​Early Childhood Professional Development Opportunities 2018-2019

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Required Professional Development Special Education Social- Emotional Paraprofessionals Early Literacy Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) 2018-2019 Professional Development Calendar

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Required Professional Development **Register in Ohio Professional Registry https://registry.occrra.org**

Early Learning Assessment **Register in Ohio Professional Registry https://registry.occrra.org** ST# 10069335

Date: 8/23/18 and 8/24/18

Time: 8:30-3:30

Location: Auburn TLC

Description: This 2 day training is required for preschool teachers in SUTQ 3-Star and above rated programs and all state-funded preschool programs including Early Childhood Entitlement and Preschool Special Education programs. This training is also open to related service providers who are responsible for ELA administration and reporting. This training will provide an overview of the required Learning Progressions for reporting in the 2017-2018 school year. Topics covered will include: purpose of the assessment, structure of the assessment, preparing for administration, using your current assessment practices to gather child information, scoring items, reporting assessment results, using the Ready for Kindergarten Online System and using assessment results.

Introduction to the Childhood Outcomes Summary (COS) Process **Register in Ohio Professional Registry https://registry.occrra.org** ST#10069377

Date: 9/14/18

Time: 8:30-3:30

Location: Auburn TLC

Description: The Ohio Department of Education requires preschool special education teams to complete the Early Childhood Outcomes Summary Form (ECOSF) for all children receiving special education services. This training will provide an overview of how to complete the Child Observation Summary Form and provide resources to support teams in summarizing information about children.

Childhood Outcomes Summary (COS) Process Refresher **Register in Ohio Professional Registry https://registry.occrra.org** ST#10069338

Date: 9/14/18 Time: 12:30-3:30 Location: Auburn TLC Description: Child Outcomes Summary (COS) refresher training will involve reviewing key features of the Child Outcomes Summary (COS) process and required information to successfully complete the process. Participants complete application activities and explore the requirements and resources specific to state policies about collecting child outcomes data. In this session, you will gain an understanding of:​ ​When to complete the COS process;​ ​Utilizing the decision tree, a tool to help distinguish between the ratings;​ ​How the 7-point scale is related to age-expected functioning; How to complete required forms;​ ​Effective COS teaming practices and how they lead to accurate ratings; How to support active participation by all COS team members, including families; and​ ​How to promote rich team discussions about a child's functioning. 3 Revised 5/31/18

Special Education **Register in Ohio Professional Registry https://registry.occrra.org**

10/26/18

Putting Data into Action Time: 8:30-11:30

ST#10069339

Locations: Auburn TLC

Description: Using data to inform instruction is a critical component of effective programming for children with disabilities. This training will provide an overview of how to collect and interpret data to inform instruction.

11/30/18

Supporting Functional Communication of Non-verbal Preschoolers ​ST#​Coming Soon Time: 8:30-11:30 Locations: Auburn TLC

Description: It is important to provide a variety of experiences to support children’s communication and language skills in preschool. The purpose of this session is to provide strategies to help you create language- and communication-rich environments that engage children whom are non-verbal in meaningful experiences that promote development.

2/1/19

What is “Special” about your Instruction? Defining SDI in Preschool ​ST#Coming Soon Time: 8:30-11:30 Locations: Auburn TLC

Description: A child eligible for special education in Ohio is required to have Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) outlined in their IEP to meet their unique educational needs, but what exactly does that mean? The delivery of SDI can become difficult to distinguish from regular instruction, especially as differentiated instruction and universal design for learning (UDL) approaches are more prevalent in early childhood settings. The purpose of this session is to provide clarification on the distinctive features of SDI—or what makes special education “special”— to promote common language and understanding for all.

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Autism Strategies in Action Preschool Series Hybrid Early Childhood is an important time to help young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) develop critical language and learning skills. The Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) has developed an online course that includes video examples in homes and preschool classrooms to introduce evidence-based strategies that can be used in natural environments during typical routines and activities of toddlers and preschoolers. Module topics include: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Overview: Many Faces of Autism: Characteristics of Autism (1.5 hours)* Essential Elements: Supporting Young Children on the Spectrum (1 hour)* Joint attention strategies: Tell Me, Show Me, Share with Me (1 hour)* Shared Control: Involved and Engaged (1 hour)* Prompting: Guiding Young Children Toward Independence (1.25 hours)* Reinforcement ! Let’s Do It Again! (1.25 hours)* Reinforcement II Keeping motivation High and Increasing Learning (1 hour)* Priming: What’s Next? Preparing for Upcoming Activities (1 hour)* Emotional regulation: Recognizing and Managing Emotions (1.5 hours)* Data collection: Who, What, When, Where, Why? (1.5 hours)*

