Friday, February 3rd, 2012

2009 Fourth Friday Series: Professional Development Seminars for Technical Assistance Consultants

Beginning in January, 2009 and continuing monthly through June, 2009, The Office of Child Development and Early Learning will conduct its Fourth Friday Series, a series of live, one-hour, online professional development seminars designed for consultants who provide technical assistance in a variety of modalities in the field of early childhood and after school education.

The Fourth Friday Series will provide the following:

  • Introduce technical assistance consultants to current cross systems work in Pennsylvania.
  • Present competencies for technical assistance consultants and provide professional development related to the competencies.
  • Offer new ways to think about current practices.
  • Explore emerging trends in best practice in the delivery of technical assistance.
  • Connect with technical assistance consultants statewide.


January 23, 2009
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Adult Learning Theory: What Does that Mean for TAs Serving Children and Families?

One of the principles of Adult Learning Theory is that adults are most motivated to learn information that is applicable to real life. Understanding how adults learn best will provide you with insight on the individuals you interact with…and you may learn some new things about yourself as well!

Join us for this webinar which will explore the differences between pedagogy and andragogy, as well as look at key aspects of adult learning and how they relate to technical assistance.

 

About the presenters

Susan Mansuetti - Susan Mansuetti is a Family Literacy Advisor for the Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education, Pennsylvania Department of Education and is responsible for administering the family literacy programs in Pennsylvania. Previously, she administered a family literacy program in Beaver, PA, in addition to serving as co-director of the Family Literacy Division in the Pennsylvania Association of Adult and Continuing Education. Susan has a B.A in Linguistics from the University of Pittsburgh and a M.Ed. in Adult Education from Penn State University.

Lori McMonigal - Lori McMonigal has a background in Psychology and Early Childhood Education. Her experience includes instruction in each component of family literacy, including adult education. She provides technical assistance and training to PA programs through the Family Literacy Professional Development Project. Currently, she is a Professional Developer for TIU11 Community Education Services.

 

REGISTER NOW

Please click here to register for this online session

  • There is no cost to participate, but seating is limited for this live event.
  • All registrants will receive an e-mail confirmation regarding the status of their participation and instructions on how to access the meeting room in order to participate in the event. 
  • In order to participant from your personal computer, you will need to download a small Java application (approx. 13 MB in size). The software application is free and easy to download. Further instructions will be sent in the registration confirmation e-mail.

 

Please check back for further information on additional sessions in the series.

 

2008 Fourth Friday Series: Professional Development Seminars for Technical Assistance Consultants

From February through June, 2008, The Office of Child Development and Early Learning conducted its Fourth Friday Series, a series of live, one-hour, online professional development seminars designed for consultants who provide technical assistance in a variety of modalities in the field of early childhood and after school education.

We are pleased to offer the recordings of the entire Fourth Friday Series sessions in a number of convenient formats:

  • Session Slides (PDF format)
  • Recorded Session/Online Playback (internet connection required)
  • Recorded Session/Offline Playback (no internet connection required/can be downloaded to any computer for viewing where there is not an internet connection)
  • Audio file (MP3 format)

NOTE: In order to view the recorded presentations, you must have the Elluminate Live! Java application downloaded to your personal computer. There is no cost to download the software. To configure your computer, visit the Elluminate support page at: http://www.elluminate.com/support/

 

 

Consultation in Early Childhood Settings: A Framework for Evidence Based Practice

Presenters: Rebecca Gomez, Professional Development Manager, Southeast Regional Key and Linda Kern, M.Ed., Program Manager for Community Initiatives PA Key

Consultation has become more frequently used throughout early childhood systems to support personnel and families implementing projects, strategies, supports and services. It is recognized that a thorough knowledge of child development and recommended practices in early childhood constitute the content of consultation, it is not a sufficient foundation for understanding the consultation process.

This session provided an overview of a Model for the Consultation Process. This model Framework was proposed, researched and published in 2005 by Virginia Buysse and Patricia Wesley in their book Consultation in Early Childhood Settings. Information in the session defined the 8 Stage process and steps within each stage that support effective, collaborative consultation. (This session was held on June 27, 2008)

 

Session Slides (PDF format)

Recorded Session/Online Playback

Recorded Session/Offline Playback

Audio File (MP3 format)

 

 

The Four Levels Of Evaluation: What Should We Be Measuring?

Presenter: Michael Brand, MNO, Family Support and Community Development Coordinator, Center for Schools and Communities

Increasingly, funders are demanding to see an actual change in condition for the money they are spending.  They want to 'buy', real outcomes.  By conducting evaluation in depth we can prove our efforts a worthwhile investment of their dollars. This session looked at the question, “What should we be measuring?” 

The session was based upon the work of Donald Kirkpatrick, Ph.D. and his 40 years of work in the area of evaluation. Participants were given a framework to understand if they are evalauting their efforts adequately. (This session was delivered on April 25, 2008)

 

Session Slides (PDF)

Recorded Session/Online Playback

Recorded Session/Offline Playback

Audio File (MP3 format)

 

 

Using Communities of Practice to Inform Decision Making

Presenter: LeAnne Lorenzo, Consultant/Project Manager, Early Intervention Technical Assistance – part of the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network

Using Communities of Practice to Inform Decision Making Communities of Practice – another Hot Topic or a technique to support Technical Assistance and Professional Development? This session provided defining information about Communities of Practice (CoP). It also enabled participants to discover how CoPs could build their expertise and/or guide their ability to provide high quality technical assistance and professional development to clients. (This session was delivered on March 28, 2008)

 

Session Slides (PDF format)

Recorded Session/Online Playback

Recorded Session/Offline Playback

Audio File (MP3 format)

 


Cross Systems Technical Assistance in Pennsylvania - Working Together to Achieve Common Goals

Presenter: Rebecca Gomez, Professional Development Manager, Southeast Regional Key

The availability of technical assistance to programs, practitioners, children and families has increased dramatically. A program will often have multiple consultants visiting their program on a regular basis. The challenge is to coordinate the technical assistance being offered to best meet the needs of the intended recipient(s). This session provided insight into the work that has been done at the state level by organizations providing technical assistance to better pave the way for a more coordinated system of delivery. (This session was delivered on February 22, 2008.)

 

Session Slides (PDF format)

Recorded Session/Online Playback

Recorded Session/Offline Playback

Audio File (MP3 format)

 

Handouts

Pennsylvania’s Cross-Systems Technical Assistance (TA) Network Definitions (PDF format)

Pennsylvania’s Cross-Systems Technical Assistance (TA) Network Guiding Principles (PDF format)

Pennsylvania’s Relationship-Based Professional Development Strategies (PDF format)