Objectives:

1. Recognize the rationale for implementing developmentally appropriate creative experiences in early learning programs. 
2. Learn strategies and techniques to plan creative experiences based upon children's developmental needs to help them acquire essential skills.  
3. Gain an understanding of the fundamentals for applying these techniques into your work with young children

Synopsis:

Creativity is a form of self-expression by young children. It helps children attain some fundamental skills such as communication, reading, writing, and math which are essential to their success in the academic pathway later on in life. This presentation will focus on the value and importance of creativity in the early years.  Developmentally appropriate strategies and techniques for promoting creativity will be discussed and demonstrated to equip participants in planning opportunities for creative experiences for young children.

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Objectives:

• Learn to identify anchor educators in your early learning programs to support proteges.
• Acquire approaches to coaching or mentoring proteges about creative teaching and classroom management methods to enhance program quality.
• Discover instruction strategies based on the teaching cycle and child assessment process to offer meaningful experiences.

Synopsis:

Novice educators enter the field of early childhood education at a steady pace. In many programs it is up to the veteran educators to mentor or coach novice educators about the program procedures and developmentally appropriate instructional strategies.  Without support, many new educators transition to another field before they fully understand their roles in the lives of young children. During this presentation we will explore approaches on how anchor educators can support other colleagues through the teaching cycle to increase employment longevity and learning goals.  

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