Transformative professional development
A complete system of leadership and staff trainings — all in one place.
Get a free teacher training
Try one of Rooted’s signature 90-minute staff meeting trainings—free.
You’ll get a full sample training, including:
Didactic Video – Expert-led videos to introduce new concepts.
Hands-On Activities – structured reflection and discussion tied directly to teachers’ real classroom challenges.
Teacher Handouts – practical tools teachers can bring back to the classroom the next day.
Parent Email Template – educational handouts for families to help them apply these same principles at home.
See how Rooted’s trainings save hours of prep time, improve teachers efficacy in the classroom, and create a more reflective, collaborative team culture.
Director Trainings
A Complete Leadership System — Built by People Who’ve Been There
At Rooted, our director trainings are more than isolated workshops — they provide a full operating system for your program.
Each training fits into a carefully designed framework developed over decades by leaders who’ve actually built and run top-tier programs.
You’re getting proven systems — for hiring, teacher supervision, financial planning, classroom observation, and more — all designed to work in concert with one another to transform your program.
All of our leadership trainings are eligible for professional development hours.
Every training includes:
🌱 Step-by-step systems & frameworks you can apply immediately
🌱 Real-world examples from high-functioning programs
🌱 Tools, templates, and reflection prompts
🌱 Led by experienced early childhood leaders
Staff Meeting Trainings
12 Month’s of Ready-to-Use Teacher Trainings That Save You Time and Strengthen Your Team
We know how hard it is to carve out time for meaningful professional development. That’s why we offer a full suite of ready-to-use teacher trainings—each one designed to fit seamlessly into a 60–90 minute staff meeting.
We position you—the director—as the facilitator of your staff’s learning and growth. We provide the structure, tools, and content - you and your team fill in the space.
These aren’t check-the-box trainings. Teachers love them and directors tell us they see stronger collaboration, deeper reflection, and more thoughtful classroom practice. Plus, each session can count toward staff professional development hours.
Why behavior challenges keep showing up in classrooms
When teachers struggle with children’s behavior, it’s usually because they’re missing the tools to truly understand what’s going on beneath the surface and what it means.
Teachers are trying to fix behavior without understanding development.
Without a clear understanding of developmental milestones, teachers often misinterpret behaviors or set expectations that children aren’t yet ready to meet.
They’re unsure what skills children are building at their age.
This leads to an emphasis on correcting the behavior, rather than scaffolding the skills lead to positive behavior patterns over time.
They don’t know how to scaffold social-emotional skills.
Without tools like co-regulation techniques, emotion narration, or reflective questioning, teachers see little improvement in the child's ability to self regulate, and establish positive patterns of behavior.
Our staff trainings are different.
Our staff meeting trainings give your team the language, insight, and support they need to truly understand children’s “behavior as communication” — and respond intentionally.
We focus on:
🌱 Understanding development and what children are ready for
🌱 Seeing behavior as a window into skill-building
🌱 Practical strategies to meet children where they are
🌱 Tools to scaffold emotional regulation and problem-solving
🌱 Hands-on activities where teachers can apply new strategies to their own classroom challenges
Browse our library
Our course library lives on Circle, a user-friendly platform where members can:
Watch high-quality video trainings anytime
Download companion PDFs, Word docs, and slides
Interact with other directors and educators in a supportive community
Ask questions and get feedback — right alongside each course
Whether you're looking for help with wellness systems, hiring, budgeting, parent communication, or teacher development, you'll find it here — and everything connects to the broader system we teach.