Trainers 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 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.

Diane Trister Dodge, founder and president of Teaching Strategies, Inc., is the author of numerous books, articles, and training materials on early childhood education. She is the lead author on all of Teaching Strategies books, including the popular The Creative Curriculum®...series.
After earning a Master's degree from Bank Street College of Education, Diane earned 30 years of experience working with teachers and administrators first as a kindergarten teacher, and then as the education coordinator for a Head Start program in rural Mississippi. Her experiences in the field have taught her the value of curriculum and training materials that articulate a clear philosophy and practical approach to meaningful learning. Her belief that curriculum and assessment are intracately linked led to the development of The Creative Curriculum Developmental Continuum and The Creative Curriculum Developmental Assessment Toolkit for Ages 3-5. She has also written many books for parents including Building Your Baby's Brain, Reading Right from the Start, and A Parent's Guide to Early Childhood Education.
Diane is a renowned speaker and trainer, and a former member of the Governing Board of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). She currently serves on the Board of the Center for the Child Care Work Force and other local Washington, DC organizations.

Candy Jones, Senior Associate for Teaching Strategies, Inc., has been in the field of early childhood education for 28 years. Candy is an author of A Trainer's Guide to the Creative Curriculum for Preschool, Literacy: The Creative Curriculum Approach, and its companion A Trainer's Guide to the Creative Curriculum for Preschool, Volume II, Literacy. She is also a lead developer of The Creative Curriculum Implementation Checklist. She is an experienced trainer, former preschool, kindergarten, and primary grade teacher, and state early childhood specialist for the Louisiana Department of Education.