This webinar, hosted by CEELO and the Center on School Turnaround (CST), reviews the eight components of the new model and discusses key requirements, including school leadership and expanding high quality prekindergarten and full-day kindergarten. Charlie Geier, Director of Early Learning and Intervention in the Office of Early Learning and Intervention, Indiana Department of Education, shares what the new early learning model means for the state of Indiana and examples of how Indiana is working to support the key components of the SIG. (, Webinar)
Supporting Principal Leadership for Pre-K through Third Grade Learning Communities
This webinar addresses ways to enhance SEA and LEA leadership capacity for building P -3 communities, cultivate standards of effective practice for P-3 principals and related leaders, develop practical implementation strategies as described by an elementary school principal and state education leaders, and consider implications for state and local policymakers, technical assistance and professional developmental providers, and higher education. The webinar was co-sponsored by the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), and the National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education (NAECS-SDE).
Teaching and Learning Project
This project (BUILD|CEELO) brings together selected state leaders and national experts to strengthen policy that promotes effective early childhood teaching and learning for each and every child from birth through third grade. During 2015, the project convened state leaders and experts to provide ideas, best practices, and resources to inform “what” policies most effectively advance teaching quality and “how” those policies and programs can be implemented to support great teaching and learning. Click on the tab “Learning Table Co-hort 1” and scroll down to access webinars.
Evaluation of Early Childhood Teachers
This webinar highlights the development, recommended uses, and expected tools from the Evaluating Early Childhood Educators (Prekindergarten through Third Grade) supplement to the Center on Great Teachers and Leader’s resource, Practical Guide to Designing Comprehensive Teacher Evaluation Systems.
Tools to Support Principals as Evaluators of Early Childhood Teachers
This webinar features speakers and respondents from school districts, who share information and resources to support principals as effective evaluators of early childhood teachers (PK-Grade 3). CEELO, in collaboration with the Great Lakes and Midwest Comprehensive Centers, sponsored this webinar for state and local leaders in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
Young Immigrants and Dual Language Learners: Participation in Pre-K & Gaps at Kindergarten Entry
This webinar presents data that looks at how children from various language and immigrant backgrounds participate in pre-K programs and at how these children perform relative to their White peers at Kindergarten entry.
Using Assessments to Improve Transitions to Kindergarten
This webinar features nationally known experts in discussion on how to integrate KEAs into a comprehensive assessment system and how to use the data to inform teaching practices. State departments of education presenters also highlight practical strategies they are using to assess a child’s school readiness and adjust instruction to help bridge any gaps. This webinar was co-sponsored by the Regional Education Laboratory (REL) Northwest. Presenters include CEELO’s Jana Martella and Tom Schultz, along with Jacqueline Jones (Foundation for Child Development), John Pruette (Office of Early Learning, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction), and Fiona Helsel (REL Northwest).
Supporting State Education Agencies Implementing a Birth Through Third Grade Approach
This webinar focuses on recent developments in birth through third grad approaches with an emphasis on the state education agency’s role and technical assistance support. CEELO held this webinar for state early childhood education specialists and regional comprehensive center staff. The webinar features Dr. Kristie Kauerz, Director of the National P – 3 Center at the University of Washington and David Jacobsen, Professional Excellence Director/Cambridge Education, who showcases work underway in communities across Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Birth through Grade Three Learning Hub.
New Early Childhood Indistar® Indicators
This webinar introduces the audience to new Early Childhood Indistar® Indicators developed by CEELO in collaboration with the Center on Innovations (CIL) in Learning. Indistar® is a web-based system for use with district and/or school improvement teams to inform, coach, sustain, track, and report improvement activities. The new early childhood indicators provide an opportunity for stakeholders to use indicators and the associated research to align early childhood education with school improvement efforts.
Child Care, Head Start and Pre-K Partnerships: Research Findings (Webinar Recording)
This webinar shares research findings on child care, Head Start & pre-K partnerships. The webinar shares highlights from research conducted over the past 10 years that examine the nature of partnerships, the types of partnerships that yield desired benefits, and the outcomes of partnerships. Diane Schilder presented the webinar, which was sponsored by Ounce of Prevention Fund.
Focus on Formative Assessment
This webinar, jointly sponsored by CEELO and the Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center, presents critical information for states as they engage in activities to improve the quality of teaching and learning through supporting formative assessment processes.
Understanding and Using Data from the 2013 NIEER State of Preschool Yearbook
This webinar examines how annual preschool information from the states can be used for planning, policy development and program improvement.