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Ohio Healthy Programs Training Session 1: Healthy Habits @ AFSCME Local Union Hall

Jan 12 @ 9:00 am – 2:30 pm

Healthy Habits- ST# 10074743. This session focuses on supporting teachers to build healthy habits in early learning environments. This is Parts 1 and 2. You must attend all four parts to receive credit.

Part 1 – The importance of providing physical activity opportunities in child care settings will be stressed.

Part 2 – The role of how adults support children in feeding and eating will be discussed. Participants will learn basic nutrition and tips on how to encourage new foods in a healthy manner.

Part 3 – Participants will discuss what constitutes a healthy body weight for children. Ideas for healthy growing will be further explored through discussion of how healthy food can be grown in child care settings.

Part 4 – This last session of the Healthy Habits series focuses on strategies to encourage parent outreach.

Training is free, participants will receive 10 Ohio Approved Step Up hours upon completion of ALL FOUR classes in the session.

Target audience:

Early Care and Education Providers
Agencies and Organizations

Registration information:

To register click here.

For more information, contact: Theresa Henderson at 216-201-2001 ext. 1552 or thenderson@ccbh.net

Website: www.ccbh.stagingnotavicreative.com

Categories: Professional Development Tags: Early Care and Education Providers Ohio Healthy Programs Training

Ohio Ready to Learn Workshops @ Avon Lake Library

Jan 12 @ 9:30 am – 4:00 pm

Ohio Ready to Learn Workshops

Approved for 6 hours of Ohio Approved/SUTQ hours – FREE!

Register here.

Phase 1: Reducing Stress and Building Resilience

This workshop will help early childhood educators and providers to identify personal stress triggers and develop strategies to cope with stress and practice mindfulness. Participants will also practice multiple teaching strategies that will support young children’s self-regulation skills and positive social behaviors.

Phase 2: Teaching Persistence

This workshop for early childhood educators and providers will focus on multiple teaching strategies that will support young children’s persistence in carrying out challenging tasks including self-help skills such as buttoning, typing, and zipping.

Phase 3: STEM Everywhere Every Day

Everyday routines can provide wonderful opportunities to incorporate STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) learning into a child’s day in meaningful and relevant ways. Explore resources and strategies that will engage young children in age-appropriate, STEM-related activities that connect to everyday routines.

Categories: Professional Development

Jan

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Ohio Ready to Learn Workshops @ Middleburg Heights Library

Jan 26 @ 9:30 am – 4:00 pm

Ohio Ready to Learn Workshops

Approved for 6 hours of Ohio Approved/SUTQ hours – FREE!

Register here.

Phase 1: Reducing Stress and Building Resilience

This workshop will help early childhood educators and providers to identify personal stress triggers and develop strategies to cope with stress and practice mindfulness. Participants will also practice multiple teaching strategies that will support young children’s self-regulation skills and positive social behaviors.

Phase 2: Teaching Persistence

This workshop for early childhood educators and providers will focus on multiple teaching strategies that will support young children’s persistence in carrying out challenging tasks including self-help skills such as buttoning, typing, and zipping.

Phase 3: STEM Everywhere Every Day

Everyday routines can provide wonderful opportunities to incorporate STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) learning into a child’s day in meaningful and relevant ways. Explore resources and strategies that will engage young children in age-appropriate, STEM-related activities that connect to everyday routines.

Categories: Community Events

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Ohio Ready to Learn Workshops @ Hosanna Early Childhood Center

Feb 2 @ 9:30 am – 4:00 pm

Ohio Ready to Learn Workshops

Approved for 6 hours of Ohio Approved/SUTQ hours – FREE!

Register here.

Phase 1: Reducing Stress and Building Resilience

This workshop will help early childhood educators and providers to identify personal stress triggers and develop strategies to cope with stress and practice mindfulness. Participants will also practice multiple teaching strategies that will support young children’s self-regulation skills and positive social behaviors.

