Kapolei Workshops
ED 140 - Nurturing Young Children in Group Settings
- Wednesday Nights 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Sponsored by Seagull Schools
- Located at Seagull School Kapolei
- 91-531 Farrington Highway
- Please park after 5:45 pm in the school parking lot.
- No workshop on November 11 - Veteran’s Day
- Registration Form
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| Date | Workshop Title |
|---|---|
| August 19 | Orientation (Wednesday night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM) |
| August 26 | Values and Practices In this workshop you explore the ways that personal values relate to your work and children. The workshop examines long and short range goals and offers an opportunity to clarify how what we value can be translated through the work we do. |
| September 2 | Developing a Philosophy of Guidance This workshop offers you opportunities to explore your personal guidance philosophy and to examine the relationship between beliefs and practices |
| September 9 | Respecting Diversity We work closely with children and families from many cultures and from a multitude of backgrounds. Come learn about the ways that family values impact on guidance practices. Also, expand your skills in offering an anti-bias environment to children and families. |
| September 16 | Values and Beliefs Capstone At this workshop, you share your assignments with other participants, review the ideas and skills covered in the unit, take the knowledge assessment, and turn in your assignment. |
| September 23 | The Nurturing Verbal Environment Learn to use reflective and responsive statements (R & R), open-ended questions, and words of encouragement to promote a positive and nurturing verbal environment. |
| September 30 | Effective Listening You listen to people all of the time, but do you really hear what they mean to tell you? This workshop offers an opportunity to expand your listening skills and to use these skills when communicating with children. |
| October 7 | Positive Communication The communication style you use can make a significant difference in your relationships. Learn some positive and productive ways to get your messages across to both children and adults. |
| October 14 | Building Relationships Capstone At this workshop, you share your assignments with other participants, review the ideas and skills covered in the unit, take the knowledge assessment, and turn in your assignment. |
| October 21 | Learning to Cooperate Learn to promote pro-social behaviors by setting appropriate guidelines, avoiding competition, strategies for room arrangement, selection of materials, schedules, routines, and adult/child interactions which foster cooperation. |
| October 28 | Learning to Negotiate Successful adults are those with highly developed problem solving skills. This workshop gives you the tools to assist children to develop this important skill. |
| November 4 | Limit Setting Strategies Learn about natural and logical consequences (both appropriate and inappropriate), choices, and contingencies to help children learn to self-regulate themselves. Also, practice using these strategies with real-life examples of antisocial behavior. |
| November 18 (No workshop November 11) |
Building Cooperation Capstone At this workshop, you share insights from your assignment, review the ideas and skills covered in the unit, take the knowledge assessment, and turn in your assignment. |
| November 25 | Understanding Children’s Behavior This workshop focuses on infant to school-age social/emotional development and appropriate practices for each stage. |
| December 2 | Punishment Versus Discipline Learn the difference between punishment and discipline (positive child guidance), review what NAEYC and Head Start say about time-out, and explore specific adult interaction strategies and evaluate if it is discipline or if it is punishment. |
| December 9 | Challenging Behaviors Identify some of the feelings behind the buttons pushed by the difficult or challenging behaviors in young children. Also, learn strategies and practice creating a plan for the challenging behaviors of a particular child. |
| December 16 | Effective Discipline Capstone At this workshop, you share your assignment with other participants, review the ideas and skills covered in the unit, take the knowledge assessment, and turn in your assignment. |
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