Sample T/TAS Pre-Service and In-Service Workshop Topics

The following is just a partial list of workshops that are available from the experts of Training & Technical Assistance Services. Workshops may be provided on an individual, cluster, state, or regional baisi. Workshops and technical assistance can also the designed for topics that fit your program's specific needs.

GENERAL TOPICS
Orientation to Head Start for New Managers, Staff, Board, and Policy Council
Conflict Resolution
Orientation to Head Start Systems
Managing Stress
Negotiating Strategies
Managing Organizational Change
Team Building
Time Managements
Understanding Program Governance
Board Development and Training
Leadership Skills Development
Exploring Management Styles Using Personality Inventories
How to Delegate
Humor in the Workplace
Effective Customer Service
Train the Trainer
Public Relations
Developing An Annual Report
Administrative Requirements for Grantees and Delegates

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Overview of the Head Start Program Performance Standards
Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance (ERSEA)
Community Partnerships
Development of Program Work Plans
Developmentally Appropriate Staff Supervision
In-Kind: It's Everybody's Business
Developing New Leaders in Your Organization
Managing Multiple Funding Streams
Developing Your Program's Professional Development System
Shared Governance: Appropriate Roles for Boards, Policy Council/Committees, and Staff Leadership in Head Start
Transportation Regulations
Transportation Planning
Using Child Outcomes Data for Program Improvement
Working with Volunteers
Preparing for An On-Site Review
The Mentor Coach/Supervisor: Building Relationships
Identifying, Assessing and Managing Risk
Managing Fiscal Risk
Financial Reporting
Complying with the Fair Labor Standards Act
Community Assessment
Succession Planning
Strategic Planning
Staff Selection: A New Approach
Performance Appraisal
The Human Resources System
Internal Controls
CAA and Head Start: Cut from the Same Cloth
Understanding and Preparing for the Federal Review Process
Program Self-Assessment
Internal Program Monitoring: Key to Program Quality
Orientation for New Head Start/Early Head Start Directors
Program Visioning and Planning for 21st Century Success
Customized Retreat Experiences for Management Staff
The Role of the Governing Body

HOME-BASED HEAD START
Introduction and Overview of Home-Based Head Start
The Head Start Performance Standards: A Home-Based Point of View
Effective Home Visits: Using Principles of Adult Learning to Guide the Way
Family Literacy in Home-Based Head Start
Thinking About Health in the Home-Based Option
Nutrition in the Home-Based Setting: Pudgy Now, Problems Later?
Safety Matters, Inside and Out
Planning and Conducting Successful Socialization Days
Managing and Supervising the Home-Based Option
Using the Home Environment for Learning

EARLY HEAD START
Early Head Start Appropriate Learning Environments
The Role of the Caregiver
A Close Look at Early Head Start
Early Childhood Issues in Early Head Start
Daily Routines in Early Head Start
An Orientation to Early Head Start Comprehensive Health Services
Early Literacy in the Early Head Start Program
Promoting Language and Literacy in Early Head Start Classrooms
Infant-Toddler Program Management
Early Brain Development: Implications for Early Head Start Services
Prenatal Services to Expectant Families
Infant and Toddler Learning: It's About Discovery
Understanding the Development of Toddlers and Twos
Reading Readiness for Infants and Toddlers
Using Routines to Teach and Learn: Doing What Come Naturally
Emotional Development for Infants and Toddlers
Challenging Behaviors of Infants and Toddlers

EDUCATION: OUTDOOR LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Outdoor Learning Environments
Indoor and Outdoor Head Start Environments that Support Maximal Learning and Development
Creating Natural Outdoor Learning Environments
Designing Learning Activities for Outdoor Environments
Playground Safety

EDUCATION: CHILD OUTCOMES
The Basics of Learning Outcomes: Creating Fantastic Experiences
Anecdotal Notes: Documenting Outcomes
Child Assessment
Child Outcomes: Developing and Implementing a Plan
Child Outcomes: Incorporating Child Outcomes Indicators into Lesson Plans
Child Outcomes: Making the Connections - Screening; Baseline and Ongoing Assessment; Data Collection and Aggregation; Mid-Year and End-of-Year Analysis; Individualized Learning Activities
Child Outcomes: Maximizing Learning for Every Child in the Classroom - Vygotsky Zone of Proximal Development
Child Outcomes: Creating An Early and Accurate Baseline
Learning Outcomes
Child Observation Record (COR): High/Scope Assessment

