CCR&R offers no-cost, interactive webinars for early childhood professionals. It is now easier than ever to improve your business and the quality of services for children.
Browse the July 2023 to June 2024 webinar schedule below to see if there is a training option to fit your professional development goals. Need help with planning your training for the year? Connect with your Child Care Consultant and make your Professional Development Plan (Spanish) today!
REGISTRATION: Please register for all training on i-PoWeR Professional Workforce Registry. We recommend searching for the training title to register, as the CCR&R online trainings will be hosted by each region.
From Stars to Blocks: A Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Framework for Process Over Product 10/19/23 at 6:30 p.m. HHS Training Credit: 2 clock hours Instructor: Cindy Terebush Hosted by: IQ4K Specialist Team "CQI" or "Continuous Quality Improvement" for early education settings is a focus throughout the United States because we understand that improvement has no endpoint. It is a continuing practice of learning, reflecting, and adjusting. During this professional development session, learn about the framework for continuous quality improvement and how to have an ongoing system for decision-making and goal-setting in early childhood programs.
Feelings and Friendships 11/6/2.3 at 6:30 p.m. HHS Training Credit: 2 clock hours Instructor: Melinda Aman Hosted by CCR&R of SW Iowa Participants will gain an understanding of the impact and importance social-emotional development has on a child's mental health. Participants will explore strategies for assisting children as they develop skills of positive interaction, ways to deal with feelings, and how to make friends with other children.
Understanding Sensory Processing 11/14/23 at 6:30 p.m. HHS Training Credit: 2 clock hours Instructor: Barbara Sorrels Hosted by: CCR&R of NW Iowa Participants will learn about the 8 basic senses and focus on why understanding the interoceptive sense is critical to helping children learn to self-regulate. Practical strategies will be shared.
When Families and Schools Partner, Everyone Wins 11/15/23 at 6:30 p.m. HHS Training Credit: 2 clock hours Instructor: Cindy Terebush, MS, Early Childhood Studies NAC approved Hosted by: CCR&R of NE Iowa Children, their families, and their early childhood programs benefit when partnerships are nurtured between schools and families. Learn about our ethical responsibilities and how we can meet them by providing families with different ways to be involved in their children's early learning experience and environment. Gain an understanding of and ideas for inviting, involving, educating and learning from families.
Understanding Anxiety 11/16/23 at 6:00 p.m. HHS Training Credit: 3 clock hours Instructor: Susan Dannen, MS, LSI Hosted by: CCR&R of Central Iowa Participants will learn what anxiety is for children. Participants will explore the physical and psychological aspects of anxiety and how it affects children's mental health. Participants will gain an understanding of how to work with and help children who are experiencing issues related to anxiety. Participants will learn about the work of mental health professionals who care for children with mental health issues, including anxiety.
Exploring the Role of Critical Friend: Essential Supports for Educator Professional Development 11/28/23 at 6:30 p.m. HHS Training Credit: 2 clock hours Instructor: Kelly Matthews Hosted by: CCR&R of NW Iowa Join us for this interactive session where we will explore how to build and sustain communities of practice that work! Building on the work of Costa and Kallick's "Critical Friend" role, we will offer hands-on experiences in modeling, creating, and supporting communities of practice. We also will utilize Harvest Resources' Thinking Lens to scaffold participants' conversations and skills.
Understanding Anxious, Oppositional and Withdrawn Children 1/10/24 at 6:30 p.m. HHS Training Credit: 2 clock hours Instructor: Barbara Sorrels Hosted by: CCR&R of NW Iowa Participants will learn strategies to connect with and support anxious, oppositional and withdrawn children.
Playing Fair! Equality for Equity in Child Care 2/12/24 at 6:30 p.m. HHS Training Credit: 2 clock hours Instructor: Melinda Aman Hosted by: CCR&R of SW Iowa Participants will learn definitions for equality, equity, diversity, and social justice. Participants will explore and discuss how equality and equity influence diversity and diverse practices. Participants will gain an understanding of the importance of considering social justice in child care.
Intentional Active Supervision: Practices and Policies 2/20/24 at 6:30 p.m. HHS Training Credit: 2 clock hours Instructor: Cindy Terebush, MS, Early Childhood Studies Hosted by: CCR&R of NE Iowa Early learners are curious and energetic. They explore the world around them in a carefree way, not appreciating potential safety issues or understanding when they might get hurt, lost, or cause a dangerous situation. Adults can help to prevent most incidents, and that takes intention. Together, we will reflect on the hazards that can be avoided and consider the ways we can provide more active supervision when in our buildings, outdoors, and in other places with young children. Be ready to write or update your active supervision policy!
