2021 Early Childhood Support Network
January 2021
January 13, 2021
Webinar
Topic to be determined. Bring your questions and wonderings for this interactive conversation.
January 14, 2021
Webinar
This meeting, for GSC Directors, Coordinators and Parent Liaisons will focus on "Recruiting Members" to both the Great Start Collaboratives and Parent Coalitions. Please join for information, networking and ideas.
January 28, 2021
Webinar
This meeting is for the Central and Eastern Resource Center staff. The professional learning for this meeting will be on an overview of Curriculums for child care centers. Please join for information, networking and ideas.
February 2021
February 04, 2021
Webinar
This introductory training is for Resource Center Staff, GSC Directors/Coordinators and Parent Liaisons. Participants will learn: The five protective factors that keep families safe Multiple strategies and concrete everyday actions that help families build the factors Understand what it means to work with families in a strength-based way Become familiar with the Strengthening Families Self-Assessment
February 10, 2021
Webinar
Topic to be determined. Bring your questions and wonderings for this interactive conversation.
February 10, 2021
Webinar
This introductory training is for parents and child care providers. Participants will learn: The five protective factors that keep families safe Multiple strategies and concrete everyday actions that help families build the factors Understand what it means to work with families in a strength-based way Become familiar with the Strengthening Families Self-Assessment
February 11, 2021
Webinar
This training will cover Parent Cafes and Table Host.
February 23, 2021
Webinar
This introductory training is for parents and child care providers. Participants will learn: The five protective factors that keep families safe Multiple strategies and concrete everyday actions that help families build the factors Understand what it means to work with families in a strength-based way Become familiar with the Strengthening Families Self-Assessment
February 25, 2021
Webinar
This call is for Resource Center Directors, GSC Directors/Coordinators and Parent Liaisons.
March 2021
March 04, 2021
Webinar
Module One focuses on an overview of the Great Start Initiative and includes a look at the document "Great Start, Great Investment, Great Future" Plan. It also focuses on the 32P Section Grants. It will provide a "big picture" of Great Start.
March 10, 2021
Webinar
Topic to be determined. Bring your questions and wonderings for this interactive conversation.
March 11, 2021
Webinar
This module covers the purposes of Great Start Collaboratives and Parent Coalitions as well as their roles and responsibilities. Key relationships in the work are also highlighted.
March 18, 2021
Webinar
This module gives an overview of key guiding documents to be aware of related to your position. Great Start To Quality is reviewed and next steps to training and technical assistance are covered.
March 22, 2021
Webinar
This informational webinar is for potential bidders in response to the Request for Proposals issued by the Michigan Early Childhood Support Networks for the Great Start to Quality Resource Centers.
March 23, 2021
Webinar
This event will focus on the effective implementation of parent-led strategies.
April 2021
April 14, 2021
Webinar
Topic to be determined. Bring your questions and wonderings for this interactive conversation.
April 22, 2021
Webinar
This meeting is for the Central Resource Center and the Eastern Resource Center staff. The professional learning for this meeting will be on coaching, mentoring, and leadership. Please join for information, networking, and ideas.
May 2021
May 12, 2021
Webinar
Topic to be determined. Bring your questions and wonderings for this interactive conversation.
May 13, 2021
Webinar
GSC Statewide Parent Liaison Meeting - Crafting Your Conversation: How to Find and Keep PC Members
May 25, 2021
Webinar
This call is for Resource Center Directors, GSC Directors/Coordinators and Parent Liaisons.
May 25, 2021
Webinar
In this hands-on training with Kids Count, you'll gain familiarity with relevant data trends and data best practices. As you consider your action agenda and work plan, this timely workshop will cover how to effectively use quantitative data in the FY20 Great Start data. There will be time to collaborate with others in your region to identify key indicators and discuss strategies to address your goals and objectives for the next year. You'll need access to a computer and the data set for this tra... More
June 2021
June 09, 2021
Webinar
We will discuss various types of data, methods to collect data and six guidelines to create surveys to get the data you need. Bring your questions and ideas for this interactive conversation.
June 09, 2021
Webinar
Module One focuses on an overview of the Great Start Initiative and includes a look at the document "Great Start, Great Investment, Great Future" Plan. It also focuses on the 32P Section Grants. It will provide a "big picture" of Great Start.
June 10, 2021
Webinar
In this hands-on training with Kids Count, you'll gain familiarity with relevant data trends and data best practices. As you consider your action agenda and work plan, this timely workshop will cover how to effectively use quantitative data in the FY20 Great Start data. There will be time to collaborate with others in your region to identify key indicators and discuss strategies to address your goals and objectives for the next year. You'll need access to a computer and the data set for this tra... More
June 15, 2021
Webinar
In this hands-on training with Kids Count, you'll gain familiarity with relevant data trends and data best practices. As you consider your action agenda and work plan, this timely workshop will cover how to effectively use quantitative data in the FY20 Great Start data. There will be time to collaborate with others in your region to identify key indicators and discuss strategies to address your goals and objectives for the next year. You'll need access to a computer and the data set for this tra... More
June 16, 2021
Webinar
This module covers the purposes of Great Start Collaboratives and Parent Coalitions as well as their roles and responsibilities. Key relationships in the work are also highlighted.
