2022 Early Childhood Support Network
January 2022
January 13, 2022
Webinar
This meeting is for Eastern ECSN Parent Liaisons. This meeting will include networking and sharing information. Liaisons will learn about work in other Parent Coalitions in the Eastern Region.
February 2022
February 16, 2022
Webinar
GSC Director/Coordinators are invited to participate in a brief focus group session to provide feedback that will help inform the future of the Great Start Collaborative strategic planning framework.
February 17, 2022
Webinar
GSC Director/Coordinators are invited to participate in a brief focus group session to provide feedback that will help inform the future of the Great Start Collaborative strategic planning framework.
February 22, 2022
Webinar
This will be a time for new and seasoned GSC Directors and Coordinators to network with one another. Please bring topics of interest that you would like to discuss with other GSC Directors and Coordinators.
March 2022
March 02, 2022
Webinar
If it feels like child care is difficult for families to find or afford, you’re not alone. Join this webinar to review the state of childcare in Michigan. We’ll look at affordability and availability metrics and their impact on families and childcare providers. A look at ECSN regional and county data will be included. This webinar will also review policy and budget decisions to better understand how we got here, the significance of the state’s recent historical investment in ch... More
March 03, 2022
Webinar
Parent Liaisons are invited to participate in these sessions to learn how to implement a Parent Café to help parents learn about and discuss the Protective Factors. Information on the Protective Factors was sent in an email to all Parent Liaisons on February 14 for anyone wanting to review it.
March 03, 2022
Webinar
Parent Liaisons are invited to participate in this session to learn how to train table hosts for a Parent Café. This is the second session in a two-part series. The first is the Parent Café Training on the same day from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. Parent Cafés are the vehicles to help parents learn about and discuss the Strengthening Families Protective Factors. Information about the factors was sent to all Eastern Parent Liaisons on February 14 fo... More
March 17, 2022
Webinar
This meeting is for GSC Directors & Coordinators, RC Directors and Parent Liaisons. We will network, discuss and review data around the four outcomes as it relates to systems building work.
March 22, 2022
Webinar
This is our regular meeting for Eastern Parent Liaisons. We meet every other month this year. We will network and learn together around topics applicable to the work of Parent Liaisons.
March 23, 2022
Webinar
This webinar will review data related to the Great Start Collaborative’s first outcome area: Children are born healthy. We’ll review prenatal care and birth trends, highlighting outcomes throughout the state. The Kids Count in Michigan team will show you how to find local ECSN region and county data to inform your action planning. Finally, we’ll make the connection to the state budget and cover investments proposed for FY23.
April 2022
April 13, 2022
Webinar
This webinar will review data related to the Great Start Collaborative’s second outcome area: Children are healthy, thriving and developmentally on track, from birth to age eight. Join for an overview of early health and education outcomes and services. The Kids Count in Michigan team will show you how to find local ECSN region and county data to inform your action planning, and share state investments proposed for FY23.
April 14, 2022
Webinar
This will be a time for new and seasoned GSC Directors and Coordinators to network with one another. Please bring topics of interest that you would like to discuss with other GSC Directors and Coordinators.
April 14, 2022
Webinar
Organizations often target surface problems and not systemic conditions. Incubating systemic change includes fostering actions and leveraging systemic feedback loops to reinforce strategies. This webinar will help you understand what systems change is and what’s possible when implemented.
April 28-29, 2022
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
May 2022
May 03-04, 2022
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
May 25-26, 2022
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
June 2022
June 06-07, 2022
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