What’s New? Kansas Child Outcomes Training and TA Materials Measuring and Improving Child and Family Outcomes Conference September 18, 2011 New Orleans, LA Dave Lindeman, Ph.D., Project Director Phoebe Rinkel, M.S., TA Coordinator Peggy Miksch, M.S., Infant Toddler TA Specialist Kansas Inservice Training System University of Kansas – Life Span Institute at Parsons
This project is for early intervention and early childhood special education professionals, paraeducators, related services professionals and parents. The framework supporting this system is composed of collaboration /linkages, information services, training, and technical assistance. Professional development is addressed at three levels of training - Proactive/General Issues Staff Development, Focused Staff Development, and Intensive Staff Development.
Goals Sustain collaborative partnerships between State Agencies, Institutions of Higher Education, Local Education Agencies, and Professional Organizations working in the area of early childhood. Develop and disseminate evidence and research-based materials. Increase the knowledge, skills, and capacity of individuals and/or organizations across the state through results-based training and technical assistance. Contribute to the development of state level guidance documents, processes, and training materials.
System Components Collaboration/Linkages Information Services Training Technical Assistance
ta/ECOOutcomes/Index.shtml 6
Navigating the KITS ECO Web Page 7 Navigation Pane for KITS Website on every page
KITS ECO Home Page 8
State Agency Administrators Tiffany Smith, KSDE, Part B/619 Coordinator Sarah Walters, KDHE, Part C Coordinator KITS Collaborative Training Calendar 9
Introduction What are the Early Childhood Outcomes? What is the purpose of the KITS ECO Information web page? 10
Hot Topics What’s new? What’s on the horizon? 11
Outcome Web System (OWS) Login (opens new window) User login page for KSDE Web Applications Flash tutorials about the User Login Link to register for login and password for accessing KSDE web applications 12
What an Administrator Needs to Know 13
What a Data Entry Person Needs to Know 14
What A Direct Service Provider Needs to Know 15
What a Trainer Needs to Know 16
Independent Study 17
Group Training 18
Group Training Tools and Materials 19
COSF Examples 20
New COSF Examples 21
How to Keep Current With Kansas ECO Training and Guidance (“Subscribe Spedexpress”) 22
Resources -Links 23
Resource Archives 24
Plans for Future ECO Training Annual Webinar on ECO Updates (Archive of September 2011 ECO Webinar Update on KITS website) COSF Training for New Staff (State-wide regional events, October 2011) Understanding Your ECO Data Investigative Questions and Resources for Administrators (KITS website) Understanding Your ECO Data (KDEC conference) Online Tutorials (KITS website) 25
David Lindeman, Project Director Misty Goosen, Project Coordinator Phoebe Rinkel, TA Coordinator Peggy Miksch, Infant-Toddler TA Specialist Chelie Nelson, Preschool TA Specialist Carla Heintz, Preschool TA Specialist Kim Page, ECRC Coordinator Karen Lawson, Project Assistant
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