Parent Educator

                       
Brenda Zirbel B.A., M.Ed.
Phone: 952.431.8340
Voicemail: 651.683.6969 Ext. 94942
Building: Rahncliff Learning Center, Eagan

About Me
My name is Brenda Zirbel.  I have been a parent educator with School District 196 Early Childhood Family Education program for 17 years.  I currently work at the Rahncliff Learning Center in Eagan in the Red Room.  I teach several classes with parents of two-year-olds, a toddler class and several topic classes throughout the week.  I also work with teen/young parents and their young children, teaching a weekly class on Wednesday evenings.

My background includes a B.A. degree from San Diego State University, CA in Family Studies and Consumer Sciences along with a M.Ed. degree from St. Mary’s University, Winona, MN.

Philosophy
As I began my graduate program in 1998, I was required to write my personal educational credo which I continually live by in my work as a parent educator. It is as follows…I will encourage the families I work with and hold true to my belief in teaching as a means to help others to help themselves.

Topics to Grow On

Two-Year-Olds: Social Emotional Development

Toilet Learning for Twos

Developmental Characteristics of Two-Year-Olds

Two-Year-Olds: Mealtime Issues

Classroom Connection