Professional Learning

Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Initial Training

SSTR5 will facilitate the Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Initial Training on 

Friday, October 6, 2023

This training will be in-person at the ESC of Eastern Ohio 

located at 7320 N Palmyra Rd., Canfield, OH, 44406

Training is from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM (with a 1-hour lunch break on own). This includes both Part 1 and Part 2.

Registration is open in OCCRRA., and required for both Part 1 and Part 2 sessions.

Part 1 (8:30-11:30 am) - ST#10133348

Part 2 (12:30-3:30 pm) - ST#10133351

Please note that this is the only date that SSTR5 will be training for the upcoming year.

Ohio’s Early Learning and Development Standards Overview Training is now available in the Ohio Professional Registry

This training is designed for early childhood professionals who work with infant through preschool-age children in Ohio.


Ohio’s Free Online Professional Development

Get Started Today at No Cost!

Learn the fundamentals of PBIS through a series of short videos that show actual examples of PBIS implementation. These modules are designed for use by PBIS Leadership Teams to provide guidance, strengthen a focus area, and supplement learning for all school personnel, including classroom teachers, related arts teachers, classified staff, bus drivers, coaches, families and community members. For more advanced training for leadership teams, contact the regional State Support Team or Educational Service Center.

Early Learning Assessment Training sessions will occur in June and again in August. Please check this website for the schedule and registration links. You can also request training opportunities.

Ohio Child Care Resource & Referral Association (OCCRRA) - Region 5 training

Cox Campus Flyers for OH.pdf

Emergent Literacy Training

Ohio’s early childhood educators now can participate in self-paced professional learning on emergent literacy through Cox Campus. Always no-cost and now Ohio Approved through the Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association, Cox Campus’ coursework allows educators to expand their professional knowledge of the emergent and early language and literacy development for children birth through kindergarten entry. Additionally, early childhood educators can earn a credential from the Rollins Center for Language and Literacy based on coursework completion.

Courses for Education: Preschool and Pre-K

Home Visiting Webinar Series: Fostering Relationships to Help Children Thrive

Nurturing and responsive relationships provide a strong foundation for children's healthy growth and development. Through relationships, young children learn how to see and interact with the world and people around them. Home visiting is focused on developing strong relationships with the family, supporting positive parent-child interactions, and maintaining relationships with program staff. 

Join us in this Home Visiting Series  as we explore practical strategies and resources that support developing and fostering relationships that are nurturing and responsive. On-demand registration.

This webinar will have English and Spanish captioning. 

Ohio Related Services Virtual Meet-Up

This is a recorded session from January 5, 2023, on

The Most Disputed Areas of Evaluations . 

Click on the document to the right to access the webinar.

JAN2022MeetUpAnnouncementF.docx

Preschool Special Education 101: From Rule to Implementation

Understanding the Laws, Rules & Policies that Guide Preschool Special Education in Ohio

Preschool Special Education can be complex to navigate. These learning modules have been created and designed to provide key information on preschool special education topics.

These self-paced online learning modules from the Ohio Department of Education are designed to provide critical information for administrators and professionals on the federal, state and local laws that protect and support students with disabilities.

Those working in special education must understand and follow a wide variety of rules and policies regarding topics such as confidentiality but also be aware of laws directed to identify children with disabilities and protect the rights of students and families. These modules will review required information.

Early Childhood Investigations

FREE workshops available on demand! Here are just a few that you may find interesting:

Promoting Impactful Teaching and Learning in Kindergarten

Swati Adarkar, the deputy assistant secretary for policy and early learning, will be part of a six part webinar series by the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading and New America’s Early & Elementary Education Policy Program to promote impactful teaching and learning in kindergarten. The series will look at research on how young children learn best, strategies and practices to support young learners, and literacy, math and social-emotional skill development. The series will also explore the changes that are occurring at State and district levels to transform kindergarten.

Those interested in sessions to be held in 2023 can sign up to receive additional information.

Funding Opportuntities for Doctoral Education

We released our 2023-24 calendar of virtual trainings and free webinars. That's right, friends! Believe it or not, we have scheduled our virtual trainings and free webinars for the 2023-24 school/program year. From August 2023 to June 2024, there are multiple offerings of professional development with our team. Be sure you take a look at both calendars, sooner rather than later! There are a handful of trainings that only offer a limited number of spots, including our FLIP IT Virtual Train-the-Trainers and our Building Your Bounce Virtual Train-the-Trainers. 

OCCRRA Credit Now Available for OLAC Module: 

OLAC’s Leadership for Early Childhood Care and Education module recently received the Ohio Approved (OA) Designation. 

This module bridges the division in its treatment of early care and education leadership. In particular, it takes the view that elementary principals—who in Ohio need to have no experience or training in ECE or childcare—have something to learn from those outside the school system who care for children from birth to age 3 or 4. And, it also recognizes that school principals can help promote the position that society needs to direct much more attention and resources to the care of young children and their families.

Once you complete the module, submit to the Ohio Child Care Resource & Referral Association (OCCRRA) to receive credit! Explore the free module

Early Care and Education Apprenticeships Webinar

The Department, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families, and Office of Early Childhood Development, and the Department of Labor hosted a webinar on strategies and approaches to address critical shortages in the early care and education workforce through apprenticeships. 

The Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) professional development course available through OH|ID portal

The Department recently released the course Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Video Series: Fidelity Inventory, Data-based Decision Making and Supporting the Needs of the Whole Child in the Learning Management System to benefit both new and experienced schools and districts with Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) implementation. Through interviews with Ohio educators, this course showcases best practices and community partnerships that support PBIS implementation. Interviews include success stories and challenges Ohio’s educators experienced with the Tiered Fidelity Inventory, data-based decision making and supporting the whole child through PBIS implementation.

 

This self-paced course is available on demand through the Learning Management System, which is accessible to licensed educators through the OH|ID portal. Prior to completing this course, participants are encouraged to preview and complete the existing course titled PBIS: It Takes the Whole Building.


For questions regarding PBIS course content, contact Ohio’s PBIS Inbox. For questions regarding the Learning Management System, contact LMS Support.


*NEW* CARA’s Kit Online: Self-Guided Module

Access this learning module to explore each topic of CARA’s Kit, from the introduction, to the process, to example adaptations.

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CARA’s Kit online was developed by Pennsylvania Early Intervention Technical Assistance with funding from the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning. CARA’s Kit online is hosted by the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children. 

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Click an image to access the FREE CARA's Kit Self-Guided Module


Design for Every Learner

The ED-funded TIES Center, in collaboration with Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) and the Lake Washington School District in Washington, released a set of learning modules to help educators learn more about Universal Design for Learning. The modules support educators in designing learning experiences that are inclusive for each and every learner. Specific examples illustrate how instruction can be designed to be inclusive of students with significant cognitive disabilities.