Workshop Series
Our 2024-2025 training lineup promises transformative workshops facilitated by inspiring experts. Our knowledgeable presenters offer interactive learning experiences that cater to diverse audiences. In response to evolving needs, we’re excited to announce a hybrid format—virtual and in-person events, ensuring accessibility at an affordable cost for all interested participants. Explore the array of engaging topics in our lineup, though please note that dates and titles may be subject to change based on presenter availability. Join us for an enriching journey of learning and growth!
Upcoming Trainings in 2024/2025
Winter Series – 2025
January 23rd, 5-7pm PST via Zoom:
Safe to Brave: Courageous Conversations – Rosetta Lee
Register via Eventbrite: Safe to Brave – Courageous Conversations
Workshop Description: Talking about topics like gender, race, sexual orientation, and class can raise anxiety for many people, and yet we must have these conversations in our organizations and our lives in order to be more inclusive and change the world for the better. What are the fears and common pitfalls that keep us from broaching courageous conversations? And how can we bring empathy and respect to our conversations with folks who hold different political views than ourselves? Join us for this 2-hour workshop to increase your practical skills for responding to hurtful experiences, navigating opposing views & beliefs, and engaging in courageous conversations.
As parents, caretakers, and early childhood education professionals, we are often young children’s first introduction to anti-bias ideas and social justice actions. Before we can role-model and teach our children effectively about identity, diversity, and inclusion, as well as how to communicate respectfully when we disagree, we must first be able to engage in and practice these kinds of complex discussions with each other!
STAY TUNED for our February and March training events to be announced soon!
Following your registration, anticipate a confirmation email with the live training session link 48 hours before the scheduled date. In case it doesn’t appear in your inbox, kindly check your junk mail. If the link remains elusive, reach out to our institute team at institute@hilltopcc.org for assistance. We offer certificates of participation for your attendance as well as STARS training hours (unless otherwise noted). We strive to ensure a seamless learning experience for you!
Past Trainings in 2023/2024
Many of our trainings are recorded and can be accessed for a small fee via our media library. Please reach out to our team at ‘institute@hilltopcc.org’ if you’d like to view any of our past trainings and/or share them with your faculty!
Understanding Gender: What’s Cake Got to Do With It?! – Marjorie Newman & Kelly Thompson
Honoring Children’s Experiences – Full-Day Early Learning Conference
Bias and Our Social Brain – UW I-LABS
Don’t Talk About It, Be About It – Ijumaa Jordan
Diversity: The Stories We Tell and The Ones We Don’t – Jessica Ferreras-Stone
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: How Implicit Bias Impacts the Way We Serve Others – Dr. Sheldon Eakins
Raising Change-Makers: A Family Guide to Anti-Bias Learning – Victor Bradley
Conscious Discipline for Families & Educators – Mr. Chazz Lewis
Somatic Engagement in Equity & Early Childhood – Vincent Perez
Parents as Healers, Part 2: Healing Responses to Hard Behaviors – Betty Peralta
Gender Inclusive Practices in the Early Years – Finn Menzies
Simple Tools for Healing Solutions: The Neurorelational Framework – Amelia Bolyard
Positive Discipline: Celebrating Neurodiversity – Julietta Skoog
Integrating Asian Identities into the Classroom – Starlie Chinen & Saraswati Noel
Let’s Talk About Death, Baby!: Demystifying Death with Young Children – Elise Gi-Ae Gooi
Best Practices in the Field: Early Intervention Continuum of Singapore – AWWA Faculty
Stop in the Name of Love: Abolition Work with Young Children – Ijumaa Jordan & Megan Madison
Children’s Dental Health: A Holistic Approach – Shamim Sabeti
Finding Flow by Letting Go: Connecting Brain Science to Behaviors – Karin Boerger
Bodies, Boundaries, & Sexuality Education in the Early Years – Claire Appelmans
Crash, Boom, Bang!: Supporting Young Sensory Seekers (Part 1) – Leah Gotz
All the (Body) Feels: Interoception & Emotional Regulation (Part 2) – Nico Lis