2011 Summer Institute - Track 2
The Art of Individualizing: Preventing Challenging Behaviors through Meeting the Learning and Development Needs of Preschoolers
In this session, we will explore how individualizing can promote positive behaviors and serve as the foundation for supporting social-emotional development and learning success. This is not a session on how to ‘fix’ children who exhibit challenging behaviors or a one-size-fits-all solution to working with those children who may push your buttons. Instead, our focus will be on strategies for individualizing curriculum, environments, interactions and plans so that children can be successful. Topics will include:
- Establishing the environment as the foundation for emergent learning and positive behavior.
- The role of child-driven curriculum to support children in being successful socially and academically.
- Effects of positive adult-child relationships on learning and behavior.
- Strategies that support children in developing positive behaviors,and tools for staff success.
Presenters: Nicole Rose & Karen Healy, DEL ECEAP Specialists
Nicole Rose is an ECEAP Specialist with the Department of Early Learning. Prior to this position, Nicole was the family support coordinator for Community Colleges of Spokane ECEAP. Other positions have included early childhood specialist for the Safe Schools, Healthy Students program at Spokane Public Schools, Early Head Start home visitor and Head Start family advocate. Nicole is a certified DECA trainer, and has offered her dynamic trainings around the country including for many ECEAP staff in Washington State.
Karen Healy has enjoyed working in the field of early childhood education for more than 30 years. She began her career working in a child care center with a rambunctious group of three-year-olds, where she learned a lot about working with children with challenging behaviors! Currently, Karen works as an ECEAP Specialist with the Department of Early Learning. She is also a CDA trainer with the local resource and referral agency. Before coming to the state ECEAP office, Karen learned a lot working as a Head Start/ECEAP Education Coordinator, director of a federal preschool program, community college ECE faculty, community-based trainer, and cooperative preschool teacher.
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