Full course description
General Program Information
This online, eight-week course focuses on assets-based strategies and resources that early childhood educators can draw on to welcome, include, and engage diverse children and families who are navigating a new country, new culture, and, often, a new language. The course is open to all early childhood educators who work with students of refugee and (im)migrant backgrounds including classroom teachers, counselors, support staff, and office staff. Designed and facilitated by educators, modules are meant to be thought-provoking and immediately useful. Along with online texts & videos, discussions, and activities, participants meet together four times to deepen thinking and learning on new material; to hear from key stakeholders, expert educators, and community advocates; and to build community. Participants complete six job-embedded assignments to apply learning from each module. The course is cohort-based and facilitated, but largely asynchronous giving educators flexibility to engage when and how it makes sense for their context. Note - It can be powerful for participants to register with a partner or in a team from their school/district. We hope that participants bring back what they learn to colleagues when the school year begins in the fall.
Objectives
Educators will: understand displacement and the refugee resettlement process develop strategies for getting to know refugee/newcomer children develop strategies for engaging and including caregivers understand and build culturally relevant and sustaining pedagogies for early childhood learn how to integrate SEL, trauma-informed, and asset-based practices - explore and design instructional strategies, lessons, and assessments in early childhood classrooms for children of refugee and other (im)migrant backgrounds, including those with interrupted schooling and children and families learning English - build a network of early childhood educators who also work with children of refugee & (im)migrant backgrounds, and who share a commitment to inclusion and equity in education for all
Intended Grade Level:
Pre-School (Pre - K)
Intended Discipline:
World Languages / Global Competency
Intended Audience:
Classified, Counselor/School Psychologist, District Personnel, Other Professional, Principal, Teacher
Eligible for EILA:
No
Kentucky Framework for Personnel Evaluation Measures:
Environment, Instruction, Professionalism
Kentucky Professional Learning Standards:
Implementation, Learning Communities, Learning Designs, Resources
Session and Registration Information
Session Type:
Asynchronous
How to Register
Childhood Education International Site
Additional Information
The Center for Professional Learning awards up to 45 clock hours/CEUs for successful completion of this course. Please check with your district to be sure they will approve these hours. An optional 4.5 credits are available through UCSD Extension for an additional fee.
The course facilitator is available for one-on-one support throughout the duration of the course as well as after the course closes to help participants implement their new learning.
Provider and Facilitator Information
Provider
The Center for Professional Learning at Childhood Education International
Facilitator
Sarah Bracken
Course Facilitator & Senior Project Consultant
Primary Contact
Sarah Bracken
rea.support@ceinternational1892.org
5713892712
Disclaimer
The Professional Learning Bulletin Board was established in accordance with KRS 156.095 (8). It serves as a resource for educators seeking professional learning opportunities. Providers agree to use the characteristics of professional development as described in 704 KAR 3:035 in the design and implementation of learning to provide quality results for Kentucky's educators that lead to increased effectiveness. Posting information on the bulletin board by the department shall not be viewed as an endorsement of the quality of any specific provider or program.