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Optional Professional Learning Available to all CDE Authorized Preschool Programs for Preschoolers with IEPs
Existing CDE professional learning opportunities will be made available to all CDE-Verified Preschool Programs for Preschoolers with IEPs (Excel). Notice of professional learning opportunities are distributed through various CDE listservs and the CDE Professional Development Search Tool.
Professional learning content across a wide array of topics through online learning modules can be accessed by individuals or teams. We encourage the use of these basic learning opportunities that have already been developed and made available by credible organizations.
- CONNECT Modules developed by a partnership between FPG Child Development Institute and the University of Kentucky and are available through the Division for Early Childhood (DEC)
- The IRIS Center Star Legacy Modules
- The National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations Preschool Training Modules and Technical Assistance
- Head Start Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center has numerous resources for serving children with disabilities
- Early Childhood Recommended Practices Modules (RPMs) are designed to support the implementation of the Division of Early Childhood Recommended Practices and support the use of all 8 of the DEC Recommended Practice topic areas.
The following modules have been categorized into the components of Inclusion: Access, Participation, and Support and address the 8 topic areas of the DEC Recommended Practices. These are web based learning modules that are free or at low cost. Many of the modules are self-paced and ideal for individuals. There are also modules designed as training packages that programs may choose to use and offer in a team format.
Handbook Contents
- Overview Page
- CDE-Verified List of Preschool Providers Eligible to Serve Children with IEPs
- Preschool Programs Identified by an AU to be Added to the CDE-Verified List of Preschool Programs Eligible to Serve Children with IEPs
- Every Licensed Child Care Program
- Local Coordinating Organizations and Colorado Department of Early Childhood Universal Preschool Staff
- Optional Professional Learning Available to all CDE Authorized Preschool Programs for Preschoolers with IEPs
- Appendix: Colorado’s Competencies for Early Childhood Educators and Professionals
- Appendix: Legislative Authority
Access
DEC Recommended Practice of Environments
From CONNECT:
From the IRIS Center:
From the National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations - Preschool Training Modules:
From the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Learn the Signs:
Participation
DEC Recommended Practices of Assessment, Instruction and Interaction
From CONNECT:
From the IRIS Center:
- Evidence-Based Practices (part 1, 2 and 3)
- Early Childhood Behavior Management: Developing and Teaching Rules
From the National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations - Preschool Training Modules:
- Preschool Module 1: Nurturing and Responsive Relationships
- Preschool Module 3: Teaching Social-Emotional Skills
- Preschool Module 4: Individualized Teaching of Social-Emotional Skills
- Preschool Module 5: Addressing Challenging Behavior
- Preschool Module 6: Overview of Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children
From Head Start Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center
Support
DEC Recommended Practices of Leadership, Family, Teaming and Collaboration and Transition
From CONNECT:
- Module 2: Transition
- Module 3: Communication for Collaboration
- Module 4: Family-Professional Partnerships
From the IRIS Center:
- Related Services: Common Supports for Students with Disabilities
- Dual Language Learners with Disabilities: Supporting Young Children in the Classroom
From the Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center:
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