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HigH/SCoPE PRoFESSioNAL DEvELoPMENT WORKSHOPS Summer 2009 High/Scope offers the following workshops and courses at the foundation’s headquarters in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Workshops provide examination and discussion about a specific component of the High/Scope Curriculum. Training Courses provide teachers with all of the technical assistance to fully implement the curriculum and to build the capacity to provide ongoing support to their colleagues. Introduction to the High/Scope Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers This week-long workshop is designed to provide teachers with an overview of the successful High/Scope Curriculum for infants and Toddlers. This is a perfect opportunity for Early Head Start teachers, Head Start teachers, program administrators, and parents. IN543 • July 13–17, 2009 Infant/Toddler Child Observation Record (COR) in this two-day workshop, participants will work through a multistep approach to the daily process of observing, recording, interpreting, and planning based on infant-toddler development. WK547 • July 13–14, 2009 Introduction to the High/Scope Curriculum for Preschool Teachers: Basic Principles and Strategies This workshop provides teachers with a one-week overview of the components of the High/Scope Curriculum. Discussion will focus on curriculum content areas, valid and reliable assessment, the High/Scope daily routine, team building, effective adult-child interaction strategies, and more. IN511 • June 22–26, 2009 or July 27–31, 2009 Preschool Child Observation Record (COR) This workshop provides teachers with background, knowledge, and practical applications of the CoR. The Preschool CoR focuses on children’s everyday activities rather than isolated tasks used in standardized school readiness and achievement tests. WK513 • July 15–16, 2009 Introduction to High/Scope’s Growing Readers Early Literacy Curriculum The growing Readers Early Literacy Curriculum (gRC) is a comprehensive set of detailed plans for more than 90 teacher-led small-group activities and accompanying children’s book collection. The activities actively engage and instruct young children in literacy comprehension, phonological awareness, alphabetic principle, and concepts about print. in this workshop participants will learn how to use these materials effectively to help children build new knowledge and literacy skills. WK610 • July 20–21, 2009 Layered Leadership in this two-day workshop, supervisors will discuss and make plans for building and sustaining high-quality early childhood education programs. Discussion includes establishing an effective daily routine for children and staff; identifying, hiring, and motivating staff to implement the organizational plan; evaluating the team’s efforts and growth; documenting success; and regrouping when challenges occur. Tuition is $240/participant and includes a copy of the award-winning publication, The School Administrator’s Guide to Early Childhood Programs, published by the High/Scope Foundation. WK624 • July 23–24, 2009 Movement and Music Overview Conducted at the High/Scope Retreat and Meeting Center in Clinton, Michigan (room and board included) This one-week course promotes understanding of the movement-based active learning process, the movement and music curriculum areas and teaching model, strategies for successful curriculum integration, and several beginning folk dances. IN558 • July 6–11, 2009 Movement and Music Teacher Certification Program Conducted at the High/Scope Retreat and Meeting Center in Clinton, Michigan (room and board included) This summer program (two summers) promotes mastery of Education Through Movement content developed by Phyllis S. Weikart.. Teachers are Certified as Education Through Movement Teachers. TE554 • July 6–17, 2009 Part Two is in Summer 2010 Continued on next page www.highscope.org ReSource Fall/Winter 2008 26
HigH/SCoPE PRoFESSioNAL DEvELoPMENT TRAINING COURSES Training of Trainers (TOT) (Conducted over two summers) Prerequisite is the Preschool Curriculum Course or equivalent. The three-week Training of Trainers course is designed for those who have already completed extensive training in the High/Scope Curriculum and wish to extend their skills to training adults in the educational approach. The course is held over two summers at the High/Scope Foundation headquarters in Ypsilanti, Michigan; two weeks the first summer and one week the second. Those successfully completing the course earn certification as High/Scope trainers with an endorsement in the High/Scope Preschool Curriculum. Week 1 Developing and Presenting Workshops TR515 • July 20–24, 2009 Week 2 Observation/Feedback TR516 • July 27–31, 2009 Week 3 TR517 • Summer 2010 Preschool Curriculum Course (PCC) (Conducted over two summers) The four-week Preschool Curriculum Course is designed to prepare teachers and caregivers to implement the High/ Scope Curriculum in their early childhood programs. Week 1 Fundamentals in the High/ Scope Preschool Curriculum TE511 • August 3–7, 2009 Week 2 Children in the High/Scope Preschool Environment TE512 • August 10–14, 2009 Weeks 3–4 Summer of 2010 For more information on High/Scope’s professional development options, customized on-site training, or certification, please contact Gavin Haque at 734-485- 2000, Ext. 218, or via e-mail at training@ highscope.org, or visit our web site at www.highscope.org. To register for training, call 734-485- 2000, Ext. 234, fax 734-485-4467, or register online at www.highscope.org. NEW! online Courses High/Scope is now offering online course work in which participants join an e-learning community and have access to group discussion as well as individual attention from the course instructor. Course work can be accessed and completed anywhere, anytime — all with personal attention from the instructor and classmates. Large-Group Time for Active Learners if you want to learn how to bring children and adults together for action songs, cooperative games and projects, movement activities, storytelling, and more, then you should consider this workshop! Small-Group Time for Active Learners in this course you will learn to make small-group time a truly meaningful experience. in a high-quality classroom, teachers and children explore new materials, new experiences, and new ideas during small-group time. High/Scope’s Child Planning and Recall Process This course gives you the tools to help children become intentional and reflective about their experiences and build skills that will last them a lifetime. Assessing Preschool Program Quality Using the PQA High/Scope’s Program Quality Assessment (PQA) measures a program’s effectiveness in the areas of learning environment, daily routine, adult-child interaction, parent involvement, curriculum planning and assessment, staff qualifications and development, and program management. Use of this tool will increase your understanding of highquality practice. Learn to observe and administer the PQA in your classrooms. For more detailed descriptions of these new online courses, as well as schedule and cost information, please visit our Web site. www.highscope.org ReSource Fall/Winter 2008 27
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