The CENTER for EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Northwest Key Funded Professional Development
January 2016
Eligibility: Must be working at a DPW licensed/regulated facility associated with the NW Key Region which includes
Armstrong, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Indiana, Jefferson,
Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Venango and Warren counties. Participants must validate themselves on the PA
Key Intranet website before enrolling.
Instructions for validating can be found here.
http://www.northampton.edu/Documents/ECE/Validate_Yourself_and_Register_for_Training_with_the_PA_Keys_Online_Calendar.pdf
Title: Observations for Early Learning Programs:
Connecting What You See with What’s Best for
Children ECEPD235 – Northampton CC
Title: Brain Development – What’s Going on in
There That You Might Not Know? ECEPD120 –
Northampton CC
Date: Tues., 1/5/16 through Tues., 1/26/16 – 6 hours
over a three week period, with a one hour LIVE
webinar on Tues., 1/12/16 from 1-2 pm, access to
Blackboard 24/7
Date: Mon., 1/18/16 through Mon., 2/1/16 – 3
hours over a two week period, access to
Blackboard 24/7
Description: Explore how to intentionally use objective
observations to plan for responsive developmentally
appropriate interactions with children that will enhance
their experiences in a quality classroom environment.
Also explore how to efficiently document observations
during the busy times in an early childhood day. This
online 6 hour training meets the STAR 2 requirement for
2 hours in child observation.
Description: Learn new information about brain
development and how it is impacted by attachment.
Explore the gender differences that impact brain
development & how this might inform your practice
with infants & toddlers. Discover new ideas about
critical time periods in infant-toddler brain
development in order to support their growth &
development.
Location: Online – offering over 3 week period (see
above)
Location: Online – offering over 2 week period
(see above)
Instructor: Kathryn Kashner
Instructor: Denise Madzik
CKC Code: K4.16 C3 Evaluate informal and formal
assessments to determine the effectiveness of these
tools in assessing children’s learning and development.
CKC Code: K1.4 C2 Apply knowledge of brain
development to facilitate children’s learning, socioemotional development, and self-regulation.
Enroll By: Tues., 12/22/15 by noon (two weeks before
start date) Login information will be provided after
deadline
Enroll By: Mon., 1/11/16 by noon Login information will be provided after deadline
Payment must be made at time of registration – Register online
To Register:
To register and pay, please log into the PA Key Registry - www.pakeys.org and search by regional key region node and title or
date of offering.
Costs:
NWRK Funded Program Fee: Fall 2015-Spring 2016 Offerings $7.00 fee for two hours, $14.00 fee for 3-4 hours, and $21.00 fee
for 5-6 hours professional development activities.
Questions:
Please contact the PA Key https://pennsylvaniakey.zendesk.com/hc/en-us
Northampton Community College 3835 Green Pond Road
www.northampton.edu
Bethlehem, PA 18020