Creative Curriculum net An Overview for Families Copyright

Creative Curriculum. net An Overview for Families Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

Agenda • Overview of The Creative Curriculum • Overview of Creative. Curriculum. net – Teacher Site • Observations • Child Progress • Activities • Lesson Plans – Parents. Central • Communication Tools • Family Observations • Activity Library • Resource Center Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

The Creative Curriculum for Preschool Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

The Creative Curriculum’s Framework Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

Creative Curriculum Parent Resources Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

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The Developmental Continuum Uses letters that represent sounds in words 50. Writes letters and words Writes recognizable letters, especially those in own name Uses scribble writing and letter-like forms Forerunners: Scribbles with crayons; experiments with writing tools; draws simple pictures to represent something Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

Evaluating: Using The Developmental Continuum I Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc. II III

Overview of Creative. Curriculum. net • Unique online assessment and curriculum planning system • Helps us: • Follow your child’s progress • Plan the curriculum • Communicate and collaborate with you Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

Teachers can… • Enter observations notes online Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

Teachers can… • Add photos of children and download scanned work samples Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

Teachers can… • Track children’s progress Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

Teachers can… • Access reports on individual children and the class Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

Teachers can… • Find activities for lesson planning that support children’s development Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

Teachers can… • Create Weekly Planning Forms Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

Teachers can… • Communicate and collaborate with you Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

Parents. Central on Creative. Curriculum. net Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

You can… • Access your personal Homepage Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

You can… • Access communication tools to keep up-to-date on what your child is doing at school Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

You can… • View and respond to teacher-posted observations of your child Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

You can… • View samples of your child’s work Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

You can… • Make your own observations about your child’s development Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

You can… • Assess your child’s progress on 10 Curriculum Goals Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

You can… • View Development Reports for your child based on your assessments Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

You can… • Access an Activity Library with fun and engaging activities that are directly related to the Curriculum Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

You can… • View personalized activity recommendations that are based on teacher’s assessments of your child’s development Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

You can… • Learn more about child development, the Curriculum, early childhood education, and parenting through an extensive Resource Center Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

You can… • Access a Manual with step-by-step instructions on using the system • INSERT PIC OF PARENTS’ MANUAL Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

You can… • Peruse articles of interest Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

You can… • Find links to useful web sites Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

You can… • Get help using the system by clicking on “Contact Us” at the bottom of their screen Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

Basic System Requirements • • • Access to the Internet Windows 98 or higher Mac OS 9 or higher Netscape 5. 0 or higher Internet Explorer 5. 0 or higher System OPTOMIZED for Internet Explorer 6. 0 Adobe Acrobat Reader Disable Pop Up Blockers Browser set to accept cookies Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

Setting Up Your Account • Give us your email address. • We will email you an invitation with a link —click on it to accept the invitation. • Register (at no cost) by selecting a Username and Password. • You can visit Parents. Central through any computer with access to the Internet by going to www. Creative. Curriculum. net or www. Creative. Curriculum. net/parents. Copyright 2004, Teaching Strategies, Inc.