WINTER 2008
PITC Trainers
PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES::
Contact: Gail Mahr
651-290-9704 ext. 200
Not by Chance:
Contact: Gail Mahr
651-290-9704 ext. 200
Ounce Scale MN Child Care Project
Contact: Mary Scott
651-433-2182
Surge Support Child Care Project
Contact: Julie Wasiluk
651-290-9704 ext. 119
Contact: Cory Woosley
651-746-4024
Program for Infant/Toddler Care (ITTI) Trainers Updates
Did you know that the PITC Web site has a library? The PITC Online Library houses an extensive collection of multimedia resources related to early childhood. All the resources are selected by WestEd faculty to support the philosophy, practice and teaching of PITC. Many of the materials are available for purchase, but what’s exciting is that there are 60 trainer activities, 44 Power Point presentations, and over 300 handouts which can be downloaded free! Most of these resources include information about which module and/or lesson they reinforce. Some examples of what’s available:
ACTIVITIES:
Always, Never, and It Depends
Topic: Mod II: Caregiving Routines as Curriculum
Type: Brainstorm, Discuss/Report For: Large Group
Module: II Group Care Time: 30-60 mins.
Cultural Change
Topic: Mod IV: Responding to Families in Culturally Sensitive Ways
Type: Role Play/Dramatization For: Pairs, Small Groups
Module: IV Culture, Family, and Providers Time: 20-30 mins
POWER POINT: Brain Development PowerPoint Presentation
Lally, J.R.Brain development PowerPoint presentation. [Handout from Module III, Brain Development in Infancy and How to Facilitate It training session]. Unpublished document. Sausalito, CA: The Program for Infant/Toddler Caregivers
HANDOUTS:
A Good Beginning
Sending America's Children to School With the Social and Emotional Competence They Need to Succeed
The Child Mental Health Foundations and Agencies Network. (2002). A good beginning, Sending america's children to school with the social and emotional competence they need to succeed. Bethesda, MD: Peth-Pierce, R.
A Temperament Treasure Hunt
Nakahata, A., & Poole, J. A temperament treasure hunt [Handout from Module I, Temperament: A practical approach to meeting individual needs training session]. Unpublished document. Sausalito, CA: The Program for Infant/Toddler Care.
So as you plan your PITC trainings, go to the Web site, www.pitc.org , click on “LIBRARY” and check it out!!