Learning Centers and Their Benefits

If you are employed in a state that uses a registry to track professional development hours, you will be able to provide your registry ID (Stars, MOPID, Registry or other ECE ID#) after you have completed the quiz for the course. If you pass the quiz we will report your course completion to the state registry using the registry ID that you provide.

Learning centers are a vital part of how we set up our classrooms. Whether you are starting a new classroom or looking to redo an existing one, it’s good to know the best ways to go about the entire process.
Course length – 3.0 hours.

This course helps answer the following questions:

• Why is it important to have centers?

• What centers should you have and what should be in them?

• How should items be organized in centers?

• How should centers be placed in the room?

• How should you use your centers?

• What are the benefits of each center?

Participants who successfully complete this course will:

• Understand the importance of setting centers up with forethought and planning.

• Possess the skills to decide what centers and materials will be most beneficial for their particular group.

• Understand, and be able to share with families, the benefits of each center.