Early Intervention PD from MNCoE
Using Evidence-Based Practices during COVID
How can we best support families during these trying times?
How should virtual home-visits look? How can we keep families engaged in Early Intervention during COVID-19? What do families need to be supported by Early Interventionists during these trying times?
Home-visiting Strategies for Trying Times is a five week professional development opportunity hosted by Minnesota Centers of Excellence for Young Children with Disabilities (MNCoE). The focus is on evidence-based strategies that can be used by Early Intervention providers to expand and build caregiver-child interactions that are enjoyable, supportive of child development and recognize and enhance the caregiver’s competence and confidence, while engaging in virtual visits, child care visits, and meeting with families at home or other places in the community.
Intended Audience:
Early Interventionists, Related Service Providers, and Early Childhood Special Education Leaders in Minnesota
Dates:
November 9, 2020- December 18, 2020
Time Commitment:
The course will be available in Google Classroom and is designed to be completed in 5 weeks, with approximately 2 hours of material to read, watch and reflect upon each week. You may also choose to self-pace and complete the activities on your own time. Participating in the 5 week course allows the opportunity to interact with Early Interventionists across Minnesota, whereas self-pacing allows for additional flexibility.
Cost:
This Professional Development opportunity is available at no cost
Materials:
- Access to Google Classrooms
- Readings, videos and discussion questions will be found in Google Classroom Assignments
- Optional: One activity includes reading an article from Family: Knowing families, tailoring practices, building capacity (DEC Recommended Practices Monography Series No. 3.) If you do not have access to this article, you can still participate, or you may purchase here
Certificate of Attendance:
Upon completion of the course, a Certificate of Attendance will be provided for 11 hours
Join Home-visiting Strategies for Trying Times using Google Classroom
Join Home-Visiting for Trying Times through Google Classroom using class code: b6oanie.
If you cannot access the Google Classroom using your school account, you may need to ask your leader to adjust the google admin settings. You may also access using a personal g-mail account. If you continue to have issues accessing the Google Classroom, please email Sally Hansen.
Monday, Nov 9, 2020, 08:00 AM
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Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes Include:
- Participants will increase their knowledge around building capacity in families to support their child’s learning and development through the use of evidence based practices and tools that can be applied across visit settings, including virtual sessions.
- Participants will apply learning to increase family engagement across settings, including virtual settings.
- Participants will make connections between the 7 Key Principles, Getting Ready Strategies, coaching and reflective questions.
- Participants will examine their current practices to identify strengths as well as to determine opportunities to increase alignment with evidence based practices.
What's next?
This initiative is made possible through partnership with the Minnesota Department of Education using federal funding CFDA #84.181 Special Education. Unless otherwise specified, this activity does not necessarily represent the policy of the MN Centers of Excellence, Metro ECSU, federal Department of Education or the state Department of Education and you should not assume endorsement by the federal or state government.