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Conversation #1: Writing Outcomes and Steps/Activities Participants will be given strategies to write outcomes and steps/activities that are family centered and meet the legal requirements for IFSPs. Participants will review concerns and priorities from a family and discuss ways to address these in the IFSP as outcomes and steps/activities. Supplemental Material: Recipe for Rachel from P.J. McWilliam's Lives In Progress. (This call includes information... More

Conversation #2: Intervention Planning During this session, participants will be introduced to an intervention plan form that they can use to plan intervention and document progress. Participants will also receive a comprehensive guide to intervention strategies that they can use to reflect on as they develop intervention plans with the families with whom they work.Supplemental Material: Intervention Plan Form; Instructional Strategies Handout (both authored by presenter); and the f... More

Conversation #3: Collecting Data and Measuring Progress Participants will learn strategies for documenting and measuring progress in natural environments using data collection systems. Participants will revisit the intervention plan form provided in call two and will design data collection systems that match the outcome and are family centered. Supplemental Material: Intervention Plan Form (authored by presenter); Data Collection Systems Handout (unpublished docu... More

Conversation #4: Interviewing Techniques Participants will review the Routines-Based Interview and discuss techniques for facilitating the interview with families. Specifically, the group will discuss introduction of the interview, follow-up questions in difficult situations, sample follow-up/facilitation questions, and useful topics to consider beyond the daily routine. Supplemental Material: Routin... More

Help there's a Neanderthal in my kitchenAn introduction to toddler communication About this Series: Please join us for a series of three conference calls lead by Dr. Harvey Karp, author of The Happiest Baby on the Block, and nationally known speaker. Dr. Karp's techniques for calming fussy babies were highlighted at the Early On^® Training and Technical ... More

Turning tantrums into a thing of the pastHow to prevent all tantrums (...mostly). About this Series: Please join us for a series of three conference calls lead by Dr. Harvey Karp, author of The Happiest Baby on the Block, and nationally known speaker. Dr. Karp's techniques for calming fussy babies were highlighted at the Early On^® Training and Technical ... More

To register for this training follow quick link: November 15 2005 @ 1:00 p.m.. There is no registration fee for participating in these calls.

The Michigan Department of Education presents this opportunity to learn about the Birth Defects Registry. To assist in joining the webinar, please bookmark this page or save it as a favorite now. Then, on the day of the call, Friday, February 16, at 1:25 pm, return to this page. Click on the "Spiderphone Website" link below to open Spiderphone. This link will help connect both your computer's browser and your telephone to the conference. Spiderphone Website Please register for this Spiderpho... More

Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:00 AM Eastern Organizational meeting re: forming the Michigan Subdivision of the Division of Early Childhood (DEC)Dial 1 (888) 550-5602 and enter * 1435 7926

The Michigan Department of Education presents this planning committee phone conference. To assist in joining the webinar, please bookmark this page or save it as a favorite now. Then, on the day of the call, Monday, November 24, 2008, at 1:00 pm, -dial 1 (888) 550-5602 and enter 1435 7926Please register for this Spiderphone webinar by clicking the "Register" link below.

This System Update is a computer-based event, with a PowerPoint Presentation. Webinar Connection: For quick access, starting 10 minutes before the webinar go to https://www.spiderphone.com/16716101 (This link will help connect both your browser and telephone to the call) OR dial 1 (888) 550-5602 and enter 1671 6101This information and the purple register button below are for participants who plan to attend via webinar. This Spiderphone conference is being held to support the Early On ... More

Webinar Connection: For quick access, starting 10 minutes before the webinar go to http://remc.adobeconnect.com/mde_rfp/ (This link will connect your browser to the call) Please join this webinar to learn about two Requests for Proposals (RFPs) issued by the Michigan Department of Education to support: Electronic Enhancement to Individualized Family Service Plans (EE-IFSP) Grant Climb To The Top