exploring how the pqa and creative curriculum work together
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PQA- Program Quality Assessment
What do you find meaningful about thePQA?
How does it improve the quality of yourrelationships and instruction?
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PQA & Creative Curriculum
What new information are youhoping to gain today?
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PQA- Program Quality Assessment
Goal of the PQA is to make
Quality Changes in the classroom,center, program or child care home.
Many programs use PQA as a marker for ongoingprogress and improvements.
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PQAThe assessment tool is based on the five key objectives of
Head Start, which are:
enhancing children's growth and development; strengthening families as the primary nurturers of their
children;
providing children with educational, health, and nutritionalservices;
linking children and families to needed community services; and ensuring well-managed programs that involve parents in
decision making.-M. Bunch, 2004
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PQA Developed by:High Scope Educational Research Foundation
PQA Describes what a high qualityearly care and education programlooks like.
PQA provides us with the knowledgeand common vocabulary to makequality improvements with researchbased supports.
Based on Sound Principles of a HighQuality Preschool Classroom and 40
years of research in the PerryPreschool Project -Ypsilanti, MI
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What Is Program Quality?Program quality, like child development, has manydimensions.It includes:
Structural components
the classroom,center, program or home. How the learningenvironment is set up and what happens during theprogram day.
Process how adults interact with children and
plan and carry out meaningful learning experiences.Ways in which staff relate to parents, one another,and the community can affect children and are partof the quality process. Finally, agency-wide factorsinfluence what happens in the classroom and candirectly or indirectly impact children.
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Uses for the PQA Research and Evaluation Self Assessment Supervision , Observation & Feedback
Our PQA feedback is grounded in two strong convictions:
that all teachers want to do the best for the children
in their care and that there is always room for
growth, no matter how good the teacher.
-S. Christensen and A. Rosen, 2010
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What is the PQA? Comprehensive tool
Research based and field-tested
Appropriate for use in all early care andeducation settings
Administered by independent evaluators or
used as a self- assessment tool Defines quality along a continuum
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Structure Each item begins with a statement followed by a series
of indicators defining the lower, middle and upperends of the 5-point quality continuum or rubric.
When teachers are on a quest for high quality, the Program
Quality Assessment is an integral component of their journey.
- High Scope ReSource Spring 2010
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Potential Uses of the PQA
Improving the Quality of Early Care andEducation Programs with:
Self Assessment
Training/ Coaching
Program Monitoring
Observation and Feedback Research and Evaluation
The goal of assessment is to
acknowledge strengths and identify
areas for improvement.
We travel side by side with teachers
and directors as we all strive to
make quality better.
-A. Rosen & S. Christensen, 2010
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Michigans Roadmap to QualityGreat Start 2 Quality Resource Center, NW
Quality Improvement Consultants & Specialists help support us on our journey.
Michigans T.Q.R.I.S.
Tiered Quality Rating Improvement System
Self Assessment Survey (SAS) PQA
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Creative Curriculum
The Curriculum grows and changes along with the earlychildhood field as we learn from current research and gainnew insights about what teachers need to know in order toteach effectively. The CC now has a long history each
new edition reflects our commitment to respond to theneeds of early childhood educators.
John Dewey, Lev Vygotsky, Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget, brainresearch and literacy/math research between 2003 and
2009
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First edition launched in 1978
Introduced teachers how to set up their classrooms
into interest areas and to use them effectively
Blocks, House Corner, Art and Table Toys
2ndedition in 1988
Added the Library, Sand and Water, and Outdoors
sections
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1992 was the 3rdedition
Explained the theories and philosophy behind the
Creative Curriculum
Goals and objectives for childrens learning assessment
Families
Cooking, Music and Movement, and Computers
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Fourth edition in 2002
New brain research guided the development of the fourth
edition providing more guidance about appropriate
teaching strategies
Defined the vital role of the teacher in connecting content,
teaching and learning for preschool children
Explained the teachers role in addressing content inliteracy, math, science, social studies, the arts and
technology
New interest area addedDiscovery
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Fifth and most current edition created in 2010
Includes 5 volumes that help teachers build their professional knowledge
of best practices
The Foundation
Interest Areas Literacy
Math
Objectives for Development and Learning
The Creative Curriculum volumes are designed to support teachers at all
levels of experience in planning and implementing a high quality
developmentally appropriate program
To make the curriculum work for you, incorporate your own interests and
teaching style as well as information about the children you teach and
their families
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The Creative Curriculum is based off of 5
fundamental principles:
1. Positive interactions and relationships with adults provide a critical
foundation for successful learning
2. Social-emotional competence is a significant factor in schoolsuccess
3. Constructive, purposeful play supports essential learning
4. The physical environment affects the type and quality of learninginteractions
5. Teacher-family partnerships promote development and learning
How do these 5 areas tie to the PQA?
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Moving from Good to Great!
Together we can!
Developing High Quality LearningEnvironments for all children!
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PQA & Creative CurriculumWhat new information were you hoping to gain today?
Please take a moment to review your question
Did we answer it?
Q & A
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Facilitated by:
Angela Norvell, Traverse Bay Area ISD
Liz Walker, Wexford, Missaukee and Manistee ISDs
Dru OConnor, Northwest Michigan CommunityAction Agency