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Highly Individualized Practice Webinar Series

Highly Individualized Practice Webinar Series

Find effective strategies that teachers, home visitors, and coaches can use in their efforts to support children with disabilities or suspected delays. The webinars in this series include:

  • Preventing Suspension and Expulsion of Children with Disabilities or Suspected Delays
  • Supporting Interactions for Children with Disabilities or Suspected Delays
  • Environments That Support High Quality Inclusion
  • IDEA 101: Partnering with Service Providers to Support Effective Inclusion

Teacher Time Series: 10 Tips for Creating Supportive Environments That Can Prevent Behaviors That Challenge Us

You can prevent challenging behaviors in preschool-aged children by being intentional about and proactive in creating a supportive, inclusive environment. This special Teacher Time episode focuses on useful tips for setting up the physical environment, establishing routines, making expectations clear, and more. Taking these kinds of steps can support  children as they engage with their learning environment and transition from one task to the next.

Program for Infant-Toddler Care (PITC) Past Webinar Events

Among the many high quality webinars that are available at this site, you can find the 2021 Webinar Series: Exploring Updates to Inclusion Works!, Second Edition: Universal Design for Learning and Practices to Support Best Practices for Inclusive Programs. Both are presented by Linda Brault.

Head Start California Annual Conference

  • Location: Hilton Long Beach, California
  • Dates: February 26-March 1, 2024
    • Parent & Family Engagement: February 26-27, 2024
    • Education Conference: February 28-March 1, 2024 (3 days)

California Association of Infant Mental Health CalAIMH Conference

  • Location: Ontario, California
  • Dates: October 27-28, 2023

For all disciplines who work with children 5 years old and their families. For questions, contact training@calaimh.org

Beginning Together Inclusion Facilitators Institute

Supporting Inclusive Practices (SIP) Archived Virtual Events

SIP provides a wealth of recorded trainings, podcasts, webinars, and other resources including content on Universal Design for Learning, equity in special education, designing inclusive preschools, a paraeducator series, and more. 

Family Child Care At It’s Best (FCCB)

Family child care and family, friend, and neighbor providers are a critical source of support for working families. The Family Child Care at Its Best program delivers high-quality, research-based workshops that help home-based caregivers improve their knowledge, skills, and quality of care for working with mixed-age groups of children. FCCB is now offering two types of training:

  • Facilitator Training NEW! Trainers, coaches, and community leaders who provide support to family child care or family, friend, and neighbor providers can learn how to facilitate FCCB workshops and gain access to all necessary curriculum to offer FCCB workshops.
  • Direct Service Workshops are offered at no cost to the host agency. Simply complete the request form to choose from the available topics, languages, and date(s) you are looking for. You conduct outreach and registration, and FCCB does the rest! We will provide you with a flyer template, all needed materials, and an instructor to lead your selected workshop. Availability is based on current funding.

ECTA (Early Childhood Technical Assistance) Center: Upcoming Webinars

ECTA Center hosts regular webinars with a variety of partners. 

Head Start Upcoming Events

These events are opportunities from across the early childhood field that may be of interest and helpful to the Head Start community. Some of them may charge a fee. Inclusion in this list does not imply endorsement from the Office of Head Start (OHS).