OSSE’s Division of Early Learning and Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Specialized Education are teaming up to host It Takes a City: DC Does it Best! This institute is for you if you are an early childhood, K-12, or adult education professional serving DC students ages 0 to 22. Participants will reflect on high quality and innovative evidence- and research-based practices in education and learn new strategies for success in improving outcomes for all children in the District. During the institute, participants will select from over 100 workshop sessions on topics including:
Strand One: Physical Health and Safety
- Big Body Play: Why Something So Scary is So Good For Children
- Be An Oral Health Champion: Strategies for Promoting Oral Health Among Families Within Your Community
- Safe Sleep: Preventing SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths
- Infant & Toddler Nutrition
Strand Two: Mental Health/Social Emotional Development
- Toddler CLASS Emotional and Behavioral Support: Positive Climate, Teacher Sensitivity and Behavior Guidance
- The Impact of Toxic Stress on the Young Child
- Quiet the Mind, Spark Creativity
- Trauma Informed Care in Early Care and Education Settings
- Understanding Separation Anxiety in Infants and Young Children
- Beyond the Baby Blues: What You Need to Know about Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
- Trauma and Resilience: Building Strength in Children
Strand Three: Parent, Family & Community Engagement
- Fathers Making the Grade: Engaging Fathers in Education - A Scenario for Success
- Parent Engagement: Community Integration in Public Schools
- Reaching Out to Parents: How Parents Can Help their Children Learn to Read
- Educators as Partners: Understanding and Helping Prevent Children's Traumas
- Locally Sourced Culture: Using Community Resources in the Classroom
- Panel Discussion on Fatherhood and Family Engagement in DC
- Beginning Parenthood: Parents are Children’s First Teachers
Strand Four: Teaching & Learning
- STEM in Early Childhood Education
- Creating Learning Environments for Infants and Toddlers
- PreK CLASS - Classroom Organization: Productivity
- STEAM in Plain Language
- Storytelling Using The Arts
- Infant CLASS - Responsive Caregiving: Early Language Support
- Story Time and Rhyme for Infants and Toddlers
Strand Five: Early Intervention
- Early Childhood Development: Where Challenging Behaviors Come From and How to Address
- Strategies for Including Young Children with Special Needs
- Developmental Milestones for 3-5 Year Olds
- Brain Development and Related Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Early Childhood
- Addressing Challenging Behaviors
Strand Six: Program Management
- Pedagogical Leadership: Walking the Talk
- Continuous Quality Improvement: Leading the Change Agenda
- Administrative Leadership: Translating Knowledge into Action
- Professionalism in the Workplace: for Early Childhood Educators
- Coaching that is Powerful
- Using What We Have, To Get The Results That We Need: Planning Differentiated Centers with Data in Mind
- Building a Vibrant Early Education Business
- Building Competence, Confidence and Cohesion Towards an Inclusive Future
- Using a Parallel Approach in Strengths-based Coaching
- Data Driven Practices: Strategies from the Field
Strand Seven: Cultural & Linguistic Diversity
- Cultural Roots and Influences on Relationship-Based Care
- Connections that Endure: Creating Community Using Rituals and Traditions
- Creating and Celebrating Diversity in Preschool Classrooms: How to Connect Children's Learning to their Real Life Experiences
- Family Engagement in Early Childhood Settings for Dual Language Learners
- Addressing the needs of Dual Language Learners
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