Utilizing the Pre-K guidelines as our learning targets, teachers will participate in a year-long cohort to learn developmentally appropriate practice for young children. We will meet for 5 days of early childhood professional development throughout the 2020-2021 school year.
In order to provide safe, and relevant professional learning, our Pre-K cohort will meet virtually this year. We will follow a blended learning model. Teachers will have a week to complete two hours of asynchronous learning. Then they will attend a synchronous zoom training session for an hour and a half. Following our session they will be given a two hour asynchronous reflection assignment to be submitted for feedback.
Registration is open to individual participants, or through District contract. Contract participants please contact your District coordinator for registration information and code.
Session 1: Cultivating An Engaging Learning Environment
Participants will:
Learn criteria for supportive virtual classrooms environments
Analyze ways to cultivate student leadership in the learning communities
Understand how responsive teacher interactions scaffold children’s learning
Evaluate their planning practice, expectations, and reflect on impact to student learning
Asynchronous Learning Date: October 29th - November 5th
Synchronous Meeting Date: November 5th 3:15-4:45
Asynchronous Reflection, Planning, and Artifact Creation Due Date: November 12th
Session 2: Bringing Literacy to Life
Participants will:
Promote a print rich environment through centers, whole group learning, and routines
Establish literacy activities throughout the day
Understand how to plan an effective read aloud
Critique literacy activities for developmental appropriateness
Asynchronous Learning Date: December 1st - December 8th
Synchronous Meeting Date: December 8th 3:15-4:45
Asynchronous Reflection, Planning, and Artifact Creation Due Date: December 15th
Session 3: Implementing Powerful Learning Centers
Participants will:
Learn how purposeful play impact student learning and social skills
Critique center routines for student independence
Experience powerful centers
Plan impactful learning centers for their own classrooms
Asynchronous Learning Date: January 7th - January 14th
Synchronous Meeting Date: January 14th 3:15-4:45
Asynchronous Reflection, Planning, and Artifact Creation Due Date: January 21st
Session 4: Creating a Workshop of Writers in a Pre-k Classroom
Participants will:
Discuss importance of writing development and stages of writing
Explore writing as a way to communicate
Demonstrate using a read aloud as a connection to writing opportunities
Plan centers with writing connections to impact learning
Asynchronous Learning Date: February 4th- February 11th
Synchronous Meeting Date: February 11th 3:15-4:45
Asynchronous Reflection, Planning, and Artifact Creation Due Date: February 18th
Session 5: Math, Science, and Inquiry in a Pre-K Classroom
Participants will:
Analyzing our classroom schedules and routines for consistent content opportunities
Investigate hand-on learning opportunities
Critique activities for developmentally appropriate practice
Plan engaging hands-on learning for their next unit
Asynchronous Learning Date: March 10th - March 23rd
Synchronous Meeting Date: March 23rd 3:15-4:45
Asynchronous Reflection, Planning, and Artifact Creation Due Date: March 30th
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Become part of our cohort
Join our Pre-K cohort to boost your early childhood instructional best practices.
