ODE/SUTQ. *Contact Leslie Charles for special pricing options for non-member sites with multiple graduate participants.

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1 Big Ideas 4 Little Learners will help you enhance the learning experiences of the youngest students through weekly video conference professional development. These interactive sessions will take place from (4:00pm-5:00pm). Attend from your home school or at the Valley ESC. Teachers and early childhood staff will have the opportunity to gain research-based practices from one or all sessions. Members can attend for FREE Non-member school sites can attend for a per-building site fee ($85.00) A non-member fee of $10.00 per person/per session will be charged for those attending on-site at the. Do you need graduate credit or contact hours? No Problem! Register for the graduate credit option to earn 1 semester hour graduate credit from University. Hurry! Graduate credit registration ends September 25, 2014! *Contact for special pricing options for non-member sites with multiple graduate participants. For more information or to register, please contact: ODE/SUTQ Valley Educational Service Center 205 North 7 th Street Zanesville, Ohio P: , x133 E: leslie.charles@mvesc.org 1 Note: Video conference connections are contingent upon registration. If only one site registers with fewer than 8 participants, the topic will be canceled and may not be rescheduled. You will be notified should this occur.

2 Date Audience Topic Presenter(s) 9/24/14 Administrators & Teachers 10/01/14 Teachers 10/08/14 Teachers 10/15/14 Teachers 10/22/14 Teachers Connecting to Your Community Times have certainly changed from the classroom newsletter days. Now parents expect more from their children s classrooms and teachers. What can you do tomorrow to make connections with your community? Creative ways to use technology to connect to your community. Social and Emotional Needs of Children/Adolescents What happens when students are identified with social and emotional needs? Where do we point families for assistance? The Zanesville- County Health Department will share information for working with families in need of assistance. Will the ELDS Please Stand Up? Learn how to make Early Learning and Development Standards (ELDS) integration and assessment part of your preschool routines and tasks. This session will show you how to embed ELDS into the daily occurrences of morning meetings, transitions, snack time, literacy, and circle time and illustrate how this method will benefit your students and staff. Building Number Sense Part 1 Students need to think and reason flexibly with numbers, use numbers to solve problems, spot unreasonable answers, understand how numbers can be taken apart and put together in different ways, see connections among operations, figure mentally, and make reasonable estimates. Discover strategies to develop number sense in early education classrooms. Ruth will model rich math tasks to use in the classroom and participants will walk away with an additional rich math task to use with their students. Making the Connection Between the Third Grade Reading Guarantee and Early Educational Programs Supporting early learning programs (preschool-3rd grade) with high quality practices is critical. Join us to discuss the connections that early learning makes in the process. Kylie Jones & Kristina Bell Health Educators County Health Department Elaine Dodson Ruth E Ware Curriculum Consultant of Perry and Hocking 2

3 10/29/14 Teachers Simple Fall-themed Activities to Try Tomorrow We know how teachers love the make-it and take-it workshops. Join us for 5 classroom activities to try this week in your classroom. All activities won t work for every instructor, but try it and find out! Walk away with some themed-based lessons to try the next week in your classroom. 11/05/14 Teachers Circle Time Signs (ASL Integration Techniques) Using sign language with young children has been shown to enhance early learning experiences across content areas, from literacy, language, and communication, to social-emotional development. But how do you incorporate it into your daily routine? This session will provide examples of how to make ASL a part of children s ongoing activities and interests. Session 1 focus will be on circle time signs and vocabulary. Find useful techniques to use the next day in your classroom. 11/12/14 Administrators Step Up To Quality Administration Information- Session 1 Join us for professional dialogue and information sharing around SUTQ Program Administration. This session will focus on Administrative and Leadership Practices. 11/19/14 Teachers Mapping Core Learning Standards Using Literature Are you struggling with ways to connect the ELD s to Reading and Writing? Learn a few simple ways to incorporate reading, writing, and children s literature to the standards. Walk away with ideas to use the next day in your classroom. 12/3/14 Teachers Developing a Better Understanding of Autism This session will focus on understanding how Autism develops, how it impacts behavior in the classroom, and what teachers can then do about it. Lisa Gormley Supervisor-Perry Lois Frame Teacher/ASL instructor Zanesville City Schools/Zane State College of Jim Khoury Director of School Psychological Services 12/10/14 Teachers Building Problem Solvers Creating problem solvers is an important skill not to be forgotten in early education classrooms. Children need to discover ways to resolve conflicts and solve problems with very little guidance. Discover tips to encourage independence and self-expression in early education classrooms. Krystal McFarland Director of Early Childhood 3

