WHSA 2025 Annual Conference

This session would bring about awareness of the cultural norms and the meaning behind many of them in the Native American Culture but also regarding all differing cultures within the any workplace.  This would help staff be more culturally sensitive to the varying differences they have with other staff, families, and the children in their classrooms/environments.  Reiterating the importance of hands-on activities and using visuals to guide them when learning/teaching.

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How can you remain compliant with Head Start Performance Standards and achieve quality outcomes at the same time? Come experience the transformation of our professional development approach! Learn how we refined our PD scope & sequence by implementing real-time, responsive planning & intentional communication systems. Discover how we consistently achieve compliance and quality from these changes!

The primary focus of this session is on health compliance & child health/well-being.

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An introduction to skill-based approaches to challenging behaviors that will improve social understanding and self-management of neurodiverse students.

Handouts: Taking a Deep Dive Into Neurodiversity

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Regulation is the foundation upon which we are able to access our learning.   When a regulation system that is in distress, it may result in a lack of access to learning as well as behavior that is challenging to adults.   We will learn how the stress response system works within our brain and its role in regulation.

Emotional Regulation Participant Folder

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Media increasingly dominates and influences young children's lives. This video curriculum provides caregivers with the latest research and guidelines for managing media use. The videos offer strategies to support caregivers in maintaining a balanced and beneficial media environment for children. Developed by child media experts, Drs. Roxy Etta and Liz Horgan, this free video curriculum is distributed by the WI Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board and Supporting Families Together Association.

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Relationships with families are central to high-quality, social emotional (SE) teaching. This session reviews key practices for teaching social and emotional skills to young children in EC classrooms. We will address engaging families in reciprocal relationships in which providers can learn from and with families. Attendees will develop reflective strategies that can be used to foster belonging and cultural responsiveness in relation to developing connections with families.

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