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Catalogs

Title	Duration (hours)	Description
Making Plans and Developing Policies	2.00	Planning and policy-making are closely linked to the development of quality school-age care programs. When school-age staff are skilled as planners and policy-makers, they can use these skills to design and implement high quality programs that benefit children, youth, and families. It is essential for school-age care professionals to recognize that it is important for policies to grow out of a vision of quality, and a mission that supports that vision. Therefore, creating a vision for quality, developing a program philosophy, and writing a clear mission statement are the first steps in program planning. It is also important for school-age care professionals to use a systematic process to develop goals and objectives, set priorities for accomplishing goals and objectives, and develop goal-based action plans that will help the school-age program achieve its mission. High quality school-age programs are led by professionals who understand how to use effective strategies for creating a continuous cycle of planning and evaluation that supports ongoing program improvement.
Engaging English Learner Families and Communities	1.00	This course will help you go deeper and gain more examples and strategies related to some of the five tips for engaging English learners' families and communities introduced in the training. Through this online course, you will learn more tips and strategies to better engage the English learner (EL) families in your school or classroom.
Advanced Interpersonal Communication: Organizational Culture	1.34	An organizational culture is the personality of an organization. This personality is both determined and accepted by the organization’s members. For example, an organization might have a culture that is youthful, energetic, and fast-paced. In this type of culture, decisions are made quickly, and employees are empowered to take action in a wide variety of situations. Another organization might be more straight-laced and policy-oriented. This organization would be much more formal and serious in the way it does business. It is important to recognize and understand the culture of an organization, so that you can determine your fit with the organization. In this course you will learn: to determine the nature of an organization’s culture, to use the cultural network to your advantage, and identify the characteristics of the roles exhibited in the network, to identify the elements of physical culture that affect interpersonal communication, and to identify the ways in which managers can build a positive culture.
Coping with Food Allergies in Child Care Spaces (CDA 1)	2.00	A food allergy is a reaction within the body's immune system. It can be anywhere from mild to severe, and in some cases, it may be life-threatening. We must understand the symptoms and triggers of food allergies, the ways to prevent accidental exposure to prohibited foods, how to care for a child experiencing symptoms. This course is designed to be part of a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential™ curriculum. It covers CDA Subject Area 1: Planning a Safe, Healthy Environment to Invite Learning. This course can also be taken as a stand-alone learning event, or as part of a broader early childhood education curriculum.
Safety and Survival in an Active Shooter Event in School Settings	0.75	Welcome to Safety and Survival in an Active Shooter Event in School Settings. Recent national tragedies in schools remind us that the risk is real: an active shooter incident can happen in any place at any time in any school district. The best way to make sure you are safe is to prepare ahead of time and be ready. Warning: Some of this content may be disturbing, if you need to take a break, please do so. If you exit and then come back into the course later, it will resume where you left off.
Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) (CDA 3)	2.00	Children who are exposed to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) face an increased risk for social-emotional, physical, and mental health issues. ACEs include abuse, neglect, parental separation or divorce, and other traumatic experiences before the age of eighteen. This course explores the awareness of trauma in young children and families and discusses the role of the early care and education professional in nurturing resilience. This course will help you to better understand ACEs and trauma.
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Basics for Business Owners (Corrections)	0.34	This course covers how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affects small business owners in terms of what standards and regulations they need to know. This course will also cover reporting requirements for business owners and the responsibilities of the employer mandate.
Managing Performance: Legal Appraisals	0.84	In this course you will learn to: identify legal appraisals and responsibilities in relation to laws enforced by the EEOC, and identify risks of legal challenges and the importance of maintaining positive communication.
Cross-Cultural Business Communication: Workplace Culture	1.00	Culture is a way of life established by a group of people and passed on to succeeding generations. People within a culture usually share common values, beliefs, and perspectives and have the same language and communication style. Although people within a culture must live in close proximity while the culture is being established, future generations frequently relocate to other countries or regions. This creates situations of cross-cultural exchanges. As we become increasingly diverse, there is a growing demand for cross‑cultural communication in the workplace. Technology allows us to communicate with peers across the globe, as though they were sitting in our offices. Efficient and cost-effective travel makes it possible to communicate face-to-face with clients in other countries. In addition, companies seeking diverse and highly skilled employees find a conglomeration of cultures among them. As a result, employers are emphasizing cross-cultural communication in their own organizations to prepare employees to work with diverse co-workers and clients. In this course you will learn to: discuss the value of culture and the significance of cross-cultural communication in the workplace, and describe the impact of cultural differences on communication, and avoid miscommunication and conflicts that arise due to these difference.
Orangutans	2.00	This course will provide an introduction to orangutans, including an overview of physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, reproduction and the conservation efforts dedicated to protecting this fascinating species.
Motivation: Identifying, Planning, and Implementing: Positive Mental Attitude (Instructor Guide)	1.00	Your attitude affects every aspect in your life—from your family relationships to your interactions with strangers to your connections with business coworkers. Your attitude could determine the difference between getting a promotion and getting fired, and between a happy marriage and divorce. Stanford Research Institute (SRI) conducted a study that found that success is 88% attitude, and 12% education. In this course you will learn to: improve your self-confidence, recognize your fears and work to overcome them, and identify the difference between perceptions and reality. This Instructor's Edition of this course includes notes and suggestions to assist you in presenting the material, whether in an in-person classroom setting, or as an instructor-led online or distance-learning course. It also provides you with the answers to questions found in mid-lesson activities, as well as in the quiz that concludes the course.
