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Course Category: Early Care and Education
ECE 137: Regulation Health and Safety Training (1 hour)
Video Transcript
Hello.
Before you begin this session, I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself. My name is Jessica Abner and I’m the infant toddler specialist at the Division of Child Care. I want to thank you for taking the time to attend this training session on regulatory updates for child care, health and safety standards. This training was designed to assist you in meeting new regulatory requirements.
We hope you feel more confident as you implement the changes and continue doing an awesome job keeping the children in Kentucky safe and healthy.
You will also be receiving 1 Clock hour for attending this session, so thank you again for everything you do for Kentucky’s children and families.
Welcome to ECE 030! This training was designed to assist you in understanding and implementing the new health and safety training regulations. You will receive 1 Clock hour upon the completion of this course.
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ECE 125: Introduction to the Kentucky Strengthening Families Initiative (1.5 hours)
Course Overview
- Course will take approximately 1.5 (one and a half) hours to complete
- Upon successful completion participants will be awarded 1.5 early care and education training hours
- Audience: Professionals working with families
Course Description
This training will introduce participants to the Kentucky Strengthening Families (KYSF) Initiative and share ways to apply components of this approach to any setting that serves young children and their families. Participants will learn the importance of the Kentucky Strengthening Families Initiative, including the six (6) Guiding Premises, the six (6) Protective Factors, how to change their perspective when working with families, and identify Protective Factors that they would like to strengthen within their organization and their work with families.
Course Facilitators
Emily Keely
Lead Facilitator
emily.keely@ky.gov
Kristen Martin
State Supervisor
kristen.martin@ky.gov
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Training Outcomes
By the end of this session participants will be able to:
- Recognize the importance of the Kentucky Strengthening Families (KYSF) Initiative based on the research that supports the movement
- List and explain each of the 6 Protective Factors
- Identify family-driven, youth-driven, and strength-based implementation strategies
- Recognize how to shift from a deficit-based, risk factor lens of working with families to a more positive lens that focuses on their strengths and skills
- Identify how Protective Factors can support your work with children and families
Workplace Outcomes
Participants will be able to work with children’s caregivers using a strengths-based, relationship focused mindset; identify Protective Factors that need more support in their programs, and return with a goal for improvement.
ECE 132: Sign Language for Preschoolers (1.5 hours)
This is the second in a series of 3 modules on Sign Language especially designed for Early Childhood Educators, Children’s Librarians and Families of Young Children.
This course includes videos, practice time, reflection questions, a Facebook Community, as well as resources and printables that will assist you in including sign language elements in your family or program.
If you are interested in continuing on with the series please click the links below, or visit www.hdilearning.org and add the course(s) to your cart.
ECE 131: Sign Language for Toddlers (1.5 hours)
This is the second in a series of 3 modules on Sign Language especially designed for Early Childhood Educators, Children’s Librarians and Families of Young Children.
This course includes videos, practice time, reflection questions, a Facebook Community, as well as resources and printables that will assist you in including sign language elements in your family or program.
If you are interested in continuing on with the series please click the links below, or visit www.hdilearning.org and add the course(s) to your cart.
ECE 133: Seeing Brighter Futures – Engaging families to prepare children with disabilities for the future (1 hour)
? The goal of this course is to promote the vision that every child can grow up to work and share their talents and skills with the world if given the proper support, including children with disabilities.
This course focuses on setting goals for employment from an early age, preparing for employment, and cultivating and sharing a vision for the future.
About this Course
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- This course is divided into Lessons and Topics. Each topic must be completed in order to move to the next Lesson.
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Course developed by KentuckyWorks, funded by the US Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Administration for Community Living.
ECE 130: Sign Language for Infants (1.5 hours)
This is the first in a series of 3 modules on American Sign Language especially designed for Early Childhood Educators, Children’s Librarians and Families of Young Children.
This course includes videos, practice time, reflection questions, and a Facebook Community, as well as resources and printables that will assist you in including sign language elements in your family or program.
