Educator Course Catalog

 

Building Positive Relationships in the School-age Classroom

Core Competency Areas

1. Child Growth and Development (1 hour)
2. Learning Environments and Curriculum (1hour)
3. Interactions with Children (1 hour)

This course will show participants how to create a caring classroom community where children feel supported, safe, included and known in their school-age classrooms. School-age classrooms need to be active, engaging places where instruction centers on student thinking and where students can take risks and jump into learning at hand. The focus will be on showing participants how to provide rich opportunities to work together, grow ideas, and revise children's thinking.

3 hours                         

 

Cornerstones of Quality: Safety, Health, and Nutrition

Core Competency Areas

1. Health, Safety and Nutrition (2 hours)
2. Interactions with Children (1hour)

We will focus on how to create an environment that will keep infants and children safe and healthy in child care. Information is aligned with licensing requirements.

3 hours                         

 

Creating a Landscape to Learning: Appropriate Indoor/Outdoor Learning Environments

Core Competency Areas

1. Family and Community Partnerships (1 hour)
2. Learning Environments and Curriculum (1hour)
3. Interactions with Children (1 hour)

Participants will learn how an infant/toddler learning environment should be designed to enhance relationships and learning by developing competencies through movement, exploration, and appropriate challenges.

3 hours                          

 

Creating a Positive Social Emotional Climate in Infant/Toddler Care Settings

Core Competency Areas

1. Child Growth and Development (1hour)
2. Learning Environments and Curriculum (1hour)
3. Interactions with Children (1hour)

When teachers develop a positive social and emotional climate in the care setting and provide nurturing relationships, young children feel more secure in the environment and are more likely to feel comfortable learning and growing. Such relationships are likely to lead to a more emotionally secure and independent child, which will help foster success in school.

3 hours                          

 

Encouraging Peer Interactions in Preschool

Core Competency Areas

1. Learning Environments and Curriculum (1 hour)
2. Interactions with Children (1hour)
3. Educational Programming and Family Support (1 hour)

Participants will be introduced to strategies for supporting the development of peer interactions in the preschool classroom. The course also covers ways for teachers to help children learn anger management and problem-solving skills.

3 hours                          

 

Guidance Matters: Challenging Behaviors and the Role of the Preschool Teacher

Core Competency Areas

1. Child Observation and Assessment (1 hour)
2. Learning Environments and Curriculum (1 hour)
3. Interactions with Children (1 hour)
4. Educational Programming and Family Support (1hour)

Positive Behavior Support, or PBS, is a means to understand and address a child’s persistent challenging behavior. Participants will understand the process of Positive Behavior Support, including strategies for preventing challenging behavior and replacement skills.

4 hours                          

 

Homelessness and Young Children: Education and Services

Core Competency Areas

1. Family and Community Partnerships (1hour)
2. Interactions with Children (1 hour)
3. Educational Programming and Family Support (1hour)

This course is for administrators of early childhood centers. It will provide them with information and best practices to facilitate collaboration between child care programs and community organizations. The goal is to increase the provision of services to families with young children experiencing homelessness.

3 hours                          

 

Homelessness and Young Children: Dealing with Trauma

Core Competency Areas

1. Child Growth and Development (1 hour)
2. Family and Community Partnerships (1 hour)
3. Interactions with Children (1 hour)

Participants will define homelessness according to McKinney-Vento and discover how homelessness affects a child's health and development. Participants will be provided guidance strategies to support young children experiencing homelessness.

3 hours                          

 

Meeting the Challenge: Effective Strategies for Dealing with Challenging Behavior in School-age Children

Core Competency Areas

1. Child Growth and Development (1 hour)
2. Learning Environments and Curriculum (1 hour)
3. Interactions with Children (1 hour)

Participants will be taught guidance skills that teach school-age children how to get along with others, how to express their feelings with words, and how-to problem solve in a positive way. They will learn skills to help children manage the feelings that cause them to act out.

3 hours                         

 

Positive Guidance: Helping Children Learn Self-Discipline

Core Competency Areas

1. Observing and recording children’s behavior (1 hour)
2. Positive ways to support children’s social and emotional development (1 hour)
3. Interactions with Children (1 Hour)

The goal of positive guidance is to develop children's self-control, encourage children to assume responsibility, and assist children in making thoughtful decisions. Participants will be introduced to a relationship-based approach to more effectively prevent and manage challenging behavior, creating a more enjoyable learning environment.

