October 2008
Connecting Mathematics to Other Subject Areas
The purpose of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics & Theoni Pappas Fund is to create high school classroom materials or lessons connecting mathematics to other fields.
Emerging Teacher-Leaders in Elementary School Mathematics
The purpose of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics & Irene Etkowicz Eizen Fund is to increase the breadth and depth of the mathematics content knowledge of elementary teachers who have demonstrated commitment to mathematics teaching and learning. The applicant must have the support of the school principal in becoming a mathematics teacher-leader within her or his school or district. Maximum Award: $6,000. Eligibility: Math teachers in public and private schools, grades 9-12. Deadline: November 14th, 2008. For more information about this grant please visit http://www. nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=1310 .
Ten Do’s For Discipline
This guidance workshop through the Early Learning Coalition will provide easy discipline techniques to reduce challenging behaviors at home and in the classroom.
River Park Community Center
301 11th Street N. Naples 34102
Positive Beginnings Module 2-Meaning of Challenging Behavior
The Early Learning Coalition of Southwest Florida invites you to come and learn the importance of communication with children and parents and how to observe and track children’s behavior. This is the second of six modules which will be offered in consecutive order over the next year and may be taken individually or as a series.
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 from 6:30-8:30om
ELCOSWFL Office
5256 Summerlin Commons Boulevard Unit 201
Fort Myers, FL 33907
Speech and Language-What Can I Do to Help
The Early Learning Coalition is offering a TWO PART SERIES for parents and early childhood teachers that will explain language development in children and when to seek help for speech and language problems which may co-exist with challenging behaviors.
Veteran’s Memorial Elementary Room-3104
75960 Veteran’s Memorial Blvd.
Naples 33110
0.3 CEUs will be offered at the cost of $5 per contact hour. Please park in the staff parking lot. For more information or to register for this event please visit http://www.elcofswfl.org/registration/review_event.php?event=389 or call Gayla Thompson at (239) 267-4105×29.
Happiest Baby on the Block
The Early Learning Coalition invites you to come and learn the secrets of how to calm a baby and save your sanity!. This workshop Is intended for parents and teachers of infants and will be presented by Darline Pinheiro.
Monday November 3rd, from 5:30-7:30om
Early Learning Coalition of SWFL Office
5256 Summerlin Commons Blvd., Unit 201
Ft Myers, 33907
Talking to Parents About Autism Action Kit
If you suspect a developmental delay or autism, speak up! As an early childhood educator, you are face-to-face with young children every day. You observe them, teach them, love them and interact with them. That means you’re in the ideal position to notice if their development seems delayed. When this happens — you need to talk to the parents and urge them to have their child screened. Let them know that early intervention can make a huge difference in a child’s life.
New Standards in Early Learning Available for Review and Comment
A draft of the new standards early learning standards from the Agency for Workforce Innovation (AWI), Office of Early Learning is available for review and comment. The standards are on the AWI website under the tab titled Providers as well as a survey if you would like to provide feedback. See the drafted standards at http://www.floridajobs.org/earlylearning/providers.html.
Federal Grant Aims at Reducing Preschool Expulsion Rates in Delaware
According to the Yale Child Study Center, Delaware has the fourth highest rate for preschool expulsions — 13 children for every 1,000 enrolled in daycare, reports the Delaware News Journal. That could change, however, as a result of a $9 million grant from the Center for Mental Health Services in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The money will be used to teach parents how to bond with their emotionally disturbed children through parent-child interaction therapy, which is said to improve relationships, increase children’s pro-social behavior, and improve parenting skills. About 60 families annually will receive in-home treatment and about 85 families will be served as outpatients at a therapist’s office. The effort will focus on troubled children, typically 2 to 5 years old, who often act out in aggressive ways, such as by hitting other children, pulling their hair, or throwing things across the room, says Susan Cycyk, director of Delaware’s Division of Child Mental Health Services. Read more at http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080926/NEWS03/809260338/1006/news.
Announcing Bright Beginnings
Announcing Bright Beginnings Because a strong foundation in early reading and mathematics is essential to each child’s future success, Florida’s standards, instruction, and assessments in Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) through third grade must be structured so that learning builds progressively from grade to grade. An initiative known as Bright Beginnings has been developed to provide stakeholders with child expectations standards, resources, and tools for instruction; tools and training for assessment; and information/resources for parents. To access these resources and learn more about the Bright Beginnings initiative, please visit http://brightbeginningsfl.org/.
