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We created a new how-to guide that we think will be very helpful this summer as you embark on new trainings, webinars, and conferences.
If you are attending a training event or conference session where the trainer utilizes the TECPDS Certificate Generation Tool, there is a good chance that they will provide you with a QR Code at the end of the training. However, what do you do with it, and how do you make it work to register your attendance?
To help you understand this process better, this how-to guide will provide an overview of how to prepare for the event and how to use the TECPDS QR Code to register your attendance.
- Prepare for the event
- Attend a training
- The trainer shows a QR code
- Scan QR code to register your attendance
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Access the Dyslexia Referral Checklists (DRC) manuals to use with any progress monitoring tool or universal screening for teachers to document student data to determine if a student might be at risk. The DRC has English and Spanish versions designed for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade.
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The Texas ITSN, in partnership with CLI Engage, has many resources you can add to your toolbox to help infants and toddlers reach their potential and help you reach your professional development goals! Join the FREE, live, interactive webinar to learn about the many research-based resources and tools available.
This one-hour event includes:
Specialist Training: Wednesday, June 23, from 12-1 p.m.
Teacher Training: Saturday, June 26, 10 -11 a.m.
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The for the CIRCLE Infant & Toddler Foundations Training deadline has been extended!
Created for infant and toddler teachers, this virtual training focuses on four learning domains, responsive caregiving and the ability to use materials in the classroom to enhance children’s growth and development. This brand new training valued at $1000 per participant is being provided for FREE. It includes 12.5 hours of professional development over three mornings, along with a classroom kit (one per classroom) filled with books, toys, manipulatives, and additional resources (valued at $750).
Although priority registration will be given to active participants in the ITSN Teacher Program, all infant and toddler teachers throughout the state have an opportunity to apply for a spot. If you are a director or program manager, make sure to share this opportunity with your communities.
Training sessions will take place in the morning between 8 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on the following dates:
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Cohort A (Mondays: July 19, July 26, Aug. 9)
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Cohort B (Tuesdays: July 20, July 27, Aug. 10)
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Cohort C (Wednesdays: July 21, July 28, Aug. 11)
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Cohort D (Thursdays: July 22, July 29, Aug. 12)
Registration is now open for teachers to apply for a spot in one of our four training cohorts. Spaces are limited, so don’t wait and miss out on this rare opportunity for exclusive training and free materials! Click here to sign up!
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June 10, "Wonder of Wonders! Harnessing the Wonder of Playthrough Provocations," by Sally Haughey
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July 14, "The Power of the Podcast: How Consultants and Other Experts Can Reach a Wider Audience," by Brian Washburn and Tim Waxenfelter
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Aug. 4, "Ready and Resilient! Promoting the Resilience of Children and Adults", by Dr. Nefertiti B. Poyner
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Aug. 19, "Being Thorough: A Concept for Building High-Performing Teams in Your Early Childhood Program," by Christy Jones-Hudson, M.A., IMH-E
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Aug. 25, "Engineering With Nature: Learning and Communicating through Construction Play," by Tina Reeble and Kirsten Haugen, M.A.
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The Farm Fresh Challenge began this April to celebrate local foods.
Visit Square Meals to learn more about how to participate in the Spring Farm Fresh Challenge.
Participating families do not have to apply to register or provide identification. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds the Summer Meals Program – including the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and the Seamless Summer Option (SSO). The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) administers the Summer Meals Program in Texas.
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For more career and professional development opportunities, visit WorkInTexas. And, for other online professional resources visit, TECPDS.org.
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Partners Resource Network, PRN, is a statewide agency that operates the Texas network of Parent Training and Information Centers.
As part of a specially funded project, it is actively seeking to increase its outreach to underserved families of infants, children, and youth with disabilities.
PRN, is reaching out to other organizations that work with families to build a collaborative partnership.
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T.E.A.C.H. is a proven effective strategy through its four key elements: Scholarships, Education, Compensation, and Commitment.
The program is currently offering scholarships, available for degrees in:
early childhood studies, child development, child development, and family studies, among others.
The funding is available for non-certification degrees.
Eligibility criteria:
- Have a high school diploma or GED
- Employed at child care program or family home that has a child care subsidy contract
- Work 30 hours or more per week
- Earn less than $20 per hour
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The Harris County Public Health program has an Obesity Reduction Team educating students about nutrition and healthy lifestyles for several years. Due to COVID-19, the program has evolved to continue to serve the needs of Harris County schools under any restrictions a school has in place.
The programs this team facilitates are CATCH and a program called Cooking Matters. Please reach out to Mayra Aquino at Mayra.Aquino@phs.hctx.net to schedule sessions for the next school year!
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We're in Spanish! TECPDS (the Workforce Registry) is NOW all in Spanish. We did this with you in mind, and we hope you enjoy this new feature just as much as we enjoyed providing it to you. Check out our Spanish webpage, and let us know what you think.
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