1. ENVIRONMENT UNIT Teaching Research Assistance to Childcare Providers

2. Training Schedule

3. Environment Unit Outcome Establish and Maintain an Environment Incorporating a Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum

4. Environment Unit Objectives  Knowledge of relationship between DAP and EBC  Knowledge of use of interest areas  Knowledge of setting up and using: Block interest area Dramatic Play interest area Art interest area Sand and Water interest area

5. Environment Unit Objectives  Knowledge of how to do instructional planning for an EBC  Use assessment to determine effective teaching strategies  How to plan for and conduct Large Group time

6. TRAC 2004 Units

7. Learning Techniques  Philosophy/Theory  Strategies  Application  Feedback  Follow-up

8. Levels of Decision Making Unconsciously Incompetent Consciously Incompetent Unconsciously Competent Consciously Competent Automaticity