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State Approval Information for Washington

The following courses on Continued Early Childhood Education are approved for Washington STARS hours.

CDA Credential courses on Continued meet the requirements of the Council for Professional Recognition for the foundational training hours to apply for your initial CDA. Please note that Part 1 of the CDA Credential coursework is not recognized in Washington for professional development hours credit. The remaining eleven parts of the CDA Credential packages on Continued ECE have been approved by WA for professional development hours, and appear in the course list below.  Part 1 may be accessed by clicking the name of the track you need to complete: Preschool, Infant and Toddler, Family Child Care.

If you are looking for courses to meet your state teacher licensing requirements, please refer to your state department of education for information on acceptable courses. Meanwhile, feel free to search our library for courses that may be helpful to your professional development.

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A Fine Motor Review: The Early Years (birth to 5 years)
Presented by Marina Calarco, MS, MS, OTR/L
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Course: #30449Level: Introductory1 Hour
This is a beginner course to introduce the new teachers, or the teacher starting out in early intervention, to fine motor skills for the young child (0-5 years). This course will focus on research, milestones, and activities.

Baby Picasso: Art with Infants and Toddlers
Presented by Natasha Crosby Kile, MS
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Course: #30589Level: Introductory1 Hour
Art with infants and toddlers is more than just cute hand or footprint projects — it is brain-building at its finest! Get some new ideas about art activities that you can do with your children, and learn how they help develop necessary skills.

How to Grow a Young Child's Reading Brain
Presented by Carol Flexer, PhD, CCC-A, LSLS Cert. AVT
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Course: #30447Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This course will describe the pre-literacy and literacy process from an auditory neurolinguistics perspective. Practical suggestions will be offered for reading aloud to infants, toddlers and preschoolers, and for developing foundational phonological awareness skills in young children.

Circle Time Success
Presented by Liz Moore, MEd
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Course: #30559Level: Introductory1 Hour
Strategies and supports for helping young children participate in circle time activities.

Kids Haven't Changed but Parents Have: Tips and Strategies for Connecting with Millennial Parents
Presented by Karen Deerwester, EdS
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Course: #30442Level: Introductory1 Hour
A new generation of Millennial Parents is changing best practices for communicating and connecting with families in Early Childhood programs. In this course, teachers and administrators will discover the strengths of this new generation and learn to reframe and adapt expectations and strategies for more effective, less frustrating parent engagement.

Early Mathematics for Pre-K
Presented by Caitlin Frazier, MS
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Course: #30441Level: Intermediate1 Hour
Early Mathematics for Pre-K explores how to create environments that ensure opportunities for integrated and environmental mathematical experiences throughout the preschool day. This course will include strategies to use in order to build on children’s intuitive, informal notions and encounters in order to foster strong foundations in mathematical thinking.

How to Grow a Young Child's Listening Brain
Presented by Carol Flexer, PhD, CCC-A, LSLS Cert. AVT
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Course: #30440Level: Intermediate1 Hour
Using a research to practice format, this course will describe hearing and listening from a neurological perspective. Practical suggestions will be offered for enriching an infant, toddler and young child's auditory brain for the attainment and advancement of listening, spoken language and literacy skills.

Positive Climates
Presented by Caitlin Frazier, MS
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Course: #30437Level: Intermediate1 Hour
Positive Climates explores the power of a positive classroom climate in the early childhood setting. This webinar will include strategies to use in order to foster respect, rapport, and emotional connection among students and teachers.

We Create Magic: Experiences and Environment for Infant/Toddler Classrooms
Presented by Karen Deerwester, EdS
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Course: #30436Level: Intermediate1 Hour
We Create Magic recreates the magic and meaningful learning of play-based exploration and discovery for infants and toddlers. Explore how to create authentic personal learning experiences that honor the individual child, individual teacher and uniqueness of each day and school year.

Purposeful Play
Presented by Caitlin Frazier, MS
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Course: #30435Level: Intermediate1 Hour
​Purposeful Play explores the importance of child-directed learning experiences in the early childhood setting with teacher facilitation. The course will identify 5 content areas for integration during play and action steps to take in order to enhance the experience of play and boost student achievement.