ONGOING PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT NETWORK
EARLY CHILDHOOD RESOURCE CENTER/MATERIALS
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT SUPPORT
LINKS

Ongoing Professional Support Network
SEED monitors and supports an established network of certified early childhood trainers, demonstration sites and trained coaches, originally established by EISS.

• Certified Trainers

Classroom teachers, administrators and college educators throughout the state who have been exemplary models in their field comprise our network of trainers.

• Ongoing Professional Support

• Demonstration site visits are available to childcare professionals, preschool and elementary classroom teachers who exhibit an exemplary program and agree to be models to other implementing educators.
• On site Coaches facilitate professional growth to foster greater teacher competency, capability and performance by working directly and onsite with individual teachers or an entire staff.

• California Preschool Instructional Network of OrangeCounty (CPIN)

SEED collaborates to provide high quality professional development for preschool administrators and teaching staff in compliance with new state preschool standards. This educational component initially focuses on school readiness as related to language and literacy for all children age three to five, including English learners and children with special needs.

• Early ChildhoodEducationResourceCenter
  Extensive resources and referrals are available for early childhood providers, teachers, families and administrators.

• Consultants
  Grant partnerships and consultants are available.

• Newsletter
  A quarterly publication that describes services, facilitates networks and shares best practices.

• Interactive Web Site
  Visit www.seedonline.us to learn more about services provided.

 

Early Childhood Education Resource Center

 SEED supplies extensive resources for early childhood providers, teachers, administrators and families.

Materials available for onsite review only

• Research and early education journals, books and articles
• Early childhood education videos and compact discs
• State and federal booklets and brochures

Early childhood education curriculum   Resources for Purchase Early Intervention for School Success (EISS )Training Manual ©: Informational and resource guide for EISS Staff Development

• EISSPreschool Continuum©: Development based assessment tool used for instructional planning and state reporting aligned with significant developmental milestones, Desired Results, California State Preschool ContentStandards, and the California State Kindergarten Content Standards.

• EISSK-2 Continuum©: Development based assessment tool used for instructional planning aligned with the CaliforniaState Kindergarten,1st and 2nd Grade Content Standards

• KID KARDS©: Activity cardsfor use in school, center or at home that support the Desired Results, California State Preschool Content Standards and the Kindergarten, 1st t and 2 nd Grade Content Standards.

• Family Packs©: Activity cards to support home learning aligned with Desired Results, California State Preschool Content Standards and the Kindergarten, 1st t and 2nd Grade Content Standards.

• Newsletter: published quarterly with updates on training, offerings and articles regarding early childhood issues.

• Website: www.seedonline.us.

 

 

Family Involvement

Valuing families as “educators at home”, SEED provides a menu of services to promote successful learning for all children, the building of relationships in diverse communities and effective family involvement.

• Workshops for Educators and Administrators

• Child Development
• School Readiness
• Behavior Management Strategies
• Health and Nutritional Impact on Learning
• Asset Building
• Effective Homework Strategies
• Home Activities to Build Literacy and Math Skills

• Workshops for Parents and Families
  Direct services for parent and family groups are interactive and may cover all the content areas provided above for the educators and administrators.

• Virtual Pre-K Training
  This program integrates early education, family involvement, and community learning environments. Interactive materials, available in English and Spanish, are designed for parents and families to enhance preschool curriculum and to support California expectations for preschool children. The program provides families with simple activities to support developmentally appropriate learning activities as they interact with their young children at home and in the community. Through use of technology such as videos and CD ROMS, lessons are provided for “at home” use. A website is also accessible for further support and resource information: www.virtualpre-k.org.

• Adults and Children Together (ACT), Against Violence:
  A violence-prevention campaign focused on training adults working with young children and preparing groups of professionals to serve as agents of change. Curriculum includes anger management, discipline, social problem solving and media violence, at www.actagainstviolence.org.