Our Classes
Deteccion e informes de abuso infantil: Capacitacion para informantes obligatorios
Free
with Gilda Figueroa

Description.
El propósito de este curso en línea es ayudar a todos los informantes obligatorios de Illinois a entender su importante papel en la protección de los niños al reconocer e informar sobre el abuso infantil. Cualquiera que sospeche de abuso o abandono infantil debe llamar a la Línea de ayuda del Departamento de Servicios Infantiles y Familiares (Department of Children and Family Services Child Abuse) para informar, pero los informantes obligatorios tienen la obligación legal de hacerlo.Managing Disruptive Behaviors: Promoting Positive Learning
Free
with Marge Holland

Description.
This course shares common disruptive behaviors among young children, the influence of temperament, personality and the environment on behavior, and management strategies of birth through school-age children. Managing Disruptive Behaviors: Promoting Positive Learning falls under Interactions, Relationships and the Environment (IRE) Competency 3: Identifies factors that contribute to positive interactions with the environment.Will run
Resilience-Based Story Telling
Free
with Allen Rosales

Description.
The proposed training series introduces educators to new methods, strategies, and techniques for engaging children in Resiliencebased instructional read alouds. Participants will engage in reflective discussions related to: resiliencebased factors, read-aloud foundations, and asking higher order questions to support children’s cognitive development. Participants will observe model’s representative of high quality read alouds and plan to implement these practices within their classroom settings.Will run
Dealing with Separation
Free
with Barbara Wright

Description.
This training is for caregivers who want to help children when they experience separation. It will help teachers and/or parents to provide a smoother transition for the children when they enter into a new program. It will give recommendations as well as techniques and books to read with the child.Will run
Child Development, Health and Safety Basics Pt.1
Free
with Bernice Shelton

Description.
This training provides participants with an overview of child development, health, and safety issues for children birth through early school-age. Emphasis will be on understanding patterns of development, developmental domains, and the role of nutrition in development. In addition, health and safety issues will address supporting the growth of healthy children—from the basics such as handwashing to more in-depth practices surrounding healthy procedures and disease prevention. Participants will learn more about emergency planning/preparedness and first aid as well as identify tips for maintaining safe indoor/outdoor environments.Will run
Developmentally Appropriate Play Based Learning
Free
with Marge Holland

Description.
Being a kid is critical. We see the signature of early childhood experience literally in people’s bodies- positive early experiences lead to longer life expectancy, better overall health, and improved ability to manage stress. Plus, longterm social emotional capabilities are more robust when children have a chance to learn through play; form deep relationships; and when their developing brains are given the chance to grow in a nurturing, language-rich, and relatively unhurried environment. This training reviews the power of play, how play builds strong neural connections, and play-based learning strategies for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and schoolage children. Leave with a variety of classroom and home strategies that incorporate play into the day’s learningWill run
Recognizing & reporting Child Abuse &Neglet - Mandated Reporter
Free
with Lina Rinko

Description.
The purpose of this in-person training is to help all Illinois Mandated Report¬ers understand their critical role in protecting children by recognizing and reporting child abuse. Everyone who suspects child abuse or neglect should call the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Child Abuse Hot¬line to make a report, but Mandated Reporters are required by law to do so.Child Development, Health and Safety Basics Pt.2
Free
with Bernice Shelton

Description.
This training provides participants with an overview of child development, health, and safety issues for children birth through early school-age. Emphasis will be on understanding patterns of development, developmental domains, and the role of nutrition in development. In addition, health and safety issues will address supporting the growth of healthy children—from the basics such as handwashing to more in-depth practices surrounding healthy procedures and disease prevention. Participants will learn more about emergency planning/preparedness and first aid as well as identify tips for maintaining safe indoor/outdoor environments.Will run