1. Jenny Dura, M.S. University of Arkansas Early Care and Education Projects Pre-K Framework Handbook ECEP In-service Lake Point Conference Center June 18, 2014

2. Welcome Trainers!! Thank you for coming to In-service 2014 Overview of changes/updates: –Arkansas Early Childhood Education (AECE) Framework Handbook for Three to Four Year Old Children. –Association of Measurements (AOM). –Adventures in Learning Curriculum Supplement.

3. Ice Breaker

4. Before we begin… 1.Read your manual. 2.Prepare to teach your class. 3.Register class with TAPP. 4.Send in a Course Submission. 5.TEACH. 6.Repeat.

5. What has Changed?

6. Arkansas Early Childhood Education (AECE) Framework Handbook for Three to Four Year Old Children Start Simple –Page numbers (every single one of them) New Benchmarks –Social Emotional –Tools and Technology –Mathematics –Storytelling

7. Association of Measurements (AOM) –Relationship of the AECE Framework Benchmarks to: ▸ Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework. ▸ Kindergarten Readiness Indicators. ▸ Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts Kindergarten Level. ▸ Common Core State Standards for Mathematics Kindergarten Level. ▸ The Work Sampling System Developmental Guidelines for Preschool 3 and 4. ▸ Arkansas Framework for Infant and Toddler Care.

8. Adventures in Learning: A Curriculum for Children from 3 to 5 Website ~ http://www.arkansas.gov/childcare/adventures/http://www.arkansas.gov/childcare/adventures/ Creative Curriculum changes

9. Example: Activity p. 98 Take a Look at Helpful Resources. Turn to Picture This: A Framework for Quality Care and Education for Children from Three to Five (2002) to review the sections which explain development, pages 2 to 19. Starting on page 2, development is reviewed for three to five year olds.

10. Linking Goals and Benchmarks ~ This activity will help participants link the goals of the five areas of development and the benchmark that correlates to it along with providing strategies and activities for the children. Materials: ~ Picture This: A Framework for Quality Care for Children from 3 to 5 ~ AECE Framework Handbook Benchmarks

11. Picture This: A Framework for Quality Care and Education for Children from Three to Five AECE Framework Benchmarks Strategies/Activities They sing, move to music and play rhythm instruments. 5.5 Participates in songs, fingerplays, rhyming activities, and games Daily opportunities for children to participate in nursery rhymes, fingerplays, poetry, songs, games reading of books, storytelling

12. Lesson 5 Activity Sheet 1 Connecting Benchmarks to Quality Environments Benchmark(s)Physical SpaceStructure for the Day (Daily Schedule and Routines) 3.41 Provide materials and resources for children to create drawings, paintings, or stories using computer or tablet, pencils, crayons, paints, paper, glue, tape and stapler. Design situations where children must use technology or tools to get something done.

13. More examples. Let’s take a look, at what’s in the book! p 152 p 154 p 171 p 172 p 176 p 182 p 189 p 192

14. Appropriate or Inappropriate Topics of Study My Senses My Family Rainforest Pets Planets Birds Kings and Castles My Neighborhood Our State Capital Children Around the World

15. Examine Plan Sheets Adventures in Learning vs Creative Curriculum

16. Adventures in Learning Websites ~ http://www.arkansas.gov/childcare/adventures/http://www.arkansas.gov/childcare/adventures/ ~ http://humanservices.arkansas.gov/dccece/Pages/ResourceCenter.aspx http://humanservices.arkansas.gov/dccece/Pages/ResourceCenter.aspx

17. What Has Been Added?

18. Check out the Early Care and Education Projects website: http://ecep.uark.edu

19. Pre-K FH Curriculum Map

20. To teach Pre-K Framework Handbook!

21. Thank you for coming! Contact me @: Jenny Dura University of Arkansas, Early Care and Education Projects Training Advisor, Pre-K FH and ITF jheyer@uark.edu 479-575-5402 jheyer@uark.edu