January 21, 2020

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 2020 SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSCIOUS DISCIPLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The Guam Department of Education (GDOE), in conjunction with the Pacific Resources for Educational Learning (PREL) Pacific Regional Comprehensive Center (PRCC) and the Department of Public Health and Social Services will be hosting a two-day professional learning experience on "Social and Emotional Development: Conscious Discipline" this week.

Educational Consultant with Conscious Discipline, Amy Speidel, will be the training’s lead facilitator. The professional development training will discuss comprehensive classroom management and social-emotional curriculum, to include current brain research, child development information and developmentally appropriate practices for working with young children. The training sessions will be held Thursday, January 23, and Friday, January 24, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pacific Star Hotel.

The training is intended to increase the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who shape children’s Social and Emotional Development (SED) during the first eight years of life.  The training will focus on a birth through 3^rd grade continuum with an emphasis on increasing the understanding of SED components with early childhood education central office specialists, counselors, preschool directors and teachers. 

Participants will be trained on topics to include identifying the components of social and emotional learning; understanding the role of social and emotional learning in an integrated, developmentally appropriate early education program; aligning learning goals and standards; understanding early childhood and primary curriculum; and understanding strategies to address screening and assessment.

The training also aims to help early childhood educators establish learning environments that are focused on social and emotional learning, which will in turn help students achieve long-term success in school, work, and society. The training also provides insight on how educators play a key role in helping children establish lifelong skills, achieve meaningful goals, have satisfying relationships and lead fulfilling lives.

For more information, please contact School Program Consultant Eloise R. Sanchez at 300-1388.