Communicating with Families	2.00	Communication and positive relationships with families improve when program staff recognize family members as partners. Staff can benefit from acknowledging their feelings about families and identifying how these feelings help or hinder working with families. This course provides participants the opportunity to identify their attitudes towards families, consider how their attitudes can enhance or detract from their ability to develop positive relationships with families, and examine how a program’s overall environment supports strong staff-family communication.
Hazard Communication Basic	1.00	This course covers the basics when it comes to hazard communication. The topics will range from the Hazard Communication Standard to the labeling of hazardous materials.
Fire Behavior Basics #401 (Instructor Guide)	1.00	This is the Instructor Guide for Lesson #401 Fire Behavior Basics. This instructor guide provides the instructor with lesson background, key points and delivery methods. Required lesson materials including lesson plan, presentation, and evaluation quiz with answer key. Included in this guide is an explanation video of the presentation that describes each slide of the lesson.
Business Accounting: Stockholders' Equity	1.50	This course will cover how to identify various types of stocks and calculate the value of a corporation’s stock as well as how to use financial ratios to calculate book value and market value per share. You will also learn how to identify the components of stockholders’ equity and report stockholders’ equity on financial statements.
Customer Service: Customer Service Skills	1.00	A great customer service representative should have skills in three key areas: organization (time and stress management), motivation (letting customers know you care), and communication (vocal, verbal, and visual). The core strength of a good customer service rep is sound knowledge of the organization’s products and services.
Coaching: The Coaching Process (Instructor Guide)	1.50	In this course you will learn to: establish a solid coaching foundation by creating and maintaining healthy coach-employee relationships, be an effective coach by understanding your coaching objectives and communicating the expectations and goals to employees, and provide employees with positive and constructive feedback by monitoring and evaluating their performance. This Instructor's Edition of this course includes notes and suggestions to assist you in presenting the material, whether in an in-person classroom setting or as an instructor-led online or distance-learning course. It also provides you with the answers to questions found in mid-lesson activities, as well as in the quiz that concludes the course.
GED: Reasoning Through Language Arts - Unit 8: Post-Test	0.25	Welcome to Unit 8: Post-Test. This post-test covers reading comprehension, writing, and editing. At the end of this post-test is a table that matches each question to the content it covers. Use it to review any content that you haven't mastered.
Cross-Cultural Business Communication: Differences In Communication (Instructor Guide)	1.00	When communicating with people of another culture, it is important to be aware of the person’s level of active participation in a conversation. In some cultures, highly active participation is the norm, while other cultures dictate a more passive involvement. The exchange between people engaged in communication demonstrates conversational involvement. In any culture, a message must have both a sender and a receiver. In cultures with high conversational involvement, the receiver would send verbal and nonverbal cues, such as eye contact, nodding, and interjections, such as "I’m listening" or "Tell me more." In cultures with low conversational involvement, receivers would adopt a passive posture, perhaps staring at the ground with hunched shoulders, and would simply absorb the message without offering cues on whether they are listening or not. In this course you will learn to: identify the differences in verbal communication across cultures, and improve your nonverbal communication skills by understanding the differences in gestures and expressions that vary across cultures. This Instructor's Edition of this course includes notes and suggestions to assist you in presenting the material, whether in an in-person classroom setting, or as an instructor-led online or distance-learning course. It also provides you with the answers to questions found in mid-lesson activities, as well as in the quiz that concludes the course.
Leading with Head and Heart	2.00	Those in leadership positions have a responsibility to both lead and manage.During this course, participants will understand the differences between the leadership and management, and the steps we can take to cultivate both. Participants will explore how leaders create safe, supportive environments by modeling self-awareness, interpersonal skills and growth mindset in how we lead and manage.
Zoom Meeting Basics	0.50	Zoom is a web-based video conferencing tool with a local, desktop client and a mobile app that allows users to meet online, with or without video. Zoom users can choose to record sessions, collaborate on projects, and share or annotate on one another’s screens, all with one easy-to-use platform. In this course we will go through the major features of Zoom Meetings.
Creating a Supportive Classroom Community (CDA 3)	2.00	Learn ways to bring out nurturing, caring behaviors in children and youth to create a classroom community where children and youth support each other. Learn how to use non-competitive games to foster acceptance of all children and youth. Identify the strengths and weaknesses for both you and the children and youth in your program, and how to put the strengths to good use creating a sense of acceptance and community. This course is designed to be part of a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential™ curriculum. It covers CDA Subject Area 3: Supporting Children's Social and Emotional Development and may also be taken as a stand-alone learning event or as part of a broader early childhood education curriculum.
Scaffold and Ladder Safety Training	1.00	This course covers the importance of ladder and scaffold safety, common hazards when using scaffolding and ladders and how to prevent serious injury.
Development and Characteristics of Learners for Paraprofessionals	1.00	This course walks you through each of the 13 disability categories identified by the IDEA. As one of many paraprofessional courses we offer, Development and Characteristics of Learners will assist you in fostering a solid understanding of your role as a paraprofessional. This course will also help you gain invaluable insight into the students you serve in your workplace.
CompTIA IT Fundamentals - Exam FC0-U61	24.00	CompTIA IT Fundamentals - Exam FC0-U61 provides the basic knowledge needed for digital literacy: this includes the fundamental principles of hardware, software, and networks as well as best practices for using all three. This course maps to the CompTIA IT Fundamentals FC0-U61 Exam. Objective coverage is marked throughout the course. You can download an objective map for the series from the 30 Bird website. Students will benefit most from this course if they intend to take a CompTIA IT Fundamentals FC0-U61, or if they wish to attain an introduction to the core principals and skills of information technology. This course assumes students have basic knowledge of using a keyboard and a mouse. It does not assume that you have any formal familiarity with computers or the internet.