Professional Development on Inclusion eNews, November 2013

Date Published: 11/25/2013

Professional Development and Inclusion eNews
An email update from the National Professional Development Center on Inclusion and CONNECT: The Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge.
In This Issue New Products from CONNECT Article on CONNECT in NAEYC’s Voices of Practitioners Additional videos demonstrations of building trusting partnerships in Module 4 CONNECT Online Course: Communication for Professional Collaboration Global CONNECTions Chinese Translation and Adaptation of CONNECT Modules Portuguese Translation and Adaptation of CONNECT Module 4 National Inclusion Institute 2014 (May 20-22, Chapel Hill, NC) Autism Awareness Activist and TV Sports Journalist to Deliver 2014 Inclusion Institute Keynote Address Professional Development Opportunities Available through PDC@FPG Using the Inclusive Classroom Profile with Proficiency Developing Cross-Sector Professional Development (PD) Systems Resources CONNECT Modules CONNECT Courses
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New Products from CONNECT Article on CONNECT in NAEYC’s Voices of Practitioners Learn how you can use CONNECT’s 5-Step Learning Cycle^TM to support the implementation of teacher research and evidence-based practices in early childhood classrooms. Voices of Practitioners is a FREE online peer-reviewed journal dedicated to topics related to teacher research. Read article Additional Video Demonstrations of Building Trusting Partnerships in Module 4 See three new video demonstrations of building trusting partnerships (Videos 4.5-4.7: Libby and Kim) as well as updated handouts and activities in Module 4: Family-Professional Partnerships. Come check it all out. CONNECT Online Course: Communication for Professional Collaboration Register for our latest FREE online course to learn about effective communication practices that can be used to promote collaboration with professionals and families in early care and education and intervention settings. This course is worth .25 CEU’s. Register or learn more about CONNECT Online Courses Global CONNECTions Chinese Translation and Adaptation of CONNECT Modules Education professor and scholar Haiying Guo from Handan College is spending a year with CONNECT to translate and adapt CONNECT modules into Chinese Mandarin. Learn more Portuguese Translation and Adaptation of CONNECT Module 4 Raquel Corval and colleagues, who had previously translated and adapted Module 1, have received funding to translate and adapt Module 4: Family-Professional Partnerships for the Portuguese context. Learn More National Inclusion Institute 2014 (May 20-22, Chapel Hill, NC) Autism Awareness Activist and TV Sports Journalist to Deliver 2014 Inclusion Institute Keynote Address Dwayne Ballen, an award-winning television journalist will deliver the keynote address at the 2014 National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute. Told from the rarely heard father’s perspective, Ballen’s book, Journey With Julian has received praise since its release. Read More New Professional Development Opportunities Available through PDC@FPG Using the Inclusive Classroom Profile (ICP) with Proficiency The training in January 2014 is SOLD OUT! The next available training is in April 2014. Look for registration and information in February 2014. Read More Developing Cross-Sector Professional Development (PD) Systems The staff of NPDCI is available to facilitate the use of an integrated set of tools and resources for developing cross-sector professional development plans for supporting inclusion. Read More Resources CONNECT Modules Module 1: Embedded Interventions: Instructor Dashboard \| Learner Module Learn about the practice of embedded interventions to help children participate in a variety of early learning opportunities and environments promoting high quality inclusion. Module 2: Transition: Instructor Dashboard \| Learner Module Learn about practices to help support children and families as they transition among programs in the early care and education system. Module 3: Communication for Collaboration: Instructor Dashboard \| Learner Module Learn about effective communication practices that can be used to promote collaboration with professionals and families in early care and education, and intervention settings. Module 4: Family-Professional Partnerships: Instructor Dashboard \| Learner Module Learn about building trusting family-professional partnerships when working with families of young children. Module 5: Assistive Technology Interventions: Instructor Dashboard \| Learner Module Learn about the purpose, use and potential benefits of assistive technology interventions when working with young children. Module 6: Dialogic Reading Practices: Instructor Dashboard \| Learner Module Learn about the purpose, use and potential benefits of dialogic reading practices when working with young children. Module 7: Tiered Instruction: Instructor Dashboard \| Learner Module Learn about the purpose, use and potential benefits of tiered instruction when working with young children. CONNECT Courses Foundations of Inclusion (0.1 CEU) All, Some and a Few: Tiered Instruction (0.4 CEU) Storybook Conversations (0.4 CEU) Weaving Inclusion into Everyday Activities (0.5 CEU) Adaptations That Work (0.5 CEU) Communication for Professional Collaboration (0.25 CEU) Learn More
This newsletter is an initiative of the National Professional Development Center on Inclusion, CONNECT: The Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge at the FPG Child Development Institute. Project funding is provided by the Office of Special Education Programs.