ECSE and PreK News!
Summer, 2024
We have some exciting things happening this summer at Region 17!! The Academy for Teachers of Young Children will be here, July 10 - 12. We have some amazing speakers and breakout sessions planned, as well as a fun night at Main Event! We would love to see you at ATYC!!!!
The Special Student Populations Team will be hosting a series of amazing workshops this summer! I will list them below. The topics are timely and are designed to help all teachers meet the needs of differently abled students as well as general education students.
I want to hear from you! If you have a specific staff development need or idea for a session, let me know! Send me an email at lwatson@esc17.net.
It is my goal to use this SMORE to provide you current information, best practices and ideas for Early Childhood Special Education and General Education Prekindergarten. Please feel free to contact me at anytime. My email is lwatson@esc17.net and my phone number is 806-281-5870.
Warmest Regards!
L'Rae Watson
Region 17 Early Childhood Specialist
806-281-5870
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Upcoming Trainings for Spring, 2024
Early Childhood ECSE and Prekindergarten Inclusive Workshops (All workshops are appropriate for any educator working with ECSE or General Ed Prekindergarten)
June 11 - Effective Classroom Management in the Inclusive Prekindergarten Classroom
July 10 -12 The Academy for Teachers of Young Children - 2024 ($175.00 Registration)
August 1 - Best Practices for Working with Young Children
Special Student Populations Summer Series
June 3 - Social and Emotional Learning Resources for students with Autism ($10.00 fee)
June 10- Mental Health and Behavioral Health Symposium: Instilling Hope for All! Suicide Prevention & Crisis Intervention ($10.00 fee)
June 13 - Back to Basics: Using Fundamentals of Behavior Management for Tier 3 Behaviors ($10.00 fee)
June 17 - MTSS Summit Day 1
June 18 - Walking in Their Shoes: A Disability Simulation Workshop
July 1-2 - C.A.N. 2-day Boot Camp - Preparing for Success in the Self-Contained Classroom ($10.00 fee - ECSE SElF CONTAINED TEACHERS)
July 29 - Unlocking Student Success: Strengthening Support for All Students ($10.00 fee)
Early Childhood Special Education Professional Learning Communties
This PLC supports ECSE teachers and provides information for the specific needs of students qualifying for Early Childhood Special Education. All staff working with eligible children in inclusive or self-contained settings should attend. Topics are planned based on needs assessments from program staff, current research, best practices and from state-wide initiatives. . This is an excellent opportunity for information, resources, sharing, and networking ... for veteran and new teachers alike!
The 2024 -2025 ECSE PLC List will be up by August 1 and open for registration.
General Education Pre-Kindergarten Professional Learning Communties
This PLC supports General Education Pre-K teachers and provides information for teachers tthat teach prekindergarten 3 and 4 year olds.. Topics are planned based on needs assessments from program staff, current research, best practices and from state-wide initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity for information, resources, sharing, and networking ... for veteran and new teachers alike!
The Inclusive Pre-K PLC List will be up by August 1 and open for registration.
Early Childhood ECSE and Prekindergarten Inclusive Workshops (All workshops are appropriate for any educator working with ECSE or General Ed Prekindergarten)
Texas Project Restore
Trauma-Informed Training Series
As a result of school closures and remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students have been at higher risk of exposure due to adverse childhood experiences and first hand exposure to the effects of COVID-19. We also know that many educators have themselves experienced a prolonged state of stress over the course of the pandemic and share many of the concerns regarding loss of safety, health and predictability as students upon the return to school.
That’s why TEA has launched Project Restore and this trauma-informed training video series, which is designed to address these extraordinary and unprecedented needs and connect you to relevant science and strategies that can help you address your own emotional needs as well the needs of your students and colleagues. This series will help educators create an environment that jump starts teaching and learning and drives student achievement.
Resources for ECSE teachers and families
Circle Family Activity Collection - https://cliengagefamily.org/
Social and Emotional Learning - https://cliengagefamily.org/english/family-engagement-search-and-filter/?fwp_age_group=36-48-months%2C48-60-months&fwp_learning_areas=social-and-emotional
Language and Communication - https://cliengagefamily.org/english/family-engagement-search-and-filter/?fwp_age_group=36-48-months%2C48-60-months&fwp_learning_areas=language-and-communication
Reading and Writing - https://cliengagefamily.org/english/family-engagement-search-and-filter/?fwp_age_group=36-48-months%2C48-60-months&fwp_learning_areas=reading-and-writing
About CLI Engage
CLI Engage is a comprehensive professional development, assessment, and quality improvement platform for early care and education programs in Texas.
Since 2003, the Children’s Learning Institute (CLI) has been implementing and studying large-scale interventions in early education. In 2014, in partnership with the Texas Education Agency, CLI formed an ambitious idea: to build a cost-effective, digital delivery system that could disseminate early childhood program improvement tools across the state. This innovative e-learning and data utilization platform became known as CLI Engage.