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Getting Started With The Creative Curriculum for Transitional Kindergarten: California
30
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This 3-hour survey course offers an overview of The Creative Curriculum® for Transitional Kindergarten: California. Participants will learn about the curriculum’s 38 objectives for development and learning. They will also discover the components of the curriculum, such as Teaching Guides, Mighty Minutes®, Intentional Teaching Experiences, Book Discussion Cards®, Highlights High Five Bilingüe®, Book Conversation Cards®, and other resources to enhance teaching and learning. Finally, participants will be provided with an overview of planning with The Creative Curriculum® Cloud.
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Transitional Kindergarten
Creative Curriculum
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Getting Started With The Teaching Strategies Teacher App
30
Max Participants
The Teaching Strategies Teacher app can help you streamline your family communications, supercharge your authentic assessment, and lead Mighty Minutes®.
In this 3-hour session for returning curriculum and assessment users, participants will learn how to engage in two-way communication with families and send announcements using the Teaching Strategies Teacher app, capture media and document children’s development and learning, and access your Mighty Minutes®.
This session is a great opportunity to learn how to use the Teaching Strategies Teacher app to improve your communication with families, document children’s learning, and lead Mighty Minutes® anytime, anywhere.
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Infants, Toddlers & Twos
Kindergarten
Preschool
Transitional Kindergarten
Creative Curriculum
GOLD
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Getting Started With GOLD®
30
Max Participants
Explore the power of GOLD® in this 3-hour professional development session. Attendees will learn how to use the Objectives for Development and Learning and progressions of development and learning to focus observations. Additionally, attendees will learn how to use some of the most important assessment features in SmartTeach™, including documentation entry and checkpoint completion.
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Grades 1-3
Infants, Toddlers & Twos
Kindergarten
Preschool
Transitional Kindergarten
GOLD
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Fostering Collaborative Reflection Through Professional Learning Communities: A Facilitated PLC Experience for GOLD®
30
Max Participants
This collaborative 3-hour session offers participants an opportunity to reflect on authentic SmartTeach™ assessment information by participating in a professional learning community. Through interactive large- and small-group discussions and individual reflection, participants will consider assessment samples and connect examples to the objectives for development and learning. By the end of this session, participants will be able to articulate the benefits of participating in a professional learning community and identify action items to enhance the quality of their assessment information.
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Introduction to GOLD®
Infants, Toddlers & Twos
Kindergarten
Preschool
Transitional Kindergarten
GOLD
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1 Day
Social-Emotional Development and Learning Within The Creative Curriculum for Infants, Toddlers & Twos – Spanish
30
Max Participants
A child’s strong social-emotional development provides an unyielding foundation for all learning. During this 1-day session, facilitated in Spanish, participants will explore their role in promoting the healthy social-emotional development of infants, toddlers, and twos. Participants will discover practical strategies for building a positive relationship with each child and strategies for promoting positive relationships between and among children. In addition, caregivers will explore and practice implementing a variety of strategies for fostering strong family partnerships. Participants will be introduced to developmentally appropriate expectations for children’s behaviors and will learn how to leverage positive guidance strategies. Caregivers and teachers will also discuss practices for navigating challenging behaviors, such as biting and temper tantrums.
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Introduction to The Creative Curriculum®
Infants, Toddlers & Twos
Creative Curriculum
1 Day
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Introduction to Expanded Daily Resources for The Creative Curriculum® for Twos
30
Max Participants
This 3-hour session introduces participants to the Expanded Daily Resources for Twos and explains how these tools can inspire children’s natural curiosity through in-depth studies of topics that are relevant, fascinating, and appropriate for two-year-old children. Participants will explore how studies can enhance current instructional practices, strengthen partnerships with families, and support two-year-old children’s development and learning.
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Introduction to The Creative Curriculum®
Infants, Toddlers & Twos
Creative Curriculum
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1 Day
Mathematics in The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool – Spanish
30
Max Participants
During this 1-day session, facilitated in Spanish, participants will become familiar with research related to how preschool children learn mathematical concepts and process skills. Participants will examine the components of mathematics that form the basis of instruction and explore ways to incorporate developmentally appropriate mathematical activities in meaningful ways throughout the day.
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Introduction to The Creative Curriculum®
Preschool
Creative Curriculum
1 Day
2 Day
Introduction to The Creative Curriculum® for Family Child Care – Spanish
30
Max Participants
This engaging 2-day session, facilitated in Spanish, 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
Preschool
Creative Curriculum
2 Day
1 Day
You Belong Here! Strategies for Designing Transitional Kindergarten Environments
30
Max Participants
During this interactive 6-hour session, participants will learn strategies for creating an impactful, developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive, engaging, and positive transitional kindergarten 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. Note: Available for CA programs using The Creative Curriculum® for Transitional Kindergarten: California only.
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Prerequisites:
Introduction to The Creative Curriculum®
Transitional Kindergarten
Creative Curriculum
1 Day
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Discovering the Power of The Creative Curriculum® Cloud for Transitional Kindergarten
30
Max Participants
Join our interactive and informative session designed to empower educators with the skills and knowledge to optimize their teaching practices using The Creative Curriculum® Cloud and Teaching Strategies® Teacher app. Throughout the session, participants will discover the step-by-step procedures for accessing teaching resources from the Library area and gain proficiency in navigating and utilizing the platform’s planning tools. Furthermore, participants will delve into generating comprehensive monthly, weekly, and daily plans to enhance classroom efficiency and organization. Participants will also learn how to seamlessly capture media, communicate with families, and document children’s development and learning using the versatile Teaching Strategies® Teacher app. By the end of the session, participants will recognize the digital resources available to establish strong family partnerships and foster two-way communication, allowing for a more inclusive and collaborative learning experience. Don’t miss this opportunity to take your teaching strategies to the next level!
Note: Available for CA programs using The Creative Curriculum® for Transitional Kindergarten: California only.
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Prerequisites:
Introduction to The Creative Curriculum®
Transitional Kindergarten
Creative Curriculum
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