October 2026 - Hope in the Classroom

This course applies current research on measuring and teaching hope to early childhood education. Starting as early as ten months, children have the capacity for goal setting and are actively creating pathways and practicing agency. Throughout this course, Early Childcare Educators will gain an awareness of developmentally appropriate ways to teach children goal setting and critical thinking skills that combine to create hopeful thinking patterns. Educators can teach cognitive patterns of hope in the classroom that benefit children throughout their education and in every sphere of life.

November 2026 - Infant Toddler Mental Health

3 clock hours (0.3 CEUs) – Infant Mental Health encompasses all the research and intervention available to those who work with infants and toddlers in all settings. Infants and toddlers’ emotions and thinking are important, and there are ways we can help them become as healthy as they can be.

Participants will:

1.Define Infant Mental Health (IMH).

2.Describe influences on development for the mental health of infants.

3.Identify and implement healthy routines to build cognitive and social emotional skills in infants and toddlers.

4.Identify the areas of service available that can positively influence Infant Mental Health.