In Person Trainings

Welcome to a 2 hr session on the Basics of using TS Gold. Learn how to use the Objectives and Progressions to determine what your children know and the next step in their growth and development. This is a great roadmap on how to plan teaching that is relevant to children’s needs developmentally.

Are families from a variety of cultural traditions and languages thriving in your classroom? Learn about best practices in the culturally competent early learning, and NAEYC’s goals for anti-bias education. Consider your own practices and action plan opportunities to create inclusion and belonging in your program

Are you a new teacher? A seasoned teacher looking for a refresher? Or just interested in understanding why effective interactions are so important for children’s learning and development? If so, this training is for YOU!

In this training, teachers learn the basics of the CLASS instrument, domains and dimensions. It is designed to help teachers learn about effective teacher-child interactions, as defined by the CLASS tool, and the ways these interactions help children learn.

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Learn to navigate the latest TS GOLD platform on the computer. We share timesaving strategies that help you become a more accurate observer and scorer. Explore the platform for tools that make observing easier and more efficient use of your time.

Are you a new teacher? A seasoned teacher looking for a refresher? Or just interested in understanding why effective interactions are so important for children’s learning and development? If so, this training is for YOU!

In this training, teachers learn the basics of the CLASS instrument, domains and dimensions. It is designed to help teachers learn about effective teacher-child interactions, as defined by the CLASS tool, and the ways these interactions help children learn.

In this 2 hour session, participants learn about the difference between open ended art and crafts. There’s place in the Early Childhood classroom for both. Come learn how and when to provide opportunities for both. Learn ways to provide craft activities that are meaningful to children’ and create real learning opportunities such as independence and making choices. Learn about open ended art experiences that help children express their own developing creativity and expression of emotions. How does creativity help children to problem solve, make choices, and explore their own abilities.

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This training empowers educators with the tools and knowledge to be a champion of CLASS in their organization. This session is designed to help educators gain confidence and understanding in the CLASS observation process while unlocking the transformative potential of educator-child interactions in their daily practice. Get ready to explore the transformative power of CLASS, so every child thrives!

In this 2 hour session, we learn about organizing classroom centers and providing activities we can use to create optimum environments for observing and documenting children’s skills and behaviors. Make the TS GOLD process easier by providing materials that show us what children know and need to know as they play and have fun. Save time and energy as your organize your observations so that you are scoring multiple skills for multiple children at a time.

Aren’t babies just the most adorable set of human beings ever? Those tiny fingers and little toes are so cute. That sweet social smile of a two month old can just melt your heart. But what are some teaching strategies we can use in our infant classrooms to help these precious tiny humans develop healthy social and emotional health? In this training ideas will be presented.

This session, Quality of Feedback with Toddlers, is from the Making the Most of CLASSroom Interactions training series organized around the Know, See, Do model of professional development for teachers. This training encourages and supports teachers’ use of CLASS to explain the impact of specific teacher-child interactions on children’s learning, identify effective teacher-child interactions in videos and in their classrooms, and strengthen their teaching practices by integrating more intentional teacher-child interactions.

This session, Language Modeling for PreK Students, is from the Making the Most of CLASSroom Interactions training series organized around the Know, See, Do model of professional development for teachers. This training encourages and supports teachers’ use of CLASS to explain the impact of specific teacher-child interactions on children’s learning, identify effective teacher-child interactions in videos and in their classrooms, and strengthen their teaching practices by integrating more intentional teacher-child interactions.

This session, Quality of Feedback with PreK Children, is from the Making the Most of CLASSroom Interactions training series organized around the Know, See, Do model of professional development for teachers. This training encourages and supports teachers’ use of CLASS to explain the impact of specific teacher-child interactions on children’s learning, identify effective teacher-child interactions in videos and in their classrooms, and strengthen their teaching practices by integrating more intentional teacher-child interactions.

