In-Depth Spark Guide Training for Program Leaders

Are you a program leader seeking to enhance your capacity to implement the Spark Guide in your program? Take this course to get started!

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Strengthen your capacity to support your
program and educators with this two-part training opportunity for program leaders.

Attend this training to elevate your leadership and strengthen your program!

Training Goals:

  • Train the Trainer: Build your skills and confidence to effectively adapt and apply what you learn in your program.
  • Empowerment: Equip yourself to share knowledge and practical strategies with your staff, support their training, and implement aligned practices.

What You’ll Experience:

  • Phased Approach: The training consists of two sessions:
    • Introductory Session: First, attend a three-hour synchronous online session that will be offered on multiple dates and times for your convenience.
    • In-Depth Session: After completing the introductory session, join an all-day session offered at over 20 locations and dates across the province. Virtual options will be available too!
  • Funding Support: Programs are eligible for release time funding for the hours dedicated to this training. This funding is only available to eligible participants who have completed the full 10 hours of training. Imagine Institute for Learning will administer the release time funding directly, not the Government of Alberta. Please DO NOT apply to the Government of Alberta directly for release time funding.

Imagine Institute for Learning created this training in partnership with PolicyWise.

Contact Imagine Institute if you have questions about this training, including release time funding.

Part One: Introducing the Spark Guide for Program Leaders

Join one of the three-hour online, real-time virtual sessions designed to provide a strong foundational understanding of the Spark Guide’s key principles and concepts. This session ensures program leaders are well-prepared for part two, the full-day in-person training.

Session objectives:            

  • Introduce the Spark Guide.
  • Understand the program leader’s role in modelling culturally responsive practices.
  • Understand the program leader’s role in facilitating sessions to support your programs and educators.
  • Share and explore strategies to support culturally responsive practices.

What you’ll experience:

  • Convenient Access: Participate from your own location, minimizing disruptions to your daily responsibilities.
  • Engaging Content: Enjoy multimedia presentations, case studies, and interactive discussions that keep you fully engaged.
  • Community Focus: Foster connections with fellow program leaders while learning.

Get ready to strengthen your skills and enhance your understanding of the Spark Guide!

Learn more about dates and register for a session by following the link below. Please use the passcode spark on the registration page!

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Part Two: Empowering Culturally Responsive Program Leaders

Join other program leaders in your region for an all-day in-person session designed to empower you through a “train the trainer” approach and become a Spark Guide champion in your community!

Session objectives:

  • Build on the foundations laid in the introductory session with a focus on learner-led engagement.
  • Bring your experiences and culturally responsive practices to share with fellow program leaders, fostering collective growth and learning.
  • Learn how to tailor and adapt what’s in the guide to meet the unique needs of diverse child care programs across the province.

What you’ll experience:

  • Interactive Methods: Engage in hands-on activities and group exercises for dynamic, immersive learning.
  • Comprehensive Resources: Receive hand-outs with practical resources and templates to support effective implementation of the guide in your program.

Attend this training to enhance your skills and confidence to promote culturally responsive practices!

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Find more resources, events, and training on the Spark Resource Hub

Access trusted tools and learn about events and activities that can grow your skills!

The Spark Resource Hub connects educators and program leaders to practical resources for strengthening culturally responsive child care. In the calendar you’ll find upcoming activities and events available across the province and online. The Resource Hub is a one-stop place to find the supports you need to spark ongoing learning and growth in your program.