This year’s Early Childhood Educators’ Conference on March 14 was unprecedented in participation and presentation. Seventeen teachers from area preschools designed 12 classrooms representing ideal environments in which young children can learn. The topics represented were Math and Numbers, Science and Nature, Experiential Art, Music, Israel, Jewish Integration, Family Involvement and Language and Literacy. Three-hundred and sixty teachers visited the rooms, took copious notes on what to adopt and adapt for their school classrooms and engaged in meaningful conversations and text study as they considered the values of these environments for children. Nancy Bossov, a leading Jewish early childhood education expert, was the keynote speaker. Teachers are already anticipating next year’s conference and are planning showcase rooms as of this publication.
For more information about future professional development opportunities for early childhood educators, please contact DJ Schneider Jensen at 410 735-5021 or djensen@cjebaltimore.org
This year’s Early Childhood Educators’ Conference on March 14 was unprecedented in participation and presentation. Seventeen teachers from area preschools designed 12 classrooms representing ideal environments in which young children can learn. The topics represented were Math and Numbers, Science and Nature, Experiential Art, Music, Israel, Jewish Integration, Family Involvement and Language and Literacy. Three-hundred and sixty teachers visited the rooms, took copious notes on what to adopt and adapt for their school classrooms and engaged in meaningful conversations and text study as they considered the values of these environments for children. Nancy Bossov, a leading Jewish early childhood education expert, was the keynote speaker. Teachers are already anticipating next year’s conference and are planning showcase rooms as of this publication.