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Early Childhood Course Offerings

  • Nov
    14
    This event is scheduled for 8:30am to - 11:30am

    Target Audience:  GSRP Lead and Associate Teachers, Tuition Based Preschool Teachers, ECSE Teachers, Directors, Building Administrators, and Early Childhood Educators who use the HighScope curriculum Come join us and learn how to add some pizazz to your HighScope Daily Routine!  The Message Board, Large Group, Small Group, Planning Time, Reflection Time, and Work Time will be highlighted.  Many activity ideas for each of these daily routine segments will be provided.  Participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences and insights.  Please bring a copy of your Daily Routine and a copy of a recent lesson plan.

  • Nov
    21
    This event is scheduled for 8:30am to - 11:30am

    Participants will be introduced to the Michigan Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Birth to Kindergarten and how they align with science curriculum objectives. Teachers will learn how to incorporate hands-on activities to support science in the preschool classroom and reflect on how science can be embedded throughout content learning.

  • Nov
    21
    This event is scheduled for 12:00pm to - 3:00pm

    A consistent daily routine is implemented in the GSRP classroom to promote balanced participatory learning through all portions of the day. This workshop will focus on Large Group and allow participants to deepen their understanding and provide effective and appropriate practices to support learning.

  • Dec
    05
    This event is scheduled for 8:30am to - 11:30am

    Target Audience: GSRP Lead & Associate Teachers, Tuition Based Preschool Teachers, ECSE Teachers, Directors, Building Administrators, and Early Childhood Educators who use the HighScope curriculum As adults, we make plans and reflect on our experiences daily. Come join us to learn how you can support children in developing these skills through Planning and Recall time in a HighScope classroom. Participants will gain an understanding of the purpose of planning and recall time, discover how adults support children at these times of the day and develop strategies, props and activities to take back and use in the classroom.

  • Dec
    05
    This event is scheduled for 12:00pm to - 3:00pm

    Target Audience: GSRP Lead & Associate Teachers, Tuition Based Preschool Teachers, ECSE Teachers, Directors, Building Administrators, and Early Childhood Educators Observing and reflecting on your students learning is an important part of the assessment cycle. Through ongoing practice, you can build your observation skills and develop different ways to document and interpret your observations. In this session participants will learn how to properly take an anecdotal note and walk away with tips and strategies to help streamline the process.

  • Dec
    05
    This event is scheduled for 12:00pm to - 3:00pm

    Target Audience: GSRP Lead & Associate Teachers, Tuition Based Preschool Teachers, ECSE Teachers, Directors, Building Administrators, andEarly Childhood Educators A consistent daily routine is implemented in the GSRP classroom to promote balanced participatory learning through all portions of the day. This virtual workshop will focus on Transitions and allow participants to deepen their understanding and provide effective and appropriate practices to support learning.

  • Dec
    12
    This event is scheduled for 8:30am to - 11:30am

    Target Audience: CRN Members, Macomb County Great Start Readiness Program staff, Macomb County Agency Representation

  • Dec
    12
    This event is scheduled for 12:30pm to - 3:30pm

    Target Audience: CRN Members, Macomb County Great Start Readiness Program staff, Macomb County Agency Representation

  • Jan
    09
    This event is scheduled for 8:30am to - 3:00pm

    Target Audience: GSRP Lead & Associate Teachers, Tuition Based Preschool Teachers, ECSE Teachers, Directors, Building Administrators, and Early Childhood Educators Educators will participate in four full days of deep learning around the Prekindergarten Essential            Instructional Practices in Early Literacy. The purpose of the Essential Practices in Early Literacy is to increase Michigan’s capacity to improve children’s literacy by identifying a small set of research supported daily core literacy instructional practices. Ten practices will be examined across the four days.

  • Jan
    09
    This event is scheduled for 8:30am to - 11:30am

    Target Audience: GSRP Lead & Associate Teachers, Tuition Based Preschool Teachers, ECSE Teachers, Directors, Building Administrators, and Early Childhood Educators  Come join us as we foster ways educators can collaborate positively and successfully with families! Participants will walk away with ideas and resources to enhance their program’s family engagement.

  • Jan
    09
    This event is scheduled for 12:00pm to - 3:00pm

    Target Audience: GSRP Lead & Associate Teachers, Tuition Based Preschool Teachers, ECSE Teachers, Directors, Building Administrators, and Early Childhood Educators  Join us to gain an understanding of the importance of children forming and sustaining positive relationships with adults and other children in the classroom. Learn how to support children in managing and expressing their emotions in a healthy way, as well as intentionally teaching problem solving skills.

