Current Schedule of Seminars
HomeNOTE: Please read carefully to determine whether it is a PLA-INC.-sponsored event or an event sponsored by a different organization that has contracted our presentation.
Seminars sponsored by other organizations have their own guidelines and require registration
Please check often to see if there are any additions, changes, or cancellations.
PLA-INC. Seminars: Advance registration is strongly recommended. Cancellations are decided several days prior to a seminar. In general, a minimum of six (6) persons is required to hold a seminar, including staff, parents, and guests. So to avoid disappointment for yourself and others:
Don’t wait until the last minute to register.
Our seminars are open to all who have an interest in furthering their education concerning children from birth to 13 years old: licensed child care providers, center staff, parents, ECFE/ECSE staff,
K-6 teachers, grandparents, foster parents, youth leaders, Montessori educators, preschool staff, faith-based nursery volunteers, medical and legal professionals, FFNs, babysitters, etc.
You must be at least 13 years old to attend seminars and conferences.
If you prefer to register offline, download a Registration Form and choose the option that suits you.
~Location information and links to maps are below.~
Title | Day | Time | Location | Price | County | Notes |
| Getting in Tune: The Responsive Process (PITC) (MNCPD) (P&P) "It's all about relationships" is a
statement that underlies the PITC infant-toddler care philosophy. This session is designed to help
participants learn a process for "getting in tune" with children in
order to respond appropriately to their individual and developmental needs. CC: IV; CDA: 3; CBTA: 4, 5 | Thurs May 10 | 6:15 - 8:45 PM | Dunn Bros (White Bear Lake) | $22.50 | Ramsey | |
| Sensational Saturday Mora, MN Up to 6 hours of in-service Register for one, or two, or all three seminars. If you care for children, this day is for you. (Child care, foster care, ECFE, church nurseries, preschool programs, youth leaders, medical professionals, parents, grandparents, you.) | Register today! See below | |||||
The Impact of Grief, Loss, and Trauma on Children and Youth (MNCPD) Participants in this seminar will come to identify the unique issues impacting National Guard and Reserve families, particularly children and youth. This seminar offers an understanding of loss and trauma and the potential academic and behavioral changes related to these experiences. Participants will also gain strategies to support these children and youth. CC: V; CDA: 4; CBTA: 5, 8 Register | Sat May 19 | 8:30 - 10:30 AM | Immanuel Lutheran Church (Brunswick/Mora) | $18.00 | Kanabec | 1 |
| What to Expect and When to Be Concerned (MNCPD) This interactive seminar will provide an overview of the red flags for developmental delays in young children, how to share developmental concerns with families, and local referral resources. Attendees will receive useful information describing typical child development and red flags for atypical development and other resource information. (CICC) CC: IV; CD: 3, 8; Register | Sat May 19 | 10:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Immanuel Lutheran Church (Brunswick/Mora) | $18.00 | Kanabec | 1 |
Say Yes to No We’ll talk about the importance of building and maintaining a secure connection with your child and identify different parenting styles so you can recognize yours. Learn how to set appropriate limits and consequences, instilling self-discipline, and how to avoid power struggles. Understand and practice helpful praise and ways to build competency in each child that also fosters self-esteem. You will write an individual action plan for your family or program. CC: IV; CDA: 3; CBTA: 7 Register | Sat May 19 | 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Immanuel Lutheran Church (Brunswick/Mora) | $18.00 | Kanabec | 1 |
| Sensational Saturday Stay for the day (8:30 AM - 3:30 PM)! Register for all three seminars and save $5.00 AND receive a $5.00 coupon for a future PLA seminar. Lunch is included with this option. Register | Sat May 19 | 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | Immanuel Lutheran Church (Brunswick/Mora) | $49.00 | Kanabec | 1 |
| Raising Empowered Children (MNCPD) (P&P) Children
require several skills in order to cultivate a sense of confidence and
self-esteem. We will discuss strategies you can add to your tool box that
will foster accountability, respect, and relationship-building in children of
all ages and how these skills affect the atmosphere in your classroom.
