Southeast Key Funded Professional Development June 2016 Eligibility: Must be working at a DPW licensed/regulated facility. Preference will be given to those associated with the SE Key Region which includes Delaware, Philadelphia and Montgomery 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: The Arts Plus STEM Equals STEAM: An Integrated Approach ECEPD146 – Northampton CC Title: Brain Development – What’s Going on in There That You Might Not Know? ECEPD120 – Northampton CC Date: Wed., 6/1/16 through Wed., 6/15/16 – 3 hours over a two week period, access to Blackboard 24/7 Location: Online webinar, 2 hrs. Date/Time: Wed., 6/1/16, 1:00-3:00 pm Description: Full STEAM ahead into the 21st century! Experience the joy of participating in children’s learning. The language of art guides communication, representing and expressing and styles of relating. Learn how the arts lead science, technology, engineering and math concepts. Explore well-placed questioning, inquiry, emergent ideas and how to use these strategies to teach with intention. Connect children’s learning with the PA early learning standards. 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 2 week period (see above) Instructor: Kathryn Kashner CKC Code: K1.4 C2 Apply knowledge of brain development to facilitate children’s learning, socioemotional development, and self-regulation. Instructor: Rebecca Joella CKC Code: K2.9 C2 Enroll By: Wed., 5/25/16 by noon - Login information will be provided after deadline Enroll By: Wed., 5/25/16 by noon - Login information will be provided after deadline Payment must be made at time of registration – Register online for each offering 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: SE Key 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