Workshops

Kids Need Carrots to Learn

Integrating Nutrition and Physical Activity into Curriculum Requirements Nutrition and physical activity are elementary...or they should be! Healthy children are more successful in the classroom, achieve higher test scores, and they interact better with peers and authority.

"...no curriculum is brilliant enough to compensate for a hungry stomach or distracted mind."  The Federal Government mandate, Section 204 Child Reauthorization Act, will require schools to address nutrition and physical activity in the classroom.  Will you be compliant? 

This workshop will show teachers and parents what they need to know to improve the health of children.  By examining innovative models, known facts about nutrition and other successful programs nationwide, participants will learn how to implement this essential training successfully in the classroom. 

August 10 & 11, 2006
Thur & Fri / 9 am - 3:00 pm or November 10 & 11, 2006  Fri 6-9 pm & Sat 9 am - 5 pm
$150 / 1 CEU
Instructor: LoPresto, M.S., R.D.
Course # EDUX8005

Temperament and Children's Behavior

Brent doesn't listen; he won't finish his work and disrupts the class with his antics. He is difficult to manage in a busy classroom! Shawna is an easy going girl...at home; but at school she won't speak up and she stays by herself at recess. Is something wrong with her? All children are unique and approach the world in a different way; Understanding their temperament is vital to understanding their Behavior.

Designed for teachers, child care providers, health care providers, therapists and parents, this course examines temperament in children and how it affects development, learning, socialization, emotion regulation, and behavioral problems. From infancy through adolescence, we will explore the environmental effect of temperament as it impacts parenting, education, child care, therapy, and healthcare.

Participants will learn how to improve their interactions with children and work more effectively with challenging behavior. This course is ideal for anyone who works with children, has a child, knows a child, or ever was a child.

April 1 & 8, 2006  Saturdays 9 am - 4 pm  or   August 1 & 2, 2006 Mon & Tues 9 am - 4 pm
$200 / 1 extension semester unit
Instructor: Jan Kristal, M.A.
Course # EDUX9108