You will understand how mastery of these skills generates self-advocacy and
more positive behaviors and rewards, thus empowering each child so gifted by his
caregivers. CC: IV; CDA: 3; CBTA: 4, 5, 6, 7 | Thurs June 14 | 6:45 - 8:45 PM | Dunn Bros (White Bear Lake) | $18.00 | Ramsey | 1 |
| How Do We Give Children a Good Start? Key 2: Emotional Milestones (MNCPD) This
seminar focuses on the important emotional milestones caregivers can help
children achieve as the foundation for positive mental health. We will
discuss how to use social and emotional development checklists to identify
where children are in their development and look at strategies to support them
as they progress to the next social/emotional milestone. CC: IV; CDA: 3, 8; CBTA: 4, 5, 6, 7 | Thurs June 21 | 6:45 - 8:45 PM | Dunn Bros (White Bear Lake) | $18.00 | Ramsey | 1 |
| Coming Together to Support Babies and Toddlers During a Deployment (Part I) (MNCPD)
Deployment
can take a heavy toll on military families. As parents of young children
cope with their own feelings, it is easy for them to lose sight of what their
babies and toddlers may be experiencing. Although often unable to express
themselves well, babies and toddlers do miss the active duty parent and need
help getting through this difficult period. This session will identify
common challenges that babies and toddlers experience during a deployment,
describe the cycle of deployment, the deployment spiral, behaviors that babies
and toddlers may exhibit, and define strategies for supporting babies,
toddlers, and families during a deployment. To receive a
certificate, there is an assignment that must be completed and turned in at
Part II. Certificates will be
distributed on July 9 for those who have completed the assignment and attended
both sessions. CC: II; CDA: 3, 4; CBTA: 4, 5, 8 Coming Together to Support Babies and Toddlers During a Homecoming (Part II) (MNCPD) A military
homecoming is a paradox. It can be a wonderfully joyous occasion and it
can also be an extremely frustrating and challenging experience. This
session will examine the factors that can make homecomings challenging, define
the invisible injuries of war, describe typical reactions of babies, toddlers,
and families to invisible injuries of war, examine the risk of emotional trauma
for babies and toddlers when a military parent dies, and identify the emotion
of grief. You must attend both sessions to receive a certificate. | Mondays June 25 & July 9 | 6:45 - 8:45 PM | Dunn Bros (The Library in Roseville) | $36.00 | Ramsey | 1 |
Making and Keeping Friends Key 6: Importance of Friendship Skills (MNCPD) This seminar will examine the important relationship between
mental health and social development. Participants will explore key
‘friendship skills’ and social competencies needed for children to be
successful in their social relationships. Strategies will include how to
use activities to promote prosocial skills to avoid aggression and build
self-esteem in all children. CC: IV; CDA: 3, 8; CBTA: 4, 5, 6, 7 | Thurs June 28 | 6:45 - 8:45 PM | Dunn Bros (White Bear Lake) | $18.00 | Ramsey | 1 |
| Contracted Presentations | ||||||
| Everybody Needs a Home! | Mon June 18 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM | Think Small | Hennepin | 3 | |
| Why Your Role Matters | Sat June 23 | 8:30 - 10:30 AM | Think Small | Hennepin | 3 | |
| Why Do Children Act the Way They Do? | Sat June 23 | 10:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Think Small | Hennepin | 3 | |
| Supporting Resilience in Children: The Little Engine That Could | Sat June 23 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM | Think Small | Hennepin | 3 | |
| Teaching Children to Know Their Own Engines | Wed June 27 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM | Oakdale Discovery Center | Ramsey | 3 | |
| Raising Empowered Children | Thur July 5 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM | Think Small | Hennepin | 3 | |
| Making Music - Even if You're Not a Musician! | Mon July 30 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM | Room for Growing | Washington | 3 | |
| The Ages of Infancy - Young, Mobile, and Older Infants (PITC) | Thur Aug 2 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM | Family Means | Washington | 3 | |
| More Alike Than Different (CICC) | Thur Aug 30 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM | Mt. Olivet Child Learning Center | Hennepin | 3 |
Seminars highlighted in RED have been rescheduled.
