This workshop will explore current research on brain development, learning, and human intelligence, and what we know about how children learn and how this applies to developmentally appropriate practices (DAP). We will discuss practical applications of this information and how it influences the role of the teacher, curriculum development, teaching strategies, the learning environment, and how we, as educators and caregivers, interact with children.

• To update and introduce current brain development research as it applies to child development, learning, teaching and parenting.

• To link this research to developmentally appropriate practices, adult/child interactions and environmental influences.

• To provide care givers, parents and teachers brain-friendly, multi-sensory approaches and ideas to foster child development and maximize full personal growth and development for every child.

Format: Lecture, large & small group discussion, story-telling, self-reflection activities

Audio-visual needs: Overhead projector and screen, Flip chart & Markers