WEBINAR: Developing Intersecting Interests - Building the Capacity for Cross-Sector Professional Development
The webinar uses anecdotes and lessons learned from states to frame a guided tour of a 7-step process for developing an integrated, cross-sector state professional development system. Tools to support this process, including a planning guide and a definition and conceptual framework for professional development will be shared. Examples will also be provided of how two states (Minnesota and Pennsylvania) are using this process to build regional, cross-sector early childhood professional development systems to support professional development and inclusion. Presenters: Camille Catlett & Shelley deFosset, (National Professional Development Center on Inclusion), Lisa Backer, Section 619 Coordinator (MN), & Beth Fairchild, Early Intervention Technical Assistance Consultant (PA)
CALL DETAILS
Date Held:
March 3, 2009, 3-4:30 EST
NPDCI and NECTAC
in collaboration with OSEP Preschool LRE Community of Practice and Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center
Presentations
Live Presentation
- Intersecting Interests: Building the Capacity for Cross-Sector Professional Development
Pre-Recorded Presentations
- Intersecting Interests: Building the Capacity for Cross-Sector Professional Development, Camille Catlett
- Pennsylvania’s Approach to Building a Regional Cross-Sector Professional Development System for Quality Inclusion, Beth Fairchild
- Minnesota’s Approach to Building a Regional Cross-Sector Professional Development System for Quality Inclusion, Lisa Backer
( streaming, 5 min. | PDF 1.9 mb )
Presenters (click for bio)
 Lisa Backer |
 Camille Catlett |
 Shelly deFosset |
 Beth Fairchild |
Kathy Whaley (moderator)
Handouts
- What Do We Mean by Professional Development in the Early Childhood Field [pdf]
- The Landscape: A Statewide Survey for Providers of Professional Development in Early Childhood [pdf]
- The Big Picture: A Planning Guide for Cross-Sector Early Childhood Professional Development Systems [pdf]
Additional Links
- NPDCI State Planning Efforts Web Area - view examples of "Profiles" and "Vision and Goals" developed by states collaborating with NPDCI.
- NECTAC 2009 Conference Call Series on Early Childhood Inclusion - based on needs identified by the state Section 619 Coordinators, four calls are being offered in 2009 in support of Administrators of the Section 619 Program.
Acknowledgments
“We would like to acknowledge the NPDCI team for their contributions to the webinar. Thank you to Pam Winton, Virginia Buysse, Heidi Hollingsworth, and Tracey West for their contributions and a special thanks to Jonathan Green whose patience and technical support made the webinar happen.”
