This session will be focused on uncovering the missing pieces within your preschool curriculum. Participants will delve into how to best enhance the curriculum to meet the standards of all preschool learners.
Join a few members of the Andover Early Learning team as they share their experience and process of choosing a new curriculum to adopt. The team worked to accommodate to a diverse group ages 3-5 as well as special education.
Play is the foundation of healthy child growth and development, and it is the context in which children with behavioral challenges and developmental trauma find healing. This session will focus on the contribution that child directed play makes to social/emotional and cognitive development.
Our power to influence the behavior and learning of young children is directly proportional to the strength of the emotional connection. This session will focus on behavioral strategies that help children learn new behaviors while meeting the fundamental need for connection.
An increasing number of children are struggling with behavior challenges in early childhood settings. The root of the issue is an inability to control emotions, behavior and thinking. This session will focus on strategies for helping children to develop these important skills.
Play is the foundation of healthy child growth and development, and it is the context in which children with behavioral challenges and developmental trauma find healing. This session will focus on the contribution that child directed play makes to social/emotional and cognitive development.
This session provides research that underpins the power of instructional routines to maximize student learning. Using explicit instructional routines empowers teachers in providing a seamless flow in delivering a lesson. Instructional routines embed opportunities for students to respond, guided practice with feedback, and immediate error correction. Students can focus on the content to be learned rather than the task, leading to increased student learning. Instructional routines related to word recognition with embedded practice opportunities for participants are modeled and practiced. The design and delivery of this session places an emphasis on translating research-to-practice for practitioners. Participants leave with a toolkit of instructional resources.
Keeping up-to-date with the latest updates to Kansas Early Learning Standards (KELS) is crucial for educators and caregivers. This session will provide information on the latest updates, show participants how to access the standards, as well as provide educators a chance to collaborate with colleagues, share best practices, and engage in reflective practice to deepen their understanding and application of the standards.
An increasing number of children are struggling with behavior challenges in early childhood settings. The root of the issue is an inability to control emotions, behavior and thinking. This session will focus on strategies for helping children to develop these important skills.
