The Creative Curriculum® Florida VPK Kit

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 Opportunities	Conference	Location
July 6-9, 2008	2008 FACCM Annual Conference	DoubleTree Hotel at the entrance to Universal Studios Orlando Orlando, Florida
July 13-16, 2008	2008 One Goal Summer Conference	Hyatt Regency Tampa City Center Tampa, Florida
September 21-24, 2008	ECA of FL 2008 Conference	DoubleTree 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 brochure 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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