Mind in the Making Module 2: Perspective Taking
2022-09-28 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Las Vegas Child Care Services Center, 1771 E. Flamingo Rd., Suite #200b, Las Vegas, NV, 89119, United States
Please be aware that you will be asked to adhere to all current social distancing guidelines and COVID-19 safety protocols

Instructor: Amanda Harding
Nevada Registry Approved: 2.0 hours
CKA: Human Growth and Development
We will dive into the life skill of perspective taking and how it pertains to our executive functions. We will explore what this means as adults and how we can implement strategies to increase it in the children we teach.

Toxic Stress
2022-09-28 18:00 - 20:00 | NV
Join the Children’s Cabinet as we discuss how stress affects the developing brain.

A child’s earliest years are the most crucial for brain development. However, daily stressful environments can negatively affect their emotional, social, and physical development. This workshop shows how stress can affect brain development, while helping you identify children who might be unsafe, and the steps taken when suspicion arises. (2-hour program)

Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning
2022-09-29 17:30 - 19:30 | NV
**PARTICIPANTS MUST COMPLETE REGISTRATION IN THE LINK PROVIDED IN THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL**

Instructor: Karen Medina

Nevada Registry Approved Hours: 2.0

Core Knowledge Area: Health, Nutrition and Safety

Description: Helps participants create an action plan for implementing the concepts presented in Tools for Trade. Participants will learn more about science, engineering and technology concepts to us in their classroom.

Mindfulness in the Classroom
2022-10-04 18:00 - 20:00 | NV
**PARTICIPANTS MUST COMPLETE REGISTRATION IN THE LINK PROVIDED IN THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL**

Instructor: Tracie Lansford
Nevada Registry Approved: 2.0 Hours
CKA: Positive Interactions & Guidance
Define mindfulness, benefits of mindfulness, self-reflection, demonstration of mindfulness techniques and practice, and how/when to use in classroom or with students.
Training Objectives:
• Define mindfulness and why it works.
• Benefits of mindfulness for teachers and students.
• Demonstrate and practice mindfulness techniques.

Out of School Time:Building the Bridge…Using Collaboration and Partnership
2022-10-05 17:30 - 18:30 | NV
**PARTICIPANTS MUST COMPLETE REGISTRATION IN THE LINK PROVIDED IN THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL**

Instructor: Constance Tomaneng
Nevada Registry Approved: 1.0 Hours
CKA: Family & Community Relationships
Creative partnerships have transformed afterschool programs and inspired kids’ interest in science, engineering, and technology (SET) while supporting positive youth development. Providing SET experiences in your afterschool programs is hard to do alone. Qualified and willing community partners and collaborators can strengthen your program and add more interest.
T﻿raining Objectives:

Strengthening Business Practices: Module 1
2022-10-05 17:30 - 19:30 | Las Vegas The Children’s Cabinet, 5905 South Decatur Blvd., Suite #13, Las Vegas, NV, 89118, United States
Please be aware that you will be asked to adhere to all current social distancing guidelines and COVID-19 safety protocols

Instructor: Anthony Kharrat
Nevada Registry Approved: 2.0 hours
CKA: Management & Administration
The purpose of this training is to learn the value of developing a budget and how to use it for decision-making throughout the year. It will go over the understandings of how to project business costs, generate additional income and plan strategically for the future.

An Introduction to Pyramid Model for QRIS Programs
2022-10-05 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-10-13 13:00 - 14:30 | NV
**PARTICIPANTS MUST COMPLETE REGISTRATION IN THE LINK PROVIDED IN THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL**

Instructor: Amber Duncan
Nevada Registry Approved: 1.5 Hours
CKA: Positive Interactions & Guidance
Provide an overview on Nevada’s state policy on early childhood Expulsion and Suspension. We will review how the Pyramid Model and QRIS programs align to support providers in finding strategies to decrease challenging behaviors in their classrooms.
Training Objectives:
• Participants will recognize the relationship between Pyramid Model and QRIS programs.

• Participants will identify suspension and expulsion practices.

• Participants will identify form and function of behavior and gain understanding that behavior is a form of communication.

Strategies for Your Family and Community
2022-10-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Las Vegas Child Care Services Center, 1771 E. Flamingo Rd., Suite #200b, Las Vegas, NV, 89119, United States
Please be aware that you will be asked to adhere to all current social distancing guidelines and COVID-19 safety protocols

Instructor: Debbie Harpster
Nevada Registry Approved: 2.0 hours
CKA: Health, Nutrition & Safety
This Enough Abuse training offers child sexual abuse prevention information to parents, professionals, and other concerned adults to prevent people from victimizing children and youth today and to prevent children from developing abusive behaviors in the future.
Training Objectives:
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Introduction to Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health
2022-10-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Las Vegas Child Care Services Center, 1771 E. Flamingo Rd., Suite #200b, Las Vegas, NV, 89119, United States
Please be aware that you will be asked to adhere to all current social distancing guidelines and COVID-19 safety protocols

Instructor: Ruby Sydnor, Howard Giles
Nevada Registry Approved: 2.0 hours
CKA: Human Growth and Development
Participants will learn to define infant mental health, and they will learn to recognize mental health issues of young children. They will become familiar with the ways that mental health needs are assessed and treated, and they will learn how to access mental health services in the community.

