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Early Childhood Professional Development Opportunities

July 2025

Phonemic Awareness in PK

This session will explore practical and engaging ways to integrate phonemic awareness instruction seamlessly into the daily routines of Pre-Kindergarten classrooms. Participants will learn how to leverage existing activities, such as circle time, transitions, and play-based learning, to foster children's understanding of sounds in spoken words. We'll cover key phonemic awareness skills and provide concrete strategies and examples for implementation.
 
 
Date: July 15, 2025
Time: 8:30-3:30 pm
Cost: $125.00/PEEC Members $0
Location: ESC-20
Session: 111520

Spark Curiosity: Mastering Science through Play in Pre-K!

Ready to ignite a love of science in your pre-K classroom? Join us for an interactive session that dives deep into the 2022 Science PK Guidelines. Through hands-on activities, simulations, and engaging discussions, we'll explore how to create a playful learning environment that fosters scientific thinking in young children. Participants will discover playful approaches to spark curiosity, exploration, and investigation, explore a variety of hands-on science experiments that are easy to implement in your classroom, develop increased confidence in integrating science into your curriculum, and a renewed sense of wonder and excitement about the scientific world!
 
 
 
Date: July 22, 2025
Time: 8:30-3:30 pm
Cost: $135.00/PEEC Members $0
Location: ESC-20
Session: 111519

25-26 SY Sessions Open September 1st

**Session dates are tentative