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Are you interested in collaborating with community partners to facilitate new classroom activities? Join Trying Together on March 17 for our free online course, “Connections and Conversations: Benefits of Purposeful Programming and Partnerships.”

About

Connections and Conversations Virtual Check-Ins are interactive sessions that highlight topics of interest to the eld of early childhood education. Participants will engage in virtual discussions via Zoom with child development experts while interacting with early learning practitioners to share questions, experiences, and expertise about utilizing evaluation tools to design, review, and renew program goals.

During this course, participants will develop skills to help implement new projects into their classrooms as well as ways to successfully collaborate with community partners to facilitate these activities.

Course Details

• • Session Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 | 6 – 7 p.m.
• • Instructor: Sarah Hamilton
• • Core Knowledge Area: K3.9 C2 – Use various strategies to build linkages to foster continuity between home and early learning programs, schools, and after-school programs, and other child-family affiliated agencies.

Registration

STEP ONE (EVENT REGISTRATION)

To register, complete the online registration form. Space is limited. Registration closes on March 15 at 5 p.m.

STEP TWO (RECEIVING CREDIT)

One hour of PQAS credit is available for this course. To receive credit, participants must complete the PD Registry Credit Request Form (in addition to the registration form). If you have any questions about receiving credit, please contact Jasmine Davis at jasmine@tryingtogether.org.

Session Rules and Guidelines

These virtual discussions are designed to provide educators the opportunity to grow professionally and share knowledge on early childhood topics. During the meeting, participants should follow the guidelines below to ensure a successful virtual meeting for all participants.

• • Please allow all participants a chance to speak. Listen respectfully and actively.
• • Commit to learning about each other, not to debating the topic.
• • Embrace differences of opinion as healthy and support each person’s authentic self-expression.
• • Participants will be muted for the beginning portion of the session.
• • Participants may use the “Raise Hand” feature in Zoom to request an opportunity to comment or ask a question. Individuals will be temporarily unmuted by the moderator.
• • Participants may type a comment or question in the Chat or may send comments or questions directly to the moderator for them to share.
• • Have fun, make connections, and engage in the conversations!

More Information

For questions about the course or credit, contact Jasmine Davis at jasmine@tryingtogether.org.