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Fall 2024 Wisconsin's 4K Leadership Forum & Networking Event
2024-10-22 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Join us for the Fall 2024 Wisconsin’s 4K Leadership Forum & Networking Event, a FREE virtual event designed to bring together leaders and advocates for interactive discussions and shared learning around 4-year-old kindergarten in Wisconsin.

Date: October 22, 2024 Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST
Fall 2024 4k Leadership Flyer
Click here to REGISTER! (Registration closes October 18, 2024)

Evidence-Based Improvement Strategies in Early Childhood
2024-11-05 15:30 - 16:30 | https://www.collaboratingpartners.com/event/evidence-based-improvement-strategies-in-early-childhood/2024-11-05/
Hey! Want to learn some cool new ways to teach your students? Evidence-Based Improvement Strategies (EBIS) are proven teaching methods that actually work. They’re backed by research and are here to help you give your students top-notch instruction. With EBIS, you can boost student results and make teaching a lot easier by having clear strategies to follow. If you are interested in learning new teaching methods and strategies this is the place to be!
Dates & Topics:
Nov 5, 2024 – Prompting
Dec 2, 2024 – Naturalistic Instruction
Jan 8, 2025 – Peer Mediated Instruction
Feb 3, 2025 – Embedded Instruction
Mar 3, 2025 – Interactive Read A-louds
Apr 1, 2025 – Modeling
All meeting times: 3:30 PM-4:30 PM
Register Here: https://rb.gy/82db8f

Register for all sessions that you wish to attend
Registration deadline is one week before each event.
There is no cost to attend.

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Wisconsin's 4K/4KCA Virtual Connection
2024-11-06 15:30 - 16:30, 2024-12-11 15:30 - 16:30 | https://cesa5.zoom.us/j/630088301
Wisconsin 4K Connection Series is an online networking forum for information sharing and collaboration of quality practices relating to 4K and 4K Community Approaches. Sessions will include an overview of the featured topic and sharing of resources. Sessions will be interactive, so please come prepared to share your experience, knowledge, and feedback on the featured topics.
Audience: 4K Teachers, 4K Directors, Principals, Head Start, Child Care, Private Schools, and 4K Community Approach Partners
ALL MEETINGS ARE VIRTUAL 3:30 – 4:30 PM
Join Online: https://cesa5.zoom.us/j/630088301
Meeting ID: 630 088 301
Phone: 1 646 558 8656 US
Dates & Topics
OCT 2 – Fostering Young Readers
NOV 6 – Mental Health and Self Care
DEC 11 – Power of Early Math
FEB 5 – Authentic Assessments
MAR 5 – Building on Individual Strengths
APR 16 – Documenting Play
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED

Regional Connection Opportunities
2024-11-12 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-11-12 16:00 - 18:00, 2024-11-14 13:00 - 15:00
Wisconsin Early Childhood Collaborating Partners (WECCP) hosts regional connection opportunities in each of their 3 regions. These communications bring together early childhood professionals representing a diverse array of agencies and sectors. It’s an opportunity to share updates, resources, initiatives, grant opportunities, and local and state-level data. It’s also a chance to strengthen cross-sector connections and partnerships as we better understand the intersections of our work.
VIRTUAL MEETINGS
Northeast Region: Tuesday, November 12, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Northwest Region: Tuesday, November 12, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Southern Region: Thursday, November 14, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
REGISTRATION LINK

Evidence-Based Improvement Strategies in Early Childhood
2024-12-02 15:30 - 16:30 | https://www.collaboratingpartners.com/event/evidence-based-improvement-strategies-in-early-childhood/2024-12-02/

