The Growing Brain - 2-B: The Key Ingredients for Healthy Brain Development

We are facilitating The Growing Brain Series that will take place over the course of a series of sessions on Zoom. Participants will receive 1.5 in-service hours each session they attend.  It is important for early childhood educators to understand the impact of stress to healthy brain growth and…

The Growing Brain - 2-A: The Factors Affecting Brain Growth and Development

We are facilitating The Growing Brain Series that will take place over the course of a series of sessions on Zoom. Participants will receive 1.5 in-service hours each session they attend.  During the first part of Unit 2 of the Growing Brain series of trainings, participants will review how the…

The Growing Brain 5-A: The Brain’s Role in Social Emotional Development in the First Five Years of Life

Social Emotional Development is greatly affected by how adults support young children’s social interactions and emotional reactions. In the first part of unit 5 of the Growing Brain series of trainings, participants will understand how social emotional development unfolds in children from 0 – 5…

The Growing Brain 5-A: The Brain’s Role in Social Emotional Development in the First Five Years of Life

We are facilitating The Growing Brain Series that will take place over the course of a series of sessions on Zoom. Participants will receive 1.5 in-service hours each session they attend. Social Emotional Development is greatly affected by how adults support young children’s social interactions…

The Growing Brain 4-A: Supporting the Process of Cognitive Development in Young Children

Cognition starts at Birth. Babies are born with a natural drive to explore and learn about the world around them. During the first part of unit 4 of the Growing Brain series of trainings, participants will learn about the process of Cognitive Development in your children and the important role…

The Growing Brain 4-A: Supporting the Process of Cognitive Development in Young Children

We are facilitating The Growing Brain Series that will take place over the course of a series of sessions on Zoom. Participants will receive 1.5 in-service hours each session they attend.  Cognition starts at Birth. Babies are born with a natural drive to explore and learn about the world around…

The Growing Brain 5-B: Supporting Relationships and Attachment During the Early Childhood Years

Positive relationships play a big role in supporting young children’s attachment in Social Emotional Development. In the second part of unit 5 of the Growing Brain series of trainings, participants will understand the effects of stress and the development of empathy in young children.

The Growing Brain 5-B: Supporting Relationships and Attachment During the Early Childhood Years

We are facilitating The Growing Brain Series that will take place over the course of a series of sessions on Zoom. Participants will receive 1.5 in-service hours each session they attend. Positive relationships play a big role in supporting young children’s attachment in Social Emotional…

The Growing Brain 4-B: Supporting Executive Functions and Understanding the Cognitive Processes

The Prefrontal Cortex plays a major role in decision making and planning, as well as the use of Executive Functions in young children. During the second part of unit 4 of the Growing Brain series of trainings, participants will review the timeline in which the development of Executive Functions…

The Growing Brain 4-B: Supporting Executive Functions and Understanding the Cognitive Processes

We are facilitating The Growing Brain Series that will take place over the course of a series of sessions on Zoom. Participants will receive 1.5 in-service hours each session they attend. The Prefrontal Cortex plays a major role in decision making and planning, as well as the use of Executive…

The Growing Brain 7-A: How Play Develops and Why It Is Important

Children engage in play every day as caregivers look for ways to support their development and learning. In the first part of unit 7 of the Growing Brain series of trainings, participants will review the importance of play and identify the different stages of play and how they develop.  

The Growing Brain 7-A: How Play Develops and Why It Is Important

We are facilitating The Growing Brain Series that will take place over the course of a series of sessions on Zoom. Participants will receive 1.5 in-service hours each session they attend. ​​​​​​​Children engage in play every day as caregivers look for ways to support their development and learning…

The Growing Brain 7-B: How Different Types of Play Maximize Children’s Learning

Social interactions are enhanced throughout our daily routine, as teachers strengthen and scaffold children’s engagement. In the second part of unit 7 of the Growing Brain series of trainings, participants will learn about the different types of play and the skills to help promote children’s…

The Growing Brain 7-B: How Different Types of Play Maximize Children’s Learning

We are facilitating The Growing Brain Series that will take place over the course of a series of sessions on Zoom. Participants will receive 1.5 in-service hours each session they attend. Social interactions are enhanced throughout our daily routine, as teachers strengthen and scaffold children’s…

The Growing Brain 6-A: How Connections Between Various Areas of the Brain Are Expressed through Behaviors

Knowledge of basic brain anatomy helps us to better understand different behaviors that young children exhibit. In the first part of unit 6 of the Growing Brain series of trainings, participants will understand how various areas of the brain are connected and expressed through different behaviors…

The Growing Brain 6-A: How Connections Between Various Areas of the Brain Are Expressed through Behaviors

We are facilitating The Growing Brain Series that will take place over the course of a series of sessions on Zoom. Participants will receive 1.5 in-service hours each session they attend. Knowledge of basic brain anatomy helps us to better understand different behaviors that young children exhibit…

The Growing Brain 3-A: Communication Milestones and Strategies to Support Young Children (Birth through Three)

We are facilitating The Growing Brain Series that will take place over the course of a series of sessions on Zoom. Participants will receive 1.5 in-service hours each session they attend.  Do you find it sometimes challenging to understand very young children in your care or in your home? In order…

The Growing Brain 3-B: Communication Milestones and Strategies to Support Young Children (Three through Five)

We are facilitating The Growing Brain Series that will take place over the course of a series of sessions on Zoom. Participants will receive 1.5 in-service hours each session they attend. In discussing communication milestones in children, we now know how these skills continue to grow in the…

The Goddard School

Be the Difference: Trauma-Informed Care in the Classroom

This presentation focuses on the impact of childhood trauma on the brain (as well as brain regulation), the signs and symptoms of traumatic stress in the infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten age-groups, and the impact of trauma on learning and school success. Additionally, this…

Be the Difference: Trauma-Informed Care in the Classroom - Part 1

This is the first session in a two-part training series. Part 2 is on Thursday, 12/16/2021. Participants have to register for and attend both sessions in order to receive a certificate of participation with in-service hours. This presentation focuses on the impact of childhood trauma on the brain…

Be the Difference: Trauma-Informed Care in the Classroom - Part 2

This is the second session in a two-part training series. Participants have to register for and attend both sessions in order to receive a certificate of participation with in-service hours. This presentation focuses on the impact of childhood trauma on the brain (as well as brain regulation), the…

THE CILLA SCHOOL

The Broward Early Childhood Education Conference 2025

The A’s of Addressing Behavior - Part 2

This is the second session in a two-part training series. Participants have to register for and attend both sessions in order to receive a certificate of participation with in-service hours. This presentation focuses on the use of positive discipline in the early childhood education settings. The…