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At sign in table, find your nametag with country
on it (Japan, Australia, Russia, Canada, Denmark,
Brazil and Jamaica). Take a folder the same
color as your countrys name.Introduce yourself
to your fellow team mates share your site,
position, age of children taught and years in
early childhood education/teaching.
GOOD MORNING!
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08-08-08
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Go for the Gold!

• Round 1

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• I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team,
  I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the
  team, not the individual, is the ultimate
  champion.
• Mia Hamm, USA Soccer Player

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TEEM Project Collaboration Overview
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• C.I.R.C.L.E
• Center for Improving Readiness of Children for
  Learning and Education
• S.C.E.C.D.
• State Center for Early Childhood
  Development
• Legislative Action
• SB 76/23
• Senate Bill 76/23
• Rider 43
• S.R.C.S
• School Readiness Certification
  System
• T.W.C
• Texas Workforce Commission
• T.E.E.M.
• Texas Early Education Model

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The Core Collaboration Team consists of
ISD TeacherHead Start or Child Care
TeacherTEEM MentorCenter Facility StaffCenter
DirectorsAssistant DirectorsISD Education
SpecialistEarly Childhood Program
DirectorsStudents and Families
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Collaborative policies look like

• Registration procedures
• Attendance
• ESL and Special Programs services
• District and Classroom Communication
• Attendance and Tardies
• Related Services
• Instruction Team

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The benefits of a collaborative program for
children and families

• Emphasis on children AND families
• Access to Special Programs services through
  public school district
• Transition to public school services
• Holistic education of child
• Shared use of equipment, materials and facilities
  and staff

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Go for the Gold!

• Round 2

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ISD Procedures Policies
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Attendance Procedures for FWISD

• ATTENDANCE
• REPORTING ATTENDANCE
• NOTES FOR EXCUSED ABSENCE
• ATTENDANCE SLIP
• ENROLLMENT COUNT

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TEA Guidelines for Certified Classroom Teachers

• Sec. 21.404.
• PLANNING AND PREPARATION TIME
• Sec. 21.405.
• DUTY-FREE LUNCH
• Sec. 21.401.
• MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIRED

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Classroom Management as a Team in TEEM

• What it Looks like
• How it Works
• Why it Works

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Networking ( Break )

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Texas Department Family Protective
ServicesMinimum Standards
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Minimum Standards

• Test Your Knowledge

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Rules

• Each table will be given 3 minutes to come up
  with a team name and a spokesman.
• Each table will be given 1 minute to answer a
  question.
• If the table does not answer the question
  correctly, it will be passed to the next table
  and so on until it is answered correctly.
• The next question goes in order back to the table
  sitting next to the table who originally missed
  the question.
• One point will be awarded for each correct answer
  and the table with the most points will be the
  winner.
• In case of a tie, a tie breaker question will be
  given.

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Required Postings

• True or False
• Effective March 2006, a list entitled Current
  Employees must be printed legibly, posted for
  parents staff to view, and include each
  employees first and last name.

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First Aid Kit

• What item is no longer required to be
• in the first aid kit?
• Adhesive tape
• Cotton balls
• Scissors
• Syrup of Ipecac

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Employer Retaliation

• An employer may not ___, or ____ the employment
  of, or otherwise discriminate against, a person
  who is a professional and who in good faith
  reports child abuse or neglect to law enforcement
  or a state agency.
• suspend, terminate
• demote, transfer

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Child Abuse

• True or False
• Once an employee reports a suspected case of
  child abuse or neglect to a state agency or law
  enforcement, the child suspected of being abused
  or neglected cannot be questioned by any other
  person unless it is a CPS worker or law
  enforcement.

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Safety

• Fire drills must be done
• Weekly
• Monthly
• Quarterly

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Severe Weather

• Weather drills must be done
• weekly
• monthly
• every six months

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Documentation of Drills

• Drills must be documented to include
• the date
• time of drill
• length of time of the evacuation
• all of the above
• Both (a) and (b)

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Sanitation

• The water table must be drained and sanitized
• weekly
• daily
• monthly

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Sanitation

• Linens must be sanitized
• daily
• monthly
• weekly

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Sanitation

• True or False
• Sanitizing solution must be prepared on a daily
  basis and placed in a closed and labeled
  container.

