Planning and Facilitation Tools
Planning, facilitation and how-to guides (listed by publish date, in reverse chronological order)
- Professional Development 1-2-3 Planning Guide
- This planning tool offers a conceptual framework developed by the National Professional Development Center on Inclusion (NPDCI) and can be used to plan and organize professional development in early childhood.
- Creating Participatory Meetings
- Document created by the NPDCI staff upon the suggestion of participants at the NPDCI National Planning Meeting; Washington, DC; February 26, 2007
- Professional Development Activity: Looking at the Data on Inclusion
- Activity Purpose: to share key research points related to early childhood inclusion; and, to facilitate discussion among participants on their reactions to these research points and application to their work.
- Recommendations for Meaningfully Involving Families in State Planning Meetings
- Recommendations from Sharman Davis Barrett, Stephanie Smith Lee, Ann Turnbull and other participants at the NPDCI National Planning Meeting; Washington, DC; February 26, 2007.
- Guidance for Technical Assistance Providers on Working with States
- Recommendations from Lisa Backer, Cathy Bishop, Jim Lesko, and other participants at the NPDCI National Planning Meeting; Washington, DC; February 26, 2007.
- Communities of Practice Indicators Worksheet
- A CoP Indicators Checklist created by FPG Child Development Institute, based on the most recent literature.
- Recommendations for Meaningfully Involving Families in State Planning Meetings
- Recommendations from Sharman Davis Barrett, Stephanie Smith Lee, Ann Turnbull and other participants at the NPDCI National Planning Meeting; Washington, DC; February 26, 2007.
- The Big Picture: A Planning Guide for Cross-Sector Early Childhood Professional Development Systems
- This is a seven-step sequence for considering the key components and contexts of a statewide early childhood professional development system. A definition and conceptual framework for professional development are included, as well as suggestions for facilitation, guiding questions, key considerations, and planning forms.
- The Landscape: A Statewide Survey for Providers of Professional Development in Early Childhood
- This survey is designed to gather information that will produce a descriptive landscape of professional development in early childhood in a state across multiple sectors.
