PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
The Berea RTC provides regional and site-specific teacher and administrator professional learning and follow-up in the areas of development, implementation and evaluation of developmentally appropriate, research-based, effective programs for young children. Email andrea.ummel@berea.kyschools.us to be placed on the distribution list for open-registration professional learning opportunities.
Online/Self-Paced PD Sessions Currently Available
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Supporting Social-Emotional Development in Early Learning
In this professional learning session, we will focus on the development of key social-emotional skills for young children with disabilities. Specific strategies related to supporting children with disabilities in social interactions, emotional regulation, and impulse control will be shared. To complete the session, please DOWNLOAD THE PDF and access each assignment in order. After you watch the mini-lecture, complete the assignments and submit the quiz for review, you will receive a certificate of completion and three hours of credit will be assigned in ECE-TRIS. The first 50 people to complete the session will also receive a selection of materials from Lakeshore to support social emotional learning in their classroom. Active Supervision in Preschool
This session provides information to help you plan active implementation strategies to increase child engagement and learning while ensuring every child is safe. To complete the session, please DOWNLOAD THE PDF and access each assignment in order. You will watch the mini lecture, then watch the videos from the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC). After watching the three videos, complete the quiz. After your quiz submission is reviewed, you will receive two hours of PD credit in ECE-TRIS and a certificate of completion via email. |
Using Higher Order Questioning to Support Children's Language and Cognitive Development
This session provides information related to the use of higher-level questioning techniques. To complete the session, DOWNLOAD THE PDF WITH ASSIGNMENTS AND HANDOUTS and access each section of the training in order. There are two assignments. One is to create your own questions using the Bloom’s Taxonomy as described in the mini-lecture and in the article “Moving Beyond Who, What, When, and Where.” The second is a short quiz that you will complete at the end of the session. Once both assignments are completed, you will receive a certificate of completion and two hours of credit will be assigned in ECE-TRIS. |
Upcoming
ONLINE, SELF-PACED training does not require registration and you do not have to contact the RTC. Everything you will need to complete the training will be posted on this page on the dates specified in the descriptions below and the sessions will be available for you to complete at your convenience.
For VIDEO CONFERENCE training, you will need to register by emailing andrea.ummel@berea.kyschools.us. Your registration will be confirmed and you will receive additional information as we get closer to the date of each training.
Strengthening Family Engagement
Family-school partnerships are critical to the success of young children with disabilities. In this professional learning session, we will review the importance of family engagement and identify strategies for supporting family engagement in their child's learning. Methods for communicating with families will also be shared.
Delivery: Online, self-paced
Available: June 8, 2020, remaining indefinitely
Credit: 3 hours
Registration: No need to register. Just come back to this page on or after June 8th to participate.
Family-school partnerships are critical to the success of young children with disabilities. In this professional learning session, we will review the importance of family engagement and identify strategies for supporting family engagement in their child's learning. Methods for communicating with families will also be shared.
Delivery: Online, self-paced
Available: June 8, 2020, remaining indefinitely
Credit: 3 hours
Registration: No need to register. Just come back to this page on or after June 8th to participate.
Making Interest Centers Interesting
Free play in interest centers are a primary, developmentally appropriate strategy for teaching and engaging students with disabilities in the preschool classroom. Participants will receive strategies and ideas for creating engaging, appropriate, and specially designed interest centers.
Session 1: Introduction - Guided Learning and Interactions
Session 2: Blocks and Dramatic Play
Session 3: Science, Reading, and Art
Delivery: Online, self-paced
Available: June 15, 2020, remaining indefinitely
Credit: 2 hours per session for a total of 6 hours available
Registration: No need to register. Just come back to this page on or after June 15th to participate.
Other Information: The assignments will include a PowerPoint video lecture with follow-up questions on a Google form and an activity in which you will have to submit evidence of completion.
Free play in interest centers are a primary, developmentally appropriate strategy for teaching and engaging students with disabilities in the preschool classroom. Participants will receive strategies and ideas for creating engaging, appropriate, and specially designed interest centers.
Session 1: Introduction - Guided Learning and Interactions
Session 2: Blocks and Dramatic Play
Session 3: Science, Reading, and Art
Delivery: Online, self-paced
Available: June 15, 2020, remaining indefinitely
Credit: 2 hours per session for a total of 6 hours available
Registration: No need to register. Just come back to this page on or after June 15th to participate.
Other Information: The assignments will include a PowerPoint video lecture with follow-up questions on a Google form and an activity in which you will have to submit evidence of completion.
Flip It!
Young children with disabilities often struggle with challenging behavior as they attempt to communicate their thoughts, feelings, and ideas. This training, from the Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Center for Resilient Children, guides participants through four steps (Feelings, Limits, Inquiries, Prompts) to "transform challenging behavior using simple, kind, strength-based, commonsense, and effective practices."
Delivery: Video Conference
Available: June 17, 2020 AND June 19, 2020, 9am until Noon
Credit: 6 hours total
Registration: Email andrea.ummel@berea.kyschools.us with the name of the session you are registering for.
Other Information: Participants must attend both sessions to receive credit. This session is limited to 40 registrants.
Young children with disabilities often struggle with challenging behavior as they attempt to communicate their thoughts, feelings, and ideas. This training, from the Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Center for Resilient Children, guides participants through four steps (Feelings, Limits, Inquiries, Prompts) to "transform challenging behavior using simple, kind, strength-based, commonsense, and effective practices."
