Advanced Trainer
CHANHASSEN, MN
Carver
Miles willing to travel
150
Time of day
Both Daytime and Evening
Schedule Availability
Both weekdays and weekends
Nicole Andrews is an expert in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training for teachers and families. By providing definitions, terms, and overviews of DEI principles, we help to create more equitable classrooms, and a more intercultural world. As an IDI® Qualified Administrator, 14+ years in Early Childhood Education, formal and informal training in DEI, and a lifetime of lived experience as a Black woman, Nicole, brings an accessible wealth of knowledge to each of her trainings. Nicole takes a whole child, whole family approach to broaching subjects that involve different diversity dimensions. Nicole has had extensive training and served as a coach for TS Gold, Creative Curriculum, CLASS Observation, Conscious Discipline, and Zones of Regulation, to name a few, and can direct training to align with curricula.
Age Group Expertise
Infants
Toddlers
Preschoolers
School Age
Adults
Knowledge and Competency Framework
I: Child Development and Learning
I.D: Cultural Responsibility and Practice
II.A: Creating Positive Learning Experiences
II.B: Promoting Cognitive Development
II.C: Promoting Social and Emotional Development
II.D: Promoting Physical Development
II.E: Promoting Creative Development
II.F: Cultural Responsibility and Practice
III: Relationships with Families
III.D: Cultural Responsibility and Practice
IV.A: Observing, Recording and Assessing Development
IV.B: Assessing and Using Information to Plan
IV.C: Assessing and Using Information to Enhance and Maintain Program Quality
IV.D: Cultural Responsibility and Practice
V: Historical and Contemporary Development of Early Childhood Education
VI: Professionalism
VI.C: Cultural Responsibility and Practice
VII.A: Establishing Healthy Practices
VII.B: Ensuring Safety
VII.C: Providing Healthy Nutrition
VII.D: Cultural Responsibility and Practice
VIII: Application through Clinical Experiences
Trainer/Course Writer Content Area I: Professionalism and Ethical Practices
Trainer/Course Writer Content Areas II: Adult Learning Principles
Trainer/Course Writer Content Area III: The Learning Environment
Trainer/Course Writer Content Area IV: Facilitating Learning
Trainer/Course Writer Content Area V: Assessing and Evaluating Training
Other Competencies
Adult Education: Delivery for Trainers
Some College
Temple University
Biology
Some College
Rochester Community and Technical College
Liberal Arts and Sciences