In Finding a Curriculum that Works for You participants will define developmentally appropriate practice and review the benefits of various curricula approaches.  Through narrated content and activities on the use of effective curriculum, participants will be able to determine which curriculum approach best fits their program. This training is ExceleRate-approved and counts towards ExceleRate™ Illinois for licensed child care centers and DCFS licensed program training hours.

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This course is an intermediate level course.  It is intended to build upon prior knowledge of your program's curriculum.  This training gives participants an overview of important factors for implementing a curriculum, as well as reviewing indicators of a high-quality curriculum. Participants will identify strategies for using curriculum in their program every day and produce an action plan for implementing curriculum with fidelity into their program.  This training is ExceleRate-approved and counts towards ExceleRate™ Illinois and DCFS licensed program training hours.

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Environment and curriculum is central in working with school-age and youth. They set the stage for everything we do. This module will look at how to make environments comfortable for different ages, and how to plan in a way that is meaningful and interesting for a variety of ages. National Afterschool Association (NAA) Standards on environment and curriculum will be discussed. 

This Registry-approved training is brought to you by Gateways to Opportunity.

Contact Hours: 2 hours       Gateways Content Areas: CPD (1 hour); IRE (1 hours)       CDA Content Areas: 1 (1 hour); 2 (1 hour)

Programming is directly connected to environment and curriculum when involved with school-age and youth development. Programming is the bridge to the people – the schedule, actual activities, and facilitation of those activities. This session will visit the concepts of variety, being mission-driven, and child and youth centered from the perspective of programming. National Afterschool Association (NAA) Standards related to programming will be addressed. 

This Registry-approved training is brought to you by Gateways to Opportunity.

Contact Hours : 2 hours       Gateways Content Areas: CPD (2 hours)       CDA Content Areas: 2 (1 hour); 5 (1 hour)