Webinar

Demonstrating Georgia's Online System for Managing QRIS Elements

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Speaker: 
Dr. Laura J. Johns
Time: 
Wed, 12/19/2012 - 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Call in number: 
866.740.1260
Password: 
7803705

Demonstrating Georgia's Online System for Managing QRIS Elements

All Hands on Board for Quality: QRIS and Licensing

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Speaker: 
Nancy L. vonBargen
Time: 
Wed, 04/24/2013 - 2:00pm - 3:30pm

The BUILD Initiative and the QRIS National Learning Network hosted the third webinar in our "Let's Talk" series, All Hands on Board for Quality: QRIS and Licensing.

States are taking many creative and innovative approaches to more closely aligning licensing and the QRIS work, and some states are working to leverage licensing in the QRIS monitoring function, especially at the beginning levels of the quality continuum.  Licensing staff can also play a role in promoting a QRIS and supporting quality improvements. 

Materials: 
application/pdf iconLet's Talk Session 3 PowerPoint, All Hands on Board for Quality QRIS and Licensing.pdf
application/pdf iconA Foundation for Quality Improvement Systems, State Licensing, Preschool, and QRIS Program Quality Standards.pdf

Using Technology to Support Communities of Practice

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Speaker: 
Sarah C. Smith
Time: 
Wed, 03/27/2013 - 2:00pm - 3:30pm
The BUILD Initiative and the QRIS National Learning Network hosted the second webinar in our "Let's Talk" series on:
 
Communities of Practice (CoP) as a Container for Sustained Collaboration and Leadership Support. 

The Smart Start Early Childhood Learning Community: Offering an Online Community of Practice Learning Space for Smart Start and Beyond (Part 2 of the CoP webinar series)

Materials: 
application/pdf iconQRIS NLN Webinar “Using Technology to Support Communities of Practice” Final PowerPoint Presentation.pdf
application/pdf iconBrief Introduction to Communities of Practice.pdf
application/pdf iconConsultancy Protocol.pdf
application/pdf iconSRI Pocket Guide to Probing Questions.pdf
Website: 
Link

Establishing Communities of Practice as a Promising Structure for Continuous Quality Improvement Efforts

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Speaker: 
Pedro R. Bermudez
Time: 
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 2:00pm - 3:30pm
The BUILD Initiative and the QRIS National Learning Network hosted the first webinar in our "Let's Talk" series on:
 
Communities of Practice (CoP) as aContainer for Sustained Collaboration and Leadership Support. 
  • Have you ever been a member of a highly-functioning, collaborative team?
  • What were the signature qualities of such a team?
  • How are states incorporating CoP and reflective practices as strategies through all levels of their systems to deepen the important work of improving pro
Materials: 
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation iconCoP Part I Webinar Slides Final.pptx
application/pdf iconBrief Introduction to Communities of Practice.pdf
application/pdf iconConsultancy Protocol.pdf
application/pdf iconSRI Pocket Guide to Probing Questions.pdf
Website: 
Link

QRIS and Family Engagement - a Strengthening Families(TM) Approach

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Speaker: 
Anna Lovejoy
Robin Higa
Char Goodreau
Time: 
Wed, 01/30/2013 - 2:00pm - 3:30pm

QRIS and Family Engagement - a Strengthening Families(TM) Approach

Hosted by BUILD Initiative & QRIS National Learning Network

Materials: 
application/pdf iconQRIS and Family Engagement PowerPoint.pdf

QRIS Online Application and Tracking Systems

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Speaker: 
Alan Cobo-Lewis, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Maine
Karen Roback, Senior Director of Early Learning Innovation, Early Childhood Investment Corporation, Michigan
Ginger Sandweg, Quality First Coordinator, First Things First, Arizona
Time: 
Thu, 10/04/2012 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm

QRIS Online Application and Tracking Systems Listen in to this webinar with the States of Maine, Michigan and Arizona on their QRIS online application and tracking systems. Presenters shared the structure of their systems, how they are used and successes and challenges. If you are thinking of doing something similar in your state, this webinar will be extremely helpful. The link below includes both the powerpoint and the speakers' presentations.

Effectively Using QRIS Data and Research to Inform Program Design and Management:

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Speaker: 
Shannon Rudisill, Office of Child Care
Melanie Brizzi, Indiana Child Care Administrator
Julieta Lugo-Gil, Mathematica
Kathryn Tout, Child Trends
Ivelisse Martinez-Beck, Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation
Time: 
Thu, 11/10/2011 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm

This webinar presented by Mathematica’s Center for Improving Research Evidence (CIRE) examined Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRISs). Most states are already operating or developing QRISs, and federal investments and support are encouraging these efforts. The webinar provided the federal and state context for QRIS data needs and highlighted a new resource—the Quality Rating and Improvement System Evaluation Toolkit developed by Mathematica and Child Trends staff.

Website: 
Link

Web-Based Supports for QRIS: The Pennsylvania Experience

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Speaker: 
Deborah Mathias, Pennsylvania Office of Child Development & Early Learning
Tyrone Scott, Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children
Maureen Murphy, Pennsylvania Key
Andrea Sampson, Rosetree Day School
Time: 
Thu, 12/01/2011 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Web-Based Supports for QRIS: The Pennsylvania Experience

Materials: 
application/pdf iconWebBasedSupportsPAPresentationrevised.pdf
Website: 
Link

Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and QRIS: Exploring Issues, Strategies and Challenges

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Speaker: 
Eva Marie Shivers, Institute for Child Development Research & Social Change
Aisha Ray, Erikson Institute
Davida McDonald, National Association for the Education of Young Children
Abby Thorman, Thorman Strategy Group
Time: 
Thu, 09/22/2011 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm

 On this webinar, experts from around the country discussed why it’s important to include cultural and linguistic diversity principles in their QRIS, why it is challenging to address diversity principles in a meaningful and impactful manner, and ideas and frameworks that can help guide states who are in various stages of QRIS development.  

Materials: 
application/pdf iconDiversityPowerpointPresentationFinal.pdf
application/pdf iconDiversityResourceList.pdf
application/pdf iconWebinarHandoutCultural Competence.pdf
application/pdf iconWebinarHandoutPCCOverview.pdf
application/pdf iconAishaRayMNPaper.pdf
Website: 
Link

QRIS and CLASS (TM) :Emphasizing Effective Teacher-Child Interaction to Improve Child Outcomes

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Speaker: 
Gerry Cobb, Director, QRIS National Learning Network, The BUILD Initiative
Marla Muntner, Education Director, Teachstone
Rebecca Berlin, Client Services Director, Teachstone
Char Goodreau, QRIS Administrator, Washington State Department of Early Learning
Eileen Nelson, Parent Aware, State of Minnesota
Time: 
Wed, 08/17/2011 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Consistent studies have shown that the quality of teacher-child interaction is related to preschooler gains in pre-reading and math skills and contributes to preschoolers' social competence in the kindergarten year and beyond. To that end, researchers at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education created the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (TM) (CLASS (TM)) tool to observe and assess emotional, organizational, and instructional elements of quality in early childhood educational environments.

Materials: 
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint iconCLASSPowerpoint.ppt
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