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The Creative Curriculum® Florida VPK Kit

The Creative Curriculum® Florida VPK Kit
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We have combined the best and most essential elements of The Creative Curriculum® into one easy-to-use, affordable solution for your curriculum adoption. The Creative Curriculum® Florida VPK Kit provides the resources and materials to implement an engaging and comprehensive curriculum for preschool children. In order to support you through the process of getting started, we have included our best-selling book, The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool, specific materials for literacy and math, and culturally appropriate books and materials in English and Spanish. The Creative Curriculum® Florida VPK Kit also includes professional development opportunities to help you successfully implement the curriculum into your program, along with training materials and DVDs to guide you through the process.

This special kit, created specifically for VPK providers in Florida, includes the following materials:

  • The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool
  • Literacy: The Creative Curriculum® Approach
  • Mathematics: The Creative Curriculum® Approach
  • The Creative Curriculum® Study Starters 1-6
  • The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool Implementation Checklist
  • The Creative Curriculum® Developmental Continuum Assessment Toolkit for Ages 3-5
  • Reading Right from the Start (two sets of 10 books)
  • A Parents Guide to Preschool (two sets of 10 books)
  • Using The Creative Curriculum® LearningGames® With Families: A Teacher's Guide
  • The Creative Curriculum® LearningGames® 48-60 Months
  • Room Arrangement as a Teaching Strategy DVD
  • The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool in Action! DVD
  • Webinar Training DVD
  • Materials for all interest areas (books in English and Spanish)
  • One ticket for one participant to attend a 3 day professional development session conducted by a Teaching Strategies Staff Development Network Member

The Creative Curriculum® Florida VPK Training

Participants with little or no experience with The Creative Curriculum® will leave these 3-day professional development sessions knowing how to:

  • design a classroom environment that promotes learning and encourages prosocial behavior
  • create a schedule, routines, and plans that allow time for child-initiated and teacher-directed learning
  • promote young children's learning in literacy, math, science, social studies, the arts, and technology
  • create manageable processes for observing and assessing children and for using The Creative Curriculum Developmental Continuum® Assessment System
  • plan for individual children, small groups, and the entire class
  • develop partnerships with families to support children's learning
  • begin implementing an ongoing, four-step assessment system using The Developmental Continuum

Dates & Locations

In conjunction with major early childhood education conferences throughout the state, Kaplan is offering pre-conference training opportunities on The Creative Curriculum Florida VPK Kit.

Pre-Conference Training OpportunitiesConferenceLocation
July 6-9, 20082008 FACCM Annual ConferenceDoubleTree Hotel at the entrance to Universal Studios Orlando
Orlando, Florida

July 13-16, 20082008 One Goal Summer ConferenceHyatt Regency Tampa City Center
Tampa, Florida
September 21-24, 2008ECA of FL 2008 ConferenceDoubleTree Hotel at the entrance to Universal Studios Orlando
Orlando, Florida

Registration

The registration fee of $715 per person includes training materials and handouts. Each Creative Curriculum® Florida VPK Kit includes one ticket for one participant to attend a 3-day professional development session.

To register by fax or mail, download a training brochureAdobe PDF and complete the registration form. For more information, please contact our Professional Development Department at (800) 334-2014, ext. 5390 or training@kaplanco.com

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