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Part of theTeach for Maryland Consortium - Preparing Teachers to Teach in High Poverty/High Minority Schools
 * Grant Name: ** "Using Best Practices to Motivate and Engage Early Childhood Teachers to Teach in High Poverty/ High Minority Schools"


 * Project Title: ** Using Best Practices to Motivate and Engage Early Childhood Teachers to Teach in High Poverty/High Minority Schools.


 * Project Partners: Salisbury University & Wicomico County Public Schools **


 * Public Schools: Wicomico Early Learning Center, Beaver Run Elementary, Chipman Elementary & Pemberton Elementary **

This project will assist teachers and teacher candidates in developing an understanding and implementation of Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP) in early childhood education (ECED). Through utilizing DAP in ECED classrooms, referrals of challenging behaviors should be lessened. tools, such as the Devereux Early childhood Assessment Program, will be infused with the DAP philosophy to address challenging behaviors in high poverty/high minority schools. Specific curricular focuses will be "Kid Writing" and the integration of the creative arts into literacy, math, science, and the social studies. The goal of this project is to foster enthusiasm and life-long learning in high poverty/high minority ECED schools by addressing behavior and current instructional practices to best serve the children.
 * Project Statement: **

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