Training Opportunity

Pickaway County Early Head Start/Early Childhood Collaborative

Special Quest Training

SQ topic # hours Date
An Inclusion Story

When Concerns Arise 3SUTQ approved November 19
Enhancing Staff Confidence & Comfort

The IFSP 3 2 hours are SUTQ approved
1 hour – JFS inservice December 17
Listening to Families

Developing Family Service Collaboration 3 JFS inservice January 14,2011
Building Effective Teams

Enhancing Team Functioning 3 JFS inservice February 4, 2011



Training to be held at the Early Head Start Center; 1080 US Rt 22W in Circleville
Training time will be 1 – 4 pm.




Training Descriptions:

November 19:
Participants will discuss what inclusive services in natural environments means for children with disabilities and their families. They will identify strategies for providing coordinated family-service services through partnerships among service providers.

Participants will consider strategies that families have identified as being effective when discussing concerns about a child’s development.

December 17
Participants will identify strategies for providers to communicate effectively with families about the possibility of their child being identified with a disability.

Participants will develop an understanding of the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) process and their role in the plan’s development and implementation.


January 14
Participants will practice listening to families to learn about their resources, priorities, their culture, values and beliefs.

Participants will reflect on what families & service providers bring to their relationship that creates a positive partnership in caring for children with disabilities.

February 4

Participants will discuss the benefits of teaming & collaboration in programs & their own contributions to the team.

Participants will identify strategies and tools to build and strengthen teams. Participants will apply the 5 elements of team functioning & identify team development strategies.

As you may already be aware, preschool special education classrooms in your district may be selected to be observed as part of the Early Language and Literacy Classroom Observation (ELLCO) study, which was initiated by the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) and is being conducted under contract with Learning Point Associates. For this study, a sample of preschool special education classrooms is being observed in three phases: Spring 2010, Fall 2010 and Spring 2011. Classroom observations for the second phase will be conducted between September and December 2010. We will contact building administrators and supervisors to schedule the observations during instructional time. In order to familiarize teachers with the ELLCO Toolkit, we would like to invite teachers to attend an ELLCO Introduction and Awareness Training. The ELLCO Toolkit provides practitioners with valuable information that examines the extent to which a classroom provides children with the support they need for language and literacy development. Hear the what, how, and why behind the ELLCO Toolkit and its use by ODE.

Photo contest!!

Teachers-

I need your photos for the new preschool website. Please email me your favorite photos. Winners will receive a gift card to your favorite teacher store. Please e-mail by 9-15-10.

Let me know if you have questions...

PS- I will check with parents before posting your photo(s)

Coming Soon

Coming soon...

The Pickaway County Preschool Website! The site will contain information about preschool programs operated by the school districts in Pickaway County, a list of resources for professionals who work with children with special needs and important links. Also, a link to my calendar so you can double check meeting schedules.