This 2-hour interactive training module will provide participants with high-level early language support in infant classrooms, through a deeper understanding of the Infant CLASS®tool and high-quality teacher-child interactions. Training participants will practice realistic strategies for implementing self-talk, imitating and initiating sounds or words; modeling turn-taking, and effectively using toys for expansion and extension of language. This training will also show how early language support strategies connect other Infant CLASS®dimensions, to support overall infant learning and care in both younger and older infants.

In this 2 hour session, learn about how you and your children are smart. Howard Gardner taught us that there are multiple ways of learning and being smart. Take a short personality quiz then learn how you are smart. What does this theory say about you and the individual children in your classroom. Learn about 8 different ways people learn and experience our world. Learn how to address those learning styles.

What is compassion? Can it be “taught” or is it more of an idea that is “caught”? In this training we will explore practical ideas for helping young children learn about and value having compassion for themselves and for others.

This 2-hour session will focus on successfully implementing curriculum in the early childhood classroom. Participants will explore the elements needed for, and their role in, curriculum implementation with specific attention given to the importance of a well-developed daily schedule, the purpose of intentional planning in the facilitation of high-quality teacher-child interactions, activities, and experiences, the value of using curriculum-aligned materials, the effective implementation of planned experiences through teacher-guided and child-initiated activities, the importance of using observations and assessments to evaluate children’s development and learning and to guide planning, and the need for modifying and adjusting activities based on children’s individual characteristics.

In this 2 hour session, learn about different learning styles and temperaments of young children. Participate in short quizzes that help identify your own personality type, temperament type and learning style. Then think about the children in your classroom and how they might match or be very different from some of the characteristics you learned about yourself. What does that mean for a classroom of learners. How can you make adjustments and use strategies to meet the needs of the young learners in your classroom.

Painting our young children’s hands each a different color and having the children press their painted hands onto a large piece of paper to make a rainbow creates a lovely craft…but is authentic self-esteem automatically occurring in the lives of the children? In this training we will explore ideas to help teachers help young children with the development of authentic self-esteem.

This training focuses on engaging children in conversations. In this session, you’ll learn how to get started in conversations with children and how important these conversations can be to young children’s development and learning.

In this 2 hour session we take a look at room arrangement, materials, equipment and activities that support the observation and documentation learned in TS GOLD. We use the ERS Inventory (ITERS and ECERS) to take an objective look at your own classroom set up. Do you have everything you need to outfit each center to maximize children’s experience and learning. You can set the stage to see the skills and behaviors listed in the 36 Objectives for learning and Development in TS GOLD. Use the activities in Gold and Frog Street Press to create opportunities for children to learn as they play and you document that learning. Learn ways to organize those experiences so you can see multiple skills among multiple childre at the same time, saving time and energy while maintaining accuracy and objectivity.

I’ll be honest, as the trainer who created this training, I did not enjoy taking math classes when I was in school. As an early childhood professional, I found myself avoiding math or number related activities with my toddlers and preschoolers, until I took a class that showed me how important basic math is for young children. In this training, you’ll learn how to do math with your little ones that is fun for you and fun for them.

In this session, participants will delve into the essential aspects of creating an effective early childhood environment. We will begin by reviewing the key components that constitute the physical environment of a classroom. Attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of what elements contribute to a well-designed early childhood setting, recognizing the critical role teachers play in shaping an environment that supports children’s learning and development.

We will explore how the physical environment influences children’s growth and development, providing insights into the tangible impact of a thoughtfully arranged classroom. To solidify this knowledge, participants will engage in practical activities, applying their learnings to evaluate their own classrooms from a fresh perspective, identifying areas for improvement to enhance the learning experience for children.

Help children learn about math and physics in the Block center by playing with balls and ramps. Use open ended questions to encourage children’s persistence and problem solving. Learn these concepts for yourself by playing with a variety of blocks, balls and ramps to develop activities and experiences for children in your block center. Learn how to equip a block center that maximizes children’s experiences.

