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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. Read More
Prerequisites: None
Grades 1-3
Infants, Toddlers & Twos
Kindergarten
Preschool
Transitional Kindergarten
GOLD
0.5 Day
0.5 Day
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. Read More
Prerequisites: Introduction to GOLD®
Infants, Toddlers & Twos
Kindergarten
Preschool
Transitional Kindergarten
GOLD
0.5 Day
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. Read More
Prerequisites: Introduction to The Creative Curriculum®
Infants, Toddlers & Twos
Creative Curriculum
1 Day
0.5 Day
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. Read More
Prerequisites: Introduction to The Creative Curriculum®
Infants, Toddlers & Twos
Creative Curriculum
0.5 Day
1 Day
Las matemáticas en El Currículo Creativo™ para educación preescolar, Edición guiada – Spanish
30 Max Participants
NOTA: Esta sesión cubre El Currículo Creativo™ para educación preescolar, Edición guiada. Sin embargo, los clientes que utilicen versiones anteriores de El Currículo Creativo™ para educación preescolar también se beneficiarán de los objetivos y el contenido de la sesión. Tenga en cuenta que las imágenes del producto que aparecen en el curso reflejan la Edición guiada y puede que no reflejen las versiones anteriores de El Currículo Creativo™ para educación preescolar. Durante esta sesión de 6 horas, dirigida en español para maestros que utilizan El Currículo Creativo™ para educación preescolar, Edición guiada, los participantes se familiarizarán con las investigaciones relacionadas con la forma en que los niños en edad preescolar aprenden conceptos matemáticos y habilidades de procesamiento. Los participantes examinarán los componentes de las matemáticas que constituyen la base de la enseñanza y explorarán formas de incorporar actividades matemáticas adecuadas al desarrollo de manera significativa a lo largo del día. Read More
Prerequisites: Introduction to The Creative Curriculum®
Preschool
Creative Curriculum
1 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. Read More
Prerequisites: Introduction to The Creative Curriculum®
Transitional Kindergarten
Creative Curriculum
1 Day
0.5 Day
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. Read More
Prerequisites: Introduction to The Creative Curriculum®
Transitional Kindergarten
Creative Curriculum
0.5 Day
1 Day
Introduction to The Creative Curriculum® for Transitional Kindergarten: California
30 Max Participants
This highly interactive 1-day session introduces participants to The Creative Curriculum® for Transitional Kindergarten: California. Participants will become familiar with the 38 objectives for development and learning that inform every aspect of teaching. They will then explore and practice using the components of the curriculum, including knowledge-building volumes, 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. Note: Available for CA programs using The Creative Curriculum® for Transitional Kindergarten: California only. Read More
Prerequisites: None
Transitional Kindergarten
Creative Curriculum
1 Day
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Discovering Studies for Transitional Kindergarten: California
30 Max Participants
This 3-hour session is designed to help teachers using The Creative Curriculum® for Transitional Kindergarten effectively implement studies in their classrooms. Participants will learn how to choose appropriate study topics, understand how to prepare for a study, and investigate how to effectively implement a study from beginning to end. Through hands-on interactive experiences, participants will be introduced to the three parts of a study and the benefits of conducting long-term investigations with children. Additionally, participants will learn how to address the objectives for development and learning in meaningful ways during a study and how to include families and the community in children’s learning. Note: Available for CA programs using The Creative Curriculum® for Transitional Kindergarten: California only. Read More
Prerequisites: Introduction to The Creative Curriculum®
Transitional Kindergarten
Creative Curriculum
0.5 Day
1 Day
Inspiring Interactions: Exploring the Transitional Kindergarten Teacher’s Role in Interest Areas
30 Max Participants
Are you interested in maximizing positive child outcomes by offering Choice Time? Are you curious about how you can intentionally address the Objectives for Development and Learning within interest areas? If so, Inspiring Interactions: Exploring the Teacher’s Role in Interest Areas, is for you! During this 6-hour advanced session for users of The Creative Curriculum® for Transitional Kindergarten, participants will discover techniques for facilitating important content learning, including literacy and mathematics learning, in interest areas. Participants will be introduced to a collection of helpful teaching strategies that nurture creativity, encourage problem-solving, and engage children in critical thinking. Through discussions and activities, teachers will examine their role in supporting, and extending, high quality play experiences during Choice Time. Additionally, teachers will practice aligning Objectives for Development and Learning, along with associated support strategies, to child-led play scenarios. Participants will leave the session equipped with the tools and skills needed to make Choice Time one of the most important and impactful times of the instructional day. Note: Available for CA programs using The Creative Curriculum® for Transitional Kindergarten: California only. Read More
Prerequisites: Introduction to The Creative Curriculum®
Transitional Kindergarten
Creative Curriculum
1 Day
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