Thank you to Jessica Cornell and Gwen Bruse

Jessica and Gwen from the Family Learning program have agreed to take on the Environmental Grant.

THANK YOU! We'll be moving forward on the grant.

Supporting Parents of Young Children in the Child Welfare System

An interesting article worth reading:

http://www.nccp.org/publications/pub_920.html?utm_source=NCCP+Update&utm_campaign=d3a6a883da-Update_2_19_2010&utm_medium=email

Poverty During Early Childhood May Last a Lifetime : Discovery News

Poverty During Early Childhood May Last a Lifetime : Discovery News

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Interested in college credit for in-service training, bachelors or masters degree?

Interested in college credit for in-service training, bachelors or masters degree?


Dear Early Care and Education Community,

The University of Dayton is offering a new on-line program in Early Childhood Leadership and Advocacy. If you are interested, please check out the following websites:
Master's Degree http://www.udayton.edu/education/areas_of_study/ then scroll down to Master of Science Degree in Education with a Concentration in Early Childhood Leadership and Advocacy
Bachelor's Degree http://www.udayton.edu/education/areas_of_study/ then scroll down to Early Childhood Leadership and Advocacy

We offer a certificate as well.

You must first apply to the University and to do that you can go to http://registration.udayton.edu/registration.asp and follow the directions.

Interested parties should remember that these programs accept job-related workshop credit (i.e. ODE, SUTQ, Head Start....). If you are interested in converting your required training to workshop credit, see below for more
information.

Have you been wondering what to do with all those in-service hours?
Well, I have the answer! Bring them to the University of Dayton! Really, UD is accepting in-service training towards your degree or even for renewal of your teaching license. If you have 15 clock hours of in-service training at
any of the "specialty training" areas listed below or similar ones if you are out of state then you can get college credit. You can get up to 12 semester hours of credit for undergraduates and 6 at the graduate level. In-service hours must not be older than five years. So if it is time to renew your teaching license here is an option towards earning college credit for all the time and effort you have put into in-service training. If you want to work on a degree this is one way to collect credit hours towards a bachelor's degree. The cost per semester credit hours (in-service only) is $250 per credit hour. (15 in-service clock hours =1 semester credit)
Those of you working towards masters can apply for up to 6 semester hours.

Workshop Credit (up to 12 semester hours) in required "specialty training" areas. Register for workshop credit through the Bombeck Center at (937)229-2158

4C Leadership Institute, Step Up to Quality, State Early Reading Initiative (SERI), Infant Toddler Guideline, Early Learning Initiative, Early Learning Content Standards, * Other as approved
by ODE, ODJFS, OCCRA or by program advisor/coordinator UD Workshop Credit for Specialty Training = 12 semester hours

For more information please contact: Julia Danial (937) 229-4411 or
1-800-837-7433 or julia.danial@notes.udayton.edu for undergraduate
information or Joy Comingore for Graduate information at (937)229-5533 or
joy.comingore@notes.udayton.edu
REGGIO-L@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU

Mrs. Elizabeth Engelhardt
Chaminade 221F
(937) 229-3572
Department of Teacher Education
University of Dayton
300 College Park
Dayton, Ohio 45469-0525
The measure of a society is its reverence for children. Gesell
Elizabeth.Engelhardt@notes.udayton.edu

Still looking for that Environmental Grant champion...

Okay, I'm extending the deadline. Who will step up and let me know by this Friday that you are the one to help us help families go green???? Remember, you do NOT need to be a lead teacher to do this. Classroom assistants are encouraged to visit with me!

HELP! Our Environmental Grant Efforts Need a Champion!

Most of you know that we are in our second year of an environmental grant through Hennepin County. Last year the focus of the grant was to teach lessons on Reduce, Reuse and Recycle in ECFE parent ed classes. This went very well and I understand that these lessons have become part of the regular ECFE curriculum (right?).

The focus of the grant this year is to expand lessons on Reduce, Reuse and Recycle into Creative Play, First Steps, Kids' Place, PALS+ and RSK. Parent involvement and parent education is a key part of the grant. Putting activities on these topics into classrooms is a great first step, but just like the Reggio Emilia approach, parents are to be a partner in the learning. The final goal of the grant is to permanently change families' behaviors around these 3 areas.

Patty from Hennepin County provided a training on Reduce, Reuse and Recycle in January that some of you attended. (I do recollect it was held on a day when many staff were out sick :( ).

There is a great curriculum for parent education and children's programs that I believe all of you should have already received, albeit a while ago. A copy of the curriculum is in a green folder on the counter behind the mailboxes.

This work has been spearheaded by Trish Walsh (THANK YOU, TRISH!) who is now ready to hand it off to someone else. Could that someone else be YOU?

The grant goals and outcomes are already written and there is a $2000 budget for staff time and supplies. The work needs to be completed by June 30. Trish and/or I will be more than happy to encourage you to take this over, if you need encouragement. You will be paid your regular salary on a voucher for what work you do on this project.

Could you please let me know by Friday, February 19 if you are willing to step forward to ensure this important community based work is done?

For a little added incentive, view the following 3 minute video. Thank you in advance!

http://vimeo.com/9071036