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Work & Family Consulting, Inc.
Continuing Education Sessions
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Plugging Into Parents (CDA Content Area)
This session examines ways to plug into parents with great communication systems from the start. Prevent "electrical shocks" from your families with these tried and true parent partnership activities. |
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Time Management
Learn the fine art of managing your time and organizing your life. Topics include setting margins of time, procrastination, organization, etc. and creating time for yourself! |
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Staff Relations & Teamwork
Working in such close proximity with other team members can be challenging. This inservice focuses on both behaviors that break down staff relations and those that build them up. If you are looking for a more positive work environment, here are some ideas! |
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SIDS Risk Reduction Practices
This inservice covers the basics of risk-reduction in the area of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and meets the Wisconsin DHFS requirements for SIDS training. |
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Staying Safe & Healthy (CDA Content Area)
Developing proper systems to ensure a safe & healthy learning environment. |
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Sensory Play – More Than the Sand Table
Young children learn through their senses. In this course, teachers will learn about the "7" senses and the value of sensory play. Introductory information is presented on sensory processing disorder and sensory integration dysfunction in children. Other topics include potential safety issues and how to prevent accidents during sensory play and many activities or suggestions for activities. |
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Overview of the CDA Process
For those who are interested in learning more about the CDA process, this is the only stop you will have to make. A complete explanation of the procedures, a CDA timeline, and resources & tips from those who have been through the process will be presented. |
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Emergent Literacy & Children's Literary Experiences
Crucial to the development of literacy in children is their exposure to books and other literary experiences. Be ready to have fun in this session ! Topics include, examining books, reading techniques, books without bias, making stories come alive and more. |
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Conducting Effective Grouptimes
Most early childhood programs have at least one large group meeting per day. This inservice will help providers spice up their group times and motivate children to participate. Many new ideas will be presented. |
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Transition Tricks
This inservice will include many new ways to successfully move children from one activity to the next. Participants will examine transition times from the children's perspective and will learn classroom management techniques, ways to avoid chaos and making children wait in lines, and practical transition activities. |
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Child Abuse & Neglect
The perfect refresher course for staff on child abuse and neglect. This session meets the Wisconsin DHFS training requirements for child abuse & neglect.. |
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Physical & Intellectual Development (CDA Content Area)
This inservice discusses activities and opportunities which encourage physical and intellectual development. The main topics included are physical, cognitive, communication and creative competence. |
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Supporting Social and Emotional Development/Self-Esteem (CDA Content Area)
This inservice discusses specific ways to build children's sense of self , develop emotional security, and developing pro-social skills needed to get along with others. Other topics include imaginary friends, aggression and friendship. |
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Observing & Recording Children's Growth & Development (CDA Content Area)
The emphasis of this session is on techniques for observing children, procedures for documenting information and ways to use the valuable information collected to create a program which meets the individual needs of the children. |
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Large Muscle & Creative Movement Activities
What can you do when the weather is not cooperating and the children are climbing the walls? Ideas will be presented for active games and activities that will burn energy for both teacher and children!
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Cuttin' Up In Class
Understanding the value of creative art experiences is the main focus of this session. Participants will receive first-hand experience on the recommended ways to facilitate creative art experiences, set up the art center, and new ideas for art! |
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Cooperative Caregiving – Professional Practice in Child Care (CDA Content Area)
This session focuses on the expectations of child care staff, quality programming, preventing gossip, and having a "winning attitude." Recommit yourselves to being professional! |
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Beginning Together – Infant & Toddler Care
So many miraculous things happen to babies in their first two years of life. This new course examines the uniqueness of infants & toddlers and the uniqueness of the role of the professionals who provide care for them. Topics include the effects of adult/environmental stress on infants & toddlers, suggestions for multi-tasking in the infant room and how to soothe crying babies, exploring infant & toddler behaviors and the implications these behaviors present in the areas of teacher/child interactions and setting up an age-appropriate environment and activities. |
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Ages & Stages of Children
As children progress through the various stages of development, there is usually a positive and a negative side to each stage. This session will focus on recognizing different (expected) stages of children's development and positive ways providers can help children successfully get through each. |
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Child Growth & Development (CDA Content Area)
This session will provide a solid overview of the basic principles of child development. Games and activities are included to transform this basic area of knowledge into a fun learning experience. |
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A Fresh Look At Positive Guidance
A fun and active session which focuses on positive methods of guiding children in early childhood programs. Activities include examining ways to promote positive behavior in classrooms through prevention, rule-setting, etc., positive guidance techniques and examining logical consequences. |
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Positive Staff & Child Interactions
Emphasis will be on the development of the human brain and its dependence on positive interactions with adults. Participants will examine ways to enhance language development, positive ways of talking to children and the importance of interaction during play. |
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Planning Perfect Field Trips
Get ready for field trip season with this informative, hands-on seminar. Emphasis in selecting age-appropriate field trips, planning, safety, communication, transportation and education is included. |
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Nurturing Self-Esteem
Examine these various aspects of self-esteem: stages of development, the teacher's role in promoting a positive self-esteem, ways to undermine self-esteem, and activities which help develop self-esteem. |
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Scream Your Theme!
This course presents early childhood professionals with ways to integrate a weekly theme into their program. Emphasis is placed upon choosing appropriate themes for children, planning theme-related activities & enrichments for all learning centers, and creating bulletin boards which teach & reflect your theme. |
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Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention
This course meets the state requirements for providers working in programs serving children 5 years of age and younger and has been approved by the Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services. |
