Contact the Early Learning and Development Center
Trainings and Workshops
The Early Learning and Development Center provides innovative workshops, trainings, coaching sessions, and tours to preservice and in service educators.
Please contact the ELDC for individualized rates and programming at eldc@nau.edu.
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Visit us at the 2025 NAEYC Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida!
Professional Development to Action: Moving from Hearing to Doing, Rebecca Cirzan M.Ed.
Better Than Pollock: Experiencing Inquiry-Based Learning Through Project Art, Jolene Chavez M.Ed., NBCT
PooBot to Robot: Exploring Tangible Technology Integration in a Preschool Classroom, Brena Kee, M.Ed. Haley Lappine M.Ed.
Provocations in Action, Carmen Arciniega, M.Ed. and Linda Begaye, BAS
Previous Work:
Using Provocations to Support All Learners. Arizona Department of Education Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Summit, March 8th, 2024. Presenter: Rebecca Cirzan, Jolene Chavez, Brena Kee
Navigating Child Care in the Workplace. NAU Employee Development Days Workshop, May 18th, 2023. Presenter: Rebecca Cirzan
- Family Values and Child Temperament Assessment
- Child temperament handout
- Navigating Child Care power point
Supporting Children Learning Two Languages. AmeriCorps Foster Grandparents Workshop, July 12th, 2023. Presenter: Rebecca Cirzan
STEM and High Quality Early Learning. Arizona Rural STEM Summit, August 30th, 2023. Presenter: Rebecca Cirzan, Kathy Farretta
STEM and High Quality Early Learning. Arizona SciTech Institute and Festival, October 24th, 2023. Presenter: Rebecca Cirzan, Kathy Farretta

