WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS AND CHILDCARE PROVIDERS

CET provides workshops for parents, childcare providers, teachers and other early childhood advocates in the CET broadcast region.


CLICK HERE to see a list of workshops that will be held in our region, including workshops here at CET

Workshop Descriptions for January through June 2008

Topics developed are based upon early childhood content, the Ohio Early Learning Content Standards, and NAEYC best practices. Participants are encouraged to sign-up for all three workshops as a series. Ohio Ready To Learn Workshops are provided by the Ohio Educational Television Stations through a grant from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and the CET Ready To Lead in Litearcy workshops are provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the P&G Live, Learn, and Thrive Campaign.

• Infant Toddler Module 2—Physical
  Through lecture, video, group discussion, & small group activity, based upon the Ohio I/T Guidelines, participants will learn how children’s physical health impacts development. Care giving strategies to help young children achieve optimal physical health while allowing children to explore and connect with the world around them will be discussed. CDA Area 1 (Must take overview before this course)
• Infant Toddler Module 3—Emotional
  Through lecture, video, group discussion, & small group activity, based upon the Ohio I/T Guidelines, participants will further deepen their understanding of the emotional development of infants and toddlers, including the importance of attachment, and how children develop self awareness and self regulation. Participants will discuss how this knowledge can be translated into emotionally supportive care giving practices. CDA Area 3 (Must take Overview before this course)
• Infant Toddler Module 4—Social
  Through lecture, video, group discussion, & small group activity, based upon the Ohio I/T Guidelines, participants will gain a better understanding of how the connection of infants and toddlers to adults and children around them shape their interactions, skills, and abilities. Care giving strategies to support social development will also be shared. CDA Area 3 (Must take Overview before this course)
• Infant Toddler Module 5—Motor Development
  Through lecture, video, group discussion, & small group activity, based upon the Ohio I/T Guidelines, participants will study typical, as well as variations in, small, large motor and oral motor development. Care giving strategies to enhance young children’s motor skills, exploration and learning through movement will be discussed. CDA Area 2 (Must take Overview before this course)
• Infant Toddler Module 6—Language
  Through lecture, video, group discussion, & small group activity, based upon the Ohio I/T Guidelines, participants will examine the progression of language development and the areas of language development (Comprehension, Expression, and Social Communication). Early Literacy Foundations will also be discussed. Care giving strategies to support language development will also be discussed. CDA Area 2 (Must take Overview before this course)
• Infant Toddler Module 7—Cognitive Development
  Through lecture, video, group discussion, & small group activity, based upon the Ohio I/T Guidelines, participants will examine cognitive development including the six Discoveries of Infancy. The Discoveries are Grouping/Categorizing, Cause & Effect, Problem Solving, Memory, Space, and Imitation. Care giving strategies to support cognitive development will also be discussed. CDA Area 2 (Must take Overview before this course)
• Cultivating Literacy
  Participants will overview emergent literacy concepts to provide a framework for preschool education. Strategies to encourage listening, speaking, reading, and writing will be demonstrated and discussed with guidance from the Early Language and Literacy Classroom Observation (ELLCO) tool and the Ohio Early Learning Content Standards.
• Learning Discipline
  “Challenging” is more than a behavior! Discipline is a time for teaching rather than a time for punishment. When children display challenging behaviors, influential relationships and responsive communication are keys to positive resolutions. In a workshop created by Family Communications Inc., participants will reflect on attitudes and practices to achieve a more cooperative environment.
• Steps Toward Intentional Teaching
  Tools like The Ages and Stages Questionnaire allow childcare providers the opportunity to assess children quickly and to communicate any concern with parents in an objective manner. Quality assessment helps the providers to focus on the child’s strengths and to create a plan for future success.
• Check Up Time
  In this workshop participants will look at people in their communities who help them stay healthy including their pets! Understanding the importance of roles and responsibilities in society builds the foundation for the study of citizenship. Building on a child’s view of the world and the important people in their lives, these CET Learning Triangles will help participants apply literacy standards and activities to real life events like going to the doctor and keeping teeth healthy and clean.
• Helpers Around Town
  Recognizing the importance of developing language and communication skills will be the focus of this workshop. Participants will learn how to help children build vocabulary around experiences within the child’s community. Participants will view media as a springboard to Learning Triangles activities and segue into using exploring the community to help children understand their world and people in it.
• People In My Neighborhood
  “These are the people in my neighborhood….” Children are curious about everything especially other people. The final workshop culminates with ways to help children practice social studies skills—asking questions and being curious enough to find answers about people who help make their communities work. Participants will integrate the language standards in the Learning Triangles to gain information, make predictions, and represent their ideas through multiple forms of media and play. Blending children’s programming, children’s literature, and sensory learning activities aligned with the Ohio Early Learning Content Standards will excite children, parents, and teachers.