Best Practices in EC Assess, Evaluations and Eligibility Virtual Learning Series
2025-01-07 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-01-14 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-02-04 15:30 - 16:30 | Virtual
Mark your calendar with these session dates: January 7, 2025; January 14, 2025; February 4, 2025; February 11, 2025
All sessions: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM (Participants must attend all four sessions)
Have you ever wondered: What should Assessment look like in early childhood? What constitutes a high-quality special education evaluation for a preschooler? When considering eligibility for our youngest learners, what factors must we consider?
In this four-part, no-cost, virtual learning series, we will address these questions as well as: explore how assessment is critical in helping us understand and support young children’s learning; discuss how evaluations provide information to make critical decisions about how to educate the student so they can access, engage, and make meaningful progress toward meeting age and grade level standards; dig into factors teams must consider when making eligibility decisions for preschoolers. *The content of this virtual learning series is the same content that was covered at the in-person CESA trainings in 2023-2024.
Register Here: https://rb.gy/76oue3 Registration deadline: January 1, 2025

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Establishing, Enhancing and Implementing Quality EC Special Education Itinerant Services
2025-01-08 08:30 - 15:30 | CESA 12, 101 Lake Shore Dr W, Ashland, WI, United States
Itinerant services are those services you provide in regular education programs such as 4K settings, community programs, child care settings and Head Start programs. Itinerant services require a unique skill set. Not only do you need a skill set to meet the unique needs of your students you also need skills to support and work with the adults who support your students. Join CESA 12 for a full day of learning around these unique skill sets.
Topics:

Consultative/collaborative and direct service models
Designing and delivering instruction in inclusive settings
Developing partnerships and collaborations
Other tools, tips, and resources

Audience: Early Childhood Special Education Teachers and Speech and Language Therapists
who provide, or are going to provide, services in a regular education setting such as a 4K,
preschool, child care, Head Start, etc.
Location: CESA 12, 101 Lake Shore Dr W, Ashland WI
Cost: $75/person (lunch will be provided)
Register Here: https://bit.ly/3AuNQKZ (Registration will close on 12/30/24 at 10 AM)
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Evidence-Based Improvement Strategies in Early Childhood
2025-01-08 15:30 - 16:30 | https://www.collaboratingpartners.com/event/evidence-based-improvement-strategies-in-early-childhood/2025-01-08/

Establishing, Enhancing and Implementing Quality EC Special Education Itinerant Services
2025-01-09 08:30 - 15:30 | CESA 9, 304 Kaphaem Rd, Tomahawk, WI
Itinerant services are those services you provide in regular education programs such as 4K settings, community programs, child care settings and Head Start programs. Itinerant services require a unique skill set. Not only do you need a skill set to meet the unique needs of your students you also need skills to support and work with the adults who support your students. Join CESA 9 for a full day of learning around these unique skill sets.
Topics:

Consultative/collaborative and direct service models
Designing and delivering instruction in inclusive settings
Developing partnerships and collaborations
Other tools, tips, and resources

Audience: Early Childhood Special Education Teachers and Speech and Language Therapists who provide, or are going to provide, services in a regular education setting such as a 4K, preschool, child care, Head Start, etc.
Location: CESA 9, 304 Kaphaem Rd, Tomahawk WI
Cost: $75/person (lunch will be provided)
Register Here: https://bit.ly/3O4AMiD (Registration will close on 12/30/24 at 10 AM)
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Inclusive Speech and Language Therapy in Early Childhood Settings Cohort
2025-01-09 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-01-28 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-02-04 15:30 - 16:30 | Virtual
Join Dawn Merth-Johnson (Educational Consultant Speech-Language and Assistive Technology/DPI), Amy Gallagher (Speech-Language Pathologist), and Michelle Ogorek (Wisconsin Statewide Early Childhood Special Education Coordinator) as they explore several strategies that can increase your provision of service in regular education environments:

considering student needs in determining a variety of service delivery options designing and delivering inclusive therapy
utilizing strategies for collaboration with classroom teams
developing IEPs that lead to more inclusive services

The focus of the cohort will be to increase inclusive therapy in Early Childhood settings. Participants will also be given opportunities to collaborate with other colleagues regarding how to best implement an integrated speech and language therapy approach into their own program.
VIRTUAL SESSION DATES:
January 9, 2025
January 28, 2025
February 4, 2025
February 10, 2025
February 26, 2025
March 6, 2025
All meeting times: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM (Registrants MUST ATTEND all sessions!
Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/mpsp68d7

