Events

This workshop explores understanding children's misbehavior as undeveloped skills rather than requiring punishment. Attendees learn strategies to help children develop self-awareness, self-control, and interpersonal skills essential for academic and social success through a specific approach to behavior analysis.

This workshop provides earthquake literacy through a 7-step preparedness approach, covering proper reactions, information gathering, family communication, neighborhood hazard awareness, home security, and emergency kit preparation.

This virtual book club discusses "The Art of Talking with Children" by Rebecca Rolland, exploring how to nurture kindness, creativity, and confidence in children. Participants share insights and questions to deepen understanding of effective communication with young learners.

This workshop explores implementing effective language-based behavioral interventions in classroom settings for children with autism. Covers staff training, classroom structure, curriculum development, instructional strategies, and data collection systems. Emphasizes methods for integrating discrete trial instruction into daily activities and developing language skills in small group formats.

Educators receive personalized tools addressing gender, racism, classism, and activism for developmentally appropriate initiatives with children, parents, and community. Victor Bradley Jr. brings 30+ years of educational experience, offering anti-bias programming and social-emotional learning resources.

Explores attachment theory's impact on children's behavior and learning, covering its importance, relationship to learning, case studies, and building secure bases for all stakeholders. Provides practical understanding of how attachment styles influence early childhood development and educational outcomes.

Explores anti-racism education through personal story of racial bullying. Provides strategies for responding to racist events, promoting acceptance, and helping children take purposeful steps toward anti-racism. Includes book reading and teaching resources.

This session explores the Kosodate Sien-In license as an alternative to the Hoikushi license for childcare professionals. It covers eligibility requirements, benefits for schools and individuals, time commitment, language support, and administrative guidance provided by OBP Academy for non-native Japanese speakers.

This workshop teaches parents and educators how to manage problem behaviors in children with autism or developmental delays. Participants learn behavioral principles, strategies to increase cooperation, observation techniques, and data collection methods. The focus is on practical solutions for everyday challenges like tantrums, noncompliance, and toileting issues.

Explores how to manage transitions in early childhood, covering attachment theory, emotional responses, and practical strategies for creating positive transitions. Provides a framework for understanding the transition cycle and working with parents to support children through changes, emphasizing intentional planning and relationship building.

Provides earthquake literacy through interactive learning, covering seven essential preparedness steps including proper reactions, information gathering, family communication, hazard awareness, home safety, and emergency kit preparation.

Explores the value of block play in early childhood education, covering research findings, historical context, developmental stages, and connections to all four DAP domains. Discusses teacher attitudes, classroom space allocation, materials, and teacher involvement as key variables affecting block play implementation.