• Adams County Department of Job and Family Services
  482 Rice Drive, West Union, OH 45693-0386
  Call 937-544-2371 x225 to register.

  Jun. 10 at 6:30 PM

  Helpers Around Town

• CET
  1223 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45214
  Go to http://www.cetconnect.org/ or call 513-381-4033 x363 to register.

  May 17 at 8:00 AM	Cultivating Literacy
  May 17 at 8:00 AM	Learning Discipline
  May 17 at 8:00 AM	Steps Toward Intentional Teaching
  May 17 at 10:30 AM	Cultivating Literacy
  May 17 at 10:30 AM	Learning Discipline
  May 17 at 10:30 AM	Steps Toward Intentional Teaching
  May 17 at 1:30 PM	Cultivating Literacy
  May 17 at 1:30 PM	Learning Discipline
  May 17 at 1:30 PM	Steps Toward Intentional Teaching
  May 28 at 6:30 PM	Infant Toddler Module 2—Physical
  Jun. 2 at 6:30 PM	Infant Toddler Module 3—Emotional
  Jun. 4 at 6:30 PM	Infant Toddler Module 4—Social
  Jun. 9 at 6:30 PM	Infant Toddler Module 5—Motor Development
  Jun. 11 at 6:30 PM	Infant Toddler Module 6—Language
  Jun. 14 at 8:00 AM	Check Up Time
  Jun. 14 at 8:00 AM	Helpers Around Town
  Jun. 14 at 8:00 AM	People in My Neighborhood
  Jun. 14 at 10:30 AM	Check Up Time
  Jun. 14 at 10:30 AM	Helpers Around Town
  Jun. 14 at 10:30 AM	People in My Neighborhood
  Jun. 14 at 1:30 PM	Check Up Time
  Jun. 14 at 1:30 PM	Helpers Around Town
  Jun. 14 at 1:30 PM	People in My Neighborhood
  Jun. 16 at 6:30 PM	Infant Toddler Module 7—Cognitive Development
  Jun. 21 at 8:00 AM	Check Up Time
  Jun. 21 at 8:00 AM	Helpers Around Town
  Jun. 21 at 8:00 AM	People in My Neighborhood
  Jun. 21 at 10:30 AM	Check Up Time
  Jun. 21 at 10:30 AM	Helpers Around Town
  Jun. 21 at 10:30 AM	People in My Neighborhood
  Jun. 21 at 1:30 PM	Check Up Time
  Jun. 21 at 1:30 PM	Helpers Around Town
  Jun. 21 at 1:30 PM	People in My Neighborhood

• Greenfield Public Library
  1125 Jefferson Street, Greenfield, OH 45123
  Call (937) 981-3772 to register.
  All workshops are at 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  May 27 at 6:00 PM	Helpers Around Town
  Jun. 24 at 6:00 PM	People in My Neighborhood

• Santa Maria Community Services at the Price Hill Recreation Center
  959 Hawthorne Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45205
  Call 513-557-2710 ext 508 to register.

  May 19 at 6:30 PM	Helpers Around Town
  Jun. 23 at 6:30 PM	People in My Neighborhood

• St. Rita School for the Deaf
  1720 Glendale-Milford Road, Cincinnati, OH 45215
  Call 513-381-4033 x363 to register.
  ***These workshops will be signed in ASL but are open to all!

  May 20 at 6:30 PM

  Steps Toward Intentional Teaching

• Warren County Department of Job and Family Services
  416 South East Street, Lebanon, OH 45036-2314
  Call 513-695-1447 to register.

  Jun. 5 at 6:30 PM

  People in My Neighborhood