Educator Resources

Professional Development Offerings

Below is a list of the current professional development offerings of the Office of Early Childhood Education. As new courses are developed and scheduled they will be added to this list. So please check back often. For details on the current registration and payment procedures for professional development offered by the Division of Teaching and Learning, see the Teaching and Learning Professional Development page.

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Course	Dates	Grades
Cultivating Competence and Compliance in Prekindergarten Programs	October 15 December 16	Pre-K
Let Their Voices Be Heard: Techniques for Developing Oral Language in Prekindergarten Students	November 4 December 12 March 6	Pre-K
Making the Arts Count in the Early Grades	October 17 November 21 December 12	Pre-K - 3
SPARK (Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids)	October 23 November 13 December 11 January 15 February 12	Pre-K

Cultivating Competence and Compliance in Prekindergarten Programs

Dates:

Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Registration Deadline:

October 10, 2008

Time:

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Location:

TBA in Borough

Target Audience:

Principals and Assistant Principals in Prekindergarten Schools, Early Childhood ISS

Maximum:

25 participants per site

Facilitator:

Prekindergarten Borough Director

Price:

$100

Summary Description of Course:

This two part series provides administrators with a deep understanding of the State Regulations that govern Universal Prekindergarten programs. It sets a framework for observing and enhancing developmentally appropriate pedagogical practice while providing approaches to classroom organization and instruction that promotes success from the very beginning.

FAMIS Item #

Borough	FAMIS Item #
Bronx	OOECE0001
Queens	OOECE0002

Let Their Voices Be Heard: Techniques for Developing Oral Language in Prekindergarten Students

Dates:

Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Friday, March 6, 2009

Registration Deadline:

October 24, 2008

Time:

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Location:

Multiple Sites in each Borough

Target Audience:

Prekindergarten Teachers and Prekindergarten paraprofessionals

Maximum:

50 participants per site

Facilitator:

Prekindergarten Borough Director

Price:

$300

Summary Description of Course:

Between the ages of three and five, language and literacy continue to emerge as children express their feelings, ask questions, share imaginative stories, and use other ways to communicate their understanding of the world. Prekindergarten programs are designed to support the development of listening and speaking concepts and skills. Fluency in oral language is a precursor to success in reading and writing.

In this three-session institute, participants will:

review research on language and literacy development in young children and understand how the New York State Standards were developed from this research
learn how to promote the development of oral language skills in Prekindergarten classrooms through an integrated approach to learning
be prepared to implement and assess developmentally appropriate interactive literacy experiences for Prekindergarten children.

FAMIS Item #

Borough	FAMIS Item #
Bronx	OOECE0003
Brooklyn	OOECE0005
Queens	OOECE0004
Manhattan	OOECE0006
Staten Island	OOECE0007

Making the Arts Count in the Early Grades
Dates:	Friday, October 17, 2008 Friday, November 21, 2008 Friday, December 12, 2008
Registration Deadline:	October 3, 1008
Time:	8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location:	TBA
Target Audience:	Classroom Teachers of Grades PreK-3
Maximum:	60
Facilitator:	TBA
Price	$700 per team
Summary Description of Course:	The Office of Arts and Special Projects invites your school to participate in the three-day workshop series: Making the Arts Count in the Early Grades. Schools will have the opportunity to choose from four workshops: Dance, Music, Theater, and Visual Arts. Participants will learn how to integrate arts learning into their classroom practice, as well as to work directly in the selected arts discipline with their students. Participants will receive instructional materials for use in the classroom. Schools are to register teachers in teams consisting of two to five teachers representing at least two grade levels, PreK to Grade 3. The entire team is required to participate in all three workshop dates. Please select staff members who will actively share what they have learned with their colleagues. Complete the online registration by clicking the appropriate link listed below. Dance: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB2288JQPXLGQ Music: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB2288JRJXLZ7 Theater: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB2288JRXXM95 Visual Arts: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB2287VYVJX74 A confirmation email will be sent to the team and the Principal once registration has been completed and payment has been submitted. Please contact artsandspecialprojects@schools.nyc.gov with questions.
FAMIS Item #	TLAR10039

SPARK (Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids)
Dates:	Workshop I: Friday, December 12, 2008 Workshop II: Thursday, March 12, 2009 Thursday, April 23, 2009 Thursday, May 14, 2009
Target Audience:	Prekindergarten Teachers and Prekindergarten Paraprofessionals
Facilitator:	SPARK Certified Trainers
Price	FREE: DOHMH Sponsored
Summary Description of Course:	Since 2004, the NYC DOHMH has provided day care programs and staff with a six-hour physical activity training - SPARK (Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids). To date, nearly 8,000 day care and pre-K staff have been trained on Workshop #1. Now, in addition to this workshop, we will offer Workshop #2, a second Early Childhood SPARK training to staff who have completed the initial six-hour experience.
Registration:	For more information on SPARK Workshop I, click here. To register for SPARK Workshop I, click here. For more information on SPARK Workshop II, click here. To register for SPARK Workshop II, click here.