Date Published: 06/28/2013 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 CONNECT Online Courses Modules-to-Go Now Available for All Modules Coming Soon 2-Hour Training Curriculum on Early Childhood Inclusion Thank You…
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…
CONNECT Presents at the 2015 DEC Conference in Atlanta, GA Publication Date: October 2015 Resource Type: Presentations and Webinars Download: CONNECT-DEC-2015-handout.pdf CONNECT Presents at the 2014 DEC Conference CONNECT Project Director, Pam Winton and Project Coordinator, Chih-Ing Lim will be presenting at the DEC International Conference in St. Louis, MI. on October 9, 2014. Publication Date:…
CONNECT MODULES CONNECT Modules are FREE practice-focused instructional resources for faculty and other professional development providers. CONNECT modules are designed using a 5-Step Learning Cycle TM, an approach for making evidence-based decisions about practice dilemmas, based on the integration of multiple sources of evidence. Read Factsheet [pdf] Because the CONNECT Modules are free and do not require users…
Beyond the Inner Circle: Busting Barriers to Implementation of the CONNECT Modules by Marilou Hyson CONNECT Modules provide a rich resource to faculty and PD providers, so why doesn’t everyone use them? Are there new ways to “slice and dice” the CONNECT Module pie? Join Marilou Hyson for a discussion about barriers to module…
Using CONNECT Module 7: Tiered Instruction in an Online Course by Cathy Collie How did one faculty use CONNECT Modules in an online environment? Cathy Collie from Wake Tech Community College shares her experience on using CONNECT Module 7 with her students. Read about what she did and share your examples. I used CONNECT Module…
CONNECT Module 5: Using Assistive Technology Interventions with Young Children by Dale Epstein CONNECT Module Coordinator Join us for a quick discussion of an audio clip on Assistive Technology, part of the new CONNECT Module 5. Assistive technology is often thought of only in terms of high tech, expensive devices, when in fact it incorporates…
CONNECT Module 5: Assistive Technology Interventions in an Online Course by Kathy Allen How have you engaged students to learn about effective practices in an online environment? Kathy Allen from Blue Ridge Community College shares her experience on using CONNECT Module 5 with her students. Read about what she did and share your examples. I…
CONNECT Module 3: Using CONNECT Modules to teach graduate students how they can use evidence based practices by Susan Fowler Susan Fowler, Professor in Special Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, shares some of her insights on using Module 3: Communication for Collaboration to teach about evidence-based practice. I am teaching a graduate…
CONNECT Module 2: Transition and Therapy Services by Christine Myers Occupational Therapist and Associate Professor, Christine Myers discusses the importance of including therapists in transition planning. My background as an occupational therapist has been primarily focused on providing services for young children and families. Yet, until I joined the National Early Childhood Transition Center 7…