*Time estimated by OCALI to complete module This hybrid PD provides an opportunity for early childhood educators, assistant teachers, related services providers, and families to complete these modules in a combination of three face-to-face meetings and independent work for a total of 18 hours of Professional Development Credit. Participants will view modules located on the OCALI.org website, then come together for in-depth discussions and activities. F2F Session 1: F2F Session 2: F2F Session 3:

Date: 11/2/18 Time: 8:30-10:30 Date: 12/14/18 Date: 1/25/19

Location: Auburn TLC

Participants must attend all 3 Face to Face Sessions and complete online Modules **Register in Ohio Professional Registry https://registry.occrra.org**ST# 10069472

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Social-Emotional **Register in Ohio Professional Registry https://registry.occrra.org**

Date: 9/14/18 Let’s talk about behavior: relationships matter ST# Coming Soon Time: 8:30-11:30 Location: Auburn TLC The relationships we build with children, families, and colleagues are at the foundation of everything we do with children. This session focuses on the importance of building relationships with all children to support their social emotional development and preventing challenging behavior. Participants will be able to use strategies shared in this session immediately in their classroom.

Date: 9/28/18 Preparing for School and Life Success! Supporting Executive Functioning During the Preschool Years ST# Coming Soon Time: 8:30-11:30 Location: Mentor Paradigm Center Join us and our partners from OCALI for a new professional development session focused on a topic that will help children excel academically while also preparing them for life success. This session will focus on what are executive functioning skills and why this skill set is critical in preschool settings. Participants will leave with practical strategies to easily embed into their classroom settings that make a big impact for young children. Resources will be provided to participants to think about the role families have in this skill development and practical ways to foster this development at home. Whether you are approaching this topic to support your PBIS framework, support daily operations of your classroom, or focus on the true foundational skills of school readiness. We guarantee you will leave the session with information that will be useful on a daily basis.

Date: 10/19/18 Managing Trauma in Your Classroom ST# Coming Soon Time: 12:30-3:30 Location: Mentor Paradigm Center This training session is designed to inform educators and other school staff about trauma and the impact on a child’s ability to learn and behave. Areas of focus include the basics of trauma: ·Techniques on how to reduce and manage trauma based reactions. · Examine practical strategies to address stress and trauma in the classroom to increase the learning capacity of students, and build resiliency in youth.

Date: 11/2/18 Let’s talk about behavior: environments matter ST# Coming Soon Time: 8:30-11:30 Location: Auburn TLC In early childhood, the classroom is often referred to as the “third teacher” because it plays such a critical role in the learning experiences of young children. This session focuses on ways to use the classroom environment to promote engagement and social emotional development as well as to prevent challenging behavior. Participants will be able to use tools to assess and adjust their environment immediately upon returning to their classroom.

Date: 2/8/19 Let’s talk about behavior: teaching friendship skills matter ​ST# Coming Soon Time: 8:30-11:30 Location: Auburn TLC How do children learn social emotional skills? We teach them! This session focuses on the social emotional skills to teach young children. Participants will be able to use this information to plan and implement lessons immediately in their classroom.

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Date: 3/15/19 Caring for Yourself While Teaching Others ​ST# 10069350 (Repeat from 2017-2018) Time: 8:30-11:30 Location: Auburn TLC Being a teacher can be a rewarding but exhausting calling. Good teachers take care of themselves so they can give their best to their students. This session will focus on strategies that help teachers manage their stress and responsibilities, while creating a supportive environment for their students.

Professional Development for Paraprofessionals **Register in Ohio Professional Registry https://registry.occrra.org**

10/5/18

Roles and Responsibilities of a Paraprofessional ST#10069340 Time: 12:30-3:30 Locations: Auburn TLC

Description: This session provides as overview of the many roles and responsibilities of a paraprofessional. Participants will learn strategies for effective collaboration and teaming and explore their own communication/leadership style and how that impacts relationships. Confidentiality is also discussed.

12/14/18

Powerful Interactions for Paraprofessionals ​ST#10069347 (Repeat from 2017-2018) Time: 8:30-11:30 Locations: Auburn TLC

Description: ​The interactions adults have with children matters. Decisions adults make about how they interact with children have an impact on them, on their development, behavior and learning, today and in the future. This session focuses on keys strategies that help adults engage in powerful interactions with children that make a positive impact on how children feel about themselves and about their learning. When children feel good about themselves and are engaged in their learning, they are less likely to be engaged in challenging behavior.

2/1/19

Incorporating Learning Standards into Play ST#10069341 Time: 12:30-3:30 Locations: Auburn TLC Description: Do you have a favorite place in the classroom that is a natural area for you to engage with children? Do you ever wonder how you can engage children and promote learning all while children are playing? Do you struggle with the pressure to incorporate standards, but not sure how to do that and still make play fun? This session will be fun, inspiring and full of ideas you will want to bring back to the classroom to make play more meaningful.