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Relocation Diagram

• The relocation diagram must be posted in every
• room and include
• two exit paths from each room
• The designated location outside where all
  children staff meet to ensure everyone has
  exited the building safely
• The name of the staff person in charge of the
  room
• Both (a) and (c)
• Both (a) and (b)

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General Questions

• Toothbrushes must be stored in a manner that
  prevents them from
• molding
• touching each other
• being damaged

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General Questions

• Per minimum standards, each caregiver must
  obtain __ hours of training each year.
• 20
• 15
• 10

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General Questions

• Supervision is basic to the prevention of harm
  and therefore, caregivers must know
• ages of children
• how many are in their care
• layout of the building
• all of the above

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General Questions

• Per minimum standards, the maximum number of
  four year old children one caregiver may
  supervise is
• 15
• 20
• 18

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General Questions

• True or False
• The child/caregiver ratio may be adjusted when
  opening and closing a child care center.

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General Questions

• Activity plans must be kept ___ months and be
  available for review by Licensing and parents
  upon request and during hours of operation.
• 6
• 12
• 3

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General Questions

• Per minimum standards, naptime is required and
  must not exceed __ hours.
• 3
• 2
• 4

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General Questions

• True or False
• It is not necessary to complete an
  Incident/Illness Report when a child is injured
  but does not require medical attention from a
  health care professional.

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General Questions

• Cots, beds, or mats must be labeled with the
  childs ______.
• birth date
• teachers name
• name

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Tie Breaker

• Name the seven topics that must be discussed in
  pre-service training per minimum standards.

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Go for the Gold!

• Round 3

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www.tea.state.tx.us/ed_init/pkguidelines/PKG_Final
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REVISED TEXAS PREKINDERGARTEN GUIDELINES 2008

• Approved by Commissioner of Education, May 21,
  2008
• DRAFT Final version available in late summer

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Revised Texas Pre-Kindergarten Guidelines 2008

• Offer detailed descriptions of expected behaviors
  across multiple skill domains for 4/5 year old
  children at END of Pre-Kindergarten year

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Revised Texas Pre-Kindergarten Guidelines 2008

• Can be utilized by School Districts, Head Start
  programs, Child Care Centers and families
• Offer developmentally appropriate experiences for
  learning needs of ALL children

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Revised Texas Pre-Kindergarten Guidelines 2008

• Responsive teaching practices
• Physical arrangement of classroom
• Family involvement
• Promote School Readiness
• Supporting the English Language Learner
• Planning for children with special needs and
  considerations for successful inclusion
• Texas Education Code 28.005 and Texas
  Administrative Code , Chapter 89

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Revised Texas Pre-Kindergarten Guidelines 2008

• Based on current theory knowledge and scientific
  research
• Young childs conceptual learning
• Acquisition of basic skills
• Participation in meaningful and relevant
• learning experiences

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Revised Texas Pre-Kindergarten Guidelines 2008

• The Guidelines delineate behaviors and skills
  that children are to exhibit and achieve as well
  as instructional strategies for teachers
• The Guidelines provide a means to align Pre-K
  programs with the TEKS

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Revised Texas Pre-Kindergarten Guidelines 2008

• 10 domains-each domain contains Skill Areas
• Social and Emotional Development
• Language and Communication
• Emergent Literacy Reading
• Emergent Literacy Writing
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Studies
• Fine Arts
• Physical Development
• Technology

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LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION DOMAIN A. Listening
Comprehension Skills

• From birth, children begin learning by listening
  to the world around them. As their exposure
  increases, so does their understanding.
  Prekindergarten-aged children are able to
  comprehend what they hear in conversations and in
  stories read aloud with increasing accuracy.
  Children demonstrate understanding through their
  questions, comments, and actions. According to
  state law, prekindergarten children who are
  English language learners can be in a classroom
  environment that is either English as a Second
  Language instruction or Bilingual. Children who
  are English language learners arrive at school
  with listening comprehension skills in their home
  language These skills can be used to support the
  childs development in English. Children who are
  English language learners listen purposefully to
  both English-speaking and Spanish-speaking
  teachers and peers to gather information about
  both their home language and their new language
  (English). (LEER MAS, 2001)

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Lunch
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Go for the Gold!

• Round 4

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Respect your fellow human being, treat them
fairly, disagree with them honestly, enjoy their
friendship, explore your thoughts about one
another candidly, work together for a common goal
and help one another achieve it. Bill Bradley
quotes American retired NBA Basketball Player
and Senator, ran for President in 2000
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HEAD START PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
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Head Start

• Is a federally funded program
• Serving low income children and families
• Addresses the whole child
• Major goal low income children are ready for
  school at par with their advantaged peers

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Who governs Head Start?

• Department of Health and Human Services
• Administration for Children and Families
• Head Start Bureau

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Rules and regulations?

