Join us for this FREE virtual event as we learn about the variety of factors that impact the growth and development of the human brain.
Join Ivy Tech and Muncie BY5 for a FREE make-it/take-it skills training focused on winter themes and early literacy and sensory activities!
This VIRTUAL foundational training introduces the core principles of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH), emphasizing how early relationships, experiences, and environments shape social-emotional development from birth through age five.
This IN-PERSON foundational training introduces the core principles of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH), emphasizing how early relationships, experiences, and environments shape social-emotional development from birth through age five.
Join us for this FREE virtual event as we explore how communication processes develop in the brain over the first five years of life.
Join Ivy Tech and Muncie BY5 for a FREE make-it/take-it skills training focused on winter themes and early literacy and sensory activities!
Learn lifesaving CPR and First Aid skills, designed for anyone with limited or no medical training.
Join us for this FREE virtual event as we learn about the brain’s role in social-emotional development over the first five years of life.
Learn lifesaving CPR and First Aid skills, designed for anyone with limited or no medical training.
Heartsaver CPR AED is geared for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in CPR and AED use to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two yrs. The First Aid course trains participants on first aid basics for the most common first aid emergencies, including how to recognize them, how to call for help, and how to perform lifesaving skills designed for anyone with limited or no medical training.
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This reflective and supportive workshop invites early childhood educators to explore the complex emotional landscape of the holiday season—where grief and joy often coexist.
Heartsaver CPR AED is geared for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in CPR and AED use to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two yrs. The First Aid course trains participants on first aid basics for the most common first aid emergencies, including how to recognize them, how to call for help, and how to perform lifesaving skills designed for anyone with limited or no medical training.
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This session will walk participants through the power of self-care, as well as cognitive blocks that keep us from both short- and long-term self-care success.
This session will teach you why certain phrases we use with kids aren’t the most helpful, as well as other ways to communicate more effectively.
Heartsaver CPR AED is geared for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in CPR and AED use to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two yrs. The First Aid course trains participants on first aid basics for the most common first aid emergencies, including how to recognize them, how to call for help, and how to perform lifesaving skills designed for anyone with limited or no medical training.
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This session will cover the everyday ebbs and flows of adult relationships in the early childhood classroom.
Join us for a candid discussion about all the things they didn’t teach you in your development class.
Heartsaver CPR AED is geared for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in CPR and AED use to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two yrs. The First Aid course trains participants on first aid basics for the most common first aid emergencies, including how to recognize them, how to call for help, and how to perform lifesaving skills designed for anyone with limited or no medical training.
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This session will focus on specific ways to build relationships with parents quickly, as well as share ideas with one another about ways to connect with both the easiest and most distant families.
In this interactive session, we will present the connections between the Indiana Early Learning Standards and research on child development.
This presentation will center upon using classroom management techniques and procedures.
Heartsaver CPR AED is geared for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in CPR and AED use to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two yrs. The First Aid course trains participants on first aid basics for the most common first aid emergencies, including how to recognize them, how to call for help, and how to perform lifesaving skills designed for anyone with limited or no medical training.
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Participants will learn the attachment cycle and the role of play in developing healthy and safe attachments. They will also learn about and practice Theraplay activities that they can use in the classroom, both one-on-one with children and in group settings.
Join us for the Early Childhood Teacher Bootcamp—a hands-on, three-day experience for educators.
This session focuses on empowering children to take on leadership roles and approach challenges with confidence.
Heartsaver CPR AED is geared for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in CPR and AED use to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two yrs. The First Aid course trains participants on first aid basics for the most common first aid emergencies, including how to recognize them, how to call for help, and how to perform lifesaving skills designed for anyone with limited or no medical training.
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Participants will learn to utilize a person-centered and trauma informed approach when responding to little people with big behaviors.
Join us for a transformative session on restorative practices, designed to equip leaders in early childcare, schools, and after-school programs.
Heartsaver CPR AED is geared for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in CPR and AED use to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two yrs. The First Aid course trains participants on first aid basics for the most common first aid emergencies, including how to recognize them, how to call for help, and how to perform lifesaving skills designed for anyone with limited or no medical training.
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This session will help teachers identify and manage challenging behaviors while minimizing problems, whether they're typical or more serious.
Heartsaver CPR AED is geared for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in CPR and AED use to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two yrs. The First Aid course trains participants on first aid basics for the most common first aid emergencies, including how to recognize them, how to call for help, and how to perform lifesaving skills designed for anyone with limited or no medical training.
Register Here!
Heartsaver CPR AED is geared for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in CPR and AED use to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two yrs. The First Aid course trains participants on first aid basics for the most common first aid emergencies, including how to recognize them, how to call for help, and how to perform lifesaving skills designed for anyone with limited or no medical training.
Register Here!
This session will teach participants about how to build connection quickly each day - which is a preventative technique to getting kids to listen well.
Early childcare providers play a key role in supporting sensory development! This FREE presentation, presented by Emily Reynolds, MSOTR, offers the knowledge and tools to help foster sensory growth in young children.
In this final STEAM session, educators will explore how to incorporate early alphabet and print awareness skills with STEAM-based, hands-on challenges that foster critical thinking and problem-solving.
Heartsaver CPR AED is geared for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in CPR and AED use to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two yrs. The First Aid course trains participants on first aid basics for the most common first aid emergencies, including how to recognize them, how to call for help, and how to perform lifesaving skills designed for anyone with limited or no medical training.
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In this second session, participants will explore ways to enhance vocabulary development by integrating STEAM and literacy activities and through the use of STEAM based children's literature, helping children make connections between language and real-world concepts.
Children learn through play. And sometimes children need training on how to play. Our role as educators is to meet all children where they are to help support their growth in all areas of their lives. However, play is something that some of us have not had specific training on. This session will train teachers on the continuum of play and how we, as adults, can train children to improve their play and expand their learning. Come ready to have fun and learn all about play in this session!
This session is virtual only.
In this engaging 3-part workshop series, early childhood educators will learn how to seamlessly blend Science of Reading principles with STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) concepts to enhance literacy development in children ages 2-5. In this first session, educators will discover how to build oral language skills and phonemic awareness through sensory-rich, hands-on activities using simple STEAM projects that promote conversation, sound identification, rhyme recognition, and syllable segmentation.
