Amazing Topics for Professional Development Day

Looking for a compelling dynamic professional development workshop? Get your teachers involved, moving and thinking with any of these topics. All comply with the Core Standards and are led by a certified trainer and founder of LeapSmart- Monica Levy

Professional Development Offerings 2017-18       

Certified CLASS observer

Contact: Monica Levy- 877.669.5867 monica@leapsmart.org

CLASS Trainings 

• Get to the head of the CLASS- how to improve interactions with your students, (pre- observation training)
• CLASS- target training, (Customized for your school that focuses on improving areas of weakness post- observation)
• Improving Interactions

Curriculum Enhancement Trainings

• Project Based Learning- Engaging Children’s Minds through guided discovery
• Untangling School Readiness- strategies for promoting early learning skills that address developmental variations
• STEM in the Preschool Classroom
• Literacy in the Preschool Classroom
• Science and Art with Eric Carle 
• Block Building
• Art in your classroom
• Music in your classroom………..*also available for infants/toddlers
• Learning Games for Preschoolers, (Math, Literacy, Science)……(Math also available for K-1
• Action Tool kit- Activities that enhance learning 

Classroom Management Trainings

• Classroom Management Solutions- an overview
• Transition Techniques
• The Challenging Child ………….*also available for Pre- 12 yrs
• Language Modeling 

Social Emotional Trainings

• Diversity- How to embrace and promote differences
• Strengthening Social and Emotional development in young children
• Bullies are Created, not born- How to develop a safe and caring classroom community
• Understanding the trauma of loss and grief in young children- How to provide support

Environment and Planning

• Room arrangements- creating well organized spaces to influence classroom management and maximize learning experiences
• The Art behind purposeful lesson planning

Movement Integration Trainings

• Supporting the development of executive functions in young children through yoga and mindfulness based practices 
• Yoga for Preschoolers………*also available for the child with special needs
• The Child with Special Needs in your classroom-Activities for successful integration
• Activate your Curriculum…………*also available for infants/toddlers
• Outdoor games for Preschoolers
• Creating the Resilient Learner

Educator Enrichment

• The Peaceful mind in a stressful world, (how to relax the mind and heal the body)
• Team Building

Mini Workshops- (One Hour)

• Adapted Zumba for Preschoolers
• Relaxation and breathing techniques for teachers

For Parents- (1-2 hour presentation)- Happy Parenting! 

Visit www.leapsmart.org for more details on professional development. For a CLASS observation, Contact Monica