• Head Start Performance Standards address all
  aspects of the program in detail

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Head Start Program Components

• Education
• Health
• Nutrition
• Mental Health and Disabilities
• Social Services

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Education Component

• Focus on cognitive development
• Addresses all 8 domains of a childs development,
  viz.
• Language
• Literacy
• Early Math
• Science
• Creative Arts
• Social Emotional Development
• Approaches to Learning
• Physical Health and Development

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Education Component

• Children are assessed using the Galileo
  (observation checklist) and mClass (handheld
  assessment tool) important for teachers to share
  information on childrens assessments
• Data is used to drive instruction and program
  improvement
• We also use portfolios and anecdotal notes for
  each child for assessment purposes
• Children have 3 active and current Individual
  Development Plans (IDPs) in their portfolios

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Health

• Head Start requires
• Daily health checks are required by Head Start
• Brushing of teeth twice a day
• Hearing and Vision testing
• Height and Weight measurements
• Emphasis on hand washing

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Nutrition

• Head Start requires
• Family style dining at all meals (including
  snacks)
• Special diets to be offered due to religious and
  medical restrictions
• Meal time conversation
• Note Meals in centers are served per USDA
  contract timings

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Mental Health and Disabilities

• Teachers refer children needing help to Center
  Directors
• Mental Health and/or Disabilities Coordinator
  make an observation
• Referral is made to appropriate agency
• Therapists work with child if needed (often at
  the center)
• All children with special needs have active
  Individual Education Plans (IEPs)

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Social Services

• Family Community Partnership Assistants assist
  families with
• Parent Education opportunities
• Parent Meetings
• Community Resources (need based)
• Job Listings
• Hotline information on a variety of topics

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Additional regulations

• Minimum Standards by TDFPS (Texas Department of
  Family and Protective Services)
• USDA
• Local Health Agencies
• Fire Department
• CCMS

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Go for the Gold!

• Round 5

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• Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are
  an ocean. 
• Ryunosuke Satoro

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Professional Conduct
in the Workplace
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Everything You Need to Know About Team Work
You Learned in Kindergarten

• Be Honest
• Be Respectful
• Be Responsible
• Be Fair and Reasonable
• Be Compassionate

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Effective Communication Techniques(part 1)

• Be a good listener.
• Wait your turn to speak.
• Ask for more information.
• Discuss important issues face to face.
• Deal with problems/issues
  as soon as possible.

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Effective Communication Techniques(part 2)

• Talk with the person rather than to other
• co-workers.
• Schedule a time to talk to resolve the issue.
• Use neutral language when discussing an issue.
• When talking with parents
• . . . start the conversation with
  something positive.
• Remember the goal!! Its all about the kids

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Go for the Gold!

• Round 6

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Individual commitment to a group effort -- that
is what makes a team work, a company work, a
society work, a civilization work. Vince
Lombardi quotes (American Football Coach,
national symbol of single-minded determination to
win.1913-1970)
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Lesson Plans Scheduling
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Sample Day
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Head Start/Child Care TeacherA.M. Schedule
630-720 Arrival 720-750 Breakfast 750-800
Transition 800-820 Opening Circle (daily news,
etc) 820-825 Transition 825-910 Centers
910-915 Transition 915-935 Circle 935-940
Transition 940-1010 Small Group/Center
Time1010-1015 Transition1015-1050 Outside
Time1050-1100 Transition1100-1125 ISD
arrives1125-1130 Transition1130-1200
Lunch1200-1245 Nap
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• ISD Teacher
• A.M. Schedule
• Class 1
• 800-815 Circle
• 815-820 Transition
• 820-905 Centers
• 905-910 Transition
• 910-925 Circle
• 925-930 Transition
• 930-1010 Small Groups
• 1010-1015 Transition
• 1015-1030 Circle
• 1030-1035 Transition
• 1035-1055 Small group math/science

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• ISD Teacher
• P.M. Schedule
• Class 2
• 1100-1130 Lunch
• 1130-1140 Transition
• 1140-1230 Nap
• 1230-1240 Transition (ISD arrives)
• 1240-110 Snack
• 110-115 Transition
• 115-130 Circle
• 130-135 Transition
• 135-205 Small Groups
• 205-210 Transition
• 210-255 Centers
• 255-300 Transition
• 300-315 Circle

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• Planning
• With Assigned co-Workers
• The way a team plays as a whole determines its
  success. You may have the greatest bunch of
  individual stars in the world, but if they don't
  play together, the club won't be worth a dime.
• Babe Ruth quotes (American Baseball Player, one
  of the first five players elected to the Baseball
  Hall of Fame and the first to hit over 50 home
  runs in one season. 1895-1948)

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Go for the Gold!

• Final Results
• Medals Awarded

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Wrap UpEvaluation