Target Audience: CRN Members, Macomb County Great Start Readiness Program staff, Macomb County Agency Representation Everyone must register through the Macomb ISD online system for each meeting you plan to attend

Target Audience: Macomb County GSRP staff 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.

Target Audience: GSRP Community Based Organizations Hosted by: JoAnne Elkin, Early Childhood/Early Literacy Consultant Kelly Adamek, GSRP Coordinator

Target Audience: GSRP Teaching Teams and all Early Childhood Educators Print awareness refers to a child’s understanding about print, such as the fact that print represents words and conveys meaning. Reading print from the world around us is one of the beginning stages of literacy development. Environmental print is the print of everyday life. It is a natural starting point to teach young children to read and write. In this workshop you will walk away with practical, meaningful, and engaging print awareness activities that you can implement in your classroom. During this professional session you will learn a wealth of exciting activities to encourage pre reading and early literacy skills.

Target Audience: Early Childhood Educators Participants will: · Develop an understanding of integrating math concepts playfully throughout the day and in transitions · Become familiar with GELN’s Essential Instructional Practices in Early Mathematics: Prekindergarten to Grade 3 · Practice using open-ended materials and questions to bring math concepts into the classroom · Share information from Exploring Mathematics Through Play in the Early Childhood Classroom by Amy Noelle Parks · Learn ways to incorporate math during read-alouds

Target Audience: CRN Members, Macomb County Great Start Readiness Program staff, Macomb County Agency Representation Everyone must register through the Macomb ISD online system for each meeting you plan to attend

Target Audience: GSRP Teaching Teams and all Early Childhood Educators Print awareness refers to a child’s understanding about print, such as the fact that print represents words and conveys meaning. Reading print from the world around us is one of the beginning stages of literacy development. Environmental print is the print of everyday life. It is a natural starting point to teach young children to read and write. In this workshop you will walk away with practical, meaningful, and engaging print awareness activities that you can implement in your classroom. During this professional session you will learn a wealth of exciting activities to encourage pre reading and early literacy skills.

Target Audience: GSRP Staff and all other Early Childhood Educators Studies are an in-depth investigation that allow children the opportunity to investigate a topic and engage them in meaningful learning. This workshop is designed for teachers that are ready to begin implementing studies into their day.

Target Audience: Individuals responsible for GSRP enrollment and those who are interested in learning about the recruitment, enrollment, and eligibility process. The Great Start Readiness Program is a very regulated program and the state spells out clearly what funded recipients need to do in terms of RECRUITMENT and ENROLLMENT procedures. Come join us as we dig deeper into the following sections of the GSRP implementation manual: RECRUITMENT ENROLLMENT ELIGIBILITY

Target Audience: CRN Members, Macomb County Great Start Readiness Program staff, Macomb County Agency Representation Everyone must register through the Macomb ISD online system for each meeting you plan to attend

Target Audience: CRN Members, Macomb County Great Start Readiness Program staff, Macomb County Agency Representation Everyone must register through the Macomb ISD online system for each meeting you plan to attend

Target Audience: Macomb Districts Only: All early childhood educators who use Creative Curriculum in the preschool classroom Day 1, April 28, 2022 - Virtual Zoom Day 2, April 29, 2022- In person at the Macomb ISD Participants must bring the five comprehensive volumes to the training The Creative Curriculum for Preschool defines and incorporates 38 objectives for development and learning that are predictors of school success and tied to early learning standards. Teachers will learn how to design an effective learning environment, develop a daily schedule that reflects programmatic and curricular objectives, and incorporate intentional teaching throughout the day to support each child's development and learning in all areas.

Target Audience: GSRP Community Based Organizations Hosted by: JoAnne Elkin, Early Childhood/Early Literacy Consultant Kelly Adamek, GSRP Coordinator