This is a community of practice for people who lead IEP teams for 3-5 year olds. The focus of the COP is facilitating IEP team meetings and promoting smoother transitions that are collaborative and compliant for students of this age. This COP will nurture professional networking, resource sharing and support as Early Childhood Coordinators from different districts connect during our virtual meetings and via email in between meetings. The outcomes that you'll experience as a participant are the opportunity to
- examine problems of practice,
- share resources and ideas from your district,
- explore information about current priorities and best practices for Early Childhood Coordinators in Massachusetts.
The Early Childhood Coordinator COP will meet via Google Meet once each month for 1 hour and 45 minutes. If you attend all 9 sessions and log your attendance, you can receive 15 PDPs in Special Education for your participation in the COP. We will prioritize sharing problems of practice–so please come prepared to discuss (confidentially) any current situations you're facing or questions about leading teams in ways that are both compliant and collaborative. Our communities of practice are really about offering you a space to gather with each other and share your expertise as practitioners.
We will have a regular routine for our sessions that will include the following:
- Welcome and review of agenda (10 minutes)
- Sharing problems of practice. (50 minutes)
- State / federal / research updates for team leaders (15 minutes)
- Leading teams micro lesson (15 minutes)
- Q&A about the topic for the mini-training (15 minutes)
- Close with gratitude & feedback (15 minutes)