Seminars highlighted in GRAY have been filled.
Items highlighted in YELLOW have been changed since original posting
(ex. date, time, location).
Notes:
1: Available for online registration through PLA-INC.
2: Private events.
3: These seminars are presented by PLA-INC. and are sponsored by Think Small (formerly Resources
for Child Caring, Inc.)
Registration for these events is to be done through Think Small/mnstreams.org in one of the following ways:
A) Visit the www.mnstreams.org (must pay by credit card)
B) Mail registration and payment to Think Small (further information available on the website)
C) Fax registration to (651) 645-0990 (use credit card or mail check)
D) Call the registration line at (651) 641-3549 (must pay by credit card)
4. These seminars are presented by PLA-INC. and are sponsored by CCR&R - Region 7E.
Register through www.mnstreams.org.
5. Events open to the public; register through event sponsor.
CICC = Center for Inclusive Child Care PITC = Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers
Addresses:
Centennial Library
100 Civic Heights Circle
Circle Pines, MN 55014
Century Junior High School
21395 Goodview Avenue N
Forest Lake, MN 55025
38873 - 14th Avenue
North Branch, MN 55056
1520 Mahtomedi Avenue
Mahtomedi, MN 55115
14775 Victor Hugo Blvd. N.
Hugo, MN 55038
2180 Hamline Avenue North
Roseville, MN 55113
2751 East County Road E
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Crossroads Evangelical Covenant Church
17445 Notre Dame Street
Columbus, MN 55025
6101 Scandia Trail North
Forest Lake, MN 55025
26855 Forest Blvd
Wyoming, MN 55092
2088 Highway 70
Mora, MN 55051
12461 Oak Park Blvd
Blaine, MN 55434
18 North Vine Street
Mora, MN 55051
932 - 2nd Street
Forest Lake, MN 55025
KinderGardens Child Development Center
14665 Mercantile Drive N
Hugo, MN 55038
Lino Lakes City Hall (City of)
600 Town Center Parkway
Circle Pines, MN 55014
8100 – 75th Street
Mahtomedi, MN 55115
Main Street School
6644 Main Street
North Branch, MN 55056
Maple Grove Community Center
12951 Weaver Lake Road
Maple Grove, MN 55369
236 2nd Ave. SW
Cambridge, MN 55008
Northtown Library
711 Highway 10 NE
Blaine, MN 55434
40803 Evergreen Ave
North Branch, MN 55056
Oakdale Nature Center
4444 Hadley Avenue N
Oakdale, MN 55128
Our Space Child Care Center
1420 Main Street
Hopkins, MN 55343
7575 W. 150th St. Street
Savage, MN 55378
Public Services Building
905 E Forest Avenue
Mora, MN 55051
Room 101
Rec Center
3700 Monterey Drive
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
Resources for Child Caring (RCC-East)
10 Yorkton Court
St. Paul, MN 55117
651.641.0305
Resources for Child Caring (RCC-West)
Hennepin Square Building
2021 East Hennepin Ave. Suite 250
Minneapolis, MN 55413
651.287.8580
Room for Growing Child Care Center
4700 Scandia Trail N.
Forest Lake, MN 55025
Roseville Library
2180 North Hamline
Roseville, MN 55113
2375 Ariel St. North
Maplewood, MN 55109
38460 Lincoln Trail
North Branch, MN 55056
University Center Rochester
851 30th Avenue SE
Rochester , MN 55904
800-247-1296
ITTY Relay# 1-800-627-3529
Seminar Registration and Cancellation Policy
Registration is recommended for planning purposes. A minimum number of participants is required to hold the seminar and we would like to ensure that sufficient materials can be prepared for you. In addition, without advance registration, you will not be personally notified of changes or cancellations. Locate your seminar in the table above for any changes or cancellations. Click here for the registration form. All online registrations must use a credit card.
If you prefer to use a check, follow these instructions:
Payment Options
Professional Learning Alternatives, Inc.
Attn: Deb Colling
8244 177th Lane
Forest Lake, MN 55025
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