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Accreditation: Assessment of Child Progress & Health
Mar 10 2008 - 8:30am
Mar 10 2008 - 12:00pm
Etc/GMT-5
Assessment of Child Progress and Health
Participants will discuss NAEYC standards 4 and 5.
Classroom application for the standards criteria, understanding of criteria indicators, and discussion of tools for these criteria will be covered. The continued building of the classroom portfolio will also be covered.
IL Early Learning Standards 20.A.EC, 21.A.EC, 22.A.EC
All courses are $45 for members and $50 for non-members.
(For course descriptions, dates, times, and locations, please click on the desired series option)
Accreditation Workshop Series presented by Agnes Kovacs
Course 1: Overview: The Four Steps of NAEYC Center Accreditation
Course 2: Curriculum and Teaching
Course 3: Assessment of Child Progress and Health
Course 4: Relationships, Families and Community Relationships
Course 5: Physical Environment, Teachers, Leadership & Management
Music and it Connection to Literacy Series presented by Brigid FinuacaneCourse 1: Introduction
Course 2: Getting the Beat / Gathering Songs / Piggybacking
Course 3: Songs/Musical Books for Learning
Course 4: Time for a Story: How to Sing a Musical Book
Course 5: Graduation: Special Books/Songs for Special Times
All Accreditation workshops will be held from 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at St. Vincent DePaul, 2145 N. Halsted St. Chicago, IL 60614
February 11
Overview: The Four Steps of NAEYC Center Accreditation
Participants will learn about the accreditation process, review accreditation required forms, and discuss required materials such as the program and classroom portfolios.
February 29
Curriculum and Teaching
Participants will discuss NAEYC standards 2 and 3. Classroom application for the standards criteria, understanding of criteria indicators, and discussion of tools for these criteria will be covered. Methods for involving staff in the accreditation process will also be discussed. IL Early Learning Standards: 1.A. ECa, 2.A.ED, 6.A.EC
March 10
Assessment of Child Progress and Health
Participants will discuss NAEYC standards 4 and 5. Classroom application for the standards criteria, understanding of criteria indicators, and discussion of tools for these criteria will be covered. The continued building of the classroom portfolio will also be covered. IL Early Learning Standards 20.A.EC, 21.A.EC, 22.A.EC
April 14
Relationships, Families and Community Relationships
Participants will discuss NAEYC standards 1, 7, and 8. Classroom application for the standards criteria, understanding of criteria indicators, and discussion of tools for these criteria will be covered. Participants will also make a "performance gap" analysis on these criteria for their center. IL Early Learning Standards 14.A.EC, 14.C.EC, 14.D.EC
May 12
Physical Environment, Teachers, Leadership and Management
Participants will discuss NAEYC standards 6, 9, and 10. Classroom application for the standards criteria, understanding of criteria indicators, and discussion of tools for these criteria will be covered. IL Early Learning Standards 11.B. ECa, 13.B.ECa, 13.B.ECb
MUSIC AND LITERACY- A Sound Connection
All Music and Literacy workshops will be held from 8:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. at St. Augustine College, 1333-1345 W. Argyle St. Chicago, IL 60640
April 5
Introduction
The connection between music, literacy and brain development will be explored with an overview of course activities and concepts. Brigid will demonstrate songs, poems, book presentation and movement activities which can be immediately put to use in the classroom.
April 19
Getting the Beat / Gathering Songs / Piggybacking
Feel the beat! Language is rhythmic – and so are we! Along with beat activities, Brigid will give a simple ‘speed reading’ intro to decode musical note reading. Gathering songs, their uses, expansions, and fine and gross movement opportunities will be explored. The final topic will be how to ‘piggyback’ an idea, concept or need (lining up) onto an existing melody the children are familiar with for magical and immediate results.
April 26Songs/Musical Books for Learning
Tried and true books / songs which highlight feelings, rhyming, days of week, opposites, animals, alphabet, colors, numbers, and seasons, with attention to sequencing and pattern recognition and phonemic awareness (dog or duck?) are the focus of this workshop. Transition songs and music that promote community (classroom) and cooperation are also presented.
May 3
Time for a Story: How to Sing a Musical Book
Thousands of books for the young child are published every year. What books are right for you and your classroom? We will look at elements to consider including illustrations, expressive language, rhyming, meter, vocabulary, concepts, and purpose. We will look at books within Brigid’s collection which have their own melody (ex: May There Always be Sunshine, Today is Monday) and you will learn how to create a song/melody/chorus/chant for a non-musical book. How to customize heritage storytelling not supported by a book will also be examined. (Gingerbread Boy, Little Red Hen, etc.)
May 10
Graduation: Special Books/Songs for Special Times
Participants will present a book of their choice to our community using the new methods learned. We will take a final look at resources that support experiential and movement-base learning, helpful websites and Brigid’s booklist. A very special good-bye song will also be presented!