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Distance Education Mail-Based Lessons

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K1 Child Growth and Development

2-Hour

Mail- or Web-Based

  INFANTS AND TODDLERS COURSE
 
GENERAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT COURSE
 
PLAY AND YOUNG CHILDREN COURSE
 

 

K2 Environment, Curriculum, and Content

2-Hour

Mail- or Web-Based

BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT COURSE

 
SUPPORTING POSITIVE BEHAVIOR COURSE
 
PROGRAM PLANNING COURSE
 
CHILD CENTERED LEARNING COURSE
 
EFFECTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS COURSE
 
PLAY TYPES AND FACILITATION COURSE
 
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND LITERACY SKILLS COURSE
 
ART IN THE CLASSROOM COURSE
 
MUSIC AND MOVEMENT COURSE
 
SCIENCE AND MATH FOR YOUNG CHILDREN COURSE
 

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K3 Families in Society

2-Hour

Mail- or Web-Based

CULTURAL DIVERSITY COURSE
 
PARTNERSHIPS WITH PARENTS COURSE
 
PARENT/FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS COURSE
 

 

K4 Child Assessment

2-Hour

Mail- or Web-Based

HELPING CHILDREN SUCCEED COURSE
 

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K5 Communication

2-Hour

Mail- or Web-Based

TALKING WITH CHILDREN COURSE
 

 

K6 Professionalism and Leadership

2-Hour

Mail- or Web-Based

FAMILY CHILD CARE: ORIENTATION COURSE
(For Family Child Care Providers)
 
STRESS MANAGEMENT COURSE
 

 

K7 Health, Safety and Nutrition

2-Hour

Mail- or Web-Based

KIDS AND FOOD COURSE
 
OUTDOOR PLAY COURSE
 

 

Y6 New Staff Orientation REFRESHER

Center-Based

3-Hour

Mail-Based ONLY

 

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