood educators earn so little?
(Child Care Aware of America, July 11, 2018)
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"...the pandemic has exposed what the survey already indicated – foundational changes to childcare are needed.
Childcare business owners were struggling to keep their programs open before COVID-19, working hard and following the rules. But it’s an uphill battle. The very structure of their business bases revenues on market demand and pricing, but costs are driven by strong teaching standards and administrative requirements beyond the capacity of most programs.
Childcare must be reinvented as part of economic recovery. Our economy depends on a sustainable, high-quality childcare business model that is accessible and affordable for working families."
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