Have it Your Way: How Customizing Your Business Can Lead to a Happier You 2/27/24 at 6:30 p.m. HHS Training Credit: 2 clock hours Instructor: Kelly Matthews Hosted by: CCR&R of NW Iowa Sometimes it is hard to see your business with "new eyes." By using images not usually associated with business, we invite you to spend some focused time doing the work to re-envision and explore your business with an eye towards joy, longevity, & meeting your needs as you work so hard to meet the needs of others. It will be time well spent!
Thinking Like a Detective: Using Case Studies to Understand Behavior 3/6/24 at 6:30 p.m. HHS Training Credit: 2 clock hours Instructor: Barbara Sorrels Hosted by: CCR&R of NW Iowa Participants will learn strategies to look at children's behavior through the five developmental lenses and identify strategies for support.
Understanding Respectful and Mindful Interactions 3/7/24 at 6:00 p.m. HHS Training Credit: 3 clock hours Instructor: Susan Dannen, MS, LSI Hosted by: CCR&R of Central Iowa Participants will learn the definition of mindfulness as the concept relates to building positive and respectful professional relationships in the child care workplace. Participants will discuss ways to promote positive, respectful communication with co-workers. Participants will explore and "try-out" examples of respectful communication among adults in a child care workplace.
All Children Belong! Let's INCLUDE Them! Caring for Children with Disabilities. 4/15/24 at 6:30 p.m. HHS Training Credit: 2 clock hours Instructor: Melinda Aman Hosted by: CCR&R of SW Iowa The training is intended for child care professionals who may or may not, currently, care for children with disabilities. Participants will learn about disability laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA. Participants will gain an understanding of child development and the cues and clues that may indicate a concern for a child's development. Participants will explore strategies of communication with families, parents, and guardians.
Suspension and Expulsion-A National Epidemic with Long-Term Consequences 4/18/24 at 6:30 p.m. HHS Training Credit: 2 clock hours Instructor: Cindy Terebush, MS, Early Childhood Studies Hosted by: CCR&R of NE Iowa Did you know that each year, thousands of preschool-age children are suspended or expelled from their early childhood programs? According to the statistics, preschool-age children experience expulsion at a rate that is 3 1/2 times higher than children in grades K-12. Suspension and expulsion in the early childhood years have long-term consequences on individual children and on our society as a whole. Join us to reflect on why this is happening, what we can do to prevent it, and how we can break this cycle.
It's Not Opposite Day: How No is Your Most Powerful Yes. 5/21/24 at 6:30 p.m. HHS Training Credit: 2 clock hours Instructor: Kelly Matthews Hosted by: CCR&R of NW Iowa Child care program leaders and providers are pulled in a million different directions. So much is asked of us and finding any sort of balance can feel out of reach. Join us for this interactive session where we explore what's all on our plates, define our relationship to requests and investigate what powerful possibilities emerge when we say no.
This Virtual Business Series is designed to support adult learners to have positive and successful learning experiences, so they leave with the knowledge and relationships to sustain and grow their family child care businesses. It is a 10-week series designed to cover key aspects of running a family child care business including marketing, contracts, policy handbook, risk management & emergency preparedness, income & expenses, financial management, time-space percentage and recordkeeping for taxes. Each week there will be 2 hours of large group class time, 1 hour of learning lab groups with other child care home providers to practice the new skills learned in class and 30 minutes of self-study work to complete in between sessions.
Register on i-PoWeR Series start date: August 24, January 10, March 5
ChildNet 3.0 is 25 hours of interactive, applicable and supportive professional education provided through live online or classroom delivery. Intended participants are Child Development Home providers who care for children while owning and operating a child care business in their home. These business owners have unique needs as their environment is shared between family and home space. Through this series, strategies will be shared on how to optimize time, space and resources to ensure best child care practices are being implemented. Additionally, an optional coaching component is offered to support new skills and procedures as providers strive for quality by obtaining ChildNet Certification.
Register on i-PoWeR Series start date: August 15, September 7, September 19, October 3, January 4, January 30, February 6
This series of training is made up of five sessions that will allow providers to obtain the skills needed to care for school-age children enrolled in a Child Development Home (CDH), Center or School-Age Center. Topics covered include: Human Interactions and Communication, Child Development, Healthy and Safe Practices, Progam Planning and Activities, and Ethics in School-Age Care.
Register on i-PoWeR Series start date: October 2, November 14