Environments
Art, dramatic play, blocks, sand & water, reading, math, science, safe place
What are required centers...
Most of the time that any child maybe awake and able to play and has access to indoor materials
What is substantial portion of the day...
Promotes a safe environment and prevents injuries in young children
What is Active Supervision...
An observation instrument that assesses the quality of teacher-child interactions in center-based preschool classrooms.
What is a CLASS...
Flashcards, calendar during large group, abuse of checklists and rote instruction
What is drill and kill information...
Social Emotional books, soft pillows/objects, breathing supports, pictures or props, feelings poster/feeling buddies and soft toys
What are required items in the Safe Space...
Planned small group activities on weekly lesson plan based on children's assessment data
What are assessment groups...
This should be posted in a conspicuous place in the classroom and updated throughout the day as children arrive and depart
What is headcount....
Emotional Support, Classroom Organization & Instructional Support
What are the three CLASS dimensions
An online professional development program for early educators using My Teaching Strategies. This is where you where find The Power of Gold, Elevating Practice & Partnership with the Creative Curriculum Cloud, Objectives for Development & Learning and Interrater Reliability trainings
What is the Quorum..
This infant toddler environmental rating scale uses nine items to review the classroom environment for children ages birth-30 months
Documentation that comes from a variety of sources, settings, ongoing and entered on a weekly basis
What is Quality Elements of Documentation..
Staff should carefully plan where they will position themselves to protect children from harm
What is zoning...
Prompting thought processes, scaffolding, positive affect, and allowing time to respond
What are teaching practices...
A copy of this can be found in the child's folder and in Child Plus, it shows the screening information and follow-up for each child
What is the Developmental Screening Summary..
This preschool environmental rating scale uses seven items to review the classroom environment for children ages 31 months - 5 years old
What is ECERS...
Foundation Books, Highlight Hello Books, Book Conversation Cards, Mighty Minutes, Intentional Teaching Cards, & Learning Games
What are the pieces of our curriculum...
During transitions, teachers visually identify and count children (ex. Johnny 1, Mary 2, Tom 3)
What is Name to Face Count
Measuring Engagement and Relationships for Infants & Toddlers
What is MERIT...
What is Response to Intervention (RTI)...
This preschool curriculum book will assist you in setting up your classroom environment, setting up your materials and daily schedule
What is Interests Areas Volume 2
This test is required of all classroom staff and is found on My Teaching Strategies. It ensures that all staff are reliable and accurate when entering and scoring documentation.
What is the My Teaching Strategies Interrater Reliability...
10:1- Head Start
4:1- Early Head Start
What is classroom ratios
If needed after CLASS/Merit is conducted, this agreement is completed between teacher and Education Specialist to assist in improving interactions in the classroom
What is a Coaching Partnership Agreement...
Worksheets that are closed ended and where children's work looks the same, which includes craft projects
What is a ditto