NAU, and Rio Salado in collaboration with the Pendergast Elementary School District, is searching for individuals seeking Early Childhood Certification, endorsement or an advanced degree. For more information please click HERE
Arizona DEC Spring Conference Registration is Available
January 14, 2014 By
Arizona Division of Early Childhood (DEC) and the Arizona Department of Education are pleased to present the DEC Spring Conference, March 1, 2014 at the Desert Willow Conference Center. This year’s conference will feature speakers from the STAR Autism Support Program and will focus on teaching skills to children in natural learning environments, and generalizing those skills across routines. These strategies are beneficial for all young children with disabilities.
This one day session will demonstrate successful implementation of STAR teaching strategies in preschool classrooms.
Participants will learn:
- to implement discrete trial training techniques/the importance of generalization of these skills into natural learning environments;
- how to teach the attending skills needed to be a learner, imitation skills needed to model teachers/peers, safety skills, and how to teach students to follow one-step directions;
- the importance of functional routines to teach independence and generalization of skills through preschool routines of circle, snack, centers and transition.
The conference is beneficial for anyone working in Early Childhood, from birth-3rd grade, families of children with disabilities as well as adult students enrolled in an Early Childhood program.
Please click HERE to register. Registration must be completed by February 27, 2014 and can be completed using a check or Purchase Order. No registrations will be accepted on site. If you have specific questions about the conference, you can contact DEC’s Executive Board President, Kathy Coloma by email at KColoma@azdes.gov .
ECE Endorsement
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Arizona LEA Tracker – ALEAT
April 16, 2013 By
AZ Early Childhood Consortium Meeting
March 30, 2012 By
PLAY GROUP
Public School Leadership Alliance for Young Children
(formerly known as Early Childhood Consortium)
The PLAY Group is an active group of Arizona Early Childhood Educators representing preschool programs in public school settings. This group meets once a month from September through May to discuss issues related to topics that support quality Early Childhood Education. This meeting affords participants the opportunity to network with other local education agencies, get questions answered from ADE staff as well as provide guidance to systems building in Arizona. Participants in this group include those working in early childhood special education, school based community preschool programs, Head Start, Title I preschool programs and other pre-school programs located on public school campuses.
If you are interested in being a part of this exciting, dynamic and active group or would like to be added to the listserv in order to re-ceive e-mails and meeting information, please contact:
- Kim Freehan - Mesa Public Schools - kafreeha@mpsaz.org
- Maria Messenger – Chandler Unified School District – messenger.maria@cusd80.com
- AZ EC PLAY Meeting Dates 2013-14
Special Education Learning Experiences for Competency in Teaching (SELECT)
March 14, 2012 By
SELECT courses are available online for special education teachers, general education teachers, administrators, and paraprofessionals to meet re-certification requirements or to provide professional growth for anyone working with students with disabilities. Classes can be taken for university credit or free for professional development hours. For more information click on the link below.
AZ PBS Learning Media
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