Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Infants and Toddlers

September 19, 2024  |  3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Zoom link will be e-mailed to registered attendees the day before the training.

Training Description:

Developmentally appropriate practices require that teachers make daily, intentional decisions based on their knowledge of each child’s level of development, taking into consideration the child’s learning style as well as cultural and social differences. This training will help teachers learn how to maintain a classroom environment that helps to promote the cognitive, physical, emotional, and social needs of children.

Objectives:

• Identify intentional teaching techniques that can be used to meet each child at his or her level of development.
• Learn developmentally appropriate techniques that will immediately impact instruction through hands-on exploration.
• Provide applicable information and research that can be used to create developmentally appropriate environments that are engaging and active.

Trainer: 

Melody Dunn – M.Ed., Professional Learning Specialist

Melody is one of Frog Street’s Professional Learning Specialists. She has 20 years of experience that spans from Early Childhood to 4th grade. Melody implemented the Frog Street curriculum as a teacher with three- and four-year-old students. Eventually, as an Early Childhood Specialist, she supported administrators, teachers, and students across 15 campuses by creating high-quality early childhood classrooms. This support included providing professional development to administrators, teachers, and parents, assisting campuses with implementing district-wide instructional strategies, and evaluating student assessment data to inform district-level strategies for improving outcomes of early childhood students.