Preschool Learning Environments
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- Course
- Date of Publication
- March 23, 2023
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Overview
Course Information
The learning environment can function as an additional teacher when set up to promote learning and development across the four developmental domains. Consider the types of learning experiences your children can gain from your classroom design to the materials you have included. Ensure all children have developmentally appropriate opportunities to learn.
After completing this 2-hour course, the learner will be able to describe how to design an environment to promote development and learning, explain how to select appropriate materials, explain how to plan curricula for children, create a daily schedule, and an implementation plan to follow through on the daily schedule.
After completing this training, participants should be able to:
- Identify research-based practices for creating a high-quality setting;
- Select appropriate materials;
- Plan curricula;
- Develop a classroom schedule; and
- Implement the schedule in a preschool classroom.
The development of this online course was 100% funded by federal Child Care and Development Funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as part of an $8,000,000 grant from the Texas Workforce Commission.
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