Stepping Side By Side Chatham-Kent

13 Modules

Traditional Territory Land Acknowledgement

We invite you to reflect upon how you are upholding treaty responsibilities, and to learn more about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action.

Traditional Territory Acknowledgment (chatham-kent.ca)

2 lessons

1 Land Acknowledgement 2 An Invitation to Deepening our Study

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Information for Facilitators

Tools and resources for supervisors and/or leaders facilitating this process with staff.

4 lessons

1 Introduction & Intention 2 Invitation #1: What hat are you wearing? (15 minutes) 3 Invitation #2: Thinking About Systems, Protocols and How we Use our Time (10 minutes) 4 Invitation #3: Guiding the Conversation and Asking Good Questions (30 minutes)

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Module 1: Journeying Together

In this module, we will examine how our values and our view of the child influences our practice of cultivating responsive relationships.

5 lessons

1 Introduction and Intention 2 Invitation #1: Building Opportunities for Connection 3 Invitation #2: View of the Child 4 Invitation #3: Connecting with Children versus Directing their Behaviour 5 Invitation #4: Living Out Our Values

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Module 2: A Friend Along the Way

This module speaks to a broader system of professional relationships that are foundational for Early Years and Child Care programs. In particular, mentoring to support growth and learning among educators.

6 lessons

1 Introduction and Intention 2 Invitation #1: Child Care and the Early Years: A System of Relationships 3 Invitation #2: Standard IV Learning through Mentoring 4 Invitation #3: Developmental Stages of Educators 5 Invitation #4: Navigating through Challenging Times, Road to Resilience 6 Invitation #5: Mentoring Others to Grow in Practice

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Module 3: Environments as Context for Relationships

This module focuses on environments, spaces and the importance of relationships that support children in early childhood and care.

7 lessons

1 Introduction and Intention 2 Invitation #1: The Environment: Reflecting on Our Values 3 Invitation #2: The Environment as a Third Educator 4 Invitation #3: Designing Rich and Inspiring Environments 5 Invitation #4: Materials, Schemas and Loose Parts 6 Invitation #5: Intentional Practices with Invitations and Provocations 7 Invitation #6: Creating Environments that Support Risk Play

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Module 4: Pedagogical Documentation

This module focuses on the theory and the practice of pedagogical documentation.

6 lessons

1 Introduction and Intention 2 Invitation #1: Observation and Listening 3 Invitation #2: What Does It Mean To Listen 4 Invitation #3: Meaning Making 5 Invitation #4: Making Learning Visible 6 Invitation #5: See Think Wonder Photo Study

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Module 5: Nurturing & Sustaining a Culture of Reflective Practice

This module focuses on creating and sustaining quality through a culture of reflective practice.

7 lessons

1 Introduction & Intention 2 Invitation #1: Anchoring Our System With Values 3 Invitation #2: Working From a Place of Vision and Values 4 Invitation #3: Re-imagining Staff Meetings 5 Invitation #4: What and Who Are Pedagogical Leaders 6 Invitation #5: Being Comfortable With The Uncomfortable 7 Invitation #6: Using Our Values As a Way Forward

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Module 6: Taking Conversations about the Early Years Upstream and Down!

This module has been designed for the community to stay curious and engaged with previous conversations with the hope that you will reflect, share your thoughts and engage with colleagues on a variety of topics related to the work you do.

10 lessons

1 Introduction and Intention: Meet Your Hosts 2 Invitation #1: Up Close with Dr. Jean Clinton 3 Invitation #2: Upstream on Loose Parts with Miriam Beloglovsky and Heather Graham 4 Invitation #3: Downstream on Loose Parts with Ariella Lukcach 5 Invitation #4: The ? behind "How Does Learning Happen?" with Dani Williams-Long and Jim Grieve 6 Invitation #5: HDLH? as a Teacher with Vicki Davis and Jessica Holder 7 Invitation #6: Chasing Superhero Capes with Justin Langlois and Shaun Moore 8 Invitation #7: Tinkering, Trades and the Early Years with Tim Carson and Shaun Moore 9 Invitation #8: Unicorn Crossing with Justin Smith and Justin Langlois 10 Invitation #9: Focus on the 90% with Darci Lang

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Module 7: Reconnecting to the Great Outdoors!

This module is designed to inspire you to reconnect with the natural world and to ground you in all that it has to offer.

6 lessons

1 Introduction & Intention 2 Invitation #1: Reconnecting to Your Childhood 3 Invitation #2: Reconnecting to the Benefits 4 Invitation #3: Reconnecting to the Land 5 Invitation #4: Reconnecting to All-Weather Play 6 Invitation #5: Reconnecting to the Value

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Module 8: Illuminating Care

11 lessons

1 Introduction & Intention 2 Invitation #1: Care is Education 3 Invitation #2: Care is a Right 4 Invitation #3: Care is a Partnership 5 Invitation #4: Care is Bodily 6 Invitation #5: Care is an Art 7 Invitation #6: Care is a Science 8 Invitation #7: Care is What Makes Us Human 9 Invitation #8: Care Practice: Feeding is the First Care Relationship 10 Invitation #9: Care Practice: Self-Care 11 Resource and Author Spotlight

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Module 9: Early Brain Development

In this module, we will take a dive into early brain development and the architecture that occurs in the first few years of life. We know that positive interactions play a critical role in building the foundation for lifelong learning, but why?

5 lessons

1 Invitation #1: Building of a Brain Blueprint 2 Invitation #2: Laying the Foundation 3 Invitation #3: Bricks and Mortar 4 Invitation #4: Wiring and Plumbing 5 Invitation #5: Windows and Doors

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Module 10: Self-Regulation in the Early Years

In this module, educators are guided to take a closer look at co-regulation and how they directly influence the children's ability to regulate. We have all experienced dysregulated children and been in a dysregulated state ourselves. Through this module, educators will learn to recognize and reframe the behaviours they see and experience.

5 lessons

1 Introduction and Intention 2 Invitation #1: The Triune Brain, Self-Reg 101 3 Invitation #2: The 5 Domains of Self-Regulation 4 Invitation #3: The Power of Co-Regulation 5 Invitation #4: Co-Escalating versus Co-Regulating

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Credits & References

This module acknowledges and gives credit to the people and organizations that contributed to the development of the Stepping Side By Side project.

1 lesson

1 Credits & References

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Modules for this product 13

Traditional Territory Land Acknowledgement

We invite you to reflect upon how you are upholding treaty responsibilities, and to learn more about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action.

Traditional Territory Acknowledgment (chatham-kent.ca)

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