{"id":3726,"date":"2014-09-27T23:36:30","date_gmt":"2014-09-27T23:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/?p=3726"},"modified":"2016-03-26T22:59:31","modified_gmt":"2016-03-26T22:59:31","slug":"wyoming-libraries-childhood-experts-at-teton-county-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/?p=3726","title":{"rendered":"WYOMING LIBRARIES: Childhood Experts at Teton County Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"208267_10151446329607959_358040856_n\"<\/a>Early Childhood Expert Nancy Bruski Presents Workshop for Parents & Teachers<\/strong>
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\n<\/strong>Jackson, WY- Join early childhood expert Nancy Bruski for educational workshops tailored for parents, teachers and caregivers interacting with children age 8 and younger. Bruski founded and owns Wise Choice Guidance, www.wisechoiceguidance.com<\/a>, in Evanston, IL providing therapy and training, consultation and workshops for early educators and parents. She published her first book \u201cThe Insightful Teacher: Reflective Strategies to Shape Your Early Childhood Classroom,\u201d last fall.<\/p>\n

While visiting Jackson, Bruski will present four, free workshops. Her visit is sponsored and supported by Teton County Library, Children\u2019s Learning Center and Head Start, Old Wilson Schoolhouse Community Center and Wilson Elementary School.<\/p>\n

Registration is required<\/strong>, and Spanish translation is available on request. Contact the Library\u2019s Assistant Director, Isabel Zumel: izumel@tclib.org<\/a> or 733-2164 ext. 101.
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\nFriday, October 3
\n<\/strong>Help Your Child Build Inner Controls Without Losing Control Yourself<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
\n<\/strong>Library Ordway Auditorium
\n<\/strong>Learn techniques for engaging cooperation – without yelling or nagging – and helping children learn self-control and responsibility.<\/p>\n

Raising Self Confident Children<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
\n<\/strong>Old Wilson Schoolhouse Community Center, Wilson
\n<\/strong>Discover strategies for raising confident children who feel understood even when they don’t always get what they want.<\/p>\n

Kindergarten Readiness:\u00a0 What Parents Should Do & Expect from Schools<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
\n<\/strong>Library Ordway Auditorium
\n<\/strong>Understand what Kindergarten readiness means, including what you should expect from elementary schools and how to be an effective advocate for your child. In English with Spanish translation.
\n
\nSaturday, October 4
\n<\/strong>Reflective Teachers Are Effective Teachers: Creating Compassionate Classrooms<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>9 a.m.-4 p.m.
\nLibrary Ordway Auditorium
\n<\/strong>Early childhood expert, Nancy Bruski, will present the classroom philosophy and approach described in her book, “The Insightful Teacher.” She will present a path to success as a teacher of young children that explores a wide range of topics, including: what it means to be reflective in one\u2019s work, how to have developmentally appropriate expectations of children, setting up the physical environments to support successful behaviors, building strong connections with families, alternatives to consequences for managing behaviors, and developing individualized intervention strategies for chronically challenging behaviors.
\n<\/strong>Applicable to preschool teachers, early elementary school teachers and child care providers. 6 STARS credits approved. Simultaneous Spanish translation available upon request.
\n<\/strong>
\nNancy Bruski
\n<\/strong>Nancy Bruski has a 30-plus year career specializing in work with children and families.\u00a0 Her initial training was at the Virginia Frank Child Development Center in Chicago, which specializes in providing therapy as well as a therapeutic preschool\/kindergarten program for emotionally disturbed preschoolers and their families. She has since delivered services to staff, parents and children in several agency settings.<\/p>\n

Nancy began her private clinical social work therapy, consultation and professional speaking practice in 1980. Currently, Nancy is an Adjunct Professor at Oakton Community College, teaching \u201cChild Development\u201d and \u201cGuidance in the Early Childhood Classroom;\u201dan Early Childhood Consultant to the Gertrude B. Nielsen Early Learning Center, a Full-Day NAEYC accredited program in suburban Chicago.<\/p>\n

