Early Childhood Training
Black River Technical College invites you to continue your education as a professional through specialized training offered free of charge on the BRTC – Paragould Campus through the Division of Child Care & Early Childhood Education. Attendees will receive a Participant Manual for all the courses mentioned.
Also, several of the classes described provide a variety of extra materials to the student such as children’s books and other resources all of which are free of charge.
Child Development Associate Program (CDA)
A Child Development Associate is an individual who has successfully completed a CDA assessment and has been awarded the CDA Credential.
She/he is able to meet the specific needs of children and works with parents and other adults to nurture children’s physical, social, emotional, and intellectual growth in a child development framework.
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Requirements:
- 9 Credit Hours
- 946.00 Tuition (includes Lab Fee)
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Hold a high school diploma or GED
- Have 480 hours of experience working with children within the past five years
- Have completed 120 clock hours of formal childcare education in eight CDA subject areas
Curriculum:
- Planning a safe, healthy learning environment
- Steps to advance children’s physical & intellectual development
- Positive ways to advance children’s social & emotional development
- Strategies to establish productive relationships with families
- Strategies to manage an effective program operation
- Maintaining a commitment to professionalism
- Observing & recording children’s behavior
- Principles of child growth & development
Childcare Orientation Training (CCOT)
Ten hours of basic orientation training for child care workers is being offered through a program provided by the University of Arkansas in collaboration with secondary vocational centers, post-secondary vocational technical schools, technical institutes, technical colleges, and community colleges.
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Who Should Attend & Benefits:
- All child caregivers who have had little or no previous childcare training
- FREE 10 hours (1.0 CEUs) Quality childcare training
- Participant Materials
- Interaction with other caregivers
- Opportunity for Professional Development
- Certificate of Completion with 1.0 ceu’s
- Completing CCOT is a requirement of anyone interested in applying for a CDA Scholarship
Curriculum:
- Childcare as a profession
- Developmentally Appropriate Practice
- Handling Emergencies
- Guiding Children
- Observation/Assessment/Accountability
- Child Growth & Development
- Children’s Health
- Children’s Safety
- Communication
- Human Diversity
Pre-K Early Literacy Learning in Arkansas (Pre-K ELLA)
FREE 30 hours (3.0 CEUs) Specialized training offered to teachers of three & four years old students
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Curriculum:
- Pre-K ELLA training combines basic information, application, activities & resources that will provide a broader understanding of the following topics:
- The foundation for Language & Literacy Learning
- Supportive Social & Emotional Environments
- Assessment through Observation & Portfolios
- Language Development
- Phonological Awareness
- Creating learning environments that are Literacy Rich
- Fostering children’s literacy development through the family, PLUS MUCH MORE
- Pre-K Framework Handbook (Pre-K FH)
Pre-K Framework Handbook (Pre-K FH)
Pre-K FH is a free 30-hour (3.0 CEUs) course designed to train early childhood professionals in the use of the Arkansas Early Childhood Education (AECE) Framework Handbook.
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Curriculum:
- Overview of the AECE Framework Handbook
- Curriculum in Early Childhood
- Knowing Children: Theory and Research
- Knowing Children: Child Development
- Preparing the Environment
- Topics of Study: Approach to Curriculum Development
- Tips and Techniques for Planning an Implementing Activities
- In-depth Exploration of a Topic of Study
- Engaging Families
- Involving Communities
- Assessment and Curriculum
- Observation and Written Records
- The Developmental Rating Scale & Other Assessments
- Portfolios and Storage
- Professional Ethics
Pre-K Social-Emotional Learning (Pre-K SEL)
FREE 45 hours (4.5 CEUs) Specialized training offered to teachers of three & four year old students
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Curriculum:
- The Foundation of Social-Emotional Learning
- Social-Emotional Development
- Temperament
- Influences on Social-Emotional Learning I & II
- Building Positive Relationships
- Classroom Preventive Practices I, II & III
- Understanding Behavior I & II
- Social-Emotional Teaching Strategies I & II
- Intensive Individualized Interventions I & II
Investigating, Discovering, and Exploring: Math and Science for Young Children (INDEX)
Index is 30-hours (3.0 CEUs) of FREE specialized training provided to early childhood professionals. It is designed to help early childhood educators understand that everyone can succeed at math and science.
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Curriculum:
- Overview of Math and Science for Young Children
- Concepts and Dispositions
- Encouraging Exploration
- Counting and Comparing
- Space, Shape, and Size
- The Living and Physical World
- Connecting with Nature
- Avenues for Exploration
- Learning Through Projects
- Data and Documentation
For more information on when the classes listed above will be offered visit the Greene County Industrial Training Center’s website at www.greenecountyitc.org and click on the Upcoming Courses link at the top of the page.
For more information contact the program coordinator:
Crystal Clemmer
P.O. Box 1565, 1 Black River Drive
Paragould, AR 72451
870-239-0969 ext 5214
crystalc@blackrivertech.edu