Upcoming Partner Facilitator Trainings

Partner Facilitator

Training of Partner Facilitators (ToPF) Child Observation Course

Child Observation Training Description:

This course addresses the continuum of informal and formal observation. Participants will learn to critically analyze assessment tools and explore ways to use their observations to support children, families, and program development. Issues of bias will be addressed in relation to the role of the observer. Observation will be considered as part of a responsive process as well as a quality improvement tool. Topics include: observation techniques, making good use of observation results, issues of cultural, linguistic, and developmental appropriateness in assessment. The Center for Excellence in Child Development supports a holistic approach to preparing children for school, recognizing that young children learn through play and through relationships with caring adults.

About the ToPF event:

We are excited to expand the reach of the Family Child Care at Its Best curriculum by training Partner Facilitators to offer FCCB workshops for their communities. This course is limited to those who have completed the Intro to FCCB for Partner Facilitators course.

This 5-week course will provide the foundational knowledge for facilitating the FCCB Child Observation workshop. Learners will complete a self-paced online module in Canvas, observe a FCCB workshop, then meet for a live Zoom session to practice facilitating the content.

Please review the dates and times above carefully to ensure you are available to attend. You must complete the Canvas work and attend all online synchronous sessions to successfully complete this course. Make-up sessions will not be available.

The 5-week course will cover 5 hours of self-paced online work completed on Canvas and 10 hours of live online training via Zoom, across three dates.