The Growing Brain: The Basics
2022-10-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Be Our Guest Learning Center, 2200 E. Calvada Blvd. Ste. C, Pahrump, NV, 89048, United States
Please be aware that you will be asked to adhere to all current social distancing guidelines and COVID-19 safety protocols

Instructor: Amanda Harding
Nevada Registry Approved: 2.0 hours
CKA: Human Growth and Development
This training will provide an understanding of the rapid pace of brain development in the early years of life, help ground us on how important a role we as professionals play on ensuring children receive the loving, positive experiences they need for healthy development.
Training Objectives:
1.Learn parts of the brain and their function.
2.Understand how nerve cells communicate and connect.
3.Understand neuroplasticity and the role of early experiences in making connections between areas of the brain.

The Growing Brain: The Factors Affecting Brain Growth and Development
2022-10-08 12:00 - 14:00 | Be Our Guest Learning Center, 2200 E. Calvada Blvd. Ste. C, Pahrump, NV, 89048, United States
Please be aware that you will be asked to adhere to all current social distancing guidelines and COVID-19 safety protocols

Instructor: Amanda Harding
Nevada Registry Approved: 2.0 hours
CKA: Human Growth and Development
The early years are critically important for brain development. It is the time of greatest opportunity to nurture positive, strong brain development and also the time of greatest vulnerability. This class will discuss what factors lead to a healthy brain as well as what can inhibit healthy growth and development.
Training Objectives:
1.Identify factors that affect brain growth and development.
2.Understand the effect of stress on brain development.
3.Learn about the 5 R’s for supporting healthy brain development.

NevadaCCSC.org Live Demo
2022-10-11 13:00 - 14:00 | NV
THIS TRAINING IS NOT NEVADA REGISTRY APPROVED. THIS TRAINING IS DEDOICATED TO TEACH PARTICIPANTS ABOUT THE NEW NEVADA CCSC WEBSITE.

Instructor: Lela Arney and Mary Buchmann

Nevada Registry Approved Hours: 1.0

Core Knowledge Area: Management and Administration

Description: We will demonstrate how to sign in and navigate NevadaCCSC.org, emphasizing new and featured content from each top-level navigation. We will also demonstrate how to access the Early Childhood Workforce job posting service and take live questions from participants.
Learning Objectives:
1. Participants will identify resources on NevadaCCSC.org that can be used to support their early learning program.
2﻿. Participants will learn how to access Early Childhood Workforce to post open early childhood job opportunities.
3﻿. Participants will understand how to navigate NevadaCCSC.org to find information and resources in the future.

NV Pyramid: Schedules and Routines #4
2022-10-11 18:00 - 20:00 | NV
**PARTICIPANTS MUST COMPLETE REGISTRATION IN THE LINK PROVIDED IN THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL**

Instructor: Deborah Odle, LaShunta Smith
Nevada Registry Approved: 2 Hours
CKA: Positive Interactions and Guidance
Participants will learn effective techniques in the implementation of schedules, routines and transitions. Participants will discuss how to modify and adapt materials and activities meet the individual needs to all children, including those with disabilities.
1﻿.Participants will be able to identify consideration for different age groups.
2﻿.Participants will understand the difference between schedules and routines.

3﻿.Participants will identify ways to implement visual supports for schedules and routines.

Soluciones Positivas Para Familias: El Comportamiento Tiene Significado
2022-10-12 10:30 - 12:00 | NV
**PARTICIPANTS MUST COMPLETE REGISTRATION IN THE LINK PROVIDED IN THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL**

THIS IS A LIVE WEBINAR
Trainers: Ivett Nunez and Iris Malave
Hours: 1.5
La clase ensena como promover las habilidades sociales y emocionales de sus hijos, comprender sus comportamientos prolematicos y usar enforques positivos para ayudar a los ninos a aprender el comportamiento arpropiado. Determinara el significado del comportamiento de los ninos siendo un detective del comportamiento y elaborando y ensenando reglas.

