Early Intervention Professional Development

Early Intervention Professional Development 

All Staff (Except Paraprofessionals) 

Main Office 

Thursday, March 19

8:30-12:00 pm - Staff Meeting 

This professional development day is intended for TIU11 Early Intervention Staff.  This training day will cover essential items related to early intervention program delivery, including the following:  Program Updates, Collaborating with School Teams and Families, PTR-YC, Embedded Instruction, IEP goal writing, Creating Accessible Documents, ECO Data - Deeper Dive, and Building Staff Resilience.  

Participants in attendance for the full day will receive 6 hours towards Act 48.

12:00 – 1:00 pm (Lunch) 

Breakout Sessions

1:00-2:00 pm 

• Session 1 - Shelley Chapin - EITA

Embedded Instruction & IEP Goals: Strengthening Everyday Learning
This breakout session will explore how simple routines, strong relationships, and a little repetition can turn everyday moments into meaningful learning for young children. We’ll continue our conversation about Embedded Instruction and invite you to share your successes—as well as any questions you’ve encountered along the way.

We’ll also spend time discussing your experiences in writing high-quality IEP goals. Bring your ideas and examples to support both whole-group and small-group conversations as we deepen our understanding and refine our practice.  Please bring your laptop to access your IEP goals.

• Session 2 - Jigar Patel

Access for All: Ensuring Compliance with Confidence 

This breakout session is designed to help staff use the Early Intervention Program Accessibility Checklist to evaluate Word and PDF documents—such as newsletters—shared electronically with families. The goal is to support staff in working toward compliance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards. Please bring your laptop and have access to the documents you plan to evaluate for accessibility.

• Session 3 - Janelle Ward

Resilient You: Building Strength, Balance, and Wellness 

This breakout session will focus on identifying what resiliency is, strategies to build resiliency, and steps to improve wellness. The session will include assessments to determine areas of strength and growth, mindfulness activities, and goal planning to implement useful wellness practices in your life.

2:15-3:15 

PM Breakout Groups

Staff will breakout into similar service delivery areas (job alike) to discuss responsibilities, exchange strategies and resources, and work through common challenges.  This will be facilitated by a team lead.