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Virtual Live 2 Hour Weekend Classes

Answering Children’s Critical Questions

Children are natural curious and observant, which can lead them to make observations and ask questions that might make adults uncomfortable or can feel too challenging to answer. In this workshop, we will explore how to use the principles of anti-bias education to respond to young learners in thoughtful ways that allow them to discover the similarities and differences that exist in all of us.
– Location: Virtual – Zoom
– Date/Time: Saturday March 15, 10 am – 12pm
– Price: Pay What You Can (recommended price $40)
– SEEC is an OSSE approved trainer and will issue a certificate for 2 clock hours earned in this workshop.

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Using Museums to Explore Social-Emotional Learning

Join us in this brand-new workshop exploring how SEEC uses objects and visits to our community to foster children’s social emotional learning. Discover techniques you can apply both in and out of the classroom to help children develop pro-social skills and create a caring classroom community.
– Location: Virtual – Zoom
– Date/Time: Saturday May 17, 10 am – 12pm
– Price: Pay What You Can (recommended price $40)
SEEC is an OSSE approved trainer and will issue a certificate for 2 clock hours earned in this workshop.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

SEEC’s Professional Development Options

ANSWERING CHILDREN’S CRITICAL QUESTIONS IN A TRANSFORMING WORLD

Young children are well known for asking a multitude of questions and in a world filled with disruption, it can be difficult for adults to answer them. We strive to understand exactly what children are asking and work together with children in thoughtful, age-appropriate ways that allow children to create answers and be empowered to create change. To explore young children’s critical questions, SEEC uses objects that are both familiar and unfamiliar to children. Through these experiences children create connections and discover the similarities and differences that exist in all of us.

In-Person Workshop | Location: In Your Community | Available as a 2 or 3 hour workshop | Schedule: Email SEECinfo@si.edu
Live Virtual for Your Organization | Location: Online | Available as a 2 hour workshop | Price: 10 or fewer partipicants: $120 / 11 – 25 participants: $165 | Schedule: Email SEECinfo@si.edu
Pre-Recorded Virtual | Not available

EMERGENT LITERACY

Very young children thrive in an environment that is rich in exposure to everyday objects, stories, and visual images. Age appropriate books, art prints and objects not only appeal to toddlers and two-year-olds but help them understand the world around them. Learn how to develop a curiosity that promotes early literacy by incorporating the arts, the community, and everyday objects into classroom activities. See an outline here.

- In-Person Workshop | Location: In Your Community | Available as a 2 or 3 hour workshop |Schedule: Email SEECinfo@si.edu
- Live Virtual for Your Organization | Location: Online | Available as a 2 hour workshop | Price: 10 or less partipicants: $120 / 11 – 25 participants: $165 | Schedule: Email SEECinfo@si.edu
- Pre-Recorded Virtual |Content available for one month once participant receives the link | Live Q&A Session | Location: Online | Price: $40 | Sign Up: Register Here

FOSTERING WONDER

Children are born with a sense of wonder, but how, as educators, can we foster their natural curiosity, and use it to create engaging learning environments? Through hands on activities, discussion, and examples, participants will practice using language that fosters inquiry, and explore how to structure learning experiences that follows and fosters children’s curiosity. See an outline here.

- In-Person Workshop | Location: In Your Community | Available as a 2 or 3 hour workshop | Schedule: Email SEECinfo@si.edu
- Live Virtual for Your Organization | Location: Online | Available as a 2 hour workshop | Price: 10 or less partipicants: $120 / 11 – 25 participants: $165 | Schedule: Email SEECinfo@si.edu
- Pre-Recorded Virtual | Content available for one month once participant receives the link | Live Q&A Session | Location: Online | Price: $40 | Sign Up: Register Here

FULL STEAM AHEAD

Integrate the arts into STEM learning and engage young children in meaningful cross-curricular experiences. Through model lessons and hands-on activities, we’ll explore how art can be used to enrich STEM lessons. See an outline here.

