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1 Volume 6, Issue 1 | Fall 2018. Seeking Nominations for the 2018. About Marcia Marcia Lovell Awards Marcia Lovell (1942-2005). MRTQ PDN created the Marcia Lovell Award for Innovation in was a friend and dedicated Early Care and Education to recognize outstanding early advocate for the importance childhood and out-of-school time professionals who make of high-quality early significant contributions to the children, families, and childhood experiences. communities in which they work and embody Marcia cared deeply about the ideals for which Marcia advocated: young children and their Better lives for children; families and worked High-quality early education diligently to support healthy, experiences; responsive systems. She Support for all children, including those worked at the Maine most at risk and with disabilities; Department of Health and Human Services Office of And the belief that the arts are an Child Care and Head Start, integral part of early education where she was a program programs.

2 Specialist with more than 20. At the MaineAEYC Conference in October (see page 6 for a Save years of experience. Marcia the Date), MRTQ PDN will present the Marcia Lovell Award to up was instrumental in the to eight individuals (from the Maine DHHS Districts*) who development of many early exemplify the ideals listed above. MRTQ PDN is inviting the public childhood programs and to nominate exceptional early childhood and out-of-school time initiatives in the state of educators for this award. The MRTQ PDN Advisory Council will Maine. review the nominations and decide on the winners. Nominations must meet the following criteria: They must describe a practitioner in a child care center, family child care, out-of-school time program, Head Start, public preschool program, or nursery school in Maine. The nominee must be a member of the MRTQ Registry. A complete nomination form must be received by September 19, 2018. You can access the nomination form online: * The DHHS Districts are: York (District 1), Cumberland (District 2), Oxford, Franklin, and Androscoggin (District 3), Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox, and Waldo (District 4), Kennebec and Somerset (District 5), Penobscot and Piscataquis (District 6), Washington and Hancock (District 7), and Aroostook (District 8).

3 In this issue how to reach us . By phone: 1-888-900-0055 (toll-free). Seeking Nominations for the 2018 Marcia Lovell 207-780-5646 (TTY). Awards, page 1 By fax: 207-780-4511. Changes to MRTQ PDN Training Schedule, page 2 By email: Introducing the QITs, page 2 On the web: MRTQ Fall Training Schedule, pages 3-5 Like us on Facebook: Save the Dates, page 6 Follow us on Twitter: 2 Fall 2018. Changes to MRTQ PDN Training Schedule MRTQ PDN has made the following changes to the way we announce our training schedule: Training registration now opens twice each year, which is a change from the previous quarterly schedule. The new schedule is: o December 1st Registration open for training beginning January 1st June 30th o June 1st Registration open for training beginning July 1st December 31st Training announcements will run in our weekly e-newsletter, SHORT cuts, and will no longer be included in the quarterly Pathways newsletter. All MRTQ Registry members with web access automatically receive SHORT cuts.

4 To join the Registry or add web access, please visit the Registry's website: You can also send an email to to request to join the SHORT cuts email list. MRTQ PDN staff will work closely with Child Care Licensing to ensure that all programs receive listings of training opportunities. If you have questions for MRTQ PDN about training, please contact New FREE Resource from MRTQ PDN: Quality Improvement Toolkits (QITs). MRTQ PDN is excited to announce the statewide launch of a new, free professional development resource: the Quality Improvement Toolkits (QITs). With generous funding from the Davis Family Foundation, MRTQ PDN created four self-paced, on-demand, online QITs addressing the following topics: Program evaluation The QITs will be available through the MRTQ. Professional development planning PDN website beginning in September. Assessment of child progress Watch for an announcement in SHORT cuts Creating a curriculum framework soon! How do the QITs work?

5 Anyone can access the QITs online. There is a quick self-enrollment process where you will provide an email address (that will not be shared). There is a brief introductory module that explains the QITs and how to use them, then you can proceed in any order and at whatever pace works best for you. What types of programs will benefit from the QITs? Family child care programs, center-based programs, out-of-school time programs, public preschool programs, nursery schools, and Head Start can all benefit from the QITs. There are two versions of each QIT one for home-based/family child care programs and another for center-based programs. The resources in each QIT are geared toward the needs of the different types of programs. Will I get training hours for completing the QITs? The QITs are not training and training hours and certificates will not be given. The QITs guide individuals through creating action plans regarding the topic areas, but there are no submitted assignments or interaction with an instructor.

