CCE 125: Program Planning Wednesday January 20, 2010

1. CCE 125: Program PlanningWednesday January 20, 2010 Monday & Wednesday 6:30-7:45 North Seattle Community College, IB 1409

2. CCE 125: Program Planning • Candice Hoyt, Faculty • (206) 715-1878 (until 9 pm) • Office hours by appointmentchoyt@sccd.ctc.edu • http://facweb.northseattle.edu/choyt • Syllabus: • http://facweb.northseattle.edu/choyt/CCE125 • Online—Angel: • http://northseattle.angellearning.com/ • CCE 125 Program Planning (Hoyt - hybrid) W10

3. Wednesday 1/20 • Environments • Environment Study (A 02) • NAEYC / Licensing

4. Environment • Who controls our environment? • Licensing/accreditation • Directors • Money • Space • Teachers • Children • Materials • Parents • Government • Neighborhood • Fire department • Hanging along ceiling

5. Environment • Our goals for our environment? • Physical: • Safe • Plentiful • Beautiful • Nature • “Natural” (different from concrete) • Outside (garden, etc) • Emotional: • Safe, empowering, beautiful, “home” • Social: • Interact with peers • Interact with adults • Interact with quality tools • Educational • Stimulating • Materials • In natural state • Natural materials (wooden apples) • Activities

6. Environment • Preparation (before) • Room/space • Schedule • Materials • Parent communication • Cleaning (after) • Allowing parents/ their role in environment • Updating parents • Facilitation (teachers) • Educational • Being “present” • Responsive • Leadership • Scaffolding

7. What centers do you have in your classroom? • Kitchen • Pots & pans • Play food • Real food • Tupperware • Furniture (fridge, stove, etc) • Eating furniture (table, chairs, etc) • Baby bottles • Dishwashing liquid (empty) • Art • Paper • Crayons, paint • Blue masking tape • Box of collage stuff • Whiteboard • Playdough • Cozy area • Play house • Stuffed animals • Books • Pillows • Bring babies over to sit with • Fine motor • Climbing • Mirrors • Dance • Transportation • Trains • Wooden cars, airplanes, emergency vehicles • Blocks to make roads • People • Rug with roads & vinyl floor mat (taped) • Geography • Music • Instruments • Light science, light table • Math • Gross motor • Calendar • Writing center • List of kids’ names • Shallow boxes of sand to write name in • Chalk board • Letter magnets or chips or Scrabble pieces (adult can arrange if they ask how to spell something)

8. Centers • Books • Drama • Dress-up clothes • Changes with month by theme / interest • Babies and other dolls • Brooms & mops • Jungle • Blocks - Building • Wooden blocks • Legos • Heavy cardboard blocks – look like bricks • Cereal boxes & egg cartons • Tubes – paper and plastic (pvc) • “Teacher-controlled” (boxes of…) • Because • make noise or • are thrown, or are • over-stimulating or • need monitoring—small pieces, etc) • Balls • Musical instruments • Bean bags • Playdough • Area of the room “project/exploration” changes • Sensory • Oatmeal • Rice & rice flour • Not always available • Always available • Water • Cornstarch & water • Bubbles & water • Cornmeal • Water & glitter • Sand • Flax seed • Buckets • Scoops • Pots & pans • Cups • Freedom to bring things in from other areas • Keep sensory stuff at sensory area

9. Environment Study (A 02) • 20 points • Due 2/8/10 • Compare 2 classrooms • Preferably similar age • Turn in: • Schedules (1 pt) • Traffic Maps (2 pts) • Observations (15 pts)(see Word document) • Reflection Paper (2 pts)

10. Wrap Up Monday 1/25 Wednesday 1/27 • Due… • READ Enterprise.pdf (online) • EXTENDED TO 1/27—DQ 4: Outside Response to A 6.2 (“Professional Statement on Play”) • In Class… • NAEYC/Licensing • Enterprise Talk • Due… • DQ 4: Outside Response to A 6.2 (“Professional Statement on Play”) – extended from 1/25 • In Class… • Bev Bos video • Rules Friday 1/29 • Due… • DQ 5: Enterprise Talk