Below is a listing of upcoming Professional Development opportunities.

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to learn more about the sessions and register!
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Month s Early Childhood
Professional Development Opportunities
February to June 2011 Calendar-at-a-Glance
Engaging Dads and Family Men: Their Unique and
Development
Presenter: Doug Edwards, Program Director, Real Dads Forever
February

Date & Time: Tuesday, February 8, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Marriott Courtyard, Cromwell
Fee: $40 Activity Code: 11-46-24
Enhancing Early Literacy of Children with Significant Disabilities
Presenters: SERC Consultants
Date & Time: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: SERC Classroom, Middletown
Fee: $40 Activity Code: 11-46-265
Finding the Balance Between Standards and Practice in Young
Education - Session B
Presenters: Andrea Brinnel, Consultant & Michelle Levy, Consultant
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 2, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: SERC Classroom, Middletown
Fee: $80 (per team) Activity Code: 11-46-266
An Introduction to Early Childhood SRBI
Presenters: Michelle Levy, Consultant, Anne Marie Davidson, Consultant
Date & Time: Thursday, March 3, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: SERC Library Community Room, Middletown
Fee: None Activity Code: 11-46-321
March

Including Children with Intellectual Disabilities in Early Childhood

Education Programs
Presenters: SERC Consultants
Date & Time: Saturday, March 5, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: SERC Classroom, Middletown
Fee: $25 Activity Code: 11-46-222
Early Childhood Staff Education and Professional Development
Plans? Help!
Presenters: Margaret Gustafson, Quality Initiative Specialist &
Claudia Sawyer, Advisor and Retention Counselor, CT
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 8, 2011 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: SERC Library Community Room, Middletown
Fee: None Activity Code: 11-46-201
The Power of Peers: Peer Strategies to Support Appropriate
Behavior and Social Development
Presenters: Phil Strain, University of Colorado Denver
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 9, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: SERC Library Community Room, Middletown
Fee: $30 Activity Code: 11-46-334
 Month s Early Childhood
Professional Development Opportunities
December 2010 to June 2011 Calendar-at-a-Glance
Diagnosis of Infants and Toddlers: Introduction to Diagnostic Classification
System DC:0-3R
Presenters: Heather Bonitz-Moore, United Community and Family Services &
Kim Shepardson, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, East Lyme
Date & Time:
Thursday, March 10, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Friday, March 11, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Marriott Courtyard, Cromwell
Fee: $65 Activity Code: 11-46-134
Overview of Evaluation Instruments and Practices
Presenter: Marianne Barton, Ph.D., Associate Clinical Professor
Date & Time: Friday, March 18, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Rensselaer (RAH), Hartford
Fee: $40 Activity Code: 11-46-239
Literacy in Action: Brain Connections
Presenter: Ida Washington, Educational Consultant
Date & Time: Saturday, March 19, 2011 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
March

Location: SERC Classroom, Middletown

Fee: $30 Activity Code: 11-46-267
Advanced Topics in Working with Young Children with Autism Spectrum
Disorders: Building Relationships, Managing Meltdowns
Presenter: Rebecca Klaw, Autism Consultant and Trainer
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Rensselaer (RAH), Hartford
Fee: $55 Activity Code: 11-46-229
Bringing the Outside In: Investigating Soil in the
Early Childhood Classroom
Presenters: SERC Consultants
Date & Time: Friday, March 25, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: SERC Classroom, Middletown
Fee: $25 Activity Code: 11-46-220
Strengthening Families Through Parent-Professional Partnerships in Early
Intervention Evaluation
Presenter: Anne Farrell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: SERC Classroom, Middletown
Fee: $40 Activity Code: 11-46-268
Including Children with Special Health Care Needs in
Early Care and Education Community Programs
April

Presenters: Carole Passarelli, Nurse Consultant &

Susan Yates, RN, PNP Nurse Consultant, North Haven
Date & Time: Saturday, April 9, 2011 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: SERC Classroom, Middletown
Fee: $25 Activity Code: 11-46-238
 Month
Professional Development Opportunities
December 2010 to June 2011 Calendar-at-a-Glance
Including Children with Autism in Early Childhood
Education Programs (Spring Session)
April

Presenter: Janae Peluso, OTR/L Program Manager

Date & Time: Thursday, April 14, 2011 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted
Fee: $25 Activity Code: 11-46-214
Including Children with Special Health Care Needs in School-based
Preschool and Kindergarten Classrooms
Presenter: Donna Kosiorowski, Supervisor School Health
Date & Time: Thursday, May 5, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: SERC Classroom, Middletown
Fee: $40 Activity Code: 11-46-255
Raising Your Anti-Racist IQ: A Systems Approach to Culturally Responsive
May

Practices
Presenters: SERC Consultants
Date & Time: Friday, May 6, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: SERC Classroom, Middletown
Fee: $25 Activity Code: 11-46-125
The Art of Observation and Documentation Using the CT Frameworks
Presenters: SERC Consultants
Date & Time: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: SERC Library Community Room, Middletown
Fee: $25 Activity Code: 11-46-223
Supporting the Language Development Needs of Young Second Language
Learners in the Early Childhood Classroom
June

Presenters: SERC Consultants

Date & Time: Friday, June 3, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: SERC Library Community Room, Middletown
Fee: $25 Activity Code: 11-46-227

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