Training & Events

Northwest Missouri Infant Toddler Collaborative Network

April 2024 Best Practice Training

Training Description
As early childhood professionals we know the importance of supporting and promoting brain development! How do we do this? By remembering and USING the 5-R strategies for healthy brain development in young children - Relationship, Respect, Repetition, Routines, and Responsive Interaction. Come learn the research and specific ways to use these 5-Rs.

Northwest Missouri Home Based Collaborative Network

April 2024 Best Practice Training

Training Description
Come learn about the importance of building positive connections with children. Learn ways to promote a child's independence, focus on their interest and guide their development through interactions.

Three Missouri clock hours will be given. There is no cost to attend, but registration on the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education website is required.

Northwest Missouri Preschool Collaborative Network

April 2024 Best Practice Trainings

Training Description
Come join us as we learn the importance of process art, how it supports developmental domains, and how to set it up in your classroom.

1.5 Missouri clock hours will be given. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required. Please register on the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) website.

Northwest Missouri Infant Toddler Collaborative Network

April 2024 Best Practice Training

Training Description
Providers will learn how to properly engage with infants and toddlers and what children will gain from those teacher-child interactions. Join us as we share strategies to help infants and toddlers learn skills they need to succeed.

One Missouri clock hour will be given. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required.

Northwest Missouri Home Based Collaborative Network

April 2024 Best Practice Training

Training Description
Join in as we gain a better understanding of what open-ended art is and how to implement it in your program. We will share ideas on different materials you can use and give examples of different open-ended art activities.

The ICS-400 is a two-day course provides training for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). This course expands upon information covered in ICS-100 through ICS-300 Intermediate ICS courses, which are prerequisites for the ICS-400 course.

Required Pre-Requisites: Successful completion of accredited and most current version of ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-300 (2019 version), ICS-700, and ICS-800 courses.

This is a two-day course, running April 29-30.

If you're ready to learn how to find funding sources and write winning grant proposals, you've come to the right place.  

The grant writing class covers how to write grant proposals start to finish and how to locate and track relevant grant opportunities. Federal, state, local and non-governmental, private sector grants are covered. You'll learn everything you need to know to get started writing grants. 

Community Health Workers (CHWs) are increasingly playing integral roles across various sectors, and are revolutionizing their roles across diverse sectors, expanding their influence and reach like never before. In this insightful webinar, we will explore the evolving landscape of CHW advancement, focusing on professional growth and careers in practice throughout various organizations as well as opportunities for leadership development.

This one-day workshop teaches participants to:

• Think critically when choosing a project team
• Make the best of an assigned project team
• Help teams move through various stages to become a high-functioning unit
• Maximize productivity at team meetings
• Reward and motivate a team
• Develop and execute a communication plan
• Communicate with sponsors and executives more effectively
• Identify strategies for working with problem team members

The ICS-400 is a two-day course provides training for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). This course expands upon information covered in ICS-100 through ICS-300 Intermediate ICS courses, which are prerequisites for the ICS-400 course.

Required Pre-Requisites: Successful completion of accredited and most current version of ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-300 (2019 version), ICS-700, and ICS-800 courses.