Self
Professional Development Session
Format: Mixed model, 2 hour interactive session; Prior to the session: read selected state publication pages, articles and handouts; view PowerPoints and streaming video. During the session, discussion and group work.
Early learning deeply engages the self. Most preschool children approach learning opportunities with enthusiasm and self-confidence, excited by the prospect of new discovery. In a preschool program, learning is a social activity. Therefore, preschool children’s success in learning depends on their capacities to understand and participate constructively in the social environment (California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 1). Prior to the session, participants will read selections from state publications, access and read the articles and handouts, and view the PowerPoints and streaming videos. During the interactive session, participants will develop a Job Aid to use when visiting programs to assist them in focusing on critical elements of good practice.
