PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & WORKSHOPS
Engaging Training for Early Childhood Educators
Anita Vermeer provides interactive professional development, coaching, and workshop experiences for early childhood educators, preschool teams, private kindergarten programs, and child care leaders. Her work focuses on helping teachers build stronger oral language, literacy, engagement, and classroom interactions through practical strategies they can use right away.
With over 25 years of experience in early childhood education, a Master’s degree, Toddler CLASS certification, Pre-K CLASS certification, and VPI monitoring experience, Anita brings a warm, practical, and classroom-centered approach to teacher training.
Workshop & Training Topics
Oral Language & Literacy
Practical strategies for strengthening vocabulary, conversation, comprehension, rhyming, and early literacy during everyday classroom routines.
CLASS-Aligned Interactions
Training that helps teachers understand and strengthen interactions connected to engagement, language modeling, feedback, and instructional support.
Toddler & Pre-K Support
Developmentally appropriate ideas for toddlers and preschoolers, including language-rich play, transitions, emotional connection, and teacher-child interactions.
Teacher Coaching
Support for teachers and directors who want classroom-centered coaching, reflection, modeling, and realistic next steps for improving practice.
Family Engagement Nights
Interactive literacy events that help families build language, confidence, and joyful learning at home through simple, playful routines.
Conference Sessions
Engaging, practical sessions for early childhood conferences, preschool teams, directors, and private kindergarten programs.
Featured Workshops & Presentations
Building Oral Language and Literacy Skills
Building early literacy through daily activities and developmentally appropriate strategies.
Strengthening Behavior Management
Simple strategies to use during transitions, meals, and waiting moments to build self-regulation skills.
CLASS-Aligned Teaching Practices
Support for strengthening teacher-child interactions, language modeling and engagement through daily routines and more.
Who This Is For
Workshops can be adapted for short staff meetings, full professional development days, conference sessions, classroom coaching, family literacy nights, or center-wide training experiences.