A brain architect means that you are directly influencing the growth of a child's brain, both internally and externally by the things that you do. If you're a brain architect, you have a recognition that between the ages of zero and six years old, the child's brain is growing one million neurons per second. No, you didn't read that wrong. One million neurons per second. The brain grows more between zero and six years old than at any other time in their life. You have such power to support the architecture of the brain to be healing and healthy or not. Your job description is critical. One of the ways that you can be the best brain architect of growing humans to be humane is to say to yourself, challenging behavior is merely communicating a story or a need. This might be one of the following.
Julie Kurtz is an author, national speaker, and expert consulting and training on trauma and resilience. She promotes the concept of optimal brain integration to maximize the human growth potential. Julie is the Founder and CEO for the Center for Optimal Brain Integration.
She is a co-author of:
Trauma-Informed Practices for Early Childhood Educators: Relationship-Based Approaches that Support Healing and Build Resilience in Young Children.
Culturally Responsive Self-Care Practices for Early Childhood Educators (Spring 2020).
Julie Kurtz is the creator of the phone/tablet Application (APP) Trigger Stop: Sensory and Emotional Check-in designed specifically for children ages 3-8 years to promote sensory and emotional literacy and to support self-regulation.
In 2011, she was named as one of the most 100 Influential Woman of Silicon Valley, CA by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.
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1/early-childhood-education/ece-ceus/course/preventing-challenging-behaviors-in-partnership-31639Preventing Challenging Behaviors, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start AssociationYoung children often have challenging and dysregulated behaviors. Learn how to teach them strategies and skills to navigate the daily emotions and problems they face, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association's Training West.auditory, textual, visual
Young children often have challenging and dysregulated behaviors. Learn how to teach them strategies and skills to navigate the daily emotions and problems they face, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association's Training West.
2/early-childhood-education/ece-ceus/course/growing-human-e-beings-31641Growing Human(E) Beings - A Job of Superheroes!, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start AssociationLearn the difference between challenging behavior and trauma triggers. Review approaches to understand trauma and its impact on young children’s brains, behavior, learning, and development, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association's Training West.auditory, textual, visual
Learn the difference between challenging behavior and trauma triggers. Review approaches to understand trauma and its impact on young children’s brains, behavior, learning, and development, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association's Training West.
3/early-childhood-education/ece-ceus/course/early-childhood-leaders-managing-stress-31783Early Childhood Leaders Managing the Stress of Working in Response to COVID-19, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start AssociationLearn to manage your own stress response to the uncertain climate created by COVID-19 and identify concrete practical strategies to buffer stress and build resilience, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association’s Training West.auditory, textual, visual
Learn to manage your own stress response to the uncertain climate created by COVID-19 and identify concrete practical strategies to buffer stress and build resilience, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association’s Training West.
4/early-childhood-education/ece-ceus/course/emergency-response-strategies-to-support-31785Emergency Response Strategies to Support Young Children and Families during COVID-19, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start AssociationLearn concrete practical strategies to support young children and families impacted by the stress and effects of social distancing resulting from COVID-19, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association’s Training West.auditory, textual, visual
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Learn concrete practical strategies to support young children and families impacted by the stress and effects of social distancing resulting from COVID-19, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association’s Training West.
5/early-childhood-education/ece-ceus/course/supporting-young-children-through-change-31843Supporting Young Children through Change, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start AssociationLearn concrete strategies to support young children faced with BIG life transitions such as returning from break, extended absences (fire, COVID-19, tornado, flood), or starting school, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association’s Training West.auditory, textual, visual
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Learn concrete strategies to support young children faced with BIG life transitions such as returning from break, extended absences (fire, COVID-19, tornado, flood), or starting school, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association’s Training West.
