1. Good, Better, Best Building Early Childhood Programs That Support Each Young Learner The Presentation Team Camille Catlett FPG Child Development Institute (NC) Brenda Blackburn Blue Ridge Community College (NC) Melanie Nollsch & Susan Simon Kirkwood Community College (IA) Johnna Darragh Ernst Heartland Community College (IL) Anu Sachdev & Bina Patel Northampton Community College (PA) Mary Skinner & Elizabeth Golen Johnson Tacoma Community College (WA)

3. An effective teacher can have a stronger influence on student achievement than poverty, language background, class size, and minority status

4. Parts of a whole

6. Shifting paradigms

7. NPDCI Definition of Professional Development “Professional development is facilitated teaching and learning experiences that are transactional and designed to support the acquisition of professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions as well as the application of this knowledge in practice…..

8. Definition (continued) The key components of professional development include: a)characteristics and contexts of the learners (i.e., the “who” ); b)content (i.e., the “what” of professional development); and c)organization and facilitation of learning experiences (i.e., the “how”).”

9. What do we mean by evidence-based?

10. identifying specific research-based practices that have been validated through a rigorous review process Odom, Brantlinger, Gersten, Horner, Thompson, & Harris, 2005

11. A decision- making process that integrates the best available research evidence with family & professional wisdom & values Buysse & Wesley, 2006; Buysse, Wesley, Snyder, & Winton, 2006

12. The Crosswalks Model Camille Catlett FPG Child Development Institute University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Susan P. Maude Iowa State University

13. Areas of Targeted Change

14. The Crosswalks Sequence Get intentional about outcomes Deconstruct/reconstruct syllabi Rethink practica Examine program practices Put it all together Support the sequence with resources and professional development

15. Colorín colorado

16. CONNECT The Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge http://connect.fpg.unc.edu/

19.  Curriculum Toolkit Curriculum Toolkit

20. Fred Rogers Center ELE

21. Heartland Equity & Inclusion Project

22. Multifaceted Resources for Language & Literacy National Center on Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness

23. National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning

24. 15-Minute In-Services Expansions Thick and Thin Conversations Asking Questions Engaging Children in Conversations

25. The Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework

26. The Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework

27. http://nichcy.org/

28.  ACCESS  PARTICIPATION  [SYSTEMIC] SUPPORTS

29. Early childhood inclusion embodies the values, policies, and practices that support the right of every infant and young child and his or her family, regardless of ability, to participate in a broad range of activities and contexts as full members of families, communities, and society. The desired results of inclusive experiences for children with and without disabilities and their families include a sense of belonging and membership, positive social relationships and friendships, and development and learning to reach their full potential. The defining features of inclusion that can be used to identify high quality early childhood programs and services are access, participation, and supports.

30. Additional Resources

32. CONNECT NPDCI Landing Pads A sampling of evidence and resources, related to each feature, to support your learning and professional development needs Find them online at http://npdci.fpg.unc.edu/resources/quality- inclusive-practices-resources-and-landing- pads http://npdci.fpg.unc.edu/resources/quality- inclusive-practices-resources-and-landing- pads

33. CONNECT NPDCI 8 EBP Landing Pads Available

34. National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning

35. CONNECT Landing Pads SCRIPT-NC Supporting Change and Reform in Preservice Teaching in North Carolina http://scriptnc.fpg.unc.edu/resource-search

36. CONNECT SCRIPT-NC Landing Pads

37. National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning: Disabilities