Explore the precursor mathematical concept of comparison, children’s understanding of this PMC, and how adults can scaffold children’s developing thinking and communication skills in this virtual training for family child care providers. Building an understanding through investigation, video analysis, and reflection (self or with colleagues).
Objectives:
- Providers will explore the mathematical thinking that underlies the ideas of comparison and measurement
- Providers will build an understanding of how infants, toddlers and 2s develop their thinking about comparison
- Providers will consider strategies for scaffolding the developing thinking and communication skills of infants, toddlers and 2s
- Providers will reflect on how to use their new understandings in their own work setting
Town Square Indiana modules can be found in Indiana Learning Paths. Please follow the link below to log into your I-lead account and click on “Start Your Indiana Learning Path”. Once in Indiana Learning Paths please search for:
Town Square – What’s the same? What’s different? The Power of Comparison
Explore choosing art materials and the art process in this virtual training for family child care providers. Develop an understanding of process art, explore various materials that support drawing, painting, and 3D art, and finally, identify your role in facilitating exploration.
Objectives:
- Providers will develop an understanding of process art
- Providers will explore a variety of materials that support drawing painting and 3D art
- Providers will identify their roles in facilitating exploration of art materials
Town Square Indiana modules can be found in Indiana Learning Paths. Please follow the link below to log into your I-lead account and click on “Start Your Indiana Learning Path”. Once in Indiana Learning Paths please search for:
Town Square – Art and Materials in Family Child Care
Explore the importance of music and movement for children in this virtual training for family childcare providers. Identify the cognitive, linguistic, social-emotional, and physical benefits of music. Reflect and plan on ways to incorporate music in your program.
Objectives:
- Providers will identify the cognitive, linguistic, social-emotional, and physical benefits of incorporating music for young children.
- Providers will reflect on the ways they currently incorporate music in their program
- Providers will plan ways to include music into their programs.
Town Square Indiana modules can be found in Indiana Learning Paths. Please follow the link below to log into your I-lead account and click on “Start Your Indiana Learning Path”. Once in Indiana Learning Paths please search for:
Town Square – Music and Movement in Family Child Care
Paths to QUALITY™ is Indiana’s statewide rating system for early care and education programs. It is a free resource to help education providers improve the quality of their programs.
Town Square Research to Practice Statements offer information from theory and research with examples and suggestions for what it means in your work with children.
Town Square Research to Practice: Using Technology as a Tool to Support Learning and Development
This module created by a family child care provider, will explore how to plan for science in your program through experiences with nature, thinking of the environment as a tool to allow young children to explore and investigate meaningful learning experiences.
Town Square Indiana modules can be found in Indiana Learning Paths. Please follow the link below to log into your I-lead account and click on “Start Your Indiana Learning Path”. Once in Indiana Learning Paths please search for:
Town Square – Planning for Science through Nature in your Environment and Curriculum
Explore different strategies and approaches to assessment in this virtual training for family childcare providers. Develop an understanding of the different types of documentation, then explore strategies for documenting children’s behaviors, skills, and interests, and finally develop a plan for using documentation to communicate with families.
Objectives:
- Providers will develop an understanding about different types of documentation and how these fit into the observation-planning-assessment cycle
- Providers will consider strategies that fit into the daily life of their program for documenting children’s behaviors, skills, and interests.
- Providers will develop a plan for using documentation to communicate with families
Town Square Indiana modules can be found in Indiana Learning Paths. Please follow the link below to log into your I-lead account and click on “Start Your Indiana Learning Path”. Once in Indiana Learning Paths please search for:
Town Square – Strategies and approaches to assessment
Explore the importance of observation and assessment in this virtual training for family childcare providers by defining observation and assessment, then analyze how assessment and observation are utilized. Finally, explore the role of families in assessment.
Objectives:
- Providers will define observation and assessment.
- In discussing observation and assessment to direct teaching, providers will analyze the ways they currently use assessment and observation in their program.
- After describing the importance of including families in assessment, providers will develop a plan to get to know families.
Town Square Indiana modules can be found in Indiana Learning Paths. Please follow the link below to log into your I-lead account and click on “Start Your Indiana Learning Path”. Once in Indiana Learning Paths please search for:
Town Square – Assessment and observation
In this module, family childcare providers will explore the importance creating an environment that promotes mutual kindness and respect and supports children’s capacity to self-regulate and how to respond to behaviors that challenge our skills and abilities.
Town Square Indiana modules can be found in Indiana Learning Paths. Please follow the link below to log into your I-lead account and click on “Start Your Indiana Learning Path”. Once in Indiana Learning Paths please search for:
Town Square – Supporting Social Emotional Development in Infants and Young Children part 2
In this module, family childcare providers will explore the importance of social emotional development in young children and how having a strong connection between a caregiver and a child can facilitate this development.
Town Square Indiana modules can be found in Indiana Learning Paths. Please follow the link below to log into your I-lead account and click on “Start Your Indiana Learning Path”. Once in Indiana Learning Paths please search for:
Town Square – Supporting Social Emotional Development in Infants and Young Children
