It seems like forever since we've been together as a group. I'm missing the connections!
And as I turned my April calendar, I see that we are having a department meeting on Friday, April 20 in the Pocahontas office. So save the date! There was talk about moving the meeting to another office as we didn't think the room was available here, but it is open and now reserved for us. More info will be coming soon on the agenda/outcomes for that day!
Will we get our I Pads that day? We can be hopeful. I contacted Mike Schmidt this week and they have been ordered and are to arrive that week. It depends if the order comes in on time and then they need to charge them, label, etc.
So who plans to go to the Trauma conference and the ECO conference? Looks like we have several attending the pre-conference trauma day: Nicole, Cheryl, Gale, Melissa, Lynn Beisch, Randi and me. And Lynn, Randi, Nicole, Gale and myself will stay on for the ECO day!
Friday, March 30, 2012
Are you using AEPSI?
The most recent check tells me that we are using 34 of the 40 AEPSI license that we purchased. There is an expectation that everyone is trying it out!
Here are some of the advantages of AEPSI:
1) Informs you of a child's strengths, emerging skills, and needs
2) Helps develop meaningful goals and interventions
3) Highly sensitive - measures small increments of development, resulting in more accurate assessment of child's performance
4) Helps ensure they will make progress
5) Cross walked with ECO indicators
6) Curriculum guide that designs and implements intervention strategies, incorporates activities into the child's daily routine
7) Now there is a printable pdf version of the individual assessment for a single area or all areas
8) It's an online tool and generates great reports
9) Yes, you can continue to use the DAYC to get an eligibility score, but don't you want more???
9) Wait for me! Stop! I need to go try it again, RIGHT NOW!
Here are some of the advantages of AEPSI:
1) Informs you of a child's strengths, emerging skills, and needs
2) Helps develop meaningful goals and interventions
3) Highly sensitive - measures small increments of development, resulting in more accurate assessment of child's performance
4) Helps ensure they will make progress
5) Cross walked with ECO indicators
6) Curriculum guide that designs and implements intervention strategies, incorporates activities into the child's daily routine
7) Now there is a printable pdf version of the individual assessment for a single area or all areas
8) It's an online tool and generates great reports
9) Yes, you can continue to use the DAYC to get an eligibility score, but don't you want more???
9) Wait for me! Stop! I need to go try it again, RIGHT NOW!
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Teacher Quality Dollars
Did you receive the email stating that the Teacher Quality Committee will be meeting today, Monday, March 26? If you have your 15 hours completed, send your form (date, hours, and brief description of work)to Steve Beegley and Deb Gade. Upon committee approval, the hours will be submitted for pay and hopefully be in your next check. Next TQ meeting will be April 30.
Tiffanie Dau, AT coordinator, sent me a great site for you to check out! It's called Tots nTech http://tnt.asu.edu/tnt-helpdesk (copy and paste to your browser).The help desk is designed to help you find assistive technology resources ideas in four functional areas. Click on the picture webliography link on the right side of the page to see a great collection of printable picture resources.
Tiffanie Dau, AT coordinator, sent me a great site for you to check out! It's called Tots nTech http://tnt.asu.edu/tnt-helpdesk (copy and paste to your browser).The help desk is designed to help you find assistive technology resources ideas in four functional areas. Click on the picture webliography link on the right side of the page to see a great collection of printable picture resources.
Save the date
There are a couple of professional development opportunities taking place in Des Moines in June. I want to give you some basic information and the dates. If either of these trainings interest you, I'd ask you to "trade" a day of work in April or May and use the date(s) in June. I don't believe the agency will pay you for any additional work days to attend, but would honor a trade day. More information will be coming regarding registration details.
June 11 -13 there is a FREE Birth -21 special education conference, Pursuing the Promise. On Wed. June 13, there is an all day session to address Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO) for Early ACCESS and ECSE. The presenters are from the national ECO center and NECTAC to help us continue our path to better understanding and implementation of ECO. At this point I have not seen registration details and can't tell you if the other 2 days would be of value to us, but please DO CONSIDER attending on June 13. As more information comes, I will share it with you, so don't request leave at this point.
A second option is the 2nd Annual Psychological Trauma Conference on June 12, 13, and 14. Yes, this overlaps with the ECO day. This is a rather costly conference, however, the speaker line-up are the BEST of the BEST in helping us understand mental health issues and young children. Maybe consider going to the pre-conference on June 12 and ECO on June 13. If you are interested in attending this conference, I'd apply for professional development leave soon, as only 300 registrants will be accepted. Information will be attached to the email.
June 11 -13 there is a FREE Birth -21 special education conference, Pursuing the Promise. On Wed. June 13, there is an all day session to address Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO) for Early ACCESS and ECSE. The presenters are from the national ECO center and NECTAC to help us continue our path to better understanding and implementation of ECO. At this point I have not seen registration details and can't tell you if the other 2 days would be of value to us, but please DO CONSIDER attending on June 13. As more information comes, I will share it with you, so don't request leave at this point.
