Regions 1&2 ECSE Snippets
May 2022
The Regions 1&2 ECSE Snippets purpose is to provide monthly communication with practitioners regarding regional happenings, upcoming trainings and resources. It is each practitioners responsibility to check with their district/supervisor regarding use of the resources and participation in professional development opportunities.
If you have any suggestions for resources, trainings, or regional happenings to spotlight please send them to Jess Moen at jmoenpdf@gmail.com.
Snippets Overview
Regions 1&2 Spotlight
Cross-Cultural Strategies for Building Relationships with American Indian Families
Upcoming Professional Development
MN Summer Institute
Project SCOPE
Nurturing Relationships
Toolkit for Healing-Centered Practice
Speech/Language/Communication for Non-Verbal Children Training
Early Childhood Screenings/Follow-Up Training
ASQ:SE-2 Introductory Training
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)
What You Need to Know Resources for Families
Resource Highlights
Hike It Baby
Region 1&2 22/23 Professional Development
Cross-Cultural Strategies for Building Relationships with American Indian Families
- How has your culture guided your work with children and families? How have you adapted best practices to meet the needs of American Indian Children?
- How have you modeled your cross-cultural knowledge and skills with fellow early childhood/education professionals and community?
- What negative images do American Indian children encounter, and how can educators counter in their work?
- What advice do you have for educators who want to know more about American Indian culture? What are appropriate activities/lessons to share?
- How can educators better engage American Indian families and community members to learn family cultural perspectives and strengths?
- What final advice do you have for educators who want to do better? What can they do different? What can they do more/less of?
For access to a shared Google Folder that includes handouts and a recording of the session, please click the following link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_Fl8HxZFIbr05NY5XWuYmAlg1-b4UIQP?usp=sharing
DEC Learning Deck Webinar
Tuesday, May 10th, 2022
4:30-5:30pm Eastern Time
Cost: $25 (Responsibility of the District/Program)
Registration: https://form.jotform.com/91135334922150?title=Speech,%20Language,%20and%20Communication%20for%20the%20Non-verbal%20Child
Early Childhood Screening Referrals and Follow-Up Training
12-1pm
Cost: Free of Charge
Registration: To join, click this registration link and then enter your name and email address and password EWuny9p3Rr6. The training will be video recorded and posted on the Screening Professional Learning page.
ASQ:SE-2 Introductory Training
3-4:30pm
Pre-Registration is needed in order to receive resources. A link to the training will be sent by early May for those who register. This training will not be recorded, but it will be repeated in early September.
Cost: Free of Charge
Registration: ASQ:SE-2 Introductory Training
Supporting Children of the OPioid Epidemic (Project SCOPE)
Every Thursday weekly from April 28th through June 16th 2022
Project SCOPE is a national training initiative intended to build nationwide provider capacity and confidence in applying emerging and evidence-based practices in the screening and monitoring of child development to increase interdisciplinary, family-centered support to children diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) and/or Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS).
Session 1: Introduction to the Opioid Crisis
Session2: Developmental Monitoring, Child Development & Early Intervention
Session 3: Weaving the Understanding of ACEs, Trauma and Resilience for Healing in Indigenous Communities
Session 4: Building Recovery Capital Across the Continuum
Session 5: Child Welfare Systems Impact
Cost: Free of Charge
Registration: https://events.tc.umn.edu/ici-training-and-events/event/7795-project-scope-echo-training
Nurturing Relationships
May 2nd - 31st, 2022
Virtual Sessions
The Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Initiative is excited to offer a virtual training series about infant and early childhood mental health in honor of mental health awareness month. The purpose of this month-long May event is to raise awareness and offer educational opportunities for professionals working with children 0-6 and their families. This critical workforce includes, among others, early childhood mental health professionals, early interventionists, early childhood educators, home visiting professionals, families, and caregivers.
Cost: $25 (Responsibility of your district/program)
Navigator Community of Practice for Early Childhood
- Foster connections between early childhood professionals
- Build capacity and skills for relationship-based family navigation
- Develop strategies, workflows, and tools to identify resources families want and make referrals
Cost: Free of Charge
Registration: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNMDE/bulletins/3163264?reqfrom=share
Toolkit for Healing - Centered Practice
Cost: Free of Charge
Registration: Embedded in Flyer
MN Early Intervention Summer Institute
St. John's University - Collegeville, MN
Pick one of eight sessions to attend! Check out the 2022 Sessions to learn more.
Cost: $225 (responsibility of district/program)
Registration: https://innovation.umn.edu/minnesota-early-intervention-summer-institute/register/