Educator Trainings
Echo Parenting & Education offers a variety of trainings, workshops and professional development opportunities for educators from preschool and beyond. Below are two of our most popular offerings.
Classroom Management Through Connection and Compassion
Two days of empathy and support for teachers!
Date: March 15 & 22 | Cost: $155.00 (Some scholarships are available)
Location: 1226 N. Alavardo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Echo Park United Methodist Church (not affiliated). | REGISTER
Info: contact Glenda Linares @ (213) 484-6676 x310 or glinares@echoparenting.org.
What teacher’s get from this workshop:
* Empathy, understanding, & support FOR YOU.
* Critical information about behavior and the workings of the brain, ways to help students navigate anger, and strategies to support children and youth who have experienced trauma.
* Communication and conflict resolution support, including tools to support children and youth’s social and emotional development.
* Alternatives to the myriad of classroom management systems based on control, punishment, and rewards that don’t address the underlying root causes of behavior or create the quality of connection you want with your students.
Salary point credits and/or documentation of Professional Development hours also available!
Want a PDF/paper flyer? We have two available — 
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FRIDAY, MAY 16 (1pm-4pm)!
Special Preschool Training with Ruth Beaglehole and Ariel Wrye
Working with young children is a big job.
Parents and care givers need the best possible tools and support to help guide children. Join us for this special workshop that will introduce a philosophy and practice of an empathy-led approach based on the latest research about brain and child development that promotes life-long connections and learning.
Some things you will learn:
* How empathy an creates optimal environment for learning and growth.
* To identify strategies and tools that will help you successfully create the nurturing relationship.
* Supporting social/emotional development through empathy and connection.
We want to support the hard work of providing loving care for children and families.
Cost: $75. > Register here.
Partial scholarships are available. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Location: To be decided
Questions: Contact Glenda Linares at (213) 484-6676 x310 or glinares@echoparenting.org. Or download a flyer to share!
