Learn the six essential questions to consider before welcoming children and families into your classroom. Setting up your environment impacts everything that happens from day 1—let’s make it a great year!
After an introduction to the brain research model, learn how to support children’s growth by understanding what is felt on the inside is the behavior shown on the outside. We will learn I Love You rituals and other skills to support children in challenging moments.
Become a co-regulator with children while strengthening self-regulation skills. Explore the Brain State Model including the Survival, Emotional and Executive regions of the brain. Learn how to use the model to integrate and wire the brain for optimal development.
Get to know the daily resources available to you in the curriculum. Take an in-depth tour of book discussion cards, Mighty Minutes, Teaching Guides and Intentional Teaching Experiences.
Learn how intrinsic motivation vs external manipulation guides children’s behavior and emotional development. Work alongside children to develop The School Family—a safe, connected culture where problem solving is possible with adult support and self-regulation skills develop.
The daily schedule in 4K provides opportunities for large group experiences, Brain Smart Starts, small group, read alouds, outdoor learning, music and movement experiences, learning centers and choices. We will discuss how to manage and plan for student success.
Preparing for student arrival is a key to success. Let’s talk about what how to prepare for their arrival in the classroom, establishing routines to provide structure students can depend on and how to maximize every minute in the classroom.
Learn the first skill in Conscious Discipline—it’s about taking back your own power, changing destructive trigger thoughts into healthy self-talk and active calming-the beginnings of the Safe Place self-regulation learning area.
Let’s talk about how to incorporate the learning standards into playful experiences for children while introducing and rotating materials to keep interest high.
