Workshops and Professional Development/Training sessions on Curriculum
Intentional Curriculum means thinking about everything children do and see: ALL CUURRICULUM SESSIONS ARE INQUIRY BASED AND PLAY BASED!
- All classroom areas
- Through every time period of the day
- Classroom environment
- Social environment
- How what we offer is suited to each child
- Assessment systems’ relation to curriculum
Understanding an Inquiry-Based Curriculum – how it is effective for children and staff and how to “do” it with play
- Helping staff give up “control” and enjoy children’s learning
- Sharing positive results
- Making changes slowly
- Tying assessments to curriculum
Sessions on these curriculum areas and more:
- Literacy – components, learning language, story time, and more
- Math – components, integrating math into every area, materials, activities
Science – making the “discovery” area work for children and staff – science for infants and toddlers (NO – we don’t TEACH it!) - Arts – ages and stages, materials, what not to say to children
- Health and nutrition – family style, nutritious, culturally appropriate foods and snacks