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Play Based Learning
Jeff Johnson is internationally known as an early learning author, speaker, and play advocate. For 16 years he directed a large child care and community center. In 2003, he and his wife, Tasha, opened Exploration Early Learning, a family child care program. Their program focuses on emergent learning in a play-based and child-centered environment. Jeff is a former board member of the IA AEYC and the NAFCC. He is the author of eight books focusing on caregiver self-care and play-based early learning.
by Chenoa Ruecking & Jeff Johnson
Online
Children(and adults) learn through play. Hands-on interactions with the world lead to learning. Ideas, insights, tips, and tools to support healthy emotional environments and create care settings rich in child-led, play-based learning is the center piece of this course. Learn to care for yourself so you can better care for others. Deepen your understanding of the value of play in the lives and development of young children. Interactive online sessions will be full of ideas, discussions, and chances for you to connect with peers. Assignments involve "real world" activities you can use in your early learning program. Credits: 2 Undergraduate Credits, or 3 CEUs 10 contact hours in Understanding principles of child development and learning, 10 contact hours in Advancing children's physical and intellectual development, and 10 contact hours in Supporting Children's social and emotional development.
Start Date: Mon, May 20 2013
End Date: Fri, Jun 28 2013
Cost:
- Non-Credit Registration Fee $ 279.00
- 2 Undergraduate Credits $ 554.86
by Chenoa Ruecking & Jeff Johnson
Online
Implement the tools and techniques learned in Empowering Caregivers and Promoting Play-Based Learning. Put together a plan for improving your center's early learning environment. Create your own play-based learning curriculum. Learn how to take observational notes to make the children's learning visible. Create a portfolio to show parents what their children learn each day; defend the importance of play for early childhood 1 Undergraduate Credits, or 1.5 CEUs, 10 contact hours in Observing and recording children's behavior, and 5 contact hours in Building productive relationships with families.
Start Date:Mon, Feb 25 2013
End Date: Mon, Feb 25 2013
Cost:
- Non-Credit Registration Fee $ 139.00
- 1 Undergraduate Credits $ 277.43
