EDUCATIONAL
A
Series of Workshops in
EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
For
Preschool Teachers
2002 – 2003
Venue: I.C. Ras Beirut Campus
Bliss Street
Accredited by: ECIS
& NEASC
The purpose
of this program is to provide an opportunity for preschool teachers at Lebanese
schools to enhance their knowledge and skills in the field of early childhood
education. Guided by the belief that professional
development is a continuous and interactive process, preschool administrators
and expert teachers from
These
workshops are supported by a generous grant from the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID).
Session 1 Brain
Development and Learning
Session 2 It All Goes Down to Thinking Skills
Session 3 Discipline
with Dignity
Session 4 Applying the Curriculum: The
Integrated Approach
Session 5 Applying
the Curriculum: The Project Approach
Session 6 Mapping
the Year and Planning the Week
Session 1 Record,
Report and Review
Session 2 Literacy
All Around: Play, Print and Purpose
Session 3 It
is Circle Time!
Session 4 Science
Surprises
Session 5 More
than Counting
Session 6 تعليم
اللغة
العربية في
مرحلة رياض
الأطفال
Session 1 We
Can Write
Session 2 Discovering
Art
Session 3 Character
Counts
Session 4 Appreciating
Music
Session 5 Every
Child is Special
Session 6 Jumping,
Hopping and Running
Brain Development and Learning
What effect do emotions, repetition, challenge and rest, have
on the brain development of young children? What environmental conditions
foster optimal brain development? How should you enrich the environment to
serve young children and foster optimal brain development? This workshop will
seek to answer these questions about brain development and learning.
It All Goes Down to Thinking Skills
Developing and improving thinking skills enables students to
look at a variety of ideas, search to greater depth, practice
more critical decision-making and approach tasks in decisive ways. During this
workshop, participants will be exposed to the thinking processes and experience
how to nurture them in their classes.
Discipline with Dignity
Respecting students while working collaboratively on setting
rules and regulations has a direct impact on class climate. Discipline is the
base for a yearlong positive relationship among all members of a class. This
workshop will identify and justify steps that teachers could follow to set
their class rules and guide their students' behavior.
Applying the Curriculum: The integrated
Approach
The integrated nature of children's development and learning
underlies early educators' insistence on not losing sight of the "whole
child". Teachers are eager to use well-researched integrated themes and
teaching practices to support children's total development. Planning an
integrated theme is the goal that teachers will try to reach in this workshop.
Applying the Curriculum: The Project
Approach
Teaching for life by using projects is asking students to
engage in an in-depth investigation of a real world topic worthy of their attention
and effort. Projects are long-term, problem focused, and meaningful hands-on
activities that bring together ideas and principles from a number of subject
areas. Participants will experience the preparation and application of a
project in this workshop.
Mapping the Year and Planning the Week
When teachers plan, they will have in mind the goals and objectives upon
which they will prepare their teaching. During this workshop participants will
tackle the concepts of long and short range planning. They will work and
reflect on a yearly, monthly and daily plan.
Record, Report and Review
By using a range of assessment strategies teachers will be
better informed about their teaching while simultaneously allowing children to
take a more active role in their learning. Assessing, recording and reporting
are integral parts of teaching and learning. This workshop will provide the
participants with a clear understanding of the reasons for assessment, what is
being assessed, the criteria for success and the method by which the assessment
is made.
Literacy All Around: Play, Print and
Purpose
Print has a meaning. Print has a purpose. Print is everywhere.
Play in literacy-enriched settings provides a context for children to have
meaningful, enjoyable interactions with written language. Through play,
students will internalize the meaning and purpose of print. This workshop will
explore different means of using literacy and environmental print to teach most
if not all Language Arts concepts
It Is Circle Time!
Young children need
opportunities to interact and communicate with others. Circle time provides a
framework in which language, cognitive, and social skills can develop
naturally.
This workshop will offer a rich variety of activities that
build on children’s prior knowledge and encourage thinking, investigating and
problem solving.
Science Surprises
A curious mind is an active mind. Teachers have to ensure an
environment that leads to questioning, wondering, and experimenting. Students are
inquisitive by nature and their need to discover should be satisfied. This
workshop provides activities and experiments for the little scientists to
satisfy their thirst of discovery.
More Than Counting
Children's construction of mathematical knowledge goes beyond
counting and recognizing numerals. While enjoying math, students are active
thinkers and problem solvers. During the workshop, teachers will manipulate
games and activities prepared to trigger critical thinking in the students.
تعليم
اللغة
العربية في
مرحلة رياض
الأطفال
نستعرض في
هذه الحلقة
التدريبية:
-
محاور
ومواضيع
مستوحاة من
بيئة الطفل
ومن حياته
اليومية في
المنزل وفي
المدرسة.
-
أساليب
متجددة في
التعليم.
-
وسائل
تعليمية
جديدة
وألعاباً
تربوية.
We Can “Write”
The workshop will enrich the participants with techniques and
ideas that help students develop their fine motor skills and prepare them for
writing. It will provide a theoretical background in addition to classroom
activities, all scoped and sequenced for the three levels of the Preschool.
Discovering Art
Art products surround students, and they should be stimulated
to appreciate them. Also, they should manipulate different materials and tools.
This workshop will equip the participants with a bank of activities they can
apply in their classes to help their students discover, enjoy and appreciate
art.
Character Counts
Caring, sharing, respecting others are only a few of the
characters that teachers strive to instill in their students. More and more, character
education is becoming the base for all teaching. This workshop will explore how
to plan for activities and apply them in a class while integrating them with
other subject matter areas.
Appreciating Music
Music is a vital interest to young children and important in
developing their full potential. In fact, music enters into all facets of
children's development: physical, affective and cognitive. Participants will be
provided with a fund of activities designed to foster children's capacity to be
creative.
Every Child is Special
Every child is unique and has different needs. Some require
more attention than others. Teachers regulate the complexity and challenge of
activities to suit the children's level of skill and knowledge, increasing the
challenge as children gain competence and understanding. This workshop will
stress the importance of the teacher's observations and modifications done on
activities to meet each child's individual needs.
Jumping, Hopping, and Running
The physical development of young students is considered
throughout the learning environment and across the curriculum. Teachers should
plan for physical activities throughout the young child's day. The student's
need to be active and mobile should be respected. This workshop will enrich the
participants with activities targeting competence, confidence and, of course,
movement.
These workshops are supported by a generous grant
from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
L.L. 180,000 for each module consisting
of six sessions and two days of observation at the IC Preschool.
Note : If places are available, registration may be
considered for individual sessions at 40,000L.L each.
Participants may register by submitting a completed
application form and payment of fees during the period October 10 –
The deadline for registration for Module B is
The deadline for registration for Module C is
Participants who attend the whole module consisting of six
sessions will receive a certificate of attendance at the end of the module.
For more information, please contact:
Mrs.
Educational
Tel:
(01) 364016
(01)
350000 ext. 7824
Fax: (01) 362500/1
Email: zdayya@ic.edu.lb
