Workshops are offered in six areas of Core of Knowledge:
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- Health, Safety, and Nutrition
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Two specialized series are outlined at the bottom of this page.
Below are examples of workshops offered by C.A.R.E.
Child Development Workshops
- Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words? Portfolio Development for the Early Childhood Classroom
- Seeing is Believing: Observing Young Children
- Building a Sense of Community among young children
Community Workshops
- "I'm a Part of a Family!" Appreciating and Supporting the Close Ties between Child and Family
- But I'm Not Sure I'm Ready: Educating Parents About Separation Anxiety
- The Only Constant is Change: Addressing Ways to Help Families in Transition
- Expand Your Vision: Understanding Dimensions of a Learning Community
- One-Minute Parent Education: Providing Sound Bytes of Information for Parents
- Realizing Relationships through Reading: Encouraging Early Literacy
Curriculum Workshops
- Poetry--A Part of Life: Encouraging Early Literacy Learning
- Conferences Are a Two-Way Street: Enacting Developmentally Appropriate Conferences
- Starting Small with Big Ideas: Understanding Diversity and Promoting an Anti-Bias Curriculum
- Adventures that Expand Children's (and Adults') Minds: Understanding the Project Approach to Learning
- Let's Take it Outside: Extending the Learning Environment to the Playground
- Don't Worry! Be Happy! Promoting Humor in an Early Childhood Program
Health, Safety, and Nutrition Workshops
- Poetry--A Part of Life: Encouraging Early Literacy Learning
- Conferences Are a Two-Way Street: Enacting Developmentally Appropriate Conferences
- Starting Small with Big Ideas: Understanding Diversity and Promoting an Anti-Bias Curriculum
- Adventures that Expand Children's (and Adults') Minds: Understanding the Project Approach to Learning
- Let's Take it Outside: Extending the Learning Environment to the Playground
- Don't Worry! Be Happy! Promoting Humor in an Early Childhood Program
Professionalism Workshops
- MMSR...Mm, Mm, Good: Maryland Model for School Readiness
- A Balancing Act: Managing Home and Work Responsibilities
- More Than the Sum of It's Parts: Discovering the Positive Possibilities of Mentoring Partnerships
- Exercise Your Ethics! Applying the NAEYC Code of Ethics to the Field of Early Childhood
- Building a Sense of Community (among staff, among parents)
Special Needs Workshops
- More Alike Than Different: Exploring the Benefits of Inclusion for All Children
- Environments for Everyone: Planning Room Arrangements that are Inclusive for All Children.
- Bibliotherapy: Providing Empathy and Understanding of Children with Special Needs through
Literature
- I Need You to Understand: Gaining Greater Awareness of Needs of Children with Attention Disorder
and Hyperactivity
- The Inclusive Classroom: Developing Awareness about Differences in Ability
Learning By Heart--4 Part Series
This series focuses on promoting learning through supporting emotional intelligence in infants/toddlers and
young children.
- Part 1: Understanding the Connections between Social/Emotional Development and Early Literacy
Skills
- Part 2: Integrating Emotional Intelligence into Children's Daily Activities
- Part 3: The Power of Relationship
- Part 4: Supporting Emotional Intelligence in Early Childhood Professionals
Minding the Brain--5 Part Series
This series is based on the book "Teaching with the Brain in Mind" by Eric Jensen.
- The Learning Brain: Understanding the Structure and Functions of the Brain
- Brain-based Learning Environments: Developing Enriched Learning Environments Based on Current
Research
- Getting the Brain's Attention: Learning Methods to Engage the Whole Brain
- Emotions and Learning: Understanding How Emotions Can Enhance and Prevent Learning
- Movement and Learning: Promoting Learning and Memory
Staff Development Workshops
Center for Advancement, Renewal and Education Promoting Personal and Professional Growth
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