Training Event Details
San Francisco Department of Early Childhood
The Growing Brain: From Birth to 5 Years Old
Initial Date/Time:
01/07/2025 / 06:00 PM -
01/07/2025 / 08:00 PM,
https://www.zoom.com/
Number of sessions:
3
Total Hours:
6.00 Clock Hours
Price:
$0.00
Event Type:
Web-based Time Specific
Language of Instruction:
English
Interpreter Language(s):
Description:
The Growing Brain: From Birth to 5 Years Old is a professional development opportunity that offers tools and strategies to understand brain development and promote healthy growth in children from birth to age 5.
The Growing Brain: From Birth to 5 Years Old is a professional development opportunity that offers tools and strategies to understand brain development and promote healthy growth in children from birth to age 5.
Web-based Time Specific 01/07/2025 / 06:00 PM -
01/07/2025 / 08:00 PM,
https://www.zoom.com/
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This is an Overview/Introductory training for Teaching Staff, Administration/Leadership Staff, Family Child Care Providers.
Prior knowledge or experience needed:
- None
This training will cover:
- Child Development and Learning: Discover the key communication milestones children develop as they grow. Learn strategies for encouraging early communication skills. Understand how to support children in multilanguage learning
- Learning Environments and Curriculum: Discover the key communication milestones children develop as they grow. Learn strategies for encouraging early communication skills. Understand how to support children in multilanguage learning
- Relationships, Interactions, and Guidance: Discover the significance of relationships and attachment for healthy socialemotional growth. Understand how stress impacts caregivers, parents, and children, and explore ways to foster empathy development.
Early learning standards/foundations:
- Infant Care (Birth - 18 Months)
- Toddler Care (19 - 36 Months)
- Preschool (3 - 5 Years)
- Social-Emotional Development
- Language Development
- Cognitive Development
- Perceptual and Motor Development
Is this a Pathway Training? No
Description:
The Growing Brain: From Birth to 5 Years Old is a professional development opportunity that offers tools and strategies to understand brain development and promote healthy growth in children from birth to age 5.
Jan 7 from 6pm-8pm- Session 1: Communication and Language Development
Let’s explore how communication and language skills grow during the first five years of a child’s life! We’ll make connections to how the brain plays a part in this crucial development and share helpful tips to support these essential skills.
What we’ll cover:
- Discover the key communication milestones children develop as they grow.
- Learn strategies for encouraging early communication skills.
- Understand how to support children in multilanguage learning
Jan 14 from 6pm-8pm- Session 2: Social Emotional Development
Let’s explore how social-emotional development progresses during the first five years of life and the connection to how our brains play a part in this exciting journey!
What we’ll cover:
- Discover the significance of relationships and attachment for healthy social-emotional growth.
- Understand how stress impacts caregivers, parents, and children, and explore ways to foster empathy development.
Jan 21 from 6pm-8pm-Session 3: Everyday Play
To understand the stages and types of play that progress in early childhood, the connection to the brain, and how to maximize children’s learning through play
What we’ll cover
- The development of play
- The difference between free and guided play
- Core skills children develop through play and how to promote these skills.
The Growing Brain: From Birth to 5 Years Old is a professional development opportunity that offers tools and strategies to understand brain development and promote healthy growth in children from birth to age 5.
Jan 7 from 6pm-8pm- Session 1: Communication and Language Development
Let’s explore how communication and language skills grow during the first five years of a child’s life! We’ll make connections to how the brain plays a part in this crucial development and share helpful tips to support these essential skills.
What we’ll cover:
- Discover the key communication milestones children develop as they grow.
- Learn strategies for encouraging early communication skills.
- Understand how to support children in multilanguage learning
Jan 14 from 6pm-8pm- Session 2: Social Emotional Development
Let’s explore how social-emotional development progresses during the first five years of life and the connection to how our brains play a part in this exciting journey!
What we’ll cover:
- Discover the significance of relationships and attachment for healthy social-emotional growth.
- Understand how stress impacts caregivers, parents, and children, and explore ways to foster empathy development.
Jan 21 from 6pm-8pm-Session 3: Everyday Play
To understand the stages and types of play that progress in early childhood, the connection to the brain, and how to maximize children’s learning through play
What we’ll cover
- The development of play
- The difference between free and guided play
- Core skills children develop through play and how to promote these skills.
Training Contact:
Nancy Huerta-hargrove , nancy.huerta@wuyee.org , (415) 230-7541
Training Organization Contact: Ms. Devalin Jackson , devalin.jackson@sfgov.org , (000) 000-0000
Capacity:
50
Enrolled:
3
Waitlist:
0
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