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ECSE Indicator Trainings Lunch & Learn Series. Assessment Tools for Child Outcomes Presenter: Ruth Chvojicek - Statewide Child Outcomes Coordinator Moderator: Sandra Parker - DPI Early Childhood Program Specialist. In today’s webinar we will:. Important Things to Know. Everyone is muted
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ECSE Indicator TrainingsLunch & Learn Series Assessment Tools for Child Outcomes Presenter: Ruth Chvojicek - Statewide Child Outcomes Coordinator Moderator: Sandra Parker - DPI Early Childhood Program Specialist
Important Things to Know • Everyone is muted • We will provide times to ask a question – just raise your hand by clicking in the hand box by your name. • You can also submit a question in the question box. Type your question here and press send.
Let’s Practice • Raise your hand if you have participated in a go-to-webinar before. • Put you hands down. • Raise your hand if you have never participated in a go-to-webinar. • Put your hands down. GREAT JOB!
Participant Poll What methods do you use to gather information from parents and other providers about children’s functional behavior? Please respond to poll located in the lower section of your control panel – thank you.
Basic Process at Entry and Exit Important to use multiple sources of information in the rating process including observation, parent input, child care/Head Start, and information from an assessment tool. 1 2 3 4
Participant Poll Are you currently using an assessment tool in the rating process? Please respond to poll in lower section of your control panel – thank you.
Challenges of Assessment Tools Each assessment tool carries it’s own organizing framework No assessment tool assesses the 3 outcomes directly Content of the domains isn’t always the same Most assessment tools are organized around traditional domains
Key Question to Consider When Choosing an Assessment Tool “How much information will an assessment tool provide about the attainment of the three outcomes?”
Teaching Strategies GOLD Eau Claire Area School District Terri Goetl Program Support Early Learning / Special Education
Portage Guide B-6(New Portage Guide – NPG) Appleton Area School District Suzette Preston Special Education / 4K Coordinator AASD New Portage Guide
Assessment Evaluation Programming System (AEPS) West Allis – West Milwaukee School District Laura Womak Early Childhood Diagnostician & Program Coordinator AEPS Interactive
Developmental Profile - 3 CESA’s 10 & 11 (Eau Claire Area School District) Chris Hambuch-Boyle Early Childhood Program Support Teacher
Upcoming Assessment Tool Trainings • AEPS January 31 & February 1, 2013 Burlington, WI Cost $150 (includes lunch) • NPG March 1, 2013 Green Bay, WI Cost $25 CESA 7 members/$40 non-members • NPG April 12, 2013 Fennimore, WI (CESA 3) Cost – Free (covered by grant) Please go to www.collaboratingpartners.com for more information on these trainings.
THANK YOU FOR Attending and Interacting in Today’s Webinar We will send you a link for the recording of today’s webinar as well as a follow-up survey on this webinar.