Child and drama art (Case Study)

International Workshop on An Integrative Approach to Early Childhood Development and Education In cooperation with The Center for the Study of Child Development, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel November 4 – 27, 2014 OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAM OF STUDIES Through introductory lectures, professional study visits, observation, workshops, and discussions of applicability to local realities, participants will be exposed to the following: •Early Childhood Education and Care in Israel •Attitudes and priorities in early childhood education •Developmental needs of children from birth to 6 years •Main psychological theories of development and learning •Building of supportive and stimulating learning environments •Alternative ways and strategies for instructing – music, art, storytelling, etc. •A variety of early child development settings and kindergartens working according to different approaches and intervention strategies •Empowering strategies as professional trainers •Evaluation programs of children's progress and needs •The role of the child care provider, teacher and the teacher trainer •Supervision, monitoring and evaluation of training programs •Interventions and services provided to children with special needs •Written and presented a project proposal to be implemented in their own settings.