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Parent Teacher Education Connection: Online Parent Modules!

The goal of PTE Connection is to help teachers and early childhood professionals work more effectively with parents and families across cultures to improve student achievement. Our curriculum has been revised to align with the PTA National Family School Partnership Standards, which were endorsed by the Kansas State Board of Education. Each standard has been developed into an online module that can be used for professional development.

Filed under Schools Early Childhood Higher Education and tagged with PTA national standards Welcoming Supporting Student Success Communicating Speaking Up for Every Child Collaborating with the Community professional development on April 27, 2010 #

Popping the question: How can schools engage families in education?

Family and community engagement does not have to be considered only an outcome of a whole-school action plan. Instead, it can be a strategy for achieving learning outcomes. HGSE Lecturer Karen Mapp discusses how to enhance family engagement by linking it to learning in school.

Filed under Parents Schools and tagged with family school partnership professional development research on September 22, 2009 #

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations of Early Learning

The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) is focused on promoting the social emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5. CSEFEL is a national resource center funded by the Office of Head Start and Child Care Bureau for disseminating research and evidence-based practices to early childhood programs across the country.

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with professional development social/emotional school readiness behavior emotions on December 05, 2008 #

The Division for Early Childhood

DEC is one of seventeen divisions of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) - the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. DEC is especially for individuals who work with or on behalf of children with special needs, birth through age eight, and their families. Founded in 1973, the Division is dedicated to promoting policies and practices that support families and enhance the optimal development of children. Children with special needs include those who have disabilities, developmental delays, are gifted/talented, or are at risk of future developmental problems.

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with professional development early childhood special education early intervention on December 05, 2008 #

Strategy Briefs

Strategy Briefs are lessons from the field: the policies, strategies and programs that people are using to make meaningful connections that make a real difference for students.

Filed under Schools Early Childhood and tagged with family school partnership kindergarten transition effective practices professional development school readiness on December 05, 2008 #

Child Care Aware of Kansas

Child Care Aware of Kansas, formerly Kansas Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, is a statewide network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (R & R's) covering all of the 105 counties in Kansas. Child Care Aware is funded by Kansas Social and Rehabilitative Services (SRS). There are sixteen regional offices in the state of Kansas. The central office is located in Salina, KS. Services provided to families include: 1. Assess the familys' child care needs through brief information gathering phone interviews. 2. Provide information on the variety of child care choices available to the family from in-home care to child care centers. 3. Provide families with useful and understandable information about quality indicators in child care. 4. Make referrals to other community services as needed and advocates on behalf of families, when appropriate. 5. Feedback received from families about satisfaction with service provided.

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with child care professional development on December 05, 2008 #

Kansas Association for the Education of Young Children

The Kansas Association for the Education of Young Children (KAEYC) is committed to improving early childhood education for young children from birth to eight years. KAEYC works for young children, their families, and early childhood professionals. The organization’s vision is that all children in Kansas have access to quality, early childhood experiences. Kansas AEYC is affiliated with the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with professional development early childhood on December 05, 2008 #

Kansas Head Start Assocation

The Kansas Head Start Association (KHSA) supports all 28 Kansas Head Start programs through advocacy, education and leadership in special projects benefiting young children and families. KHSA is helping to build school-ready children and self-sufficient families. School-ready children are strong in all areas of their lives—academic, physical, social and emotional. And strong, stable families with support systems are essential to their growth.

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with KHSA Head Start professional development on December 05, 2008 #

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