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?

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

DAP: Focus on Infants & Toddlers is a self-paced, 1-hour online module that 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 is a self-paced, 1-hour online module that 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 self-paced, 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?

This faciliated online mini-course explores the six parts of the book, Each and Every Child: Teaching Preschool with an Equity Lens and includes 4 hours of self-paced learning and 3 hours of face-to-face video meetings with a facilitator over the course of 4 weeks:

•  October 5th, 2020 at 5:00 PM Eastern 
•  October 19th, 2020 at 5:00 PM Eastern 
•  November 2nd, 2020 at 5:00 PM Eastern 

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

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 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, 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.