A second option is the 2nd Annual Psychological Trauma Conference on June 12, 13, and 14. Yes, this overlaps with the ECO day. This is a rather costly conference, however, the speaker line-up are the BEST of the BEST in helping us understand mental health issues and young children. Maybe consider going to the pre-conference on June 12 and ECO on June 13. If you are interested in attending this conference, I'd apply for professional development leave soon, as only 300 registrants will be accepted. Information will be attached to the email.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Webinars
Today I received an email announcing an updated position statement on NAEYC and Technology ! You can check out the 20 minute webinar to get up -to -date on the definition, recommendations, limitations, and implications of technology and interactive media. I can forward the email with the webinar if you didn not receive it, as I can't get the link to open here.
And did you sign up for the webinar, Five Simple Steps for Progress Monitoring? It will occur on April 4 with Early Childhood Investigations and Fran Simon. Let me know if you need more info.
And a must read, Evaluating Technology for Early Learners - you may have received the email on 3/6 from Hatch The Early Learning Experts Escape the Ed Tech Junkyard. If you are interested in this great resource, let me know and I will forward the info, as I can't get the link to open here. Sorry.
http://www.hatchearlychildhood.com/layout_images/documents/ebooks/evaluatingtechnology_small.pdf
And did you sign up for the webinar, Five Simple Steps for Progress Monitoring? It will occur on April 4 with Early Childhood Investigations and Fran Simon. Let me know if you need more info.
And a must read, Evaluating Technology for Early Learners - you may have received the email on 3/6 from Hatch The Early Learning Experts Escape the Ed Tech Junkyard. If you are interested in this great resource, let me know and I will forward the info, as I can't get the link to open here. Sorry.
http://www.hatchearlychildhood.com/layout_images/documents/ebooks/evaluatingtechnology_small.pdf
More on technology
There continues to be several opportunities to learn more about technology and early childhood. Some of you may be viewing information for "off the clock" teacher quality hours. Others may be viewing information to complete the final reflection work for technology professional development credit. Either way, my job is to keep you informed.
I recently took the time to view the new treatment videos from autism speaks, you may want to do so also http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/video-glossary
I also went to the CELL videos and found them to be of interest at http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/ta_cellcasts1.php or a new one on adaptations for special needs children http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/getting_kids_involved.php
If you subscribe to Camille Catlette emails, see 2/29 and 3/14 for this information.
I recently took the time to view the new treatment videos from autism speaks, you may want to do so also http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/video-glossary
I also went to the CELL videos and found them to be of interest at http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/ta_cellcasts1.php or a new one on adaptations for special needs children http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/getting_kids_involved.php
If you subscribe to Camille Catlette emails, see 2/29 and 3/14 for this information.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Technology polycom meeting
On Friday, those taking the department work for PD technology credit, met by polycom to continue conversations about technology. Here are a few more resources that you might want to explore as a result of our conversations. Can't find the time? Remember, you can explore sites on your own time, and submit the hours for TQ money.
http://www.makingsenseonline.org/
http://www.headstartinclusion.org/
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/
http://www.challengingbehavior.org/
http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/
http://www.180techtips.com/
There is also new information on the AEPSI site on how to tie curriculum to assessment!
Or check out Utube, "How Difficult Can This Be?" by Richard Lavoie
http://www.makingsenseonline.org/
http://www.headstartinclusion.org/
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/
http://www.challengingbehavior.org/
http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/
http://www.180techtips.com/
There is also new information on the AEPSI site on how to tie curriculum to assessment!
Or check out Utube, "How Difficult Can This Be?" by Richard Lavoie
First Service Delivery Date
At our last department meeting we discussed the "First Service Delivery Date" and developed a few questions to pose to support staff to review the material from the DE.
To refresh you, the first service delivery date must occur within 30 days of the IFSP meeting. When a home visit is completed for the first time, click the "first service delivery button" and record log notes. If you miss the timeline for starting a service, you will be given a drop down menu to select a reason for delay and a note will need to be entered to justify the reason for the missed date.
Now you have the answers, in case a support person seeks help or clarification from you. Didn't want you to be in the blind! Encourage them to read the information, take the 3 point quiz and hit submit!
To refresh you, the first service delivery date must occur within 30 days of the IFSP meeting. When a home visit is completed for the first time, click the "first service delivery button" and record log notes. If you miss the timeline for starting a service, you will be given a drop down menu to select a reason for delay and a note will need to be entered to justify the reason for the missed date.
Now you have the answers, in case a support person seeks help or clarification from you. Didn't want you to be in the blind! Encourage them to read the information, take the 3 point quiz and hit submit!
Pediatric First Aid
The Pocahontas Hospital is advertising a Pediatric First Aid Class on Tuesday, March 13 at 11:00 a.m. If this is something you are interested in, please contact Mary Brandt at 712-335-5229 to register. Recently the OT, PT, and COTAs attending training. Perhaps it's time for some of us to refresh our skills as well.
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