Out of School Time: Asking and Doing (Inquiry and Experiential Learning)
2022-10-12 17:30 - 18:30 | NV
**PARTICIPANTS MUST COMPLETE REGISTRATION IN THE LINK PROVIDED IN THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL**

Instructor: Constance Tomaneng
Nevada Registry Approved: 1.0 Hour
CKA: Environment & Curriculum
This session introduces staff and teacher to the concepts of science inquiry and experiential learning. Understanding the significance of these concepts help the teacher’s capitalize on the children’s interests. Both the science inquiry and the experiential learning promote better learning outcomes and provide exciting learning opportunities for acquisition of skills.
Training Objectives:
1﻿.To understand and differentiate the concepts of science inquiry and experiential learning.
2﻿.To practice the concepts of inquiry and experiential learning.
3﻿.To understand how to apply science, engineering and technology inquiry -based and experiential learning opportunities in a classroom.

Strengthening Business Practices: Module 2
2022-10-12 17:30 - 19:30 | Las Vegas The Children’s Cabinet, 5905 South Decatur Blvd., Suite #13, Las Vegas, NV, 89118, United States
Please be aware that you will be asked to adhere to all current social distancing guidelines and COVID-19 safety protocols

Instructor: Anthony Kharrat
Nevada Registry Approved: 2.0 hours
CKA: Management & Administration
This will bring understanding and purpose of financial reports and their use and will identify internal controls and how they can strengthen the fiscal management.

She Did What? He Said What?: Training for Early Care and Education
2022-10-12 18:00 - 20:00 | NV
**PARTICIPANTS MUST COMPLETE REGISTRATION IN THE LINK PROVIDED IN THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL**

Instructor: Debbie Harpster
Nevada Registry Approved: 2.0 Hours
CKA: Health Safety & Nutrition
Participants will learn about the sexual development of children and learn how to respond appropriately to a child’s sexual behaviors in a way that fosters safety and healthy development, while preventing child sexual abuse.
Training Objectives:
• Understand the benefits of strengthening communication about sexual behaviors with young children and adults

• Identify children’s sexual behaviors on a developmental continuum including identification of problematic behaviors

• Demonstrate a model for responding to sexual behaviors to promote healthy child development and prevent child sexual abuse.

Soluciones Positivas Para Familias: Ensename Que Hacer!
2022-10-13 10:30 - 12:00 | NV

NV Pyramid: Communicating Effectively
2022-10-13 14:00 - 15:00 | NV
**PARTICIPANTS MUST COMPLETE REGISTRATION IN THE LINK PROVIDED IN THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL**

Instructor: Deborah Odle, LaShunta Smith
Nevada Registry Approved: 2 Hours
CKA: Positive Interactions and Guidance
Participants will learn ways to support children’s communication skills. Participants will have a better understanding of the four main types of communication such as verbal, non verbal, written, and visual.
Training Objectives:
1﻿.Participants will be able to understand how to implement print support.
2﻿.Participants will understand the effectiveness of communication through reading.
3﻿.Participants will identify ways to implement visual supports.

The Parent Toolbox
2022-10-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Nevada Strong Start Child Care Service Center, 961 Matley Lane Suite 110, Reno, NV, 89502, United States
Join us for a live, in-person discussion on building a solid foundation, healthy cooperation, and preventing problems from escalating.

THIS IS A LIVE IN-PERSON CLASS
Total Hours: 2.0
Homebuilding takes the teamwork of a dedicated and skillful crew. Making that home secure and happy though, takes teamwork of dedicated children, skillful parents and caregivers. Learn what tools are needed that can build a solid foundation, develop healthy cooperation, and prevent problems from escalating in your family. (2 hour program)

Soluciones Positivas Para Familias: Responder
2022-10-14 10:30 - 12:00 | NV

The Growing Brain: Communication and Language Development
2022-10-15 08:00 - 10:00 | Be Our Guest Learning Center, 2200 E. Calvada Blvd. Ste. C, Pahrump, NV, 89048, United States
Please be aware that you will be asked to adhere to all current social distancing guidelines and COVID-19 safety protocols

Instructor: Amanda Harding
Nevada Registry Approved: 2.0 hours
CKA: Human Growth and Development
Building on, expanding, and extending children’s language helps them develop more mature and complex communication abilities over time. Communication begins with observation-noticing cues and non verbal communications. These are critical components for supporting communication skills.
Training Objectives:
1.Understand communication milestones birth to 5 years old.

2.Learn strategies for supporting early communication skills.
3.Understand multi-language learning.

Infant/ Toddler: Ready for NV Early Learning Guidelines
2022-10-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Las Vegas The Children’s Cabinet, 5905 South Decatur Blvd., Suite #13, Las Vegas, NV, 89118, United States
Please be aware that you will be asked to adhere to all current social distancing guidelines and COVID-19 safety protocols

Instructor: Constance Tomaneng
Nevada Registry Approved: 2.0 hours
CKA: Environment & Curriculum
Develop skills in order to implement the Nevada Pre- K standards in to the Early Childhood Education environment with an emphasis on developmental domains. We will be covering how to create curriculum based on these standards while incorporating developmental domains.
Training Objectives :
1﻿. Learn about the benefits of using NV Early Learning Guidelines within the ECE environment.
2﻿.Discuss strategies for implementing NV Early Learning Guidelines and Developmental Domains.
3﻿.Demonstrate how to use NV Early Learning Guidelines in the Curriculum.

