Category
Early Care and Education
Child's Age
0-1 years, 1-2 years, 2-3 years, 3-4 years, 4-5 years
Participant
ECE Teachers
Languages
English, Spanish
Behavior Bootcamp is a 2-day professional development event appropriate for a variety of professionals, including home visitors, classroom staff, instructional coaches, and admin/directors. Behavior Bootcamp introduces participants to principles of behavioral health that are crucial to creating happy & confident teachers who can respond appropriately to challenging behavior.
English, Spanish
Behavior Bootcamp is predominantly delivered in-person over two consecutive days but is also available virtually over four half-days when requested by the client.
Behavior Bootcamp is a 2-day event totaling 12 training hours.
Materials: FirstDay Learning Method Cards are provided by the purveyor and included in the cost of implementation.
All coaches are FirstDay Learning staff members trained to provide the service. FirstDay Learning specialists have extensive ECE background including teaching, coaching, and behavioral/mental health/inclusion expertise.
Behavior Bootcamp is a professional development program for early childhood educators. There is no train the trainer program. FirstDay Learning is the direct service provider (DSP). All coaches are FirstDay Learning staff members trained to provide the service.
https://www.firstdaylearning.com/
Development and SME- Rebecca List Freedman: Co-Founder & SVP of Professional Development; rebecca.listfreedman@firstdaylearning.com, (954) 459-5233
Delivery and Operations- Michael Royal: Co-Founder & SVP Operations; michael.royal@firstdaylearning.com, (434) 242-6029
Administration and Finance- Peter Thomas: Co-Founder and SVP Administration; peter.thomas@firstdaylearning.com, (434) 465-0762
Other: info@firstdaylearning.com, (434) 989-2434
Behavior Bootcamp costs $9,940 for 25 attendees when delivered in-person over 2 consecutive days or virtually over 2 or 4 non-consecutive sessions.
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First Day Learning-Behavior Bootcamp
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Evidence Informed- 2 annual reports. Internal evaluations only with no comparison groups.
Two of the most recent publications on Behavior Bootcamp include the 2020-2021 Impact Report1 and the 2021-2022 Impact Report.2 Participants sampled in these surveys included all participants each year, with no further demographic information provided. Survey responses in 2020-2021 indicated that participants found Behavior Bootcamp’s facilitators and training format to be impactful (94%) and they reported an increase in their confidence in dealing with challenging behaviors after completing the program (98%). Participants indicated that they would recommend Behavior Bootcamp to others (100%) and rated their experience as highly effective (98%). In the 2021-2022 cycle, participants reported a reduction in stress (66%), an increase in confidence (78%), and an improved understanding of children’s behavior (94%) after attending Behavior Bootcamp. Results also indicated that participants felt that the training activities helped them apply content to their personal experiences (89%) and that Behavior Bootcamp was a good use of their limited PD time (94%). Participants indicated that they would recommend Behavior Bootcamp to others (100%).
FirstDay Learning 2020-2021 Impact Report.
FirstDay Learning Annual 2021-2022 Impact Report.
Local Partnerships in purple have adopted FirstDay Learning – Behavior Bootcamp. Local Partnership contact information can be found here.