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The Preschool Learning Environment
30
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During this interactive 1-day session, participants will learn strategies for creating an impactful, developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive, engaging, and positive preschool learning environment for children and families. Participants will explore the characteristics of dynamic interest areas and learn how to use room arrangement as a teaching strategy. In addition to planning the physical spaces, participants will examine strategies for strengthening the social and temporal environments to meet the needs of children and families. During the session, participants will also analyze their daily activities and create a schedule that maximizes opportunities to support development and learning.
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Introduction to The Creative Curriculum®
Preschool
Creative Curriculum
1 Day
1 Day
Introduction to The Creative Curriculum® for Family Child Care
30
Max Participants
This hands-on 1-day session introduces providers to the components of The Creative Curriculum® for Family Child Care, a comprehensive, research-based, developmentally appropriate curriculum that addresses the specific needs of the family child care community. Participants will identify strategies to build warm, nurturing relationships with all learners and intentionally promote each child’s development and learning. During this session, participants will explore the three curricular volumes and the Daily Resources (Intentional Teaching Cards®, Mighty Minutes® for Family Child Care, Book Conversation Cards® for Highlights Hello®, Book Conversation Cards® for Highlights High Five Bilingüe®, and LearningGames®) to plan and implement meaningful routines and intentional experiences for all the children in their care.
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Infants, Toddlers & Twos
Kindergarten
Preschool
Creative Curriculum
1 Day
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Introduction to The Creative Curriculum® for Family Child Care
30
Max Participants
This engaging 2-day session introduces providers to the components of The Creative Curriculum® for Family Child Care, a comprehensive, research-based, developmentally appropriate curriculum that addresses the specific needs of the family child care community. Participants will identify strategies to build warm, nurturing relationships with all learners and intentionally promote each child’s development and learning. During this session, participants will explore the three curricular volumes and the Daily Resources (Intentional Teaching Cards®, Mighty Minutes® for Family Child Care, Book Conversation Cards® for Highlights Hello®, Book Conversation Cards® for Highlights High Five Bilingüe®, and LearningGames®) to plan and implement meaningful routines and intentional experiences for all the children in their care.
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None
Infants, Toddlers & Twos
Kindergarten
Preschool
Creative Curriculum
2 Day
1 Day
Introduction to The Creative Curriculum® for Kindergarten
30
Max Participants
This highly interactive 1-day session introduces participants to The Creative Curriculum® for Kindergarten. Participants will become familiar with the 38 objectives for development and learning that inform every aspect of teaching. They will explore and practice using Mighty Minutes®, Intentional Teaching Experiences, Book Discussion Cards®, and Highlights High Five Bilingüe® with Book Conversation Cards®. Additionally, participants will learn how to implement a study. They will explore the benefits of using a Teaching Guide, learn about the three parts of a study, and understand how to integrate content into daily events through intentionally planned teaching experiences. Participants will also explore resources designed to support them at the beginning of the year, including The Creative Curriculum® for Kindergarten Teaching Guide: Beginning the Year and the Beginning the Year checklist.
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Kindergarten
Creative Curriculum
1 Day
1 Day
The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool: An Introduction to Fidelity of Implementation
30
Max Participants
Early childhood programs demonstrating strong fidelity (i.e., curriculum and assessment resources are being implemented as the developers intended) have a positive impact on child outcomes. Designed for teachers, this 1-day session introduces participants to The Fidelity Tool Teacher Checklist, Second Edition or the Coaching to Fidelity Checklist for Teachers and the characteristics of fidelity of implementation of The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool. Participants will explore the areas, items, and indicators related fidelity and will leverage these measures as they create their own Individualized Professional Development Plan.
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Prerequisites:
Introduction to The Creative Curriculum®
Preschool
Creative Curriculum
1 Day
1 Day
The Power of STEAM: Leading Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics Learning With The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool
30
Max Participants
STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics) serves as an integrative approach to teaching that allows children to explore, question, research, create, and discover. During this 6-hour session, participants will examine the many facets of STEAM and explore its connection to the objectives for development and learning. Educators will learn how to integrate science and technology throughout the day and will discover how in-depth, project-based investigations support STEAM learning in the preschool classroom. Participants will unpack strategies for teaching children about physical science, life science, the earth and the environment, and, through hands-on interactive activities, explore the four steps of the engineering design process. Users of The Creative Curriculum for Preschool will also learn how Teaching Guides and the Daily Resources help support STEAM planning.
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Prerequisites:
Introduction to The Creative Curriculum®
Preschool
Creative Curriculum
1 Day
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