The Growing Brain: Cognition and Executive Function
2022-10-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Be Our Guest Learning Center, 2200 E. Calvada Blvd. Ste. C, Pahrump, NV, 89048, United States
Please be aware that you will be asked to adhere to all current social distancing guidelines and COVID-19 safety protocols

Instructor: Amanda Harding
Nevada Registry Approved: 2.0 hours
CKA: Human Growth and Development
Helping the children you serve see themselves as good learners builds their confidence, making it more likely that they will persevere through the challenges they encounter. You can help build strong problem solving skills, the key to overall healthy development.
Training Objectives:
1.Learn how cognitive development unfolds.
2.Learn ways to support cognitive development in young children.
3.Learn ways to support the development of executive function.

The Growing Brain: Social- Emotional Development
2022-10-15 12:30 - 14:30 | Be Our Guest Learning Center, 2200 E. Calvada Blvd. Ste. C, Pahrump, NV, 89048, United States
Please be aware that you will be asked to adhere to all current social distancing guidelines and COVID-19 safety protocols

Instructor: Amanda Harding
Nevada Registry Approved: 2.0 hours
CKA: Human Growth and Development
In this module, we will be going over the developing brain and how it is affected by children’s experiences and interactions with the important people in their lives. Providers play a critical role in supporting young children’s social-emotional development. Brain connections are experience dependent; early experiences last a lifetime.

Training Objectives:
1.Understand how social-emotional development unfolds in the first five years, and how to support it in young children
2.Identify areas of the brain involved in social interactions and emotional reactions.
3.Understand the role of attachment in social-emotional development and the role of stress.

QRIS: E-3 Activities
2022-10-17 18:00 - 20:00 | NV
**PARTICIPANTS MUST COMPLETE REGISTRATION IN THE LINK PROVIDED IN THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL**

Instructor: Marissa Meehan-Goff
Nevada Registry Approved Hours: 2.0

Core Knowledge Area: Environment & Curriculum

Description: The teachers attending this training will have a better understanding of what age appropriate activities and materials are for the children in their class per QRIS. They will also be more confident implementing these activities and understanding how they will improve their ERS scores.
Training Objectives:

Participants will be able to identify age appropriate materials.
Participants will understand how to incorporate a variety of activities into their daily routines.
Participants will be able to describe where these activities will impact their classroom score on the Environmental Rating Scale.

Super Parents Supervise: Social Media
2022-10-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Nevada Strong Start Child Care Service Center, 961 Matley Lane Suite 110, Reno, NV, 89502, United States
Join us for a presentation by Join Together Northern Nevada on supervising your child’s social media use.

Super Parents Supervise – Social Media is an educational course for parents to learn about different types of social media that students are engaging with and to explore the following areas:

• Identify popular social media sites and app disguises

• Discuss social media and mental health

• Explore positive steps for parents

Ready Set Go! Set in Afterschool
2022-10-19 17:30 - 18:30 | NV
**PARTICIPANTS MUST COMPLETE REGISTRATION IN THE LINK PROVIDED IN THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL**

Instructor: Constance Tomaneng
Nevada Registry Approved Hours: 1.0
Core Knowledge Area: Leadership and Professional Development
Description: How do we use all that we know about science, engineering, and technology and learning in an afterschool program? This session includes a review of the Afterschool SET Ready for Life Checklist and how to use it in your afterschool program.
Training Objectives:
1﻿.To review elements of the Afterschool SET Ready for Life Checklist.
2﻿.To consider and understand how young people’s interests and questions can provide opportunities to help youth learn about SET.
3﻿.To apply what has been learned about providing SET learning in afterschool programs.

QRIS: I-3 Activities
2022-10-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Las Vegas The Children’s Cabinet, 5905 South Decatur Blvd., Suite #13, Las Vegas, NV, 89118, United States
Please be aware that you will be asked to adhere to all current social distancing guidelines and COVID-19 safety protocols

Instructor: Marissa Meehan-Goff
Nevada Registry Approved: 2.0 hours
CKA: Environment & Curriculum
This training will cover the QRIS I-3 Learning Activities portion of the I-3 ERS Scale for teachers to learn about age-appropriate learning areas in the classroom such as Fine Motor, Art, Music and Movement, Blocks, Dramatic Play, Nature/Science, and Math.
Training Objectives:
1.Participants will be able to identify age appropriate materials
2. Participants will understand how to incorporate a variety of activities into their daily routines.
3. Participants will be able to describe where these activities will impact their classroom score on the environmental rating scale.
