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?

DAP: Focus on Infants & Toddlers provides an overview of DAP for children ages 0 - 2 years through exploration of key concepts such as:

• Core considerations,
• Guidelines for effective teaching,
• Principles of child development 
• 10 teaching strategies

This module includes narration, interactive knowledge checks, and sample classroom scenarios for educators of infants & toddlers.

DAP: Focus on Preschoolers provides an overview of DAP for children ages 3-4 years through exploration of key concepts such as:

• Core considerations,
• Guidelines for effective teaching,
• Principles of child development 
• 10 teaching strategies

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DAP: Focus on Kindergartners is a 1-hour online module for educators of children ages 5 - 6 years. This module uses narration, interactive knowledge checks and sample classroom scenarios to answer the following questions:

• How do I scaffold children's thinking in an effort to guide their learning?
• How do I structure my day so that it addresses the rigor of the standards in a way that allows children to be successful?
• What are the best instructional practices for kindergartners?

For trainers:  NAEYC has created a 3-hour learning experience for preschool teachers to support their intentional use of classroom learning centers. Prepare yourself to deliver this workshop to your preschool teachers by participating in the DAP & Learning Centers online course. 

The online course provides trainers with an asynchronous, guided walk-through of the teacher workshop as well as a primer on adult learning principles. The goal of the online trainer course is to orient program administrators, trainers, and other PD specialists to the PowerPoint slides, key messaging and supporting materials needed to deliver 3 hours of professional development for preschool teachers. 

Target Audience: Program Administrators, Trainers, PD Specialists
Launch Date: September 16, 2019
Time: 24/7 access to the online course through October 7, 2019
Location: Online
Standard/Premium member cost: $319.00
Entry Level/Non-member cost: $399.00  

Registration includes: 

• PowerPoints slides with notes
• Handouts and video clips
• Follow up support webinar with the NAEYC Professional Learning team

This trainer course launches on September 16, 2019. 

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HOT Big Questions is a self-paced 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 provides preschool teachers with innovative ideas to incoporate 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

Serious Fun! is a self-paced 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.