Phase 2: Teaching Persistence

This workshop for early childhood educators and providers will focus on multiple teaching strategies that will support young children’s persistence in carrying out challenging tasks including self-help skills such as buttoning, typing, and zipping.

Phase 3: STEM Everywhere Every Day

Everyday routines can provide wonderful opportunities to incorporate STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) learning into a child’s day in meaningful and relevant ways. Explore resources and strategies that will engage young children in age-appropriate, STEM-related activities that connect to everyday routines.

Categories: Professional Development

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Ohio Healthy Programs Training Session 1: Healthy Habits @ AFSCME Local Union Hall

Feb 9 @ 9:00 am – 2:30 pm

Healthy Habits- ST# 10074743. This session focuses on supporting teachers to build healthy habits in early learning environments. This is Parts 3 and 4. You must attend all four parts to receive credit.

Part 1 – The importance of providing physical activity opportunities in child care settings will be stressed.

Part 2 – The role of how adults support children in feeding and eating will be discussed. Participants will learn basic nutrition and tips on how to encourage new foods in a healthy manner.

Part 3 – Participants will discuss what constitutes a healthy body weight for children. Ideas for healthy growing will be further explored through discussion of how healthy food can be grown in child care settings.

Part 4 – This last session of the Healthy Habits series focuses on strategies to encourage parent outreach.

Training is free, participants will receive 10 Ohio Approved Step Up hours upon completion of ALL FOUR classes in the session.

Target audience:

Early Care and Education Providers
Agencies and Organizations

Registration information:

To register click here.

For more information, contact: Theresa Henderson at 216-201-2001 ext. 1552 or thenderson@ccbh.net

Website: www.ccbh.stagingnotavicreative.com

Categories: Professional Development Tags: Early Care and Education Providers Ohio Healthy Programs Training

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Ohio Ready to Learn Workshops @ North Olmsted Library

Feb 23 @ 9:30 am – 4:00 pm

Ohio Ready to Learn Workshops

Approved for 6 hours of Ohio Approved/SUTQ hours – FREE!

Register here.

Phase 1: Reducing Stress and Building Resilience

This workshop will help early childhood educators and providers to identify personal stress triggers and develop strategies to cope with stress and practice mindfulness. Participants will also practice multiple teaching strategies that will support young children’s self-regulation skills and positive social behaviors.

Phase 2: Teaching Persistence

This workshop for early childhood educators and providers will focus on multiple teaching strategies that will support young children’s persistence in carrying out challenging tasks including self-help skills such as buttoning, typing, and zipping.

Phase 3: STEM Everywhere Every Day

Everyday routines can provide wonderful opportunities to incorporate STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) learning into a child’s day in meaningful and relevant ways. Explore resources and strategies that will engage young children in age-appropriate, STEM-related activities that connect to everyday routines.

Categories: Professional Development

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Wed

Creating Healthier Early Childhood Environments: Together @ Embassy Suites Independence

Feb 27 @ 8:00 am – 11:30 am

Register here.

Please join Early Ages Healthy Stages to celebrate the end of our early childhood health and wellness project with Tufts University. We are excited to highlight the work by community partners to improve health and wellness efforts in early education environments.

Cuyahoga County is using a policy, systems, and environment approach to see how early childhood wellness is connected to being ready to learn. Through this project, we found strategies and actions that support community members working together to improve the health and development of our future generation.

AGENDA

Evidence to Practice: Linking Health and Early Education; The importance of early childhood environments

Allison Gertel-Rosenberg, Nemours

New Practices: Using a Systems Approach; A conversation on the importance of engaging community stakeholders to bring on change

Christina Economos, Ph.D., Tufts University

Evidence in Action: Stories from Cuyahoga County Early Childhood Advocates; Local progress of Early Ages Healthy Stages

Panel of Community Stakeholders

Connecting The Dots Between Past and Present: Black Child Development Institute @ The Phyllis Wheatley Association