4 1/07/15 Teachers 1/14/15 Teachers 1/21/15 Teachers 1/28/15 Teachers 2/4/15 Teachers 2/11/15 Teachers Daily Routine Signs (ASL integration techniques) Using sign language with young children has been shown to enhance early learning experiences across content areas, from literacy, language, and communication, to social-emotional development. But how do you incorporate it into your daily routine? This session will focus in daily routines and simple commands. From line-up to sit-down. Discover simple signs you can use with your students the next day in the classroom. Is That Normal? What are the normal signs of speech and language development in children? When do early childhood educators need to intervene? How do educators determine when it is time to make a referral? This session will help answer these questions and more. Join us for a look at speech and language development in preschool and kindergarten students. Technology Skills for Little Learners Discover ways to implement technology literacy in the youngest learner s lives. From mouse skills and video, to software and online games. Discover ways to implement technology skills into PreK-K classrooms. Dealing with Difficult Behavior Do you need to write a functional behavior plan? This session will help educators create these critical documents for dealing with difficult student behavior. Get Your Move On! Zanesville- County Health Department staff will share how to increase nutritional education and physical activity in our early childhood classrooms. Learn strategies to get students up and moving! Incorporate physical activity into your daily instruction. Music is in the Air! How can music teach basic skills? Do you use music regularly in your circle-time activities? Join us for tips to incorporate music into your daily instruction. Lois Frame Teacher/ASL instructor Zanesville City Schools/Zane State College Jessica Baker Special Education Consultant of Perry and Hocking Kylie Jones & Kristina Bell Health Educators County Health Department Elaine Dodson 4

5 2/18/15 Administration Step Up To Quality Administration Information- Session 2 Join us for professional dialogue and information sharing around SUTQ Staff Education. This session will focus on staff qualifications and professional development. 2/25/15 Teachers Silly and Simple Science Make your student s first memories of science fun and meaningful with these simple science activities for preschoolers and kindergarten students. Find ways to make this a part of your daily instruction. of Perry and Hocking 3/4/15 Teachers 3/11/15 Teachers 3/18/15 Teachers 3/25/15 Teachers Building Number Sense - Part 2 A continuation from session 1. Receive additional information on building number sense with students. Discover strategies to develop number sense in early education classrooms. Ruth will model rich math tasks to use in the classroom and participants will walk away with an additional rich math task to use with their students the next day. Strategies for Reluctant Writers There are many reasons why students may be reluctant to write. What are the sub-skills involved in the writing process? Join the session to discover ways to encourage reluctant writers to be more creative. Walk away with a few lessons to try the next week in your classroom. Gross Motor Activities for the Classroom Simple, effective gross motor exercises for teachers to use in the classroom. So whether you are an intervention teacher working with a few students, or have a whole classroom full of students, you will find great ideas to implement in your class tomorrow! Literacy with Props By regularly and systematically incorporating literacy props into dramatic play and instruction, you help children realize that different tasks require different texts. Discover simple strategies to incorporate props and dramatic play into your classroom literacy Ruth E Ware Curriculum Consultant Lisa Gormley Supervisor-Perry TBD Elaine Dodson 5

6 4/01/15 Teachers 4/08/15 Teachers program. Strategies to Support Fine Motor Skills Young children learning to write benefit from experiences that support fine motor skills in the hands and fingers. Discover activities that involve the use of manipulatives to support fine motor development to build strength and dexterity necessary to hold writing utensils. Classroom Observation and Assessment Observation and assessment provides an intentional process of teaching and learning. We will discuss guidelines for observations and how it relates to the curriculum process in your classroom. TBD Krystal McFarland Director of Early Childhood 6