June 17, 2021
Webinar
In this hands-on training with Kids Count, you'll gain familiarity with relevant data trends and data best practices. As you consider your action agenda and work plan, this timely workshop will cover how to effectively use quantitative data in the FY20 Great Start data. There will be time to collaborate with others in your region to identify key indicators and discuss strategies to address your goals and objectives for the next year. You'll need access to a computer and the data set for this tra... More
June 23, 2021
Webinar
This module gives an overview of key guiding documents to be aware of related to your position. Great Start To Quality is reviewed and next steps to training and technical assistance are covered.
July 2021
July 14, 2021
Webinar
Topic to be determined. Bring your questions and wonderings for this interactive conversation.
July 22, 2021
Webinar
This meeting is for the Central Resource Center and the Eastern Resource Center staff. The professional learning for this meeting will be on Learning Communities and Communities of Practice. Please join for information, networking, and ideas.
August 2021
August 11, 2021
Webinar
Topic to be determined. Bring your questions and wonderings for this interactive conversation.
August 17-19, 2021
Webinar
Welcome to the Early Childhood Support Networks' second Great Start Network Annual Statewide Convening! This virtual event is in partnership with the Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC) and the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Office of Great Start (OGS). Each of our three half-day sessions has a different focus: DAY ONE: August 17 - 8:45 am - 1:00pm - 32p Updates from MDE DAY TWO: August 18 - 11:30 am - 4:00 pm - We're All in this Together DAY THREE: August 19 - 11:30 am -... More
August 26, 2021
Webinar
This call is for Resource Center Directors, GSC Directors/Coordinators and Parent Liaisons.
September 2021
September 08, 2021
Webinar
Topic to be determined. Bring your questions and wonderings for this interactive conversation.
September 09, 2021
Webinar
This meeting, for GSC Directors, Coordinators, and Parent Liaisons will be on "Member Engagement of the GSCs and PCs" for both the Great Start Collaboratives and Parent Coalitions. The focus will be: identifying recruitment strategies to build and retain collaborative membership and increasing memberships' role in moving the work of the collaborative forward.
September 21, 2021
Webinar
Module One focuses on an overview of the Great Start Initiative and includes a look at the document "Great Start, Great Investment, Great Future" Plan. It also focuses on the 32P Section Grants. It will provide a "big picture" of Great Start.
September 23, 2021
Webinar
This module covers the purposes of Great Start Collaboratives and Parent Coalitions as well as their roles and responsibilities. Key relationships in the work are also highlighted.
September 28, 2021
Webinar
This module gives an overview of key guiding documents to be aware of related to your position. Great Start To Quality is reviewed and next steps to training and technical assistance are covered.
September 29, 2021
Webinar
The Great Start data set is almost completely updated and ready to share! Join us for an overview of the most recently available data, how to access the 2021-22 data set and more. Also, as you finish this year's actions plans, you can still access the 2020-21 data set here, using the password: ECSN2020
October 2021
October 05-06, 2021
Eastern Upper Peninsula ISD, Sault Ste. Marie
Cognitive Coaching SM creates self-directed persons with the cognitive capacity for excellence both independently and as members of a community. Research indicates that teaching is a complex intellectual activity and that teachers who think at higher levels produce students who are higher achieving, more cooperative, and better problem solvers. The invisible skills of teaching - the thinking processes that underlie instructional decisions - produce superior instruction. Cognitive Coaching is a r... More
October 07-08, 2021
Clinton County RESA, St. Johns
Cognitive Coaching SM creates self-directed persons with the cognitive capacity for excellence both independently and as members of a community. Research indicates that teaching is a complex intellectual activity and that teachers who think at higher levels produce students who are higher achieving, more cooperative, and better problem solvers. The invisible skills of teaching - the thinking processes that underlie instructional decisions - produce superior instruction. Cognitive Coaching is a r... More
November 2021
November 04-05, 2021
Clinton County RESA, St. Johns
Cognitive Coaching SM creates self-directed persons with the cognitive capacity for excellence both independently and as members of a community. Research indicates that teaching is a complex intellectual activity and that teachers who think at higher levels produce students who are higher achieving, more cooperative, and better problem solvers. The invisible skills of teaching - the thinking processes that underlie instructional decisions - produce superior instruction. Cognitive Coaching is a r... More
November 16, 2021
Webinar
Eastern ECSN Region Parent Liaison Meeting
December 2021
December 07, 2021
Webinar
This is the Eastern ECSN Systems Change Quarterly meeting for GSC Directors and Coordinators, Parent Liaisons, and RC Directors. We will be connecting our work and networking around the Four Outcomes.