If you are interested in continuing on with the series, please click the links below or visit hdilearning.org and add the course(s) to your cart.
Course Details
Target Audience
All Staff
Learning Environment
Infant Toddler
Training Level
1
Core Content Subject Area
Child growth and development
Core Content Competency
Demonstrate knowledge that young children are diverse with regard to different rates of development, individual interests, special needs, temperaments, languages, cultures, and learning styles.
ECE 010 Early Care Orientation Online–ECOOL (v. 2021)
This online course fulfills the mandatory 6-hour orientation requirement for early care and education professionals in Kentucky.
Orientation training consists of three lessons:
- Health, safety & sanitation – 2 hours
- Includes mandatory First Aid and CPR Training
- Recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect – 1 hour
- Recommended practices in early care and education – 3 hours
Learners should have access to a printer for copies of supplemental handouts and other information that they may want to keep.
All activities must be completed in all three modules for a certificate to be awarded. Except for non-graded activities (NG); which pertain to your experiences or your work environment, activities must be completed at 80% or better correct rate. Activities may be redone until at least 80% correct is achieved.
Upon successful completion of the course, a Recognition of Course Completion will display within the course. In addition, your personal training record will be updated in ECE-TRIS within 10 days.
ECE-TRIS Registry: Kentucky’s Early Childhood Education Training Records Information System (ECE-TRIS) is a centralized database that tracks and stores individual training records. As a new early care and education professional please be sure to set up an account in ECE-TRIS so that all of your training hours are tracked through this system. To register, complete the ECE-TRIS Personal Information Form. This form should be faxed or mailed into the address listed on the form, or submitted online in the course.
Target Audience: early care and education professionals in Kentucky.
Hours: 6, early care and education
FET 4: Levels of Evaluation & Transfer of Learning
In this course, you will learn more about the four Levels of Evaluation, and complete and submit the Evaluation Plan that you started during FET 3, as well as the closing section of your Training Plan.
You will submit an implementation plan assignment that will help you set personal goals for yourself as you continue to grow and develop as a trainer.
FET 3: Group Training Days (Virtual)
Fundamentals of Effective Training:
Virtual Training Sessions
Thank you for your flexibility in joining us virtually for our group training day!!! We look forward to “meeting you!”
There are two dates for the virtual sessions and you must attend both sessions.
Between the sessions, there will be an assignment for you to work on and turn in. This assignment will involve creating a training plan. Training Coaches are availble for questions in between the sessions should you need some additional assistance.
If you have difficulty connecting to the group training day please contact Christine Hausman at 859-519-0401.
Tuesday, Feb 6th – Group Training Day 1 (Required)
Tech check in: 9:15 – 9:30 am (Eastern Standard Time)
Session time: 9:30 – 11:30 am (Eastern Standard Time)
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, or mobile device: https://uky.zoom.us/j/81012590581
In preparation for the group training session you will need:
- Your COMPLETED needs assessment & training plan worksheet assignments from FET 2, either printed out or accessible on the computer.
- Access to the Professional Development Framework (PDF) either printed out or accessible on the computer.
(We will review Core Content Subject Areas and will be using the PDF during a practical exercise.) - Blank Training Plan for our Group Work
Friday, Feb 9th – Group Training Day 2 (Required)
Tech check in: 9:15 – 9:30 am (Eastern Standard Time)
Session time: 9:30 – 11:30 am (Eastern Standard Time)
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, or mobile device: https://uky.zoom.us/j/81012590581
In preparation for the group training session you will need:
In preparation for the group training session #2 answer the following questions:
- Was working on the Training Plan Project harder or easier than you thought it would be?
- What areas did you find you needed to focus on more?
- What questions do you have, thus far, about the Training Plan portions you’ve completed?
If you have additional questions, feel free to contact your Training Coach or Christine Hausman via e-mail: christine.hausman@uky.edu.