2018 Great Start Readiness Program

Explore the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) Recommended Practices with Michigan’s aRPy Ambassador, Nancy Surbrook. “The DEC Recommended Practices were developed to provide guidance to practitioners and families about the most effective ways to improve the learning outcomes and promote the development of young children, birth through age 5, who have or are at-risk for developmental delays or disabilities. The purpose is to help bridge the gap between research and practice by highl... More

Hear updates about two current projects within the Office of Great Start at the Michigan Department of Education. Noel Kelty, Early Literacy and Family Engagement Specialist, will share information about the family engagement work she is leading. Mischele McManus will share plans for upcoming training on the Essential Instructional Practices in Early Literacy for Prekindergarten. Webinar Connection: This webinar is a computer based event, with a PowerPoint Presentation.  Some browsers wil... More

The Michigan Registry—MiRegistry, is launching! Join this webinar to learn more about the registry. The registry is a statewide data system for early childhood and out of school time professionals to track experience, education, credentials, and training. The registry will house a statewide calendar of professional development offerings and will promote and support personal growth along a career pathway. Webinar Connection: This webinar is a computer based event, with a PowerPoint Presen... More

This webinar is for both Early Childhood Contacts and Early Childhood Specialists.  Join us as HighScope staff takes us though some of the updates in the revised PQA and answers questions. Webinar Connection: This webinar is a computer based event, with a PowerPoint Presentation.  Some browsers will need a plug-in in order to view the content.  Please test your connection prior to the webinar to ensure that you are prepared! Click here to test your browser's ability to connect.... More

The presentation will provide an overview of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) tool, how organizations collect/utilize CLASS data, and describe the typical implementation/support plan through the CLASS journey. Webinar Connection: This webinar is a computer based event, with a PowerPoint Presentation.  Some browsers will need a plug-in in order to view the content.  Please test your connection prior to the webinar to ensure that you are prepared! Click here to test you... More

“The tremendous importance of resiliency is that everyone is responsible to develop resiliency in children.” Learn from Karen Roy about Mecosta-Osceola ISD’s determination to provide comprehensive support to the community they serve – children, families and program staff – and how you can bring these strategies to your own community. Webinar Connection: This webinar is a computer based event, with a PowerPoint Presentation.  Some browsers will need a plug-in ... More

The webinar will give end users a high level overview of the myTeachstone platform. The introduction to myTeachstone will cover entering CLASS observation data, running CLASS reports, aligning appropriate PD resources, and an introduction the CLASS Learning Community. Webinar Connection: This webinar is a computer based event, with a PowerPoint Presentation.  Some browsers will need a plug-in in order to view the content.  Please test your connection prior to the webinar to ensure th... More