- In-Person Workshop | Location: In Your Community | Available as a 2 or 3 hour workshop | Schedule: Email SEECinfo@si.edu
- Live Virtual for Your Organization | Location: Online | Available as a 2 hour workshop | Price: 10 or less partipicants: $120 / 11 – 25 participants: $165 | Schedule: Email SEECinfo@si.edu
- Pre-Recorded Virtual | Content available for one month once participant receives the link | Live Q&A Session | Location: Online | Price: $40 | Register Here

LEARNING THROUGH OBJECTS

Museums are for everyone, even the very young! This hands-on seminar will explore the many benefits of using community spaces for learning, and give participants a robust toolkit for engaging young children in objects, artwork, and more. See an outline here and download key questions and agenda.

“SEEC’s learning through objects course opened my mind and eyes to consider practical elements of classroom pedagogy and implementation of creative ideas. The methods they discuss and way the information is presented is very real-world and applicable in many different kinds of learning environments. While SEEC is unique in many ways, adaptations can be made to apply their work in a variety of educational settings.”

– Learning Through Objects Participant

In-Person Workshop | Location: In Your Community | Available as a 1 or 2 day workshop | Schedule: Email SEECinfo@si.edu
Live Virtual for Your Organization | Email SEECinfo@si.edu for options
Pre-Recorded Virtual | Content available for three months once participant receives the link | Live Q&A Session | Location: Online | Price: $300 | Register Here

NATURE: A NATURAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

Being outside in nature has been proven to benefit young children in numerous ways including improvements to physical, mental, and cognitive health. Explore how to make concepts come to life by stepping just outside your door – whether you’re near a huge forest or a small patch of grass. Participants will engage in sample lessons that connect nature, play, art, objects, and experimentation and gain techniques to use this approach in your unique setting.

- In-Person Workshop | Location: In Your Community | Available as a 2 or 3 hour workshop | Schedule: Email SEECinfo@si.edu
- Live Virtual for Your Organization | Location: Online | Available as a 2 hour workshop | Price: 10 or less partipicants: $120 / 11 – 25 participants: $165 | Schedule: Email SEECinfo@si.edu
- Pre-Recorded Virtual | Content available for one month once participant receives the link | Live Q&A Session | Location: Online | Price: $40 | Register Here

PLAY

Bringing together children’s interests, play theory, research, and museum collections, seminar participants partake in hands-on, object based activities to experience using play as a vehicle for learning and inquiry. See an outline here.

In-Person Workshop | Location: In Your Community | Available at any length from 2 hours to 2 days | Schedule: Email SEECinfo@si.edu
Live Virtual for Your Organization | Location: Online | Available as a 2 hour workshop | Price: 10 or less participants: $120 / 11 – 25 participants: $165 | Schedule: Email SEECinfo@si.edu
Pre-Recorded Virtual | Content available for one month once participant receives the link | Live Q&A Session | Location: Online | Price: $40 | Register Here

MORE INFORMATION:

In-Person in Your Community Workshops

In-Person workshops are available at a location of your choice (travel rates apply) or may be held at the Smithsonian for your organization. Email SEECinfo@si.edu to schedule a workshop.

PRICING AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

**All workshops have a maximum of 30 participants.

Pre-Recorded Virtual

Explore these workshops at your own pace! Upon registration you will be emailed resources pertaining to the workshop, login information for the Q&A session, and links to the workshop recording(s). Access to recordings will be given for a month to three months after they are sent (time period dependent on the length of the program; all specifics are below). Live Q&A sessions will be hosted monthly to answer questions, provide feedback on completed activities, etc. Upon registration you will receive:

- Access to workshop recording(s)
- Related resources
- Login information for the live
- Q&A session
- Certificate of completion (SEEC is OSSE certified and its facilitator number is on the certificate)

Tuition Assistance

We offer limited partial tuition assistance to attend our workshops. If you are interested in receiving tuition assistance, please fill out and email our Tuition Assistance Request Form to SEECinfo@si.edu. We will be in touch shortly to confirm we have received your request.

Consulting

SEEC offers consulting services to support organization’s individual needs. Please email SEECinfo@si.edu for more information.