Organization: THE PEDAGOGICAL INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES
Mission: THE ADVANCEMENT AND SUPPORT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Activities: THE COLLABORATIVE TEACHING PROJECT OFFERS ONGOING, ON-SITE, INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS WORKING IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WHERE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS ARE SCARCE. WORKING SIDE BY SIDE WITH TEACHERS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, WE TRANSFORM ENVIRONMENTS AND INSPIRE TEACHERS TO RESPOND TO THE NATURAL CURIOSITY OF CHILDREN.
A VARIETY OF GENERAL WORKSHOPS ON TOPICS OF INTEREST TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS. THESE WORKSHOPS ARE LED BY LOCAL MASTER TEACHERS AND NATIONAL KNOWN EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION. SPECIALIZED COMMUNITY RESEARCH MEETINGS, MATERIALS WORKSHOPS, DOCUMENTATION/VIDEO LABS, BOOKS DISCUSSION GROUPS, AND ATELIERISTA MEETINGS ARE ALSO OFFERED.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building