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Early Literacy **Register in Ohio Professional Registry https://registry.occrra.org**

Date: 10/5/18 Fostering Oral Language Development ST# 10069342 (Repeat from 2017-2018) Time: 8:30-11:30 Location: Auburn TLC Developing a solid foundation in oral language is essential component for learning to read and write (Paulson & Moats, 2018). In this session participants will develop an understanding of the developmental stages of oral language and learn strategies to facilitate oral language development during daily activities.

Date: 12/7/18 Developing Print Knowledge and Writing Skills in Early Childhood ​ST# 10069343 Time: 8:30-11:30 Location: Auburn TLC Print is everywhere in our daily lives. Children begin to understand how print works long before they learn how to read and write. In this session participants will review the development of print awareness, alphabet learning, and the phases of writing development. Hands on instructional strategies will be shared to help young children develop print awareness and begin to become young writers.

Date: 1/25/19 Building Social-Emotional Skills Through Reading ​ST# COMING SOON Time: 8:30-11:30 Location: Auburn TLC Having friends, being able to identify emotions, problem solve and self regulate are lifelong socialemotional skills that should be taught in preschool. Weaving language and literacy rich instructional strategies through picture books and other materials found in a preschool classroom can be done with ease but needs intentionality. Come learn about and share your ideas about how to build socialemotional skills through reading.

Date: 3/8/19 What "Reading" Looks Like in Preschool...Phonological Awareness​ ​ST# COMING Soon Time: 8:30-11:30 Location: Auburn TLC Developing children’s phonological skills is the “reading” work in preschool. This vital aspect of literacy is learned through phonological awareness activities such as those developed by Heggerty. In this session, you will learn how to embed these phonological awareness strategies throughout your day, determine which students are struggling, and identify the next steps for mastery.

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Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) Itinerant PLC Dates: 9/28/18 DatesL 11/9/18

1/11/19 3/1/19

Time: 8:30-11:30

Location: Auburn TLC

Time: 12:30-3:30 Time: 8:30-11:30

Location: Auburn TLC Location: Auburn TLC

**Register in Ohio Professional Registry https://registry.occrra.org**

Description: ODE requires districts/programs to offer a continuum of special education services. Preschool Itinerant Intervention Specialists assist in fulfilling this requirement as they provide special education services in the child’s Least Restrictive Environment (e.g., home, community child care setting, public preschool program). This Itinerant PLC provides ongoing support and professional development to Itinerant Intervention Specialists. ​This year, the focus will be powerful interactions Itinerants can teach to their partner teachers and use with students.

Early Childhood School Psychologist PLC Dates: 9/26/18 11/7/18 1/30/19 Time: 1:00-3:00 Location: Auburn TLC

3/20/19

**​Register in STARS https://safe.ode.state.oh.us/portal/**

Description​: ​This PLC will provide a forum for Early Childhood School Psychologists to discuss relevant topics to the field. The PLC will provide an opportunity for sharing of updates, experiences, strategies, and best-practices.

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EC Professional Development Calendar

8/23/188/24/18 9/14/18 9/14/18 9/14/18 9/26/18 9/28/18 9/28/18 10/5/18 10/5/18 10/19/18 10/19/18 10/26/18 11/2/18 11/7/18 11/9/18 11/30/18 12/7/18 12/14/18

Early Learning Assessment Initial Training

1/11/19

Itinerant PLC

Child Outcome Summary Process- Initial Training Child Outcome Summary Process- Refresher Let’s Talk About Behavior: Relationships EC School Psych PLC Itinerant PLC Preparing for School & Life Success! Supporting Executive Functioning during the Preschool Years Fostering Oral Language Development

1/25/19 1/30/19 2/1/19 2/1/19 2/8/19 3/1/19

Building Social-Emotional Skills Through Reading EC School Psych PLC SDI in Preschool Incorporating Learning Standards into Play Let’s Talk About Behavior: Teaching S/E Skills Itinerant PLC

3/8/19

Roles and Responsibilities of a Paraprofessional Fall Regional Managing Trauma in your Classroom Putting Data into Action Let’s Talk About Behavior: Environments EC School Psych PLC Itinerant PLC Supporting Functional Communication of Non-verbal Preschoolers Developing Print Knowledge & Writing Skills in EC Powerful Interactions for Paraprofessionals

3/15/19 3/20/19 4/12/19

What Reading Looks Like in Preschool…Phonological Awareness Caring for Self to Teach Others EC School Psych PLC Spring Regional

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