2018 THSA Institute
TOPICS OF INTEREST PER PROGRAM TRACK (Suggested topics)
THSA Summer Training Conference is a great venue to share your knowledge, skills, and research.
Help shape the conference agenda by proposing learning sessions that are innovative, insightful, engaging, and
would equip participants with tools or knowledge in one or more of the following areas;
ADMINISTRATION
Forming Collaborations
Self-Assessment Process
Federal & State Initiatives
Head Start Reauthorization
T&TA System
Transportation
Monitoring Protocol
How to Establish your Mission & Vision
Establishing your programs Culture and Climate
Program Outcomes & Monitoring
Program Governance
QRIS
Reflective Supervision for Center Directors
Reflective Practices
1302.7 - Exclusionary Discipline and Implicit Bias
School Partnerships
EARLY HEAD START
Infant/Toddler Language Development
Individualization
Infant/Toddler School Readiness
Infant/Toddler Mental Health/Temperaments
Appropriate Environments for Infants/Toddlers
Documenting the Progress of Infants & Toddlers
Early Brain Development
Expectant Women
Teen Parents
Services to Expectant Families
NUTRITION
Integrating Nutrition Curriculum
Menu Planning
Family Style Meals
Dental Hygiene in the Classroom
Childhood Diabetes
Meeting Nutritional Needs
HEALTH/SAFETY
Active Supervision
Environments
Health Practices in the Classrooms
Childhood Obesity
Process Safety Environments
Oral Hygiene
Promoting Teacher and Staff
Wellness for Improved Outcomes
MENTAL HEALTH
Challenging Behaviors
Healthy Family Development
Helping Children Cope with Stress
Postpartum Depression
Trauma Informed Care
Positive Behavior Supports
(Conscious Discipline; Trust Based
Relational Intervention
Trauma Informed Care
Recognizing Trauma;
ACES; Toxic Stress, Trauma,
Resiliency;)
FAMILY SERVICES
Review of ERSEA
Family Partnership Agreement
Motivational Strategies for Parental Involvement
Community Needs Assessment
The History of Head Start
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Fatherhood Initiatives
Family Support in Child Development
Shaken Baby Syndrome/SIDS
How to Conduct an Effective Home Visit
Adult Learning
Working with Adults;
EDUCATION
Practiced Based Coaching Mentor/Coaching
Emergent Literacy and Numeracy Dual Language Learners
Math & Science in the Curriculum School Readiness and Success Individualization
Indoor & Outdoor Learning Experiences
Cultural Diversity throughout the Curriculum
CLASS
Child Screening and Assessment
Best Practices in ECE
Cognitive Development
Playgrounds
School Readiness Certification Pedestrian Safety Curriculum
How to work together as a Teaching Team
Strategies for Teachers dealing with challenging behaviors;
STEM: STEAM; STREAM;
DISABILITIES
A-Typical Language Development Communication Disorders
How to Work with Children with Autism
Identifying Development Delays Working with School Partnerships Early Childhood Intervention
Special Education Law/IDEA