Nancy is committed to assisting teachers and parents to become more psychologically sensitive to children by helping them create strategies and interventions that increase children’s social-emotional competence.<\/p>\n

For more information or to register for Bruski\u2019s workshops in Jackson, call Library Assistant Director at 307.733.2164 ext. 101<\/a> or email izumel@tclib.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Early Childhood Expert Nancy Bruski Presents Workshop for Parents & Teachers Jackson, WY- Join early childhood expert Nancy Bruski for educational workshops tailored for parents, teachers and caregivers interacting with children age 8 and younger. Bruski founded and owns Wise Choice Guidance, www.wisechoiceguidance.com, in Evanston, IL providing therapy and training, consultation and workshops for early educators and parents. She published her first book \u201cThe Insightful Teacher: Reflective Strategies to Shape Your Early Childhood Classroom,\u201d last fall. While visiting Jackson, Bruski will present four, free workshops. Her visit is sponsored and supported by Teton County Library, Children\u2019s Learning Center and Head Start, Old Wilson Schoolhouse Community Center and Wilson Elementary School. Registration is required, and Spanish translation is available on request. Contact the Library\u2019s Assistant Director, Isabel Zumel: izumel@tclib.org or 733-2164 ext. 101. Friday, October 3 Help Your Child Build Inner Controls Without Losing Control Yourself 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Library Ordway Auditorium Learn techniques for engaging cooperation – without yelling or nagging – and helping children learn self-control and responsibility. Raising Self Confident Children 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Old Wilson Schoolhouse Community Center, Wilson Discover strategies for raising confident children who feel understood even when they don’t always get what they want. Kindergarten Readiness:\u00a0 What Parents Should Do & Expect from Schools 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Library Ordway Auditorium Understand what Kindergarten readiness means, including what you should expect from elementary schools and how to be an effective advocate for your child. In English with Spanish translation. Saturday, October 4 Reflective Teachers Are Effective Teachers: Creating Compassionate Classrooms 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Library Ordway Auditorium Early childhood expert, Nancy Bruski, will present the classroom philosophy and approach described in her book, “The Insightful Teacher.” She will present a path to success as a teacher of young children that explores a wide range of topics, including: what it means to be reflective in one\u2019s work, how to have developmentally appropriate expectations of children, setting up the physical environments to support successful behaviors, building strong connections with families, alternatives to consequences for managing behaviors, and developing individualized intervention strategies for chronically challenging behaviors. Applicable to preschool teachers, early elementary school teachers and child care providers. 6 STARS credits approved. Simultaneous Spanish translation available upon request. Nancy Bruski Nancy Bruski has a 30-plus year career specializing in work with children and families.\u00a0 Her initial training was at the Virginia Frank Child Development Center in Chicago, which specializes in providing therapy as well as a therapeutic preschool\/kindergarten program for emotionally disturbed preschoolers and their families. She has since delivered services to staff, parents and children in several agency settings. Nancy began her private clinical social work therapy, consultation and professional speaking practice in 1980. Currently, Nancy is an Adjunct Professor at Oakton Community College, teaching \u201cChild Development\u201d and \u201cGuidance in the Early Childhood Classroom;\u201dan Early Childhood Consultant to the Gertrude B. Nielsen Early Learning Center, a Full-Day NAEYC accredited program in suburban Chicago. Nancy is committed to assisting teachers and parents to become more psychologically sensitive to children by helping them create strategies and interventions that increase children’s social-emotional competence. For more information or to register for Bruski\u2019s workshops in Jackson, call Library Assistant Director at 307.733.2164 ext. 101 or email izumel@tclib.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,69,167,226,1416],"tags":[1134,24,1417,103,136,1543,64],"class_list":["post-3726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-most-recent","category-wy-people","category-wyoming-family","category-wyoming-libraries","tag-arts-in-wyoming","tag-jackson","tag-teton-county-library","tag-www-wyolifestyle-com","tag-wyoming","tag-wyoming-libraries","tag-wyoming-lifestyle-magazine"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3726"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4430,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3726\/revisions\/4430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}