Head Start of Lane County

Leveraging Sources of Resilience to Support Mental Health
2022-11-09 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Webinar
Leveraging Sources of Resilience to Support Mental Health
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Resilience — the ability to adapt to difficult situations — helps people cope and reach out for support when faced with mental health concerns. This webinar focuses on the importance of finding, understanding, and elevating sources of resilience in racially- and ethnically-diverse and under-resourced communities. Learn how to find local support systems that promote resilience so you can connect Head Start children, families, and staff with community resources that strengthen their mental health.
This webinar is offered with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish.

The Possibilities of Professional Friendships as Communities of Support for Early Childhood Educators
2022-11-09 11:00 - 12:30 | Webinar
The Possibilities of Professional Friendships as Communities of Support for Early Childhood Educators
Early childhood educators’ professional growth journeys are sometimes isolating. Because working with young children is as much of an art as it is a science, teachers often find themselves working through trial and error with less-than-optimal amounts of opportunities for professional interaction. This paradigm-shifting webinar, by master pedagogist Diane Kashin, EdD, RECE, will provide the background and provocation to help you think through how to reimagine Communities of Practice so professional growth opportunities become inclusive and responsive Communities of Support.
Dr. Kashin will introduce the concept, practice, and protocols of Communities of Practice (CoP). The benefits will be discussed, and examples of potential CoPs shared. Then in contrast, the you will be introduced to a new form of professional learning for early childhood educators, Circles of Support (CoS) which is based on the theories of critical friendship. You will explore the research on critical friendships also referred to as professional friendships. Examining the concept will support early childhood educators to think deeply about practice. Every educator deserves a critical friend, a trusted person who “will ask provocative questions and offer helpful critiques” (Costa & Kallick, 1993). What would be the impact of supportive professional friendship on practice? Participants should come ready to consider the possibilities and think about supporting and growing peer friendships.
Join Dr. Kashin to:

Learn about the theory and practice of communities of practice and critical friendship.
Learn about the possibilities of critical friendships.
Learn about the possibilities of communities of practice that support voice and empowerment.

All sessions are 1.5 hours long and include a brief announcement from our sponsor.

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Coaching to Support Social and Emotional Skills
2022-11-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Coaching to Support Social and Emotional Skills
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Building and nurturing positive relationships and interactions with young children and families is an essential part of promoting positive behavior. Young children learn and grow when they are in caring and responsive relationships with the adults in their lives. Watch as we explore strategies and resources coaches can use to support coachees on nurturing positive interactions. Apply coaching skills through a guided activity based on effective relationships practices.
This webinar is offered with English and Spanish captioning.

Trauma-Informed Leadership: Improving Workplace Culture Through Connection and Empathy
2022-11-10 10:00 - 11:30 | Webinar
OPEC Training Academy Workshop
Trauma-Informed Leadership: Improving Workplace Culture Through Connection and Empathy
Nov 10, 2022 10:00am-11:30am (Virtual)
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Trauma and toxic stress are prevalent in our world, impacting many of the people we interact with, including staff and colleagues. By exploring and understanding these impacts, we are better able to lead from a framework of compassion and empathy. Throughout this interactive workshop, we’ll discuss how to lead with a trauma-informed approach, increasing psychological safety and creating greater resilience for your organization.
Facilitated by Amanda Hill, Director of Training, Parenting Now. Amanda Hill is the Director of Training for Parenting Now, as well as a professor of Child Development. She has worked within the field of early childhood education, child development, and parenting education for the past 15 years. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Child and Adolescent Development and a Master of Education in Teaching and Learning, with emphasis in Early Childhood Education. In 2019, Amanda published her first book, Growing Pains: A Parent’s Guide to Child Development.

NEW! Inside, Outside and Beyond the Classroom Walls: Your Program’s Best Winter Ever
2022-11-10 11:00 - 12:30 | Webinar
NEW! Inside, Outside and Beyond the Classroom Walls: Your Program’s Best Winter Ever
Early educators around the world are increasingly embracing nature in our practice, but many find that venturing outside in winter can be a real challenge. For many teachers, the biggest barriers are planning for the right resources and their mindsets about being outside in all types of weather. In this refreshing webinar, International nature Pedagogista, Dr. Claire Warden will provide advice and tips that will help you to overcome these barriers and ensure that at the end of the winter months, both educators and children will declare: That was the best winter ever!
Join this webinar to learn:

How to plan for adequate resources to match the harshest winter conditions
How to boost the confidence of reluctant educators and create a positive mindset for outdoor education
How to incorporate children’s families in winter activities
How to clearly outline the benefits of outdoor winter education to reluctant families

All sessions are 1.5 hours long and include a brief announcement from our sponsor.