In this training, we will explore how to use elements of drama to create stories that can be shared in classrooms for children of any age. We will brainstorm, write, and play as we learn how to use elements of the dramatic arts to create stories for young children.

When situations arise around behavior that is hurtful to children, teachers often have trouble seeing the situation from different perspectives. In the case of biting, there are many perspectives to consider in crafting a plan of action to address the behavior. This training is designed to help teachers consider these various perspectives as they plan appropriate action steps to take. Recognizing multiple points of view requires careful consideration of perspectives different from one’s own. It also requires that teachers put aside their personal point of view in order to consider other points of view. When teachers have the opportunity to practice considering multiple perspectives, they are more likely to be able to see and consider various points of view in future situations.

The training will cover the definition and importance of curriculum modifications, explaining when and why they are useful. It will provide an overview of eight general types of modifications that can be implemented in the classroom.

In this 2 hour session we learn about routines and practices that help children develop a sense of belonging in the classroom. Building a community of learners with children and their families strengthens the positive climate and builds relationships that foster children’s ability to learn, play and enjoy each other. Traditions and rituals are the building blocks that help children feel safe and connected. This helps children develop a healthy self esteem which leads to successful outcomes.

We all have stacks of blocks or shelves of blocks, or boxes of blocks in our classrooms. Most of our toddler classrooms were given to us already equipped with a set of blocks or a block center. What is so important about young children playing with blocks? And what brain connections are being built when young children are using blocks to build? Come to this interactive training to learn more.

Learn more about how providing and implementing developmentally appropriate curriculum activities for Toddler and PreK children that stimulate creativity in art, music, and movement influence Social, Physical, Cognitive, and Lanugage skills. Explore also how your effective planning and implementing creative activities can reflect on your teacher interaction skills related to Toddler CLASS Dimension “Facilitation of Learning and Development” and PreK CLASS Dimension “Concept Development.”

This 2-hour training module will focus on early brain development and the effects that trauma can cause on the brain in early childhood. Participants will explore steps in the back and forth interaction between children and adults, and both executive function activities and self-regulation skills with children of all ages.

To support your students, you must first support yourself. Join us for a course that provides physical, mental, and emotional self-care strategies for teachers. We understand that burned-out teachers desperately need help, so we’ll explore ways to collaborate with peers and reach out to administrators in positive ways. Discover strategies for building on strengths and new ways to ask for and receive support. With practical tools to enhance your support system, you’ll be better equipped to empower your students and create a thriving classroom community.

Inside the Minds of Preschoolers: Have you ever tried to give a child a broken cracker and has the child responded by yelling that two small parts of a cracker are not the same thing as one whole cracker? The brains of young children actually perceive the world and environment in different ways than adult brains perceive the things around them. In this training, we will explore ideas from Jean Piaget regarding how young children think.

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This 2 hour session is focused on high quality infant care based on research by Ron Laly’s PTIC program in California and Zero to Three Website. What is curriculum for Infants? How do you manage all of the routines needed for children under 15 months of age. What are some of the trends in infant care in other countries. How do I communicate effectively with infants and their families?

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This 2 hour interactive session will focus on strategies that help develop a love of learning and reading in children. Learn age appropriate ways to teach letter recognition, rhyming, alliteration that encourage young children’s love of language and meaning in the written word. How do children learn to write. What should you teach at what age to maximize children’s outcome in literacy. How do you observe and document children’s skills and behaviors in literacy objectives.

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This training focuses on engaging children in conversations. In this session, you’ll learn how to get started in conversations with children and how important these conversations can be to young children’s development and learning.

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This 2-hour interactive training module will provide participants with high-level early language support in infant classrooms, through a deeper understanding of the Infant CLASS®tool and high-quality teacher-child interactions. Training participants will practice realistic strategies for implementing self-talk, imitating and initiating sounds or words; modeling turn-taking, and effectively using toys for expansion and extension of language. This training will also show how early language support strategies connect other Infant CLASS®dimensions, to support overall infant learning and care in both younger and older infants.