Implementing the Early Childhood Learn, Grow, Eat & Go Curriculum Course
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- Course
- Date of Publication
- February 28, 2023
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Overview
Course Information
If you are a preschool, Head Start, kindergarten teacher, or any other Early Childhood Educator (ECE), you will love this fun, video-based course that will help you to be very familiar with Early Childhood Learn, Grow, Eat and Go and see this curriculum in action!
You will be introduced to the EC LGEG daily lessons with weekly resources and then get to click on four featured lessons/activities each week to see the curriculum being taught to real classrooms of 4 and 5-year-olds.
You will also be shown the simple steps to access the easy-to-use resources to help you engage parents and help families support learning at home.
This course will complement the Early Childhood Learn, Grow, Eat and Go curriculum to:
- Empower early childhood teachers to become very familiar with Early Childhood Learn, Grow, Eat and Go by seeing the curriculum in action in a preschool classroom of 4 and 5-year-old students.
- Equip early childhood teachers to effectively implement lessons, activities, and dynamic curriculum resources.
- Engage parents and families to be a part of this garden-based unit and maximize benefits to students with learning that is carried over into the home.
Credit for this Course
Participants can choose between Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System (TECPDS) clock hours for child care workers or a general completion certificate.
TECPDS
This course aligns with the Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System (TECPDS) Core Competency 3.2 Curriculum and Standards.
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