Greetings!
Early Learning Update Week of October 2nd, 2023
Items Covered:
· 7 SPOTS REMAIN! Monthly Early Learning Professional Development: Visual Supports
· Butterfly Pediatric Sessions Date and Time Changed: Fourth Tuesday each month at 3:15pm
· Licensed ONLY - Licensing “WAC” of the week - Sleep, Rest and Equipment
1.) 7 SPOTS Remain! Monthly Early Learning Professional Development: Visual Supports
Each month we will be offering a FREE Professional Development Training facilitated by one of our great Professional Development Partners. These trainings are available for any Early Learning staff and will have STARS and CLOCK hours available for those that need it.
October’s training is offered by Northwest Center’s IMPACT program and is called “Visual Supports.” This will be an online training that you will be able to complete on your own time in the month of October. We have 20 available slots. The first 20 staff that email me at
david.mayer@seattlearch.org will receive a coupon code to register for the class. The class is 1.5 hours long. Please see description below:
This course gives you everything you need to use visuals with your entire classroom, and all the materials you need to get started, including over 100 pictures and ready-to-use templates. You’ll learn how to customize visuals for students with challenging behaviors, disabilities, or other complex needs. You’ll see dozens of examples of visuals from real classrooms and learn tips and tricks that make them easy to use – so kids actually pay attention to them. We’ll cover visual schedules, First/Then visuals, sequence strips, transitions visuals, choice boards, as well as visuals for problem-solving, self-regulation and more. You’ll leave knowing step-by-step how to use visual supports to improve children’s behavior, make communication easier, and increase independence for all children.
2.) Butterfly Pediatric Sessions Date and Time Changed: Fourth Tuesday each month at 3:15pm
We have been having wonderful monthly sessions with our Partners at Butterfly Pediatrics over the course of the last year and a half as their experts join us virtually to answer your questions and give resources/ideas about behavior, social emotional needs and sensory processing situations in your classrooms. We are moving the date and the time for these sessions to make them more convenient for all programs to attend. They will now take place the fourth Tuesday of each month at 3:15pm. Our next virtual session will be Tuesday, October 24th at 3:15pm. I will send out a zoom link as we approach the date.
3.) Licensed ONLY - Licensing “WAC” of the week – Sleep, Rest and Equipment
This week the “WAC” of the week highlights the requirements for Sleep, Rest and Equipment. The highlights for the WAC include Sleep and Rest options, Cot and Mat requirements and sheet and blanket cleaning. Thanks for reading and please let me know if you have any questions!
Have a great week!
