Select strategies to increase scientific inquiry in the infant and toddler classroom.
Central Objective: Select evidence-based strategies to increase scientific inquiry in the infant and toddler classroom. Supporting Element: Identify practical, age-appropriate approaches to foster ongoing scientific exploration within early childhood education and child care centers. Learn how to implement these strategies to nurture curiosity, observation, and critical thinking from infancy through toddlerhood.Trainings incorporating this outcome
6 hours courses
0.6 CEUs online
Environments That Inspire Independence and Exploration 
Entornos que inspiran independencia y exploración
Entornos que inspiran independencia y exploración 4.5/5
2 hours courses
0.2 CEUs online
4.4/5
Related Outcomes
- Identify strategies to increase scientific inquiry in the infant and toddler classroom
- Select strategies to ensure appropriate infant and toddler supervision.
- List safety risks for infants and toddlers and strategies to diminish these risks.
- Identify strategies to ensure appropriate infant and toddler supervision.
- Give examples of strategies caregivers can use to ensure safe sleeping habits and the prevention of SIDS/SUIDS in infants.
- Give examples of appropriate sensory activities for infants and toddlers.
- Demonstrate understanding of the impact of culture on infant and toddler development
- Give examples of strategies to increase retention and comprehension
- List resources and the referral process for infants and toddlers with a suspected/diagnosed disability.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program.
- Describe positive discipline strategies to use in the classroom.
- Describe common myths and facts about safe sleep for infants and young toddlers.
- Identify types of abuse in infants and toddlers.
- Identify indoor activities to plan for infants and toddlers during inclement weather.
- List the most common reasons why infants and toddlers bite.
- Identify common interaction strategies to help promote a positive classroom environment for young children.
- Demonstrate understanding of appropriate interaction with infants and toddlers.
- Identify strategies to increase parent involvement in the school-age setting.
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