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New Teacher Training
2022-11-10 16:00 - 18:00 | Grand Street, 21 N Grand St, Eugene, OR, United States
This New Teacher training session will cover Poverty Informed Services (Part 2 of 2). This is required for new teachers. Any staff member that has not completed this portion of the Poverty Informed Services series is highly encouraged to attend! Facilitated by Karla Snell and the Poverty Informed Services team.
This training is live at the Whiteaker Cafeteria and available on Teams (Click here to join the meeting)

Building Belonging as an Early Learning Leader
2022-11-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Building Belonging as an Early Learning Leader
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A child’s sense of belonging is built through responsive relationships and supportive environments. Leading with equity and inclusion means asking the questions: Are the environments designed to promote the engagement of all learners? Do we build and nurture adult-child relationships equitably? If not, how might this contribute to child behaviors that challenge adults? Join us as we examine building a child’s sense of belonging as an initial step to addressing challenging behaviors.
This webinar is offered with English and Spanish captioning.

Trauma and Resilience Informed Care Foundations
2022-11-15 13:30 - 15:00 | Webinar
Trauma and Resilience Informed Care Foundations
This training will provide participants an introduction to trauma and its impact on human development across areas of functioning, as well as the core principles of trauma and resilience informed care. Participants will practice strategies to enhance their capacity for trauma and resilience informed care in themselves and their organizations. Participants will also learn strategies to promote resilience, reduce stress, and prioritize wellbeing for themselves and others.
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Tuesday, November 15, 2022 from 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Thursday, December 8, 2022 from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Creating Clear and Effective Policies and Procedures for Early Childhood Programs
2022-11-16 11:00 - 12:30 | Webinar
Creating Clear and Effective Policies and Procedures for Early Childhood Programs
The past few years have taught us that we need to learn how to pivot when faced with challenges. No profession knows this better than early childhood. Early childhood professionals have pivoted to change how they do business including marketing, recruiting, and in some cases teaching. Due to the frequent changes that our profession has faced, it is important to not forget about policies and procedures. Now more than ever it is important to write policies and procedures that are relevant and current.
In this practical webinar, Dr. Jolene Andriaschko, CEO of Strategic Education Consulting Solutions, LLC, will discuss how to write basic policies and procedures and will spotlight policies and procedures related to tuition, cultural competence, and health. She will share examples of policies and procedures and explain how best inform families and staff of changes to policies and procedures.
In this session, you will:

Learn how to write effective policies and procedures.
Leave the session with understanding of fundamental topics that all early childhood program and policies should address for staff and families.
Prepare to create policies and procedures that best fit your center.
Leave knowing how to create stronger polices for tuition, cultural competence, and health.

All sessions are 1.5 hours long and include a brief announcement from our sponsor.

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Building Healthy Habits with Sesame Street in Communities
2022-11-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar
Building Healthy Habits with Sesame Street in Communities
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Routines are key to keeping healthy! Everyday routines are building blocks for learning healthy habits and reaching developmental milestones. Brushing teeth, washing hands, eating well, and exercising every day help everyone grow and thrive. Preventive visits, such as well-child and dentist checkups, give families the support, information, and care they need to help children stay well. This webinar highlights how Head Start staff can support children and families in developing healthy habits using resources from Sesame in Communities.
This webinar is offered with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish.

This is HSOLC: Beyond Onboarding* POSTPONED
2022-11-17 16:00 - 17:00 | Grand Room 7, 21 N Grand St, Eugene, OR, United States
Beyond Onboarding will not meet this afternoon, November 17. It will resume on December 1.
Session 3: Family Engagement
Head Start views the child as inseparable from their home environments. As such, improved financial and emotional conditions in the home and with the parents will result in better outcomes for the child. Head Start works with parents through the family partnership process in which the family sets goals in partnership with HSOLC.
This training series is for all staff new to HSOLC. Facilitated by Mary Margaret Reynolds.

