Training Address: Online via Zoom
You've most likely heard about "mindfulness" but may have thought it was just the latest buzzword in the world of education. Mindfulness is about paying attention to the here and now (also known as being "present"). Mindfulness reconnects children to their five senses, bringing them into a moment by moment awareness of themselves and their surroundings through breathing exercises, visualization activities, and learning how to focus on learning opportunities, such as small group time/learning centers, and large group time. Strategies will be discussed for children to build and strengthen the skills needed to be capable of exhibiting empathy, compassion and patience and acquire better social emotional skills.
Trainer: Tracy Cheney
Tracy Cheney is a wife and mother of a twenty year old daughter and four step-children, ranging in age from twenty-three to thirty, as well as a Grand-Ma! She is Vice President of Dr. Day Care Family, Inc. and is a professional consultant who has been in the field of early childhood education and school age care for the past 29years. Her experience includes teaching young children from 6 weeks to 12 years as well as being an administrator in a variety of different capacities. Over the last sixteen years, Tracy has been responsible for overseeing the management of a multi-site early childhood and school age program. In her dual role of Vice President of Education and Compliance, she supports many levels of early learning professionals with curriculum development and implementation, assessment, child development, classroom management as well as behavior management and the overall professional development of teachers. In addition, Tracy oversees compliance with many state regulatory agencies, including DCYF, RIDE, Bright Stars QRIS, CACFP Food Program and Department of Health. A focus of Tracy’s career for the past twenty years has been on supporting the professional development of Administrators, Teachers, and Teacher assistants. Tracy presents to many private early learning centers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts on a variety of topics, and has presented at the NAEYC Conference multiple times, as well as state AEYC affiliate statewide conferences. Tracy holds a Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education and is a member of NAEYC and the Rhode Affiliate, RIAEYC, as well as the National After School Association and has served on many educational sub-committees, Tracy is also a CDA Specialist .
PDC Region: Southeast
Training Sessions: Monday, May 4, 2020 from 6:30PM-9:00PM
EEC Training Hours, English
0 CEUs / 2.5 hours
Registration Link: https://connectedbeginnings.tfaforms.net/699
All participants must be registered in order to receive credit (CEUs or EEC Training Hours) for their participation.