Delivery: Video Conference
Available: June 17, 2020 AND June 19, 2020, 9am until Noon
Credit: 6 hours total
Registration: Email andrea.ummel@berea.kyschools.us with the name of the session you are registering for.
Other Information: Participants must attend both sessions to receive credit. This session is limited to 40 registrants.
Structuring Choice Time for Children with Disabilities
THIS SESSION IS FILLING UP FAST! Choice time in the early childhood classroom provides an important opportunity for individualized teaching. However, young children with disabilities often have difficulty in making choices and persisting at tasks. In this professional learning session, we will identify specific strategies for supporting these children in making choices during play and in participating meaningfully in chosen activities. Participants in this session will receive follow up support in implementing these strategies in their classroom throughout the school year.
Delivery: Video-Conference
Dates: June 23, 2020, 10am until Noon AND a follow-up session on July 9, 2020, 10am to Noon
Credit: 6 hours total
Registration: Email andrea.ummel@berea.kyschools.us with the name of the session you are registering for.
Other Information: Participants must attend both sessions to receive credit. Upon completion of both days and independent work between sessions, participants will receive credit. Participants will also be provided with follow-up classroom support to implement strategies shared during the sessions. This session is limited to the first 20 registrants.
THIS SESSION IS FILLING UP FAST! Choice time in the early childhood classroom provides an important opportunity for individualized teaching. However, young children with disabilities often have difficulty in making choices and persisting at tasks. In this professional learning session, we will identify specific strategies for supporting these children in making choices during play and in participating meaningfully in chosen activities. Participants in this session will receive follow up support in implementing these strategies in their classroom throughout the school year.
Delivery: Video-Conference
Dates: June 23, 2020, 10am until Noon AND a follow-up session on July 9, 2020, 10am to Noon
Credit: 6 hours total
Registration: Email andrea.ummel@berea.kyschools.us with the name of the session you are registering for.
Other Information: Participants must attend both sessions to receive credit. Upon completion of both days and independent work between sessions, participants will receive credit. Participants will also be provided with follow-up classroom support to implement strategies shared during the sessions. This session is limited to the first 20 registrants.
Supporting Students with Disabilities in Daily Routines & Transitions
THIS SESSION IS FILLING UP FAST! Young children with disabilities often struggle with transitions and maneuvering through daily routines. Through this professional learning opportunity, participants will discover strategies for helping their students with disabilities be successful in the daily routines and transitions of their preschool classroom. Participants in this session will receive follow up support in implementing these strategies in their classroom throughout the school year.
Delivery: Video Conference
Available: July 7, 2020, 9am until Noon with a follow-up session on July 21, 2020, 10am to 11am
Credit: 6 hours total
Registration: Email andrea.ummel@berea.kyschools.us with the name of the session you are registering for.
Other Information: Participants must attend both sessions to receive credit. Upon completion of both days and independent work between sessions, participants will receive credit. Participants will also be provided with follow-up classroom support to implement strategies shared during the sessions. This session is limited to the first 20 registrants.
THIS SESSION IS FILLING UP FAST! Young children with disabilities often struggle with transitions and maneuvering through daily routines. Through this professional learning opportunity, participants will discover strategies for helping their students with disabilities be successful in the daily routines and transitions of their preschool classroom. Participants in this session will receive follow up support in implementing these strategies in their classroom throughout the school year.
Delivery: Video Conference
Available: July 7, 2020, 9am until Noon with a follow-up session on July 21, 2020, 10am to 11am
Credit: 6 hours total
Registration: Email andrea.ummel@berea.kyschools.us with the name of the session you are registering for.
Other Information: Participants must attend both sessions to receive credit. Upon completion of both days and independent work between sessions, participants will receive credit. Participants will also be provided with follow-up classroom support to implement strategies shared during the sessions. This session is limited to the first 20 registrants.
Using ECERS-3 in the Public Preschool Classroom for Students with Disabilities
In this three-part training, participants will learn about the requirements of the ECERS-3, specifically how they can apply them to their public preschool classroom and their students with disabilities.
Session 1: Introduction, Space and Furnishings, and Personal Care Routines
Session 2: Language and Literacy and Learning Activities
Session 3: Interaction, Program Structure, and Scoring
Delivery: Online, self-paced
Available: July 13, 2020, remaining indefinitely
Credit: 2 hours per session for a total of 6 hours available
Registration: No need to register. Just come back to this page on or after July 13th to participate.
Other Information: The assignments will include a PowerPoint video lecture with follow-up questions on a Google form and an activity in which you will have to submit evidence of completion.
In this three-part training, participants will learn about the requirements of the ECERS-3, specifically how they can apply them to their public preschool classroom and their students with disabilities.
Session 1: Introduction, Space and Furnishings, and Personal Care Routines
Session 2: Language and Literacy and Learning Activities
Session 3: Interaction, Program Structure, and Scoring
Delivery: Online, self-paced
Available: July 13, 2020, remaining indefinitely
Credit: 2 hours per session for a total of 6 hours available
Registration: No need to register. Just come back to this page on or after July 13th to participate.
Other Information: The assignments will include a PowerPoint video lecture with follow-up questions on a Google form and an activity in which you will have to submit evidence of completion.