Professional Development/CDA Renewal

Professional development is a continum of learning and support activities to prepare Early Childhood Teachers and Assistant teachers to work with young children and their families as well as having ongoing experiences to enhance their work.

Bank Street features

• Cutting-edge information from distinguished Bank Street faculty.
  
• Eligibility for Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to help document your professional development.
  
• A certificate of completion indicating clock hours of training.

These courses are designed for early childhood educators, assistant teachers, family childcare providers and specialists in other areas of early childhood development and education.

Course Information 2013 Registration is now open
For students who qualify, funding is available through The New York State Child Care Educational Incentive. Please call 800.295.9616 or e-mail eip@tsg.suny.edu for more information.

Registration is open for "The Biting Solution" Workshop.

Dates: July 13th, 19th, & 20th, 2013

$450.00 per participant
To register please contact Katie Masson at kmasson@bankstreet.edu

This workshop will be offered by Lisa Poelle, author of The Biting Solution: The Expert’s No-Biting Guide for Parents, Caregivers, and Early Childhood Educators. In this course, students will learn how to use a “consultative problem solving approach” to deal more successfully with all types of challenging behaviors, such as biting, hitting, pushing, etc. Through presentations and discussions that include many actual case studies, students will learn how to recognize and avoid common pitfalls to solving behavior problems. They will learn how to make targeted observations, ask themselves the right questions, and gather pertinent data leading to a customized plan of action. They will learn how to prevent problems, teach pro-social skills, involve parents, and intervene more effectively during a conflict. Students will have an opportunity to design solutions to behavior problems pertaining to their own workplace. This workshop offers 1.5 CEUs.