Professional Development Webinar Series 

 

August 4th & 5th from 6:30-8:00 pm

Physically Distant-Still Connected: Designing Environments and Communication

for Independence and Engagement

with Lisa Kuh, Ph.D. 

In a climate of remote learning and return to face to face learning guided by physical distancing, the environment we welcome students back to is more important than ever. In Part I participants will be introduced to ways to restructure classroom materials for independent, constructive use. We will explore the role of Compelling Materials and Explicit Presentations as anchors for engagement. In Part II, participants will have the opportunity to analyze teacher-student interactions, adopt a framework for strengths-based language that supports distanced learning, and consider how schedules and routines will need to shift. Finally we address family engagement, previewing, and preparing children for a new way of learning that is actually more personalized and intentional.

 

Fees: $30 for Non MAAEYC members and $20 for Members

Certificates for in-service hours are available.

 

Lisa Porter Kuh, Ph.D. is the Director of Early Education for the city of Somerville, Massachusetts. She oversees preschool programming in the public schools and works with center-based and Head Start preschool programs to align quality practices and create a comprehensive mixed-delivery partnership, The Somerville Partnership for Young Children. She has over thirty years of classroom experience with young children and is also a teacher educator, currently at Lesley University and was an assistant professor at the University of New Hampshire, and a lecturer at Tufts University. Dr. Kuh is committed to supporting teachers, children, and families in providing quality places to learn, play, and grow. Dr. Kuh has published and presented on the impact of outdoor playspaces and classroom environments for young children, teacher professional development, documentation, Montessori education, anti‐bias education, as well as literacy and math content. 

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