Upcoming Professional Development

All of these sessions are held at the Berks County Agricultural Center and are posted on www.pakeys.org Go there to register and find out about how to pay for these sessions.

Communicating with Coworkers and Families (K5 C1 53) $5
September 18, 2008 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Tina Townsend, instructor
This training is appropriate for participants working with children of all ages. Basic communication skills will be addressed along with how to implement those skills into the classroom when working with families or co-workers.
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Classroom Management ( Two part session)
September 22, 2008 6:00 pm-8:00 pm (K2 C1 11) $5
September 29, 2008 6:00 pm -8:00 pm (K2 C2 11) $5
Tina Townsend, instructor
During this session participants will focus on correct ratios in a classroom, supervision issues, creating an appropriate environment, communication within the classroom, bringing humor into the learning environment, and transition techniques.
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Watch Me Grow! (this 2 part session will be taught in Spanish)
November 6, 2008 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM (K1 C1 01)
November 12, 2008 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM (K1 C2 01)
Cynthia Amaro, Instructor
THIS SESSION WILL BE TAUGHT IN SPANISHUnderstanding children's growth and development will help us to plan appropriate activities and have appropriate expectations of the children we care for. This session will review the development of the child with the understanding that all children are unique, and have variations in their growth and development.
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Effective Lesson Planning (Two part session)
November 13, 2008 6:00-8:00(K2 C1 13) $5
November 18, 2008 6:00-8:00(K2 C2 13) $5
Tina Townsend, instructor
This training will offer participants opportunities to reflect upon their own lesson plans, evaluate sample lesson plans to determine developmental appropriateness of preschool activities, using children's interests and developmental levels to drive effective lesson planning.
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Creating Learning Centers in the Classroom (K2 C1 12)
December 1, 2008 (K2 C1 12) $5
December 8, 2008 (K2 C2 12) $5
Tina Townsend, instructor
This session will focus on the creation of effective learning centers in the classroom. Emphasis will be placed on room arrangement and methods of organization and evaluation of the centers and use in the curriculum.
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Observing as a Tool to Guide Classroom Structure and Daily Planning
December 3, 2008 (K4 C2 A4) $5
Sue Giachero, instructor
Participants will learn how to take observations and use them to make changes to the classroom environment, their own teaching as well as to plan activities and routines for the day.
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What Does "Time" Mean to Children? SATELLITE K2C1 topic code 14 (CDA Competency 2)
December 4, 2008 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM
What do children of different ages know and understand about time? Why do children and adults struggle when it's time to clean up? Learn ways to build on children's understanding of "yesterday," "today," and "tomorrow."