Breathe—Move—Learn with Young Children
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET
Presented by Marcia Lee Unnever, New Mexico Educational Trainer
Age range: Preschool, kindergarten, and grades 1–3 (children ages 3–8)
Who this chat is for: Early childhood and elementary school educators, child care providers, special educators, and administrators
Join Marcia Lee Unnever, New Mexico Educational Trainer, teacher, TEDxABQED presenter, and author of “Breathe—Move—Learn With Young Children,” as she shares strategies for solving common challenges in today’s classrooms, such as distraction, boredom, and poor self-regulation. Find out how to boost learning readiness and brain development in young children.
This interactive coffee chat will include demonstrations of fun, brain-friendly activities that will help you create a calm, focused, and positive classroom environment in just minutes each day. Discover the power of using breathing exercises and brain-friendly movements to help every child in your classroom become a “super learner.”
In this webinar, you will:
- Understand how breathing and mindfulness can support the whole child—mentally, physically, and emotionally
- Learn why movement in the classroom is important for the brain and the body
- See how to incorporate Breathe—Move—Learn activities throughout the school day
- Watch demonstrations of Breathe—Move—Learn activities
- Participate in fun, mindful breathing and sensory exercises, and brain-friendly movements for the classroom
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Creating Fulfilling Mealtimes: Proactively Supporting Young Eaters
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET
Presented by Yev Veverka, Ph.D., BCBA-D, and Susan A. Ramage, R.N., M.S.
Age range: Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers (children 0-5)
Who this chat is for: Early childhood educators, child care providers, special educators, early interventionists, OTs & PTs, SLPs, and behavior specialists
Mealtimes in early learning settings present rich opportunities for connection, learning, and positive food experiences, but they can also present many challenges. Join Yev Veverka, a behavior analyst and researcher, and Susan Ramage, a nurse at an inclusive child care center, to learn why taking a proactive approach to supporting children during mealtimes is important. The presenters will share practical, flexible strategies for making mealtimes fulfilling and meaningful experiences for all.
In this webinar, you’ll:
- Understand the challenges with a “wait and see” approach to mealtime difficulties and waiting for children to “grow out of it”
- Learn how implementing universal support strategies can help prevent challenges from developing, as well as identify and support children and families who do have mealtime challenges
- Get a brief overview of a tiered approach with strategies that can be immediately implemented in attendee’s setting, including steps for gathering information, setting goals, ongoing assessment, and support strategies
- Discover strategies for collaborating with families
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Introducing the Updated Life Skills Progression (LSP)
Thursday, November 14, 2024 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET
Presented by: Brad Richardson, Ph.D.
Age range: Children birth to five
Who this chat is for: Home visitors, parent educators, social workers, child welfare workers, public health nurses, early interventionists
How you can identify the needs of families, closely monitor improvements, and demonstrate your home visiting program’s effectiveness? Use the updated Life Skills Progression, Second Edition, (LSP)—the most efficient, reliable way to evaluate a parent’s life skills: the abilities, behaviors, and attitudes they need to a healthy and satisfying family life.
Join this coffee chat with LSP co-author Brad Richardson, Ph.D., to hear about updates and the new and improved second edition of this trusted tool.
In this coffee chat, you’ll
- get a quick overview of the LSP—what it is and how it works
- see items from the 8 domains
- learn how LSP promotes maternal health literacy
- hear about updates to scoring descriptions
- learn how LSP can be used during virtual home visits
- see how LSP results inform evaluation, case practice, and program improvement
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