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Using School Readiness Data
April 8, 2014
Innovations for Better Outcomes:Spring 2014 Director’s Webinar Series
Explores a Manage By Outcome Report, including how to develop outcome-based measures that capture your school readiness goals, how to use the data at the classroom and individual child level to help improve instruction.
Presented by: Rachel Bragin, Vice President, Training and Program Resources
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Moving Toward More Reliable Child Assessments
April 1, 2014
Moving Toward More Reliable Child Assessments
Innovations for Better Outcomes
How a “Lean & Mean” approach to assessment -- including reducing the number of items assessed, doing embedded & direct assessments, and building a professional learning community focused on how teachers use assessment data-- can make pre-k assessment much more reliable and actionable.
Presented by: Rachel Bragin, Vice President, Training and Program Resources
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Moving Toward More Intentional Curriculum
March 25, 2014
Innovations for Better OutcomesSpring 2014 Director’s Webinar Series
Explores the components of content-rich curriculum, and how a structured curriculum can allow teachers to focus on teacher-child interactions and differentiating instruction. Discusses the key strategies to building a professional learning community among teachers with an intense focus on effective curriculum implementation.
Presented by: Rachel Bragin, Vice President, Training and Program Resources
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The Teacher Success Rubric: The Importance of a Criterion-Referenced Evaluation Tool
March 18, 2014
Innovations for Better Outcomes:Spring 2014 Director’s Webinar Series
The power of having very clear expectations and a developmental path for teachers with a focus on the implementation process throughout the year.
Presented by: Rachel Bragin, Vice President, Training and Program Resources
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Making the PFCE Framework Real in Your Program
March 11, 2014
Innovations for Better Outcomes:Spring 2014 Director’s Webinar Series
A more concrete look at how to think about the PFCE Framework – and use it to build a more intentional and outcomes-based focus in Family Services.
Presented by: Jennifer Brasington, Director of Family and Community Engagement
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Family Advocate Success Rubric
March 4, 2014
Innovations for Better Outcomes:Spring 2014 Director’s Webinar Series
Competency-based framework for Family Advocate professional development and performance appraisal, and how it links to the new competency-based staff framework released by the Office of Head Start.
Presented by: Jennifer Brasington, Director of Family and Community Engagement
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Outcomes-Based Family Assessment and Goal-Setting
February 25, 2014
Innovations for Better Outcomes:Spring 2014 Director’s Webinar Series
The whys and hows of using tiered Family Strengths Assessment to identify high-need families, and how to use this information to establish outcomes-focused goals with families.
Presented by: Jennifer Brasington, Director of Family and Community Engagement
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Promoting Family Life Practices to Close the Achievement Gap
February 18, 2014
Innovations for Better Outcomes:Spring 2014 Director’s Webinar Series
Focuses on the why and how of using research on the Achievement Gap to inspire parents and focus Family Services work on promoting family life practices that research suggests will help close this gap.
Presented by: Jennifer Brasington, Director of Family and Community Engagement
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Creating a Culture of Data: Role-based Reports and the Future of Data in Head Start
December 11, 2013
Innovations for Better Outcomes:Fall 2013 Director’s Webinar Series
The capstone to our Fall series – this webinar will focus on how having a data driven approach to Head Start can improve quality in all aspects of your program.
About this Webinar Series
In spring 2013, Acelero Learning and the National Head Start Association debuted the Innovations for Better Outcomes Head Start Director’s Webinar Series, primarily focusing on innovations in the areas of education and family services.
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Recordkeeping and Reporting
December 4, 2013
Innovations for Better Outcomes:Fall 2013 Director’s Webinar Series
This webinar will focus on the importance of detailed record keeping and reporting, and the Acelero Learning approach to achieving quality records through the use of a Master Binder System.
About this Webinar Series
In spring 2013, Acelero Learning and the National Head Start Association debuted the Innovations for Better Outcomes Head Start Director’s Webinar Series, primarily focusing on innovations in the areas of education and family services.