2020 Early On Center for Higher Education

Early On Center for Higher Education Web Event Personnel Preparation for Supervisors of Early Intervention Programs by Denise A. Ludwig, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, FNAP, Professor, Assistant Department Chair, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health Professions, Grand Valley State University Leaders of early intervention programs are required to understand a complex set of legislative, curricular, personnel, and assessment regulatory and best practice content. An ear... More

Early On Center for Higher Education Coursework Connections Webinar Assignment Makeovers: From Hearing and Seeing to Doing and Reflecting by Camille Catlett, FPG Child Development Institute. Effective assignments need to provide learners with opportunities to both acquire and apply knowledge and practices. This webinar will share examples of tools for examining your assignments for these important dimensions and will feature multiple examples of assignment makeovers. Emphasi... More

Early On Center for Higher Education Web Event Moving from ZS to B-K: Developing a Preparation Program for the New Birth-Kindergarten Grade Band Gina Garner, Higher Education Consultant, Education Preparation Unit, Office of Educator Excellence Noel Kelty, Director for the Office of Early Childhood Development & Family Education

Early On Center for Higher Education Web Event Views of Everyday Practice: Observations of Early Intervention Services in Michigan and the Roles, Contexts, and Engagement Within Tricia Foster, OTR/L, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Eastern Michigan University This webinar presents a view into everyday practice based on findings from the 2018 Early On Faculty Grant research study of early intervention services in Michigan. Using wearable video cameras, service providers reco... More

Early On Center for Higher Education Coursework Connections Webinar Students as Leaders and Advocates: Creating a Website for Teachers and Families by Julie Ricks-Doneen, Assistant Professor, Human Development and Child Studies, Oakland University In this webinar, instructor and students together will provide an overview of a project that students developed in the undergraduate Professionalism, Leadership and Advocacy course in the Early Childhood Program. Building on prior ... More

Early On Center for Higher Education Coursework Connections Webinar Preservice Home Visitor Preparation: Successes and Lessons Learned from Teaching an Undergraduate Home Visiting Course Kalli Decker, PhD, Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education & Child Services, Montana State University Join Kalli Decker, PhD, Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education & Child Services, Montana State University as she presents the Early On Center's Coursework Con... More

Early On Center for Higher Education Web Event  Birth-Kindergarten Grade Band: Standards Deep Dive Hope K. Gerde, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Human Development & Family Studies, Michigan State University Cheryl Priest, Ed.D., Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, Central Michigan University Christina Mirtes, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Eastern Michigan University  

Early On Center for Higher Education Web Event Birth-Kindergarten Grade Band: Clinical Experiences Requirements  Gina Garner – Office of Educator Excellence: Professional Preparation Noel Kelty – Office of Great Start: Early Childhood Development & Family Education  Pat Sargent– Office of Great Start: Preschool and Out-of-School Time Learning, Great Start Readiness Program  Rita Trinklein – Office of Great Start: Early Childhood Devel... More

Mark your calendars!! We are excited to host an upcoming workshop for Early On Center for Higher Education - Voices of Early Intervention Presenters. This workshop will allow us to connect, learn, and navigate our skills on how to successfully present in the classroom. Please join us virtually on Wednesday, August 19th from 10:00 am - 11:30 am. Stipends available for presenters to attend workshop if outside their current scope of work. Presenters can receive a stipend of $16... More

Early On Center for Higher Education Early Intervention Faculty Community of Practice (CoP) Learn about projects and activities of the Early On Center and how they support pre-service professionals working with infants and toddlers with delays and/or disabilities and their families. This session will feature a professional development opportunity presented by Danielle Savory Seggerson, Professor, Child Development and Early College, Lansing Community College. ... More

Let's Protect Initiative of Wayne County is offering an evidence-informed, adult-focused child abuse prevention program using the Darkness to Light Stewards of Children curriculum*, provided by Authorized Facilitators, Lacea Zavala, LMSW and Sabrina Oviatt, MA.  This effective, two and a half -hour course teaches adults simple actions that can have far-reaching, positive effects for children and is proven to increase knowledge and change behavior.     Course objectives... More