6 The QITs are designed to support ongoing quality improvement efforts. Questions? Please contact Lee Lingelbach at or 207-233-5821. MAINE ROADS TO QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK. Fall 2018 3. FALL 2018 TRAINING SCHEDULE Seeing Stars? Training descriptions that include For complete training descriptions, driving a star(s) will meet a requirement for the following directions, instructor information, and the link to Maine Credentials: register, please visit the Online Training Calendar Director Youth at: Credential Development Credential For a full list of MRTQ PDN Training Policies, click: Infant Toddler Inclusion Credential 1 Credential Foundations of Universal Design (12 Maine's Early Learning and Development hours) Online Standards Trainings In this training, participants will This training gives an overview of Maine's Early gain knowledge about the Learning and Development Standards (MELDS), concept of Universal Design including each Domain and ideas for integrating (UD) and how to the content into a variety of settings.

7 Each individualize for all module introduces content and also highlights children. Topics will specific practices and skills designed to foster include the philosophy of participants' abilities to utilize the MELDS. UD as a way of creating independently once the training is complete. communities, the what The training also has an intentional focus on and how of establishing principles for working with diverse populations a community so that all children can benefit, and and creating inclusive, developmentally practicing simple modification and adaptation appropriate learning environments. strategies to support children's success. MELDS (30 hours) Online Dates: September 19th October 17th Modules begin on Wednesday mornings and end on Tuesday evenings. Participants who Working with School Age Children and successfully complete all of the activities in the Youth (30 hours) Online training will receive a certificate for 30 hours of training. This training covers the aspects of caring for school age children in out-of-school time setting.

8 Option #1: September 12th November 7th Topics covered include developing positive Option #2: October 3rd November 28th relationships, planning curriculum, health and safety, and adolescent development. Option #3: October 10th December 5th Dates: September 26th December 12th Bridge to MELDS (15 hours) Online This is the 15-hour training that is meant for those practitioners who have successfully completed the 30-hour training Maine's Early Learning Curriculum and Development for Preschool- Guidelines. Modules begin on Wednesday Aged Children (30 hours) Online mornings and end on Tuesday evenings. Participants who successfully complete all of the This training covers planning and implementing activities in the training will receive a certificate curriculum for all preschool children, regardless for 15 hours of training. of their abilities. Option #1: October 3rd November 7th Dates: September 26th December 5th Option #2: October 17th November 21st MAINE ROADS TO QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK.

9 4 Fall 2018. Environments in Early Care and Education (30 Fostering the Social Emotional Development of hours) Online Young Children (30 hours) Online This training describes the aspects of high-quality This training covers helping children develop environments for children in all early childhood social skills, self-confidence, and social and out-of-school time settings, including both emotional intelligence. Information included indoor and outdoor spaces. This training is covers building appropriate for programs in homes, centers, Head relationships, assessing Start, and schools. the environment and curriculum for possible Dates: September 26th December 5th adaptations, and how to build internal controls and Positive Supports and Challenging self-regulation skills in Behavior (15 hours) Online children. Consideration This training provides a brief introduction to will also be given to how preventing and responding to situations of to prepare for and involve challenging behavior in early childhood programs.

10 Specialists if our The goal of this training is to help you feel more interventions do not bear confident when faced with challenging behaviors fruit. in your program. Dates: September 26th . Option #1: September 26th October 31st December 5th Option #2: October 24th November 28th Caring for Infants, Toddlers, and Their Supporting Maine's Infants and Families (30 hours) Online Toddlers: Guidelines for Learning and Development (30 hours) . This training covers the unique aspects of caring Online for infants and toddlers, including establishing relationships with families, understanding This training is designed to guide providers temperament, developing curriculum for infants through the history, creation, and use of this and toddlers, publication, which outlines learning and and creating development from birth to age three. The welcoming modules focus on the document and on environments. developing understanding relationships. Dates: Option #1: October 3rd November 28th September 26th Option #2: October 10th December 5th December 5th Option #3: October 17th December 12th Inclusive Child Care (30 hours) Online Teaching Adult Learners (18 hours) Online This training covers a wide range of topics This training covers the aspects of teaching adult to help practitioners understand and promote learners in both online and face-to-face settings.