Situational Awareness, AM Session
2022-11-18 08:30 - 11:30 | Grand Gym, 21 N Grand St, Eugene, OR, United States
Situational Awareness is being aware of the things you can see, hear, feel, smell and taste (using your senses), and determining if there is a threat. It is the process of looking for warning signs, being aware of your environment, and discerning if something is a threat or not a threat. It’s the ability to process and use your senses to identify a threat and to respond to it in real time. We will apply this concept to working in various Head Start environments.
Please attend with your region. Staff not associated with region are welcome to attend via Microsoft Teams.
AM Session, 8:30-11:30am, Whiteaker Gym, Regions 3, 4, 5, 8 & 9.
PM Session, 12:30-3:30pm, Whiteaker Gym, Regions 1, 2, 6, 7 + Central Reception
This topic will give examples of potential threats to our environment and how to respond appropriately. We ask that you take care of yourself and your needs, as it has potential to be a heavy topic. Please know that all staff have access to Cascade Health Employee Assistance Program and we are also identifying if a mental health consultant might be available on site to debrief with individuals. Please also note that this is not a forum to discuss the politics surrounding gun laws and violence, nor will there be time on the agenda for it to be included.

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Situational Awareness, PM Session
2022-11-18 12:30 - 15:30 | Grand Gym, 21 N Grand St, Eugene, OR, United States
Situational Awareness is being aware of the things you can see, hear, feel, smell and taste (using your senses), and determining if there is a threat. It is the process of looking for warning signs, being aware of your environment, and discerning if something is a threat or not a threat. It’s the ability to process and use your senses to identify a threat and to respond to it in real time. We will apply this concept to working in various Head Start environments.
Please attend with your region. Staff not associated with region are welcome to attend via Microsoft Teams.
AM Session, 8:30-11:30am, Whiteaker Gym, Regions 3, 4, 5, 8 & 9.
PM Session, 12:30-3:30pm, Whiteaker Gym, Regions 1, 2, 6, 7 + Central Reception
This topic will give examples of potential threats to our environment and how to respond appropriately. We ask that you take care of yourself and your needs, as it has potential to be a heavy topic. Please know that all staff have access to Cascade Health Employee Assistance Program and we are also identifying if a mental health consultant might be available on site to debrief with individuals. Please also note that this is not a forum to discuss the politics surrounding gun laws and violence, nor will there be time on the agenda for it to be included.

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Noticing Feelings with Infants and Toddlers
2022-12-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Noticing Feelings with Infants and Toddlers
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Emotional literacy skills — also known as emotional intelligence — are key to school readiness. These skills include recognizing, identifying, and regulating emotions. Join us as we explore how teachers and family child care providers can support the emotional literacy of young children. Learn practical strategies for helping infants and toddlers regulate their emotions.
This webinar is offered with English and Spanish captioning.

This is HSOLC: Beyond Onboarding
2022-12-01 16:00 - 17:00 | Grand Room 7, 21 N Grand St, Eugene, OR, United States
Session 4: Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness
Working with diverse populations of staff and families in Head Start. Learning appropriate interactions and responses of varying cultures and languages spoken by children and families in Head Start.
This training series is for all staff new to HSOLC. Facilitated by Mary Margaret Reynolds.

MyPeers Orientation
2022-12-05 13:00 - 13:45 | Webinar
MyPeers Orientation
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Join this webinar for a 45-minute introduction to MyPeers, a community of practice forum for Head Start programs, staff, and partners. MyPeers is a virtual space for brainstorming, exchanging ideas, and sharing resources. Local program staff across the country are connecting with and lending support to fellow colleagues.

Techniques for Honoring the Home Language of Dual Language Learners
2022-12-06 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar
Techniques for Honoring the Home Language of Dual Language Learners

Tue, Dec 6, 2022 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Dual language learning is multifaceted. Both monolingual and bilingual educators must intentionally support and honor the home language of dual language learners (DLLs) as they acquire English language skills. The presenter will provide helpful, practical tips and tools from her book, Dual Language Learners: Strategies for Teaching English (Birth to Grade 3), to help you honor and support the home languages of all children in your classroom.

Objectives:
– Understand that both monolingual and bilingual early childhood educators can support home languages for all children to help them reach their full potential.
– Explore techniques to support and honor home languages in multilingual classrooms to facilitate positive child outcomes and the educational success of all children.

Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8395265383473497100

Promoting Substance Use Recovery by Reducing Stigma
2022-12-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar
Promoting Substance Use Recovery by Reducing Stigma
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Stigma around substance use and recovery is still a barrier to asking for help and getting services. In Head Start programs, we know recovery is possible. This webinar highlights ways to promote recovery by reducing stigma. It also showcases resources on the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC) for staff and families.
This webinar is offered with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish.

The Heart of Inclusive and Meaningful Assessment Practices with Young Children
2022-12-07 11:00 - 12:30 | Webinar
The Heart of Inclusive and Meaningful Assessment Practices with Young Children
Authentic assessment, practiced well, can be one of the most beneficial tools for teaching all children in inclusive early childhood settings. The process of implementing authentic assessment, regardless of the tool, can help teachers connect deeply with children and families, as well as learn how to best support them as individuals. Of course, assessment results will inform practice for each child, as well as for the group with whom you are working.
This powerful webinar presented by Kristie Pretti-Frontczak, Ph.D. Jennifer Grisham, Ed.D. and Lynn Sullivan, M.Ed. will share key practices that are necessary to assess young children of all abilities in inclusive early childhood settings. The webinar will cover practical strategies for assessing young children using authentic assessment practices by collaborating with families and other professions and ensuring equity across assessment purposes. The presenters will offer specific tips for implementing authentic, collaborative, and educationally equitable practices in inclusive early childhood programs.
Join this important webinar to:

understand the impact of authentic assessment on decisions related to determining eligibility, planning instruction, monitoring child progress monitoring, and evaluating early childhood programs.
compare authentic and conventional assessment practices.
understand the importance of partnering with families and other professionals to ensure inclusive educational experiences for all children.
become more aware of and able to respond to systemic inequities and assessment practices that are harmful to children, who are Black, Indigenous, of Color, and/or who have disability labels.

All sessions are 1.5 hours long and include a brief announcement from our sponsor.

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Trauma and Resilience Informed Care Foundations
2022-12-08 10:00 - 11:30 | Webinar
Trauma and Resilience Informed Care Foundations
This training will provide participants an introduction to trauma and its impact on human development across areas of functioning, as well as the core principles of trauma and resilience informed care. Participants will practice strategies to enhance their capacity for trauma and resilience informed care in themselves and their organizations. Participants will also learn strategies to promote resilience, reduce stress, and prioritize wellbeing for themselves and others.
Thursday, December 8, 2022 from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Strengthening Male Engagement Through Father-Staff Relationships
2022-12-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Strengthening Male Engagement Through Father-Staff Relationships
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In this second Exploring Fatherhood in the 21st Century webinar, we’re looking at how personal and professional knowledge and experiences influence relationships with fathers and men in Head Start programs. Father engagement can thrive in program environments that honor diversity in family structure, culture, gender, gender expression, and community. Fathers feel accepted when staff are open to them and exhibit respectful curiosity about each person as an individual. This webinar features reflective practices that support relationship-building with fathers and father figures in early childhood settings.

New Teacher Training
2022-12-08 16:00 - 18:00 | Grand Street, 21 N Grand St, Eugene, OR, United States
Dec 8 is Part 1 of the New Teacher Training on Foundations of Trauma Informed Care. The training will be in the Whiteaker Cafeteria from 4-6pm and also available by request on Teams (email Kerry directly for Teams access). Although designed for new teachers, this topic is relevant to all positions and open to all interested staff with their supervisor’s permission. Part 2 of this training will be offered after Winter Break on January 12th.

CPR Skills Check Day
2022-12-14, 2023-01-11 | Grand Street, 21 N Grand St, Eugene, OR, United States
Do you need to do your CPR Skills Check? Choose the session best for your schedule. AM Session is 8:30-9:00; PM Session is 3:00-3:30. Face coverings required.

