top of page

Educators' Trainings

Parent workshop.png

I offer a variety of trainings, approved by MSDE, that increase teachers' knowledge and support their everyday practices. My goal is to empower teachers to reach their professional goals by coaching and mentoring and by tailoring courses that meet their needs.

​

I work closely with early childhood directors to provide trainings that meet the needs of their community and support their efforts to provide high quality education to their children.

​

MSDE Approved Workshops:

​

  • A More Resilient Me. Building Educators' Resilience as a Means to Strengthen the Children We Care For. Awards 2.5 Core of Knowledge Hours in Professionalism.

Participants in this training will gain knowledge about resilience, identify means to strengthen protective factors, and reflect on their own strength and weaknesses in order to develop their capacity. Focus will be on adults who care for young children due to the expectation that caregivers maintain a strong, consistent, loving relationship with children; a relationship which sets a foundation for young children to flourish and succeed in school and life. Using the Devereux Adult Resilience Survey, we will reflect on our strengths and weaknesses and discuss constructive ways to deal with everyday stresses and unusual hardships. We will identify a concrete plan to strengthen the four protective factors: relationships, internal beliefs, initiative and self-control in order to build resilience. 

​

  • The Reggio Emilia Philosophy – Overview. Awards 3 Core of Knowledge Hours in Curriculum. In this engaging training, participants will gain knowledge about the main components of the Reggio Emilia philosophy: The environment, learning spaces, relationships between children and adults, learning as a process of individual and group construction, the Image of the Child, the importance of materials chosen for children and adults’ use and Educational Documentation. In addition, participants will recognize ways to include all children in exploration and learn to facilitate material exploration based on children’s interest. 

​

  • Teaching Mathematics in Early Childhood. Awards 2.5 Core of Knowledge Hours in Curriculum.

The purpose of this training is to provide and develop knowledge of theory, pedagogy and developmentally appropriate methods of teaching young children mathematics with an emphasis on a play-based approach to learning. Research of brain based learning, cognitive neuroscience as well as of mathematics education, has changed the way we think about what it means to know and learn mathematics. This training will familiarize the learner with up to date knowledge and place an emphasis on teaching through a variety of engaging techniques and pedagogical strategies that best foster learning mathematics by young children.

​

  • Including all Children and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). 3 Core of Knowledge Hours in Special Needs. This is a required training in Maryland. Participants will learn about the Americans with Disabilities Act and its implication on your practice as an early childhood provider. 

​

  • Pyramid Model for Preschool Classrooms (SEFEL). Each module awards participants 6 Core of Knowledge Hours in Child Development.

    • Module 1 - During this training participants will learn about Tier One of the Pyramid Model: Universal Promotion with emphasis on universal supports for all children through nurturing and responsive relationships and high-quality environments.

    • Module 2 - During this training participants will learn ways to implement effective social emotional teaching strategies within the environment of the preschool classroom. These strategies are used to teach important skills, such as appropriately expressing emotions, solving problems, and building friendships.

    • Module 3 - During this training participants will gain knowledge that will help them to identify the function of the challenging behavior. They will be able to determine appropriate prevention strategies and replacement skills to employ, and develop relationship-based responses to the challenging behavior when needed. In addition, participants will learn strategies to support their team through implementation of the Pyramid Model. 

​

  • Pyramid Model for Infants and Toddlers Classrooms (SEFEL). Each module awards participants 6 Core of Knowledge Hours in Child Development.

    • Module 1 - During this training we will define social emotional development and describe how it unfolds in the context of caregiving relationships. We will also reflect on how culture, perceptions, beliefs, and values influence caregiving, parenting and the social emotional development of infants and toddlers.

    •  Module 2 - During this training we will be discussing responsive routines, environments and targeted strategies to support social emotional development of infants and toddlers.

    • Module 3 - During this training we will discuss individualized intervention with infants and toddlers. We will look into determining the meaning of behaviors and developing appropriate responses.

​

  • Pyramid Model Training for Leadership (SEFEL). 3 Core of Knowledge Hours in Child Development and 3 Core of Knowledge Hours in Professionalism.

During this training participants will learn an evidence based framework for addressing social emotional development and challenging behavior. We will identify strategies to address common barriers to evidence based practices and effective leadership strategies including collaborative planning, program-wide planning, and professional development. And we will apply collaborative action planning strategies for improving children’s social-emotional and behavioral outcomes.

​

 

bottom of page