Greetings!
Early Learning Update Week of April 10th, 2023

Items Covered:
·      Registration for FREE April Professional Development Opportunity: Tuesday, April 25th - 6:00pm – 8:00pm: Plan Less, Do More: Simple open-ended projects for science learning
·      Monthly Butterfly Pediatric Session: Friday, April 21st at 11:30am  
·      Licensed Only: Licensed Program Webinar: Thursday, April 20th at 4:15pm. Topic: WAC Resource Review

Please see this week’s professional development opportunities and news.

1.)   Registration for FREE April Professional Development Opportunity: Tuesday, April 25th - 6:00pm – 8:00pm: Plan Less, Do More: Simple open ended projects for science learning
Rachel Franz will lead a great session on Science! Planning hands-on science activities and experiments for our classrooms can feel overwhelming, especially when planning time is limited! But what if it didn’t have to feel that way? Join for an evening of ideas and inspiration for how to support learning in science and beyond using open-ended, readily available materials. This workshop will help teachers reframe their approach to activities with young children so they can feel successful while also feeling less taxed by planning requirements. Teachers will leave with new techniques for supporting children’s learning and inspiration for activities to try in the classroom. All of these trainings will be eligible for 2 STARS hours.  


2.)   Monthly Butterfly Pediatric Session: Friday, April 21st at 11:30am  
Mark your Calendars! On Friday, April 21st from 11:30am – 12:30pm we will be joined by Butterfly Pediatrics for their monthly conversations with us this school year to discuss student behavior. Experts from Butterfly Pediatrics will join us virtually to answer your questions and give resources/ideas about situations your programs are dealing with. 
 
To make the most of our hour can you please email me at david.mayer@seattlearch.org by Wednesday, April 19th any situation/example you are dealing with that you would like the experts from Butterfly Pediatrics to discuss during the virtual meeting. I will be sending these case studies in advance to the Butterfly team so they can be prepared to give you as much information as possible during our time together. Even if you are not able to join the meeting, you can still submit situations and we will record the conversations and send a recording link to all. 
 
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3.)   Licensed Only: Licensed Program Webinar: Thursday, April 20th at 4:15pm. Topic: WAC Resource Review
Please join for the next Licensed Program Webinar on Thursday, April 20th at 4:15pm. We will spend the time going through the overview of the WAC’s and how to find information easily. I look forward to this conversation!

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Have a great week!
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