Greetings!

Early Learning Update Week of December 19th

Items Covered:
·      Registration for FREE January Professional Development: Making Learning Visible: Documentation & Assessment in Play-Based Learning: Thursday, January 5th from 6:30pm – 8:30pm
·      Licensed Program Webinar Recording: Confirming Employees for Employment and Health and Safety Requirements in MERIT

Please see this week’s professional development opportunities and news. An additional reminder for licensed programs: Staff must complete 10 hours of STARS in-service between January 1st, 2022 – December 31st, 2022:


1.)   Registration for FREE January Professional Development: Making Learning Visible: Documentation & Assessment in Play-Based Learning: Thursday, January 5th from 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Our monthly free Professional Development opportunity will be presented by Jesi Sucku from ESD 112. Her training will be held virtually on Thursday, January 5th from 6:30pm – 8:30pm. Please see below for training title, description and link to register. There are unlimited spots for this training. For those in Licensed Programs this training will give you 2 STARS hours. 

Training Description: When we document children's learning, we open up a world of understanding and show how much we value what children are capable of. In this class, learn new techniques for observing, documenting and assessing children in a natural, play-based way.



2.)   Licensed Program Webinar Recording: Confirming Employees for Employment and Health and Safety Requirements in MERIT
Please see below for the recording of December’s Licensed Program Webinar on Confirming Employees for Employment and Health and Safety Requirements in MERIT. 

Recording:


Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 
Dave Mayer | Director of Early Childhood Education
Office for Catholic Schools | Archdiocese of Seattle
O: 206-264-2080 | C: 206-512-4336           
W: mycatholicschool.org
710 Ninth Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104