The Creative Curriculum® for Infants, Toddlers & Twos: New Materials for Linking Curriculum and Assessment

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Responsive relationships are the core of a quality program for infants and toddlers. A written curriculum and a comprehensive assessment system can support the building of relationships with children and families. Using the new edition of The Creative Curriculum® for Infants, Toddlers & Twos, we will discuss the components of a curriculum that supports quality care for children under age 3. We will also explore The Creative Curriculum® Developmental Continuum for Infants, Toddlers & Twos, which is tied to the revised goals and objectives of the curriculum. This new tool also helps teachers build responsive relationships and offer experiences that promote each child’s development and learning.

Topics

• Curriculum for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos
• Components of the Curriculum
• Observation: The Key to Working With Infants, Toddlers, and Twos
• Linking Curriculum and Assessment
• Building Partnerships With Families

Learning Objectives
Participants will:

• Understand the role of a comprehensive curriculum and assessment system in programs for infants, toddlers, and twos
• Explore the components of a comprehensive curriculum for infants, toddlers, and twos
• Gain knowledge about a new assessment tool that is linked to the curriculum and that enables teachers to focus their observations, build trusting relationships with children, gain knowledge about each child’s strengths, and promote each child’s development and learning

Learning Outcomes
Participants will:

• Describe the theory, research, and fundamental beliefs that underlie The Creative Curriculum® for Infants, Toddlers & Twos
• Use the components of the curriculum—knowing infants, toddlers, and twos; creating a responsive environment; what children are learning; caring and teaching; and building partnerships with families—in planning their programs
• Use The Creative Curriculum® Developmental Continuum for Infants, Toddlers & Twos Assessment System to observe children, to the identify their levels of development, and to plan for each child and the group
• Apply the steps in the assessment cycle: collecting facts through observation, analyzing and evaluating children’s progress, planning for each child and the group, and sharing information and planning with families

For more information call Gabrielle Fardwell at (703) 299-7514

Diane Trister Dodge is the founder and president of Teaching Strategies, Inc., a company that seeks to improve the quality of early childhood programs by offering developmentally appropriate curriculum materials, practical assessment tools, training programs, parenting resources, and staff development services. Her 41 years of experience in early childhood education have taught her the value of curriculum and training materials that articulate a clear philosophy and practical approach to meaningful learning. Diane has been a preschool and kindergarten teacher; served as the education coordinator for Head Start and child care programs in Mississippi and Washington, D.C.; and directed national projects in education and human services. She is an author of The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool; The Creative Curriculum® for Infants, Toddlers & Twos; The Creative Curriculum® Deveopmental Continuum Assessment Systemfor Ages 3–5; The Creative Curriculum® for Infants, Toddlers & Twos Developmental Continuum Assessment System; Building the Primary Classroom; Preschool for Parents;other resources for the families of young children; and several other curriculum and competency-based training materials. Diane served on the Governing Board of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (1990–1994) and the Center for the Child Care Workforce (1995-2002), and she is now on several boards of directors, including Nation’s Capital Child and Family Development and Dumbarton Concerts – Inner City/Inner Child. She also serves on the D.C. Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Early Childhood Development and the advisory board of Bright Horizons Family Solutions. For the 2002-2003 academic year, Diane was the Barbara E. (Mound) Hansen Early Childhood Lecturer at Iowa State University. In October 2004, she received the Bank Street College Alumni Association Recognition Award for her contributions to the field of education.