Oak Creek Center

Leading a classroom full of energetic littles can be exhilarating and challenging at the same time. Directing all that pent-up energy into your planned lessons and activities is a key skill of an early childhood educator. To help children be their most productive and get everything they can out of early learning, you need to apply classroom management strategies.  In this learning track learn what classroom management means and activities that you use as an educator use to keep your kids focused, on-task, engaged, organized, and behaving appropriately during your lessons. Part 1: September 25, 2024 6:30-8:00 pm at Oak Creek Center Part 2: October 23, 2024 6:30-8:00 pm at Oak Creek Center Part 3: November 12, 2024 6:30-8:00 pm at Oak Creek Center

Leading a classroom full of energetic littles can be exhilarating and challenging at the same time. Directing all that pent-up energy into your planned lessons and activities is a key skill of an early childhood educator. To help children be their most productive and get everything they can out of early learning, you need to apply classroom management strategies.  In this learning track learn what classroom management means and activities that you use as an educator use to keep your kids focused, on-task, engaged, organized, and behaving appropriately during your lessons. Part 1: September 25, 2024 6:30-8:00 pm at Oak Creek Center Part 2: October 23, 2024 6:30-8:00 pm at Oak Creek Center Part 3: November 12, 2024 6:30-8:00 pm at Oak Creek Center

Leading a classroom full of energetic littles can be exhilarating and challenging at the same time. Directing all that pent-up energy into your planned lessons and activities is a key skill of an early childhood educator. To help children be their most productive and get everything they can out of early learning, you need to apply classroom management strategies.  In this learning track learn what classroom management means and activities that you use as an educator use to keep your kids focused, on-task, engaged, organized, and behaving appropriately during your lessons. Part 1: September 25, 2024 6:30-8:00 pm at Oak Creek Center Part 2: October 23, 2024 6:30-8:00 pm at Oak Creek Center Part 3: November 12, 2024 6:30-8:00 pm at Oak Creek Center

Attendees will learn how adult trauma and complex emotions can impact interactions with children. We'll do a refresher on the impact of trauma in the body and briefly discuss how patterns of trauma and trauma response can be passed down between generations. We'll then explore how adults and children co-regulate with one another and I will introduce the concepts of mirror neurons and polyvagel theory. We'll end with some actual strategies and tips to take with them. Part 1: January 31, 2024 6:30-8:30 pm at Oak Creek Part 2: February 28, 2024 6:30-8:30 pm at Oak Creek

Attendees will learn how adult trauma and complex emotions can impact interactions with children. We'll do a refresher on the impact of trauma in the body and briefly discuss how patterns of trauma and trauma response can be passed down between generations. We'll then explore how adults and children co-regulate with one another and I will introduce the concepts of mirror neurons and polyvagel theory. We'll end with some actual strategies and tips to take with them. Part 1: January 31, 2024 6:30-8:30 pm at Oak Creek Part 2: February 28, 2024 6:30-8:30 pm at Oak Creek