Getting Started With The Creative Curriculum^® for Preschool

To achieve a high-quality program, the curriculum must be implemented well. Otherwise, programs are not as effective as they can be even when they have beautiful facilities, wonderful materials, and fabulous teachers.

Recent research shows that curriculum implementation affects outcomes for children. With planning and help from Teaching Strategies, you can implement The Creative Curriculum^® for Preschool effectively and efficiently with involvement and support from the entire program.

How easy is it to implement The Creative Curriculum^®?

Teachers immediately feel comfortable with The Creative Curriculum for Preschool because it builds on what they already know. The approach is practical, straightforward, and easy to use. It gives specific guidance on how to organize a classroom, how to set up interest areas, what to look for when observing each area, and what to say to children. For teachers who do not have a strong background in child development, The Creative Curriculum for Preschool explains what to expect of children and how to plan a program that is challenging for each child.

Use The Creative Curriculum^® Implementation Checklist as your yardstick in assessing your degree of implementation. If you are just beginning, you may find that you have many elements of the curriculum already in place.

A Trainer's Guide to The Creative Curriculum for Preschool^®, Volume 1: Getting Started

This resource is an indispensable tool for program directors, staff development specialists, and educators as you introduce The Creative Curriculum for Preschool to the staff in your programs. The Trainer's Guide begins with tools to help you to create a comprehensive staff development plan for your program, including creating a shared vision, determining training needs, using the Implementation Checklist, and using learning teams.

The Trainer's Guide provides a strong foundation for getting started with The Creative Curriculum. It features workshops on components of The Creative Curriculum and all interest areas. These workshops are a teacher's entry point into fully implementing The Creative Curriculum and creating quality preschool programs where children learn and thrive.

The Creative Curriculum for Preschool Implementation Checklist

How well is your program implementing The Creative Curriculum? How can you tell? Where can you improve? Designed for teachers, administrators and supervisors, and trainers, this tool helps answer these questions. The instrument is divided into five sections: physical environment, structure, teacher-child interactions, assessment, and family involvement.

Professional Development

Teaching Strategies provides professional development services to help you ensure that The Creative Curriculum for Preschool is being implemented effectively in the context of your particular setting. Teaching Strategies also offers several conferences each year that cover the information teachers need to implement The Creative Curriculum for Preschool to its fullest.

On-Site Services

The easiest way to get started is with experienced assistance. Teaching Strategies is ready to assist you with the implementation process throughout your program.

The most efficient way to begin the process is to complete our On-Site Professional Development Needs Assessment Form. The information you provide helps us select one of our Staff Development Network Trainers for your program.