ECSE Monthly
ESC Region 11 Early Childhood Special Education Newsletter
August 2022
Upcoming Professional Development
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Join Tracy Gunn and Emily Groomer as we travel to spectacular destinations that support you in your first years in early childhood. We will explore setting up your environment, instructional best practices, supporting language development, and assessing learning. Your itinerary includes coursework and coaching.
Children with healthy social-emotional skills are more likely to succeed in school, work, and life. The Pyramid Model is a framework of evidence-based practices for promoting young children's healthy social and emotional development.
Register here for Pyramid training for leadership!
Leadership Strategies for Adopting the Pyramid Model
Join Emily Groomer on the first Wednesday of each month to learn and connect with other Early Childhood Special Education teachers. Our monthly after-school series will be in a virtual format during after-school hours. These will be one-hour learning sessions focused on a specific topic followed by 30 minutes of idea sharing and community building. Partial credit available. Participants may pick and choose individual learning sessions or attend them all. Monthly topics will be emailed to participants before the first date of the series.
Educator Resources
Visit Inclusion in Texas, the statewide network for ECSE services. The following new resources are available on website:
UDL Implementation Guide for Educators in Texas
UDL Implementation Guide for Educators in Texas Companion Guide
Identifying the Right Tool - A Reference List of Technology Supports for Struggling Readers
Family Corner
PBS Back to School
What can you do to bolster children's feelings of confidence and security as they head into a new school year? This family-facing resource provides articles, craft ideas, checklists, and videos to help children and their families get in the back-to-school mindset and cope with any anxieties or emotions.
Explore the website here.
Welcome, Aimee Seaberry!
Aimee was recently hired as the ECSE Evaluation Specialist for ESC Region 11. We are excited to welcome her to the ECSE team!
Hello from Emily
Welcome back! I hope you had a fabulous summer and had time to relax. It was wonderful to see some of you at workshops and conferences over the summer. As we get ready for the school year, please remember that I am here to assist you. Feel free to reach out with questions or concerns anytime. We are here to help!
Contact Information
Emily Groomer, M.Ed.
Early Childhood Special Education Specialist
Email: egroomer@esc11.net
Website: https://www.esc11.net/ECSE
Location: Education Service Center Region 11, South Cherry Lane, White Settlement, TX, USA
Phone: 817-740-7539
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