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Establishing, Enhancing and Implementing Quality EC Special Education Itinerant Services
2025-01-10 08:30 - 15:30 | CESA 8, 223 W Park St, Gillett, WI, United States
Itinerant services are those services you provide in regular education programs such as 4K settings, community programs, child care settings and Head Start programs. Itinerant services require a unique skill set. Not only do you need a skill set to meet the unique needs of your students you also need skills to support and work with the adults who support your students. Join CESA 8 for a full day of learning around these unique skill sets.
Topics:

Consultative/collaborative and direct service models
Designing and delivering instruction in inclusive settings
Developing partnerships and collaborations
Other tools, tips, and resources

Audience: Early Childhood Special Education Teachers and Speech and Language Therapists who provide, or are going to provide, services in a regular education setting such as a 4K, preschool, child care, Head Start, etc.
Location: CESA 8, 223 W Park St, Gillett WI
Cost: $75/person (lunch will be provided)
Register Here: https://bit.ly/4fnRCoF (Registration will close on 12/30/24 at 10 AM)
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Uncovering the Secrets to Joyful Early Literacy Cohort
2025-01-16 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-01-23 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-01-30 15:30 - 16:30 | Virtual
During this virtual, seven-part early literacy cohort, we will discuss:

the components of literacy instruction that are most impactful for young children in order to begin a joyful life as future readers;
accommodations that support the access and engagement of children with IEP’s in rich literacy opportunities.

All Sessions: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Session Dates:

January 16, 2025
January 23, 2025
January 30, 2025
February 13, 2025
February 20, 2025
February 27, 2025
March 13, 2025

Please note: You must attend all sessions
Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/4r63pdb3 (Registration Closes at Midnight on 1/9/2025)

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Routines Based Interview Learning Series (2024-25)
2025-01-22 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-01-29 15:30 - 16:30 | Virtual
Session dates: January 22, 2025; January 29, 2025; February 19, 2025
All meetings: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM (You must attend all 3 sessions)
Please join us for this NO COST, virtual mini-training of the Routines Based Interview (RBI) as a tool to help complete both virtual and in-person evaluations Connect with families, and prioritize functional goals and objectives for your students. RBI is an evidenced-informed tool that can be used to complete arena-type initial assessments through a structured interview format with the parents/caregivers.
Participants will:

learn how to implement RBI to complete evaluations
learn to dig deeper into the functional needs of students and priorities of families learn about the RBI format and the roles/responsibilities of team members during a structured interview process
learn about the RBI process and resources to create more meaningful and functional IFSP and IEP goals and preschool outcomes

Presenter:
Jen Kalis is a certified RBI Trainer. Her training includes attending the RBI Institute in Tennessee with the author of the “Routines Based Interview,” Dr. Robin McWilliam. Jen is the Early Childhood 4K Program Coordinator for the La Crosse School District.
Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/ye27sb3w

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Raising Wisconsin’s Children Conference 2025
2025-01-28 08:15 - 16:30 | Virtual
The Raising Wisconsin’s Children Conference is a free, online learning event for parents, teachers, and caregivers of children providing supportive, practical parenting and child development information. Presented by UW Madison-Parenting and Family Relationships Extension.
Join us in 2025 to unlock the power of social and emotional skills in children and teens!

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
8:15 AM – 4:30 PM
Virtual on Zoom

Register Here!

Visit the conference website to learn more about our conference speakers: https://parenting.extension.wisc.edu/raising-wisconsins-children-2025-conference/

The Language of Behavior - Strategies for Early Learners Cohort (24-25)
2025-01-28 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-02-04 15:30 - 16:30 | Virtual
This 7-part NO COST, virtual series, is designed for early learning educators and related service providers to explore practical and proactive strategies as a form of communication.
Participants will:

explore behavior as a form of communication in our youngest learners
delve into early social-emotional developmental milestones and the brain science behind regulation
focus on how to identify root causes
be equipped with proactive, practical strategies

By the end of the cohort, participants will be able to confidently implement strategies that foster positive, engaging learning environments and create skill-based instructional plans.
SESSION DATES & TOPICS

