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For educators of grades Pre K–5

Whole Child Approach to Improving Student Outcomes for Elementary Educators: Understanding Child Development, ages 4-10

To thrive in school and life, children must be safe, happy, healthy, engaged, and supported. The Whole Child workshop for elementary educators explores the stages of development and age milestones of children ages 4–10. This workshop places an emphasis on teaching skills as a protective factor during grades 3–5 that better equip students to avoid risky behavior as they age into the risk-taking years of early and middle adolescence.

While the brain experiences its most rapid growth between birth and age 5, ages 6 through 10 are considered the “sensitive period” because of the active role that experiences play in brain development. During this stage of childhood, the brain is in a constant state of adapting that allows it to maintain or enhance activity in other areas. This is also a prime opportunity to begin to teach skills that support decision-making and responsibility as well as skills that act as protective factors against risky behavior.

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What’s Included

  • 6 hours of professional development
  • Certificate of completion
  • Resource Book
  • Yardsticks: A Guide to Child and Adolescent Development, 4th edition (book)

What You’ll Learn

  • The key developmental milestones of childhood and why they are important.
  • Strategies to provide children with positive experiences and exposures as protective factors that have positive effects on learning, behavior, engagement, and well-being.
  • How to name and describe age-appropriate skills that support cooperation, responsibility, and self-control and how they contribute to a joyful, well-managed classroom community.

What You’ll Leave With

  • Tools and information you can share to educate parents on their child’s development and tips for engaging with parents on age-appropriate expectations.
Cambridge, MA - Mar 17, 2027
Chicago, IL - Mar 24, 2027
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Available Course Locations

Dates, locations, and formats for this course.

Dates
Time
Location
Courses
3/3/27 - 3/3/27
9:00am - 4:00pm EST
8:00am - 3:00pm CST
Eastern/Central
Virtual
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3/17/27 - 3/17/27
8:30am - 3:30pm
Cambridge, MA
In-Person
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3/17/27 - 3/17/27
9:00am - 4:00pm EST
8:00am - 3:00pm CST
Eastern/Central
Virtual
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3/18/27 - 3/18/27
9:00am - 4:00pm MST
8:00am - 3:00pm PST
Mountain/Pacific
Virtual
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3/24/27 - 3/24/27
8:30am - 3:30pm
Chicago, IL
In-Person
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