Building a Classroom Community ONLINE
Admission
- Free
Location
Microsoft Teams Online, [No State]
Virtual Meeting URL: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OWIyMWU2ODYtZjczYi00MjQxLWE4YTYtZmU5MmYxZmY0ZmZh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22f83e9cbb-4d94-4531-9fe1-6d0adb1d43d2%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22bd337ad6-e7c2-4254-bdf6-022210fefec3%22%7d
Summary
Children spend many hours in a classroom and it's important that they feel like they are a valuable member of that community. How to build strong relationships with children and families will be emphasized. Teaching strategies to help create a feeling of a community within the classroom where respect, cooperation, ways to reduce frustration and social skills are emphasized.
Description
Presented By: Loree Phelps
Objectives:
- Discuss the importance of creating a classroom community
- Discuss activities that enhance the sense of classroom community
- Discuss how building positive relationships with children enhances the classroom community
- Discuss how building relationships with families enhances the classroom community.
Core Competencies:
2b: Collaborate as partners with families in young children's development and learning through respectful, reciprocal relationships and engagement. (0.5 Hours)
4a: Understand and demonstrate positive, caring, supportive relationships and interactions as the foundation of early childhood educators' work with young children. (1 Hour)
4b: Understand and use teaching skills that are responsive to the learning trajectories of young children and to the needs of each child, recognizing that differentiating instruction, incorporating play as a core teaching practice, and supporting the development of executive function skills are critical for young children. (0.5 Hours)
CDAs:
Physical and Intellectual Competence (0.5 Hours)
Social and Emotional Development (1 Hour)
Relationships with Families (0.5 Hours)