January 28, 2025 Developmental Learning Progressions and the Science of Behavior
February 4, 2025 Curiosity and Observational Assessments
February 11, 2025 Task Analysis and Supplementary Aids /Services
February 18, 2025 Understanding Regulation and Proactive Strategies
February 25, 2025 Understanding Social Development and the Power of Play
March 4, 2025 Language Expression and Choice
March 11, 2025 Co-Planning and Implementation

ALL MEETING TIMES: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM (To ensure continuity and maximize learning, we ask participants to commit to attending all 7 sessions)
Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/yc2bxvtk Registration deadline: Jan. 3, 2025

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Establishing, Enhancing and Implementing Quality EC Special Education Itinerant Services
2025-01-29 08:30 - 15:30 | CESA 1, N25 W23131 Paul Rd, STE 100, Pewaukee, WI, United States
Itinerant services are those services you provide in regular education programs such as 4K settings, community programs, child care settings and Head Start programs. Itinerant services require a unique skill set. Not only do you need a skill set to meet the unique needs of your students you also need skills to support and work with the adults who support your students. Join CESA 1 for a full day of learning around these unique skill sets.
Topics:

Consultative/collaborative and direct service models
Designing and delivering instruction in inclusive settings
Developing partnerships and collaborations
Other tools, tips, and resources

Audience: Early Childhood Special Education Teachers and Speech and Language Therapists who provide, or are going to provide, services in a regular education setting such as a 4K, preschool, child care, Head Start, etc.
Location: CESA #1, N25 W23131 Paul Rd, STE 100, Pewaukee
Cost: $75/person (lunch will be provided)
Register Here: https://bit.ly/3Z3CmHy (Registration will close on 1/13/25 at 10 AM)
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Establishing, Enhancing and Implementing Quality EC Special Education Itinerant Services
2025-01-29 08:30 - 15:30 | CESA 1, N25 W23131 Paul Rd, STE 100, Pewaukee, WI, United States
Itinerant services are those services you provide in regular education programs such as 4K settings, community programs, child care settings and Head Start programs. Itinerant services require a unique skill set. Not only do you need a skill set to meet the unique needs of your students you also need skills to support and work with the adults who support your students. Join CESA 1 for a full day of learning around these unique skill sets.
Topics:

Consultative/collaborative and direct service models
Designing and delivering instruction in inclusive settings
Developing partnerships and collaborations
Other tools, tips, and resources

Audience: Early Childhood Special Education Teachers and Speech and Language Therapists who provide, or are going to provide, services in a regular education setting such as a 4K, preschool, child care, Head Start, etc.
Location: CESA 1, N25 W23131 Paul Rd, STE 100, Pewaukee
Cost: $75/person (lunch will be provided)
Register Here: https://bit.ly/3Z3CmHy (Registration will close on 1/13/25 at 10 AM)
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Establishing, Enhancing and Implementing Quality EC Special Education Itinerant Services
2025-01-31 08:30 - 15:30 | CESA 11, 225 Ostermann Dr, Turtle Lake, WI, United States
Itinerant services are those services you provide in regular education programs such as 4K settings, community programs, child care settings and Head Start programs. Itinerant services require a unique skill set. Not only do you need a skill set to meet the unique needs of your students you also need skills to support and work with the adults who support your students. Join CESA 11 for a full day of learning around these unique skill sets.
Topics:

Consultative/collaborative and direct service models
Designing and delivering instruction in inclusive settings
Developing partnerships and collaborations
Other tools, tips, and resources

Audience: Early Childhood Special Education Teachers and Speech and Language Therapists
who provide, or are going to provide, services in a regular education setting such as a 4K,
preschool, child care, Head Start, etc.
Location: CESA 11, 225 Ostermann Dr, Turtle Lake WI
Cost: $75/person (lunch will be provided)
Register Here: https://bit.ly/4hNGQcF (Registration will close on 1/13/25 at 10 AM)
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Evidence-Based Improvement Strategies in Early Childhood
2025-02-03 15:30 - 16:30 | https://www.collaboratingpartners.com/event/evidence-based-improvement-strategies-in-early-childhood/2025-02-03/
