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Early Childhood Education

Sandra Rascon, Education Specialist (361) 561-8570 • [email protected]

 

Early childhood education and parent engagement services can be accessed through the Early Childhood Cooperative. This cooperative supports early education professionals in effectively teaching and creating a learning environment for young learners. The goal is to provide professional development, technical coaching, school readiness guidance, and program development for teachers serving young learners (pre-K through grade 2). The audience includes teachers - both new to the profession and experienced - and administrators on early education campuses.

 

Services

 

  • Provide one customized onsite campus support visit
  • Reduced fee for additional professional development
  • Reduced fee for Early Childhood Symposium
  • Assistance with early childhood community agency collaborations
  • Support early childhood campus principals, teachers, and paraprofessionals
  • Support Texas School Ready! activities
  • Support LEAs in providing high quality parent engagement activities
  • Support through Early Childhood Leadership meetings

 

Technical Assistance

 

  • Coach new early childhood staff
  • Assist teachers with classroom management, room arrangement, small and large group activities, lesson planning, technology skills, and assessment tools (including CIRCLE PM, TX-KEA, and TPRI)

 

Sample Professional Development Opportunities

(Customized PD Available) Focusing on Pre-K through Grade 2:

 

  • Classroom Management
  • Challenging Behavior
  • Students with Special Needs
  • Infant and Toddler Development
  • Implementing Literacy Components
  • Lesson Planning
  • Math
  • Science
  • Pre-K Guidelines
  • Small Group Instruction
  • Technology in the Classroom
  • CIRCLE Training
  • Early Childhood Symposium
  • Progress Monitoring