Course
$40

Creative Learning Environments

4 Hours
The class is also available as part of the below Knowledge Collections
Description

This intermediate-level course discusses how children learn and how to harmonize the curriculum with the learning environment in order to maximize learning opportunities and potential. It also identifies 8 basic intelligences and suggests ways to utilize learning centers to promote each.

Goal: to understand how people learn and how to analyze learning centers to create optimimal learning environments 

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Creative Learning Environments

Goal: to understand how people learn and how to analyze learning centers to create optimimal learning environments 

 

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Table of Contents

  1. How Children Learn
  2. How the Curriculum and Environment Work Together
  3. Establishing Learning Centers
  4. Developing Each Center
  5. Analyzing the Learning Center
  6. The Outside Environment

 

Learning Objectives

After completing this class, the student will be able to:

  • name the eight intelligences through which people learn
  • describe the three parts of the curriculum
  • list typical learning centers
  • discuss ways to keep children engaged in learning centers
  • describe learning objectives for each learning center
  • analyze a learning center
  • discuss unique opportunities of the outdoor environment

 

 

NOTE: This course may reflect state-specific regulations. No information in this course supersedes any state regulations you need to follow. You must consult your state’s regulations when developing policies and procedures. Regulations for all states are accessible on the National Database of Child Care Licensing Regulations. Click on the link provided to view regulations in your state.

Approved or Accepted in:
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Learning Outcomes

After completing this class, the student will be able to:

  • name the eight intelligences through which people learn
  • describe the three parts of the curriculum
  • list typical learning centers
  • discuss ways to keep children engaged in learning centers
  • describe learning objectives for each learning center
  • analyze a learning center
  • discuss unique opportunities of the outdoor environment
Categories
Child Development & Guidance
Curriculum & Lesson Planning
Learning Centers