Introducing 2 webcasts:

• Achieving Excellence in Early Head Start
• Technology Planning

Achieving Excellence in Early Head Start - $699 per agency

Our latest offering, Achieving Excellence in Early Head Start, is now available for pre-order. No matter what stage you are in your Early Head Start program development, you will benefit from our fully supported web series beginning March 17, 2010. Through these four online video modules, we cover topics such as how to cast vision for your Early Head Start program, how to find and retain the right people, what to take into consideration as you design your infant/toddler environment, and how to transition children as children age out and when the grant period ends.

The $699 fee includes agency wide access to the online videos, downloadable training resources, and online access to the presenters to have your questions answered, as well as opportunities to network with other Early Head Start programs across the country. View full details and ordering information.

If you are new to Early Head Start, this series has value as your "Virtual Start-up Consultant" to help launch your program to success. We look forward to being in partnership with you to benefit the families and children you serve.

Technology Planning - $299 per agency

Tech Planning is one of the most important tasks you can do for your agency. Yes, your plan will take some time and effort from many folks within your agency but in the end it will be used as a tool that will help your agency determine how to integrate technology into your daily work. Therefore, in order to make good strategic decisions, a Head Start agency needs to understand how technology impacts all your services and systems. A tech plan will help your agency maximize its computer technology’s potential by serving as a reference point or a benchmark for all of your agency’s technology activities. In this module, you will begin the process of clearly identifying where your agency is in relation to where it wants to go and your benchmarks are tools or reference points that tell you how you are doing.

Bonus feature: Interview with a Head Start agency regarding actual technology implementation projects.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the importance of creating a Tech Plan and what happens if you don’t plan for technology at your agency.
2. Have a clear understanding of what elements to include in your Technology Plan
3. Develop an effective Technology Planning Committee
4. Obtain a clear understanding of how to begin your IT Assessment and why you need to continuously update your IT assessment.
5. Identifying Goals and Objectives before determining your technology purchase requests.
6. Create a budget for your Tech Plan

Presenters

Marlene Bodeker, Training Director has led the statewide training effort for Ohio’s Indicators of Success Project to track outcomes for all preschool children. Ms. Bodeker currently creates online learning videos and facilitates the audio training sessions for ECLKC Workspaces. She was a QIC consultant for technology planning, outcomes tracking systems, Head Start Family Information System (HSFIS) training and served a large, urban Head Start program for 10 years, in the capacity of network administrator for five years and as technical training coordinator for an additional five years.

Chuck Lynd has worked in public and private school settings at all education levels, and has served as a consultant to state and local education agencies and early childhood programs on the development and use of information databases and computer-based networks. He has authored articles and compiled numerous reference works in both print and electronic formats. Before retiring Chuck provided leadership for the Information and Technology Services Team at the Center for Special Needs Populations and coordinates technology based services for the Early Childhood Quality Network (ecQ-net) and several projects for state education agencies.

Mr. Lynd is enthusiastic about the challenge of helping educators, families, organizations, and communities take full advantage of computer and network technologies through strategic planning, training, technical assistance and information services.

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