CARA’S KIT – No PD Hours
CARA’S Kit Online: Self-Guided Module Creating Adaptations for Routines and Activities Access this learning module to explore each topic of CARA’s Kit, from the introduction to the process to example adaptations. About CARA’S KIT: CARA’S KIT, created by Philippa H. Campbell & Suzanne A. Milbourne and published in 2007, is designed for teachers and consultants who […]
PEAT’S Suite – No PD Hours
PEAT’s Suite Online: Self-Guided Module Physical Environment and Assistive Tools Access this learning module for PEAT’s Suite to explore and practice using environmental features, as well as universal, modified and specialized assistive tools. About PEAT’s Suite: PEAT’s Suite, created by Suzanne A. Milbourne and originally published in 2018, is a comprehensive package of materials that helps […]
PEAT’S Suite – PD Hours
PEAT’s Suite Online: Self-Guided Module Physical Environment and Assistive Tools Access this learning module for PEAT’s Suite to explore and practice using environmental features, as well as universal, modified and specialized assistive tools. About PEAT’s Suite: PEAT’s Suite, created by Suzanne A. Milbourne and originally published in 2018, is a comprehensive package of materials that helps […]
CARA’S KIT – PD Hours
CARA’s Kit Online: Self-Guided Module Creating Adaptations for Routines and Activities Access this learning module to explore each topic of CARA’s Kit, from the introduction to the process to example adaptations. About CARA’s Kit: CARA’S Kit, created by Philippa H. Campbell & Suzanne A. Milbourne and published in 2007, is designed for teachers and consultants who […]
CONNECT: Better Together – Powerful Family Partnerships
Enrollment Duration: 90 Days In this course, you will learn about building trusting family-professional partnerships when working with families of young children by: Describing effective practices for developing trusting family-professional partnerships in early care and education programs. Using a decision-making process to select partnership-oriented practices linked to developing an initial friendly relationship, making shared decisions, […]
CONNECT: Adaptations that Work
Enrollment Duration: 90 Days In this course, you will learn about the purpose, use and potential benefits of assistive technology interventions when working with young children by: Describing assistive technology interventions to promote children’s access to and participation in inclusive settings. Using a decision-making process to help integrate various sources of evidence and determine whether […]
CONNECT: Smooth Moves – Program Transitions
Enrollment Duration: 90 Days In this course, you will learn about practices to help support children and families as they transition among programs in the early care and education system by: Explaining what is meant by intentional activities to support planning before, during and after the transition. Using a decision-making process to help a child […]
CONNECT: Communication for Professional Collaboration
Enrollment Duration: 90 Days In this course, you will learn about effective communication practices that can be used to promote collaboration with professionals and families in early care and education, and intervention settings by: Describing effective practices for communicating with professionals and families in the context of early education and intervention. Using a decision-making process […]
CONNECT: Weaving Inclusion into Everyday Activities
Enrollment Duration: 90 Days In this course, you will learn about the practice of embedded interventions to help children participate in a variety of early learning opportunities and environments promoting high-quality inclusion by: Explaining what is meant by embedded interventions to promote participation in inclusive settings. Using a decision-making process to help a child participate […]
CONNECT: Storybook Conversations
Enrollment Duration: 6 months This course will introduce you to dialogic reading and describe how it can be used to promote the language and literacy skills of young children by: Describing effective dialogic reading practices for use with young children in early care and education settings. Using a decision-making process to help integrate various sources […]
CONNECT: All, Some, and A Few – Tiered Instruction
Enrollment Period: 6 months This course will introduce you to tiered instruction, also known as Response to Intervention (RTI) and Positive Behavioral Support (PBS). We will examine how a tiered approach can be used to enhance learning and development in young children and specific practices related to both social-emotional development and academic learning or cognitive […]
CONNECT: Foundations of Inclusion
Enrollment Duration: 6 months This course is intended to introduce you to the basics of inclusion and the rights and supports for children and teachers in early childhood education, and to help you understand the topics covered in the Project CONNECT Course series and the 5-step learning process by: Defining inclusion and describing four recent […]