Gender, Expectations, and Social-Emotional Development in Early Childhood Programs
2022-12-15 11:00 - 12:30 | Webinar
Gender, Expectations, and Social-Emotional Development in Early Childhood Programs
What does it mean to be a boy or a girl–or something else? How do we support children to love their gender, and to talk about what can feel restricting or harmful about it? As early educators how do our own experience of and education about gender impact our ability to support gender diversity and healthy social-emotional development in our classrooms?
In this eye-opening webinar, participants will learn about the importance of creating gender inclusive early learning environments and the concrete actions they can take to create environments that support all children’s healthy gender development. The presenters will guide you to reflect on you own gender identity, expression, and embodiment and how your perception of gender impacts your expectations of children. You will learn about the impact of strict gender roles and stereotypes on young children and adults. The constellation theory of gender development will be introduced as a more inclusive understanding of gender that is big enough for us all.
Presented by some of the authors of Supporting Gender Diversity in Early Childhood Classrooms: A Practical Guide, this webinar will share concrete action steps early childhood professionals can take to create early learning environments that support children of all genders to help them build a foundation of positive self-esteem and prosocial development. The presenters will share authentic stories that will bring to life how early learning teachers committed to gender justice are supporting children’s healthy gender development through play, gender inclusive classroom materials including children’s literature, and through their communication with parents and families. You will leave with a greater awareness of how to respond to gender-based segregation, exclusion, teasing and stereotyping, as well as how to create inclusive, reflective, and responsive school/program communities where all children are supported in their authentic gender selves.
After participating in this webinar, you will be able to:

Define the gender binary and identify its limitations.
Recognize how gender diversity impacts social-emotional development during the early childhood years.
Identify at least three strategies you can use to create gender-inclusive early learning settings for children and families.

All sessions are 1.5 hours long and include a brief announcement from our sponsor.

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This is HSOLC: Beyond Onboarding
2023-01-05 16:00 - 17:00 | Grand Room 7, 21 N Grand St, Eugene, OR, United States
Session 5. This training series is for all staff new to HSOLC. Facilitated by Mary Margaret Reynolds.

Exploring Equity to Support Children and Families Series
2023-01-10 09:00 | Webinar
Exploring Equity to Support Children and Families Series

Three part series:
Jan 10, 2023 09:00 AM
Feb 14, 2023 09:00 AM
Mar 14, 2023 09:00 AM

Head Start and Early Head Start staff are uniquely positioned to partner with families in navigating the obstacles of poverty while prioritizing equity. Through trusting and positive relationships between families and staff, families can gain increased access to resources, enhance their well-being, and support their journeys toward economic mobility.
In this 3-part series, we will focus on the OHS Priority of Advancing Equity by identifying and reducing systemic barriers for historically underserved and marginalized populations.
Training Objectives:
• Increase knowledge and awareness of historical inequities and the relationship between
equity and family well-being.
• Discuss the assumptions and biases associated with poverty and identify strategies to
support strengths-based attitudes when working with families experiencing economic
hardships.
• Explore relationship-based practice

Register here: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItcuGgpjIjH0jn1eaYVvVRNaZ6Vvwr9DY

New Year, New Start: Make Change Happen!
2023-01-12 11:00 - 12:30 | Webinar
New Year, New Start: Make Change Happen!
January 12, 2023 from 11:00am – 12:30pm
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Embrace the energy of the new year and develop a plan for implementing positive professional transformation as an early childhood leader. In this inspiring and motivating webinar, author and professional coach, Susan MacDonald, will help you clarify a specific change you would like to make to enhance your work. Using the Appreciative Inquiry methodology, she will guide you through a process of creating an action plan to bring your positive change to life. All participants will receive a comprehensive workbook with reflective activities and a current listing of resources to fuel their continued learning.
This energizing webinar will ignite your passion and boost your confidence to:

Identify a professional transformation you would like to make.
Clarify an actionable goal to focus your transformational journey.
Design a realistic plan to make small changes, move past your challenges, and embrace new possibilities!
Develop new ideas for supporting professional transformation in the educators you work with.

New Teacher Training
2023-01-12 16:00 - 18:00
This New Teacher training session will cover Trauma Informed Services (Part 2 of 2). This is required for new teachers. Any staff member that has not completed this portion of the Trauma Informed Services series is highly encouraged to attend! Facilitated by Karla Snell.

Emerging Leaders 2023: Trust & Inspire, Pt 1
2023-01-13 14:30 - 16:00 | Grand Room 7, 21 N Grand St, Eugene, OR, United States
Session 1 out of 5 for “Trust & Inspire,” the 2023 Emerging Leaders series. Advance registration required.
