Welcome to the Child Care Aware of Eastern Kansas e-learning site! We are committed to providing high-quality professional development and technical assistance (coaching) to early educators in Kansas. All of our courses are available statewide and offer KDHE approved in-service hours. Our courses are instructor led, but allow for flexible schedules and participation within the course time frame. We utilize discussion boards, videos, images, self-evaluation tools and action plans to help participants get the most out of the online learning experience.
Do you like making creative displays? Do you want ideas on how to tell the story of what learning is happening in your classroom? Join us in this fun class about different ways to use visual documentation to show individualized growth as well as progress on classroom projects. We will look at ways to use documentation to decorate your learning space, communicate with families and support children’s intellectual and emotional growth.
Beyond the Book Nook: Creating a Literacy Rich Environment - 3 hr course September 25 – October 2, 2024
In this class we step beyond the book nook and learn strategies to enhance your environment and provide many literacy rich experiences for the children in your program. We will cover materials, the teacher's role and practice with self-evaluation tools so you can custom design a curriculum that works best in your program.
This course is approved for 3 KDHE in-service hours, cost is $20.
KS/MO Core Content Area: II
Learning Environment and Curriculum
Promoting Language and Communication Development
Level 2 a
CDA Subject Area: 2
Physical and Intellectual Competence
Positive Play – Strategies to Support Positive Interactions Among Children – 3 hr. course October 2-9, 2024
In this class we learn what social emotional expectations are practical for children at various levels of development and ways to teach children how to engage in positive social interactions. We cover social emotional classroom supports, the teacher's role, and practice with self-evaluation tools so you can custom design a curriculum that works best in your program. This course is approved for 3 KDHE in-service hours, cost is $20.
KS/MO Core Content Area: II
Learning Environment and Curriculum
Promoting Social Emotional Development
Level 2 b & c
CDA Subject Area: 3
Social and Emotional Development
Creating Trauma-Sensitive Classrooms – 3 hr, October 9-16, 2024
Research has shown that trauma can undermine children’s abilities to learn, create healthy environments, form supportive relationships, and follow classroom expectations. Participants will learn why it is imperative that early childhood settings be safe, trauma-sensitive spaces and how teachers can support children in creating positive self-identities even in challenging times.
Audience: D, F, P, S, T
Core Competency: 2 Levels 1 & 2; CDAs: 3; In-Service Hours: 3
This course is approved for 3 KDHE in-service hours, cost is $20.
The Journey to Independence: Applying Child Development in Daily Practice – 3 hr course
Join us as we explore ways to apply child development knowledge into daily practice and lesson planning to support children’s growth and development in all domains. We will cover the progression from infancy through the preschool years as children develop in their communication, self-help, sharing and problem-solving skills. November 13-20, 2024
This course is approved for 3 KDHE in-service hours, cost is $20
KS/MO Core Content Area: II, Level 2 a, Level 3 b
CDA Subject Area: 8
Helping Families Navigate Transitions in the Early Years- 3 hr course
Participants in this course will learn how to support children and their families through early childhood transitions. This class will focus on three types of transitions in early childhood settings: home to child care, classroom to classroom in the same program and preschool to kindergarten. December 4-11, 2024
This course is approved for 3 KDHE in-service hours, cost is $20.
KS/MO Core Content Area: 4 Levels 1, 2 & 3; CDA Subject Area 4
Supporting Children’s Mental Health Through Playful Interactions, December 11-18, 2024
In this course we will look at how play supports positive mental health in children, different strategies that teachers can use to encourage, support and respond to child-driven play activities, and ways that trauma can affect children’s play. Participants will also learn about resources they can access to continue their professional development in supporting children’s mental health.
KS/MO Core Content Area:
II: Learning Environment and Curriculum
Promoting Social and Emotional Development, Level 3 a
VI: Interactions with Children and Youth
Engaging and Empowering Children and Youth, Level 1 a & b
CDA Subject Area: 3
Social and Emotional Development
This class is for CCAEKS staff.
Revive Your Drive – 3 hr course
Setting boundaries and priorities is essential to having a healthy work/life balance. Join us in this class to evaluate business policies, child guidance practices and stress management strategies to help avoid burnout and revive your workplace joy. January 17-24, 2024.
KS/MO Core Content Area: VIII
Professional Development & Leadership
Displaying Professionalism in Practice
Levels 1 c, 2 a and 3 a
CDA Subject Area: 6 Professionalism