Classroom-Based Assessment is a 3-hour mini-course for teaching staff in center and school-based programs for preschool children (ages 3 to 5-years old). This mini-course provides vital information for educators and program administrators on evidence-based assessment, observation and documentation within the classroom.

The course is divided into three, 1-hour online modules that help to answer basic questions teachers have about classroom-based assessment, such as:

•  What do preschool teachers need to know about assessment?
•  When & how should preschool teachers collect work samples & photos as evidence of learning?
•  How can teachers use assessment to guide decisions about curriculum & instruction?

Join DAP thought leaders Susan Friedman and Lorena Mancilla as we focus on one of the 3 Core Considerations: Context.

Culturally Appropriate Positive Guidance is a self-paced online module that includes an abridged version of the webinar, Culturally Appropriate Positive Guidance with Young Children.

This 1-hour online module covers: 

• Classroom examples and practical strategies to enhance awareness of how cultural practices are deeply embedded in children and families behavior.
• A deeper understanding of culture in family practices (things families think, say, and do)
• Strategies to be more responsive to the diverse families and children in our programs

Hear from DAP thought leaders, Sue Bredekamp and Barbara Willer, as they reflect on the importance of the core considerations to teacher decision making.

Hear from DAP thought leader, Dr. Iheoma Iruka as she shares her perspective on taking an equity-focused approach to understand and support child development.

Cost: $72

• Understand the key revisions to the DAP Position Statement
• Hear recommendations from higher education faculty

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• Understand the key revisions to the DAP Position Statement
• Hear recommendations for PD Providers from thought leaders in the field

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Listen as early childhood education experts Sue Bredekamp, PhD, Marie Masterson, PhD, and Iheoma Iruka, PhD reflect on NAEYC’s newly revised Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) position statement.

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This on-demand mini-course explores the six parts of the book Each and Every Child: Teaching Preschool with an Equity Lens.

The 4 hours of self-paced learning include:

• Key practices in combating implicit bias
• Strategies and tips for how to support the learning and development of each and every child
• Examples of intentional play opportunities and guided instructional supports

NAEYC’s Emergent Curriculum and the Cycle of Inquiry Approach course, is the first step on your journey to guiding children through an emergent curriculum.

HOT Big Questions is a self-paced, 1-hour online module that highlights information from NAEYC's publication, Big Questions for Young Minds: Extending Children's Thinking. 

This online learning experience includes a webinar segment by authors Janis Strasser and Lisa Mufson Bresson, and discusses real classroom scenarios, the different types of questions that engage children, and how they can be used in different activities throughout the day.

HOT Creativity is a self-paced, 1-hour online module that provides preschool teachers with innovative ideas to incorporate the following aspects into their classroom: 

• Open-ended art activities
• Higher order thinking skills and "big" questions
• Active, intentional technology engagement

HOT Tinkering is a self-paced module which explores concepts of making, tinkering and engineering for preschoolers while connecting higher order thinking skills to everyday interactions. 

This 1-hour online module provides: 

• Teacher facilitation strategies
• An in-depth look at ways to scaffold higher order thinking with young children
• Tips for implementing a tinker station in your classrooms

This collection of higher-order thinking modules brings together three of NAEYC’s popular modules into one convenient package:

•  HOT: Big Questions,
•  HOT: Creativity, and
•  HOT: Tinkering. 

The bundle also includes supplemental articles to reinforce your learning and a Message in a Backpack™ handout for families to encourage curiosity at home. 

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Rethinking Circle Time provides clear communication strategies, from a behavioral psychology perspective, to help teachers succeed and have a stress-free classroom.

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NAEYC is the world’s preeminent organization dedicated to early childhood education. Hear from NAEYC’s professional development team about the self-study process to improve program quality.

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Serious Fun! is a self-paced, 1-hour online module that highlights information from NAEYC's publication, Serious Fun: How Guided Play Extends Children's Learning. 

This online learning experiences offers guidance on how to: 

• interact with children during play
• carefully evaluate teaching strategies,
• incorporate meaningful play opportunities into rigorous and developmentally appropriate practices that can result in deep, rich learning for children.

This online module will introduce the 6 principles of family engagement and practical strategies for strengthening program-family relationships.

The Path to Quality Early Learning Services is a self-paced, 1-hour online module designed for early childhood program leaders. This online module provides an overview of:

• NAEYC's history, mission, and goals
• The foundations of developmentally appropriate practice, and
•  NAEYC's Early Learning Program Standards, which provide a framework to achieving a high-quality program

This module includes a PDF of Teaching Young Children, “Defining and Recognizing High-Quality Early Learning Programs: NAEYC's 10 Accreditation Standards.”

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