3 hours                          

 

Child Care Emergency Preparedness

Core Competency Areas

1. Health, Safety and Nutrition (2 hours)
2. Family and Community Partnerships (1 hour)
3. Program Operations and Facilities Management (1 hour)

This course will familiarize child care providers with the various emergencies that could occur in a child care program. It will help them implement strategies to safeguard children and adults in their program. This course will also help child care providers develop and implement an emergency plan for their child care program.

4 hours                           

 

Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos*

Core Competency Areas

1. Health, Safety and Nutrition (1 hour)
2. Family and Community Partnerships (1 hour)
3. Learning Environments and Curriculum (6 hours)
4. Interactions with Children (6 hours)

This training consists of the Introduction and Implementation of the Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos. The overall goal is to integrate the Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines into class curriculum. Details of the relationship between each content area of the Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines and the Environment Rating scales are documented throughout the training.

14 hours                          

*Requires Train the Trainer

 

Quest for Quality: Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines Ages 3-5*

Core Competency Areas

1. Child Growth and Development (3 hours)
2. Health, Safety and Nutrition (2 hours)
3. Learning Environments and Curriculum (6 hours)
4. Professionalism and Leadership (3 hours)

This training consists of the Introduction and Implementation of the Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines for 3- to 5-year-olds. The overall goal is to integrate the guidelines into class curriculum. Details of the relationship between each content area of the Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines and the Environment Rating scales are documented throughout the training.

14 hours                          

*Requires Train the Trainer

 

Learning Guidelines for School-Age Children: Using Early Learning Guidelines and Oklahoma Academic Standards*

Core Competency Areas

1. Health, Safety and Nutrition (2 hours)
2. Learning Environments and Curriculum (4 hours)
3. Interactions with Children (3 hours)
4. Educational Programming and Family Support (4 hours)
5. Family and Community Partnerships (1 hour)

Teachers of school-age children will learn about lesson planning, curriculum development, and activity creation. Course content aligns with both the current Oklahoma Academic Standards and the Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines for children ages three through five.

14 hours                           

*Requires Train the Trainer

 

Reducing the Risk of SIDS/SUID in Child Care*

Core Competency Areas

1. Health, Safety and Nutrition (3hours)

This course provides risk reduction strategies for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Sudden Unexplained Infant Death (SUID) in family homes, group homes, and child care centers by using safe sleep practices recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and Oklahoma child care licensing. It will also help participants create a written policy and implement safe sleep practices in their programs and share and model best practices with the families they serve.

3 hours                              

*Requires Train the Trainer

 

Child Development I

 

Core Competency Areas

1. Child Growth and Development (10 hours)

Child development describes how children grow. This training is an introduction to basic child development. It is framed in developmental stages. as this orientation seems most easily understood and used by caregivers.

10 hours                           

 

Child Development II

Core Competency Areas

1. Child Observation and Assessment (10 Hours)

This course is built on the foundation of observing and encouraging each aspect of a child's development. To plan a learning environment that accommodates all aspects of growth at the developmental level of the children in their care.

10 hours                            

 

Behavior and Guidance I

Core Competency Areas

1. Interactions with Children (10 Hours)

Focuses on a variety of ways to encourage positive behavior in young children. It considers the provider as the key to guidance. The course outlines methods of direct and indirect guidance and methods for setting and maintaining rules. In addition, it describes common behavior problems, indicators of special needs and how to talk with adults about behavior problems. Interactions with Children (10 Hours)

10 hours                            

 

Behavior and Guidance II

Core Competency Areas

1. Interactions with Children (10 Hours)

The way that a caregiver manages children's behavior will determine the success children have in the learning environment.

The purpose of this training is to observe and understand how the child's behavior is affected by different factors that occur in his or her life.

10 hours                              

 

Daily Program for Infants and Toddlers

Core Competency Areas

1. Health, Safety and Nutrition (2 hours)
2. Child Observation and Assessment (3 hours)
3. Family and Community Partnerships (1 hour)
4. Interactions with Children (3 hours)
5. Professionalism and Leadership (1 hour)

Discusses stages of development and basic needs in nutrition, feeding, sleep, and toilet training. Suggests appropriate play activities and toys. Provides suggestions to construct a daily program schedule.

10 hours                            

 

Health and Safety

Core Competency Areas

1. Health, Safety and Nutrition (10 Hours)

This course deals with everyday routines and program of group child care. The general concepts and practical procedures are discussed for children's health and safety. Learning and using good safety practices may literally change a child's life.

10 hours