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“Children are not the people of tomorrow but the people of today. They have a right to be taken seriously and to be treated with tenderness and respect. They should be allowed to grow into whoever they were meant to be-the unknown person inside each of them is our hope for the future.”

– Janusz Korczak

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CSEFEL Pyramid Model Higher Education Institute

We at Connected Beginnings are excited to be helping to organize and present this first ever CSEFEL Pyramid Model Higher Education Institute in Massachusetts, on June 7-8. Please know that the CSEFEL materials are not only for early childhood educators. Connected Beginnings has been working with the CSEFEL materials in in-service training, for the past 3 years. We know that these evidence-based materials could be useful to higher education across disciplines and sectors, for pre-service preparation in social work, human services and work with infants, toddlers and families, too. 

The CSEFEL Pyramid Model Higher Education Institute is a two-day seminar featuring strategies for incorporating information from the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) Pyramid Model into existing ECE coursework for children birth-6. This special event will provide full-time and adjunct ECE faculty, from both two and four-year institutions of higher education, with materials, sample syllabi, resources, and practices that will enable sharing of the evidence-based CSEFEL Pyramid Model Framework with students. Breakout sessions will include: promoting relationships and positive environments; teaching social skills; and developing Positive Behavior Support Plans for individual children. The institute will also feature presentations from ECE programs currently implementing the Pyramid Model in Massachusetts.

Introduction to Ages & Stages Screening Tools

Region 4 is offering a training on Saturday, May 5, 2012, on the Ages & Stages Screening tools, taught by Connected Beginnings' Mary Watson Avery. This training is designed to assist infant and early childhood program staff with the QRIS process and is funded through EEC and Wheelock College, Center For Assessment and Screening Excellence (CASE).

 

Course details:

Saturday, May 5, 2012, 9 AM - 2:30 PM

Home Health & Child Care Services, Inc.

15 Jonathan Drive, Unit 5

Brockton, MA 02301

 

Brain Building in Progress Week (April 22-28)

Across the commonwealth, Massachusetts communities are celebrating Brain Building in Progress Week, April 22-28, during the national Week of the Young Child. Whenever you see children interacting and learning in enriching environments, what you’re really seeing is brain building in progress. The latest science shows that these early experiences actually build the architecture of the developing brain, much like a house is built from the bottom up. Each sequential step lays the groundwork for the next set of skills — like reading and math — and a lifetime of learning, success and productive, responsible citizenship. To celebrate the week, the Department of Early Education and Care has released a video featuring Commissioner Sherri Killins. More information about Brain Buliding in Progress Week can be found on the Brain Building in Progress website. 

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