Early Learning Coalition of Alachua County

Pyramid Model: Responding to Challenging Behaviors Part 1
2024-05-10 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
This training will discuss strategies for teachers to use to respond to challenging behaviors, including behavior as a form of communication, and identifying the function of challenging behaviors.

Finance/Audit Committee Meeting
2024-05-07 08:30 - 09:30, 2024-01-09 08:30 - 09:30 UTC

Family Child Care Home Supports: Networking Event
2024-04-27 09:00 - 11:00 UTC
Family Child Care directors, owners, and substitute staff are invited to this networking event to connect with other family child care staff from Alachua County, share teaching strategies, and brainstorm common challenges in the field.
Format: In-person, at the Early Learning Coalition Training Room
Registration Link: To be sent out ~ 1-month prior to training
*Registration opens Monday, April 1, 2024
**Registration limited to the first 20 participants

Outreach Committee Meeting
2024-04-24 11:00 - 12:00 UTC
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85367156843?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 853 6715 6843
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Self-Care: Self-Care for Children and Families
2024-04-23 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
This training will review strategies for teachers to support self-care with both children and families, both inside and outside of the classroom.

Executive Committee Meeting
2024-04-17 08:30 - 09:30 UTC, 2024-02-14 08:30 - 09:30 (America/Halifax), 2023-12-13 08:30 - 09:30 (America/Halifax)

Pyramid Model: Individualizing Social-Emotional Skills
2024-04-12 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
This training will review how to use the social-emotional skills utilized in the Pyramid Model Practices and how to individualize them for students who need more one-on-one support.

Self-Care: Self-Care for Teachers
2024-04-09 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
This training will review strategies for teachers to practice self-care, both inside and outside of the classroom.

STEAM: Art in Early Education
2024-03-26 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
This training will review different strategies to teach art through play. Participants will learn best practices and different activities to support different age groups.

Board of Directors Meeting
2024-03-20 08:30 - 09:30 UTC, 2024-01-17 08:30 - 09:30 (America/Halifax)

STEAM: Math & Science in Early Education
2024-03-12 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
This training will review different strategies to teach math and science skills through play opportunities. Participants will learn different activities for different age groups.

Pyramid Model: Social- Emotional Skills Part 3
2024-03-08 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Participants will learn about self-regulation skills and problem-solving skills young preschool students need in order to be successful in their social-emotional development. Participants will also learn how to teach these skills through a wide range of students.

Family Child Care Home Supports: Supporting Diverse Abilities & Age Groups
2024-02-27 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
Participants will train on adjusting curriculum, lesson planning, and individualized supports to support a diverse group of students, addressing differing age groups and differing abilities.

Presidents Day
2024-02-19

Family Child Care Home Supports: Lesson Planning
2024-02-13 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
Participants will train on best practices for inclusive lesson planning to support children ages birth to 5 years old.

Falling In Love With Reading
2024-02-10

Pyramid Model: Social-Emotional Skills Part 2
2024-02-09 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Participants will learn about friendship skills (taking turns, sharing, etc.) and emotional literacy skills (how to identify an emotion) young preschool students need in order to be successful in their social-emotional development. Participants will also learn how to teach these skills through a wide range of students.

Addressing Challenging Behaviors: Prevent, Teach, Reinforce Part 2
2024-01-23 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
Teachers, administrators, and other early childcare staff will learn about Prevent, Teach, Reinforce framework to support addressing challenging behaviors in the classroom.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
2024-01-15

Addressing Challenging Behaviors: Prevent, Teach, Reinforce: Behavior Support Plan Workshop
2024-01-13 09:00 - 23:00 UTC
This workshop will review the Prevent, Teach, Reinforce structure for addressing challenging behaviors and walk educators through creating individualized behavior support plans.
Format: In-person, at the Early Learning Coalition Training Room
Registration Link: To be sent out ~ 1-month prior to training
*Registration opens Monday, December 11, 2023
**Registration limited to the first 20 participants

Pyramid Model: Social-Emotional Skills Part 1
2024-01-12 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Participants will learn strategies about teaching social-emotional skills by discussing culturally responsive practices, including families in social-emotional learning, and understanding the stages of learning new skills.

Addressing Challenging Behaviors: Prevent, Teach, Reinforce Part 1
2024-01-09 13:00 - 14:00 UTC

New Year's Day
2024-01-01

Trauma-informed Care: Child Advocacy Center: Trauma in the Early Years
2023-12-12 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
The Child Advocacy Center (CAC) will present on childhood trauma and the effects it has on child development.

Pyramid Model: High Quality Supportive Environments Part 2
2023-12-08 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Participants will review best practices in creating a high-quality, supportive classroom by creating engaging activities, rules and behavior expectations.

Board Meeting
2023-11-20 08:30 - 09:30 UTC
The meeting will be held in the training room located at 4424 NW 13th Street, Ste B-12.