EDUCATON: CURRICULUM
Creative Ways to Use Materials in the Preschool Curriculum
Individualization: Learning How to Respect Differences
Early Childhood Curriculum
Integrating Health Education into the Preschool Classroom: Growing, Growing Strong!
Lesson Plans and Learning Activities
Play: Is There Still Time for It?
Self-Concept and the Preschool Child
Individualization: The Heart of the Lesson Plan
The Emerging Nature of Math and Science
Developmentally Appropriate Practice

EDUCATION: LANGUAGE AND LITERACY
Activities for Language Development in Preschool Children
Helping Preschool Children Build Their Vocabulary
Strategies in Working with English Language Learners: New Language, New Skills
Children's Emerging Literacy and Language
Using Nursery Rhymes for Phonological Awareness: Mother Goose Is Alive and Well!
Promoting Language and Literacy in Head Start
Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Supporting the Stages of Children's Writing
The Emerging nature of Language and Literacy
Young English Language Learners

EDUCATION: MANAGEMENT
Positive Guidance: How Values Guide Practice
Challenging Behaviors: The Power of Social and Emotional Relationships
Room Arrangement in the Preschool Classroom: Space, The Final Frontier
Orientation for New Education Managers
Developing An Effective Education Service Area Plan
Effective Monitoring for Education Services Areas
Teacher-Child Interactions: Respectful and Responsive
School Readiness: What Is It? How Do We Do It?
Positive Guidance: Making A Place for Everyone
Preparing for NAEYC Accreditation
Effective Learning Centers
Teaching Strategies for Preventing Challenging Behaviors

HEALTH, DENTAL HEALTH, NUTRITION, SAFETY, AND MENTAL HEALTH
9-1-1. Is This An Emergency?
Communicable Disease: A Common Sense Approach
Dental Health and the Preschool Child
Developing An Effective Health Services Advisory Committee
Health Advocacy: Fun, Food, Fitness
Building A Foundation of Wellness: Head Start/Early Head Start
Family Services and Health as Partners: Learn the Lingo
Safety Matters Inside and Out
Temperaments of Young Children
Allergy Anxiety
Nutrition in Head Start: Pudgy Now, Problems Later?
Common Skin Conditions: Blotches, Blisters, and Bumps, Oh, No!
Avoiding Bloodborne Pathogens: Staying Safe in Head Start
Culture and Health
Medical Myths and Misconceptions: Feed A Fever, Starve A Cold
Medication Administration: A Spoonful of Sugar
Orientation for New Mental health Coordinators/Specialists
Developing A Effective Mental health Service Area Plan
Social-Emotional Development: The Foundation of All Learning
Effective Mental Health Services for Children, Families, and Staff
Mental Health Services: It's All About Parent Training and Learning
Learning and Development: Activities for the 16 Social-Emotional Development Indicators
Childhood Overweight Issues

WORKING WITH FAMILIES
Family Literacy Overview
Parent-Child Interactions
Helping Families Through Divorce
Supporting Father Involvement in Their Children's Lives
Suggestions for Creating A Family-Friendly Head Start Program
Looking at Parent Involvement in Your Program
Re-Energizing Your Parent Committee
Resolving Conflicts with Parents: Negotiating Win-Win Strategies
Teen Parents: Applying Principles of Adolescent Development
The Family Partnerships Agreement Process
The Parent as Lifelong Learner: Supporting the Child's Success in School Through Adult Education
Managing A Case Load
Changing Demographics of Families
Successful Transitions for Children and Families
Building Partnerships with Families
Documentation for Family Services
Following Up on Family Goals: The SMART Goal Approach
A Comprehensive Plan of Training and Learning Experiences for Parents
Five Key Parental Behaviors that Predict Success in School for Children
Setting Goals with Families: Where Do We Start?

PARENT TRAINING AND LEARNING
Child Outcomes: Key Information for Parents
Parent Support for Social-Emotional Development