- Adult Learning I and II
- Adult Learning Principles and Practices for Early Childhood
Trainers: Adult Learning I and II offer Montana's
early childhood trainers and educators basic professional
development to strengthen their ability to apply adult
learning principles in existing early childhood professional
development and training activities. The modeling of adult
learning and effective training strategies has been integrated
into two one-day sessions and a three-hour facilitated
practical experience. This combination of learning and
implementation may be used for one academic credit at the
University of Montana or 15 hours of Montana-approved training.
For more information on dates and registration please contact Montana
Early Childhood Project.
- Adult Learning III - Strategies
for Providing Effective Early Childhood Technical Assistance
and Support: The need for solid and practical
skills in the provision of effective technical assistance
has resulted in the development of Adult Learning III:
Strategies for Providing Effective Early Childhood Technical
Assistance and Support. This training provides a booklet
that serves as a guide to the training content and learning
activities titled Adult Learning III: Providing Effective
Early Childhood TA and Support Workbook as well as the
Peer TA and Support Packet to guide participant's practice
in real-life TA events after they return to the work place.
The learning outcomes result from participating in one
training session (6 Montana-approved hours) and follow-up
peer technical assistance and support (3 Montana-approved
hours) using the learning goals each participant develops
in an individual action plan. For more information on dates
and registration please contact Montana
Early Childhood Project.
- Center Director's Symposium: After
a statewide survey of Montana Center Directors' professional
development preferences in 2004 (conducted by Child Care
plus+), a 1 1/2 day Symposium was held to review results.
The Symposium has now become an annual event. Center Directors
do the planning, and activities include networking, reviewing
current state initiatives, and professional development for
Center Directors and Assistant Directors. For more information
on dates and registration please contact Montana
Early Childhood Project.
- ED 391 Practicing Inclusion
in Preschool Programs: This course proposal was
accepted by UM Western and is now being used by early childhood
bachelors students to replace a broad-based exceptionalities
course. It is currently being offered online both Fall
and Spring semesters and results in 3 credits. For more
information on dates and registration please contact UM
Western Admissions.
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Inclusion
I Foundations: Course on Inclusion in Early Childhood This
course provides the foundations for inclusion. Topics
include: Introduction to Inclusion, Recognizing Young
Children's Strengths and Needs, Creating an Accessible
Environment, Building Partnerships with Parents and
Families, and Being Part of the Team. The course is
15 weeks and is offered as 15 hours of state-approved
training or for one academic credit.
- Inclusion
II Strategies: Course on Inclusion in Early Childhood This
course provides basic strategies for inclusion. Topics
include: Maintaining a Safe and Healthy Environment, Arranging
the Environment for Learning, Increasing the Playability
of Toys and Play Materials, Guiding the Behavior of Young
Children, Facilitating Young Children's Communication,
Positioning Young Children, and Inclusion and Beyond. The
course is 15 weeks and is offered to satisfy 30 hours of
state-approved training or for two academic credits.
- Professional Development
Solutions - An E-newsletter Supporting Effective Adult
Learning Practices:
(formerly Training Solutions): The topics for
the e-newsletter are taken from the Session Feedback
Forms completed
by participants during Adult Learning I and II. The Feedback
Form asks participants to complete the statement "what
I would like to learn more about..." Professional
Development Solutions (formerly Training Solutions) is
published quarterly.
To date, 28 issues have been published. Individuals on
the Montana Early Childhood Trainer Directory receive
the e-newsletter
as a benefit. Professional Development Solutions is also
available at www.mtecp.org. A booklet containing these
newsletters organized into training categories has been
developed by
Sandra Morris and is being used in Adult Learning I and II.
For a listing of pritable e-newsletters go to: Training
Solutions.
- Training Basics - Developing
Basic Presentation and Active Learning Skills: This
distance-based course provides 15-30 hours of competency-based
learning activities designed to strengthen the knowledge,
skills, and attitudes of early childhood trainers and consultants
in basic presentation and active learning skills. These
hours may be used for one academic credit at the University
of Montana or 15 hours of Montana-approved training. Materials
necessary to complete this facilitated course are Workshop
Essentials: Planning and Presenting Dynamic Workshops by
Paula Jorde Bloom (2000) and Training Basics Workbook:
Learning Activities for Developing Basic Presentation and
Active Learning Skills by Sandra L. Morris (2008).
For more information on dates and registration please contact
Montana Early Childhood
Project.
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Train
the Trainer - Child Care
plus+ offers training options based on
developmentally appropriate practices
in a variety of formats: conference presentations,
workshops and training sessions, and Train-the-Trainer.
Our training sessions address the requirements
of adult learners and are customized to
meet individual and community needs related
to: knowledge, attitudes and beliefs,
skills and practices.
If you
would like an application for one of these courses, please
email Child
Care plus+.
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