This 9-hour professional development course is offered to All Our Kin’s Family Child Care Providers. Through this course, participants will learn about the Montessori approach to education, which provides both insight and practices for child-centered care that is developmentally attuned and highly practical while, at the same time, offering a pedagogy rooted in the belief in the unmanifested potential and inherent assets of both children and adults.
Participants in this course will learn about:
- Culturally Responsive & Asset-Based Montessori Pedagogy in Home Environments
- Needs and Stages of Child Development
- Montessori Practices in Home Environments
- Role of the Montessori Adult in Family Child Care
- Adult and Child Resilience and Emotional Wellbeing as Response to Stress and Trauma
- Behavior Management and Family Communication
All sessions will be held virtually from 6:30-8:00pm EST on the following dates:
- January 22
- January 29
- February 5
- February 12
- February 26 (No live session on February 19th, Presidents’ Day)
- March 4
Participants who successfully complete this course will be eligible to request Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from Loyola University Maryland.
Photos and Video: NCMPS may take photos or record video during this event. By participating in this event, you consent to your likeness being used for promotional purposes without compensation, and you release NCMPS from any liability related to this use. If you do not want your likeness used in this way, you may inform the event staff, and NCMPS will make its best effort to prevent such use.
Este curso de desarrollo profesional de 9 horas se ofrece a los proveedores de cuidado infantil familiar de All Our Kin. A través de este curso, los participantes aprenderán sobre el enfoque educativo Montessori, que proporciona conocimientos y prácticas para el cuidado centrado en el niño que está en sintonía con el desarrollo y es altamente práctico y, al mismo tiempo, ofrece una pedagogía arraigada en la creencia en el potencial no manifestado y bienes inherentes tanto de niños como de adultos.
Los participantes de este curso aprenderán sobre:
- Pedagogía Montessori culturalmente receptiva y basada en suficiencias y puntos fuertes en entornos domésticos
- Necesidades y etapas del desarrollo infantil
- Prácticas Montessori en entornos domésticos
- Papel del adulto Montessori en el cuidado infantil familiar
- Resiliencia y bienestar emocional de adultos y niños como respuesta al estrés y al trauma
- Manejo del comportamiento y comunicación familiar
Todas las sesiones se llevarán a cabo virtualmente de 6:30 a 8:00 p. m. EST en las siguientes fechas:
- 22 de enero
- 29 de enero
- 5 de febrero
- 12 de febrero
- 26 de febrero (no habrá sesión en vivo el 19 de febrero, Día de los Presidentes)
- 4 de marzo
Los participantes que completen con éxito este curso serán elegibles para solicitar Unidades de Educación Continua (CEU) de la Universidad Loyola de Maryland.
Fotos y videos: NCMPS tiene derecho a tomar fotografías o grabar videos durante este evento. Al participar en este evento, usted permite que su imagen sea utilizada con fines promocionales sin compensación alguna y libera a NCMPS de cualquier responsabilidad relacionada con este uso. Si no desea que su imagen sea utilizada de esta manera, por favor informe al personal del evento y NCMPS hará todo lo posible por evitar dicho uso.
About the Instructor/Acerca del instructor
Cristina Encinas is the Operations Director of Estrellitas Montessori School in Washington, DC and Takoma Park, MD, serving children 6 month to 5 years old. She has more than 20 years of experience in Montessori education having earned her certification from the American Montessori Society for Preschool and Infants and Toddlers in 1990. She earned a B.A. in Human Services from Springfield College, a Master’s Degree in Education Administration from Trinity College; and a second Master’s in Early Childhood Special Education from Catholic University in 2013. Ms. Encinas is originally from Mexico and has been in the DC area for 30 years, working in Montessori bilingual Education since 2003. A mother of two children and an abuela (Grandmother) of 7-month-old Nicolas, she believes that Montessori is the best way to support children’s development and infancy is the most important developmental stage!
Cristina Encinas es la directora de operaciones de la escuela Estrellitas Montessori en Washington, DC y Takoma Park, MD, y atiende a niños de 6 meses a 5 años. Tiene más de 20 años de experiencia en educación Montessori y obtuvo su certificación del American Montessori Society para Preescolares e Infantes y Andarines en 1990. Obtuvo una licenciatura en Servicios Humanos de Springfield College, una Maestría en Administración Educativa de Trinity College; y una segunda Maestría en Educación Especial Infantil Temprana de la Universidad Católica en 2013. La Sra. Encinas es originaria de México y ha estado en el área de DC durante 30 años, trabajando en Educación bilingüe Montessori desde 2003. Madre de dos hijos y abuela de Nicolas, de 7 meses, siente que Montessori es la mejor manera de apoyar el desarrollo de los niños y que la infancia es la etapa de desarrollo más importante.
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