  • Jan
    16
    This event is scheduled for 8:30am to - 11:30am

    Target Audience: GSRP Lead & Associate Teachers, Tuition Based Preschool Teachers, ECSE Teachers, Directors, Building Administrators, and Early Childhood Educators Come join us as we explore the power of teaching cultural awareness, and the  importance of establishing a sense of belonging by welcoming all children and families into the classroom! Learn how to engage children in activities that promote the acceptance and respect of different backgrounds.

  • Jan
    16
    This event is scheduled for 8:30am to - 11:30am

    Target Audience: GSRP Lead & Associate Teachers, Tuition Based Preschool Teachers, ECSE Teachers, Directors, Building Administrators, and Early Childhood Educators Participants will discover the benefits of Creative Curriculum’s social-emotional learning curriculum that will help develop the foundation children need for success in school and life by promoting social-emotional skills such as self-control, problem-solving, relationship building, and healthy decision-making.

  • Jan
    23
    This event is scheduled for 8:30am to - 11:30am

    Target Audience: GSRP Lead & Associate Teachers, Tuition Based Preschool Teachers, ECSE Teachers, Directors, Building Administrators, and Early Childhood Educators  Are your Spidey Senses tingling? Help grow your superpowers by learning and planning for children that present with sensory needs.  Participants will gain information on identifying sensory characteristics and planning classroom activities to support students.

  • Jan
    30
    This event is scheduled for 8:30am to - 11:30am

    Target Audience: GSRP Lead & Associate Teachers, Tuition Based Preschool Teachers, ECSE Teachers, Directors, Building Administrators, and Early Childhood Educators  Participants will discover the benefits of play and how it connects to learning. Join us as we discuss different strategies to engage preschool children in meaningful learning through play. 

  • Jan
    30
    This event is scheduled for 12:00pm to - 3:00pm

    Target Audience: GSRP Lead & Associate Teachers, Tuition Based Preschool Teachers, ECSE Teachers, Directors, Building Administrators, and Early Childhood Educators A consistent daily routine is implemented in the GSRP classroom to promote balanced participatory learning through all portions of the day. This workshop will focus on Small Group and allow participants to deepen their understanding and provide effective and appropriate practices to support learning.

  • Feb
    06
    This event is scheduled for 8:30am to - 11:30am

    Target Audience: GSRP Lead & Associate Teachers, Tuition Based Preschool Teachers, ECSE Teachers, Directors, Building Administrators, and Early Childhood Educators Come discover the benefits of open-ended art experiences. Learn how to differentiate between the two and reflect on the art activities taking place in your classroom. 

  • Feb
    06
    This event is scheduled for 8:30am to - 11:30am

    Target Audience: GSRP Lead & Associate Teachers, Tuition Based Preschool Teachers, ECSE Teachers, Directors, Building Administrators, and Early Childhood Educators Come discover the benefits of open-ended art experiences. Learn how to differentiate between the two and reflect on the art activities taking place in your classroom. 

  • Feb
    06
    This event is scheduled for 12:00pm to - 3:00pm

    Target Audience: GSRP Lead & Associate Teachers, Tuition Based Preschool Teachers, ECSE Teachers, Directors, Building Administrators, and Early Childhood Educators who currently use GOLD in the classroom. Participants must have a login. Participants will learn the art of purposefully observing children in the early childhood classroom. Teachers will learn how to use the SmartTeach assessment system and why it is important to observe and assess children.

  • Feb
    06
    This event is scheduled for 12:00pm to - 3:00pm

    Target Audience: GSRP Lead & Associate Teachers, Tuition Based Preschool Teachers, ECSE Teachers, Directors, Building Administrators, and Early Childhood Educators who currently use COR in the classroom. Participants must have a login. Learn the basic skills of the COR Advantage online assessment system: entering anecdotal notes, assigning scoring levels, running reports, and sharing data with families.

  • Feb
    27
    This event is scheduled for 8:30am to - 11:30am

    Target Audience: GSRP Lead & Associate Teachers, Tuition Based Preschool Teachers, ECSE Teachers, Directors, Building Administrators, and Early Childhood Educators Come join us as we explore the power of teaching cultural awareness, and the importance of establishing a sense of belonging by welcoming all children and families into the classroom! Learn how to engage children in activities that promote the acceptance and respect of different backgrounds.

  • Feb
    27
    This event is scheduled for 12:00pm to - 3:00pm

    Target Audience: GSRP Lead & Associate Teachers, Tuition Based Preschool Teachers, ECSE Teachers, Directors, Building Administrators, and Early Childhood Educators A consistent daily routine is implemented in the GSRP classroom to promote balanced participatory learning through all portions of the day. This workshop will focus on Adult/Child Interaction During Work Time and allow participants to deepen their understanding and provide effective and appropriate practices to support learning.

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