Early Learning Guideline: Social Emotional This workshop provides information to support young children's learning in the domain of social/emotional development. To Discover the Sequence of Social and Emotional Development, To Explore the Areas of Social Relations, Self-regulation, and Sense of Self, To Discuss Strategies to Promote Positive, Healthy Relationships, To Examine Social Relationships in Early Childhood, To Discover how Children Develop Knowledge of Families and Communities, To Examine Environments to Support Social and Emotional Development.

Early Learning Guideline: Creative Arts This workshop provides information to support young children's learning in the domain of creative arts. To Explore Creativity in Early Childhood, To Examine Development Related to Creative Arts, To Explore Music and Visual Arts In Early Childhood, To Discover Ways Children Express Themselves Through Creative Arts, To Explore Movement and Dramatic Play in Creative Arts, To Examine the Role of Materials and the Environment in Creative Arts.

Active Supervision of Children Active Supervision of Children provides participants with appropriate ways to interact with and supervise children. Define active supervision of children, Explore active supervision strategies, Identify best practices of active supervision, Learn the supervision requirements of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Develop an action plan including a personal commitment to provide high quality supervision of children.

Read for Joy We will explore brain development as it pertains to reading. We will explore what characteristics in an environment help produce effective readers. We will also learn some strategies for using literature effectively with all ages of children and how to involve parents as partners.

Safe With You Do you know how to reduce the risk of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) and prevent accidental suffocation? Do you know the safest way to put a baby to sleep? Do you have a safe sleep policy? If you answered NO to any of these questions, this workshop is for you. The one-hour workshop was developed by the Early Childhood Training Center and meets the requirements of Nebraska State Statute 43-2606. Everyone is at risk of shaking a baby. When a baby is shaken, the shaking can cause brain damage, life-changing disabilities, and even death. This is one childhood injury that is preventable. This one-hour workshop was developed by the Early Childhood Training Center and meets the requirements of Nebraska State Statute 43-2606. Child abuse and neglect unfortunately happens in Nebraska. Child care providers need to know about child abuse and neglect, how to make a report, ways to strengthen families, and how to prevent child abuse in their own childcare programs. This two-hour workshop was developed by the Early Childhood Training Center and meets the requirements of Nebraska State Statute 43-2606.

Indoor & Outdoor Environments Overall, the goal is to equip early childhood educators with the knowledge and skills to create a learning environment that leverages the strengths of both indoor and outdoor settings to promote development in young children. Emphasis is placed on aligning activities with developmental milestones in the domains of physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development through various indoor and outdoor experiences.

Can We Do It? Yes! We Can!: Using Adaptations to Support Young Children’s Success During this interactive session participants will learn about what inclusion is and more importantly, how to create an environment that supports all children in their care. Using information found in CARA’s Kit, attendees will learn about accommodations to help all children succeed.

From Nike World Headquarters to intimate retreats on her lavender farm, Erin inspires, brings hope and shares realistic ways for people to be more joyful at work and in their life. Erin has worked in the early childhood field for over thirty years as family child care provider, teacher, executive, trainer and community organizer.

She is the author of Be Amazing: Tools for Living Inspired and Inspired Work: Showing Up & Shining Bright. She speaks for audiences throughout the country and internationally to inspire others for greater service.

Erin has an undergraduate degree in Child Development and Psychology from California State University at Sacramento. She earned a Master of Science in Public Service Administration from the University of Evansville.

She resides with her family in Kentucky where they own a lavender farm called Big Roots. Their goal is to GROW PEACE and provide a place for inspiration and rejuvenation for the well being of others. Erin is the mother of four children and grandmother to three. Erin is known for her contagious laugh and her powerful presence both on and off stage.

Erin has a unique gift of public speaking. She is able to actively engage her audiences through genuine messages of professionalism, leadership and strategies for future success. Her mixture of personal stories and proven practices allows the messages to become relevant and applicable for each audience member. Erin believes that there are no limits to what organizations, people, and leaders can accomplish when principles of integrity, honesty, and vision are aligned. Erin is funny, compassionate, enthusiastic, and authentic; all a perfect combination for powerful and moving engagements. Her message is universal: success starts within and is possible for everyone.

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