ELMS
- Be sure to check the ELMS News tab when you log on to ELMS. The latest information is always on top.
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Child Alerts Report: There is a handy report in ELMS to help you remember which children need follow-up on developmental screenings, health issues, obtaining eligibility documentation (if documentation was initially unavailable for children who are experiencing homelessness), and more. In ELMS, open the Reports tab. You’ll see this report at the top of the list. You can run it by Contractor, Site, or Class. It lists each child with their start date and topics to follow up.
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Hover Definitions: Throughout ELMS, you will see bolded words and phrases in blue, looking like a hyperlink. If you hover over these and click, you’ll see a popup with a detailed definition or further instructions. Check this out on the first step of the ELMS Child Application. For assistance, email elms@dcyf.wa.gov.
Offered by the DCYF ECEAP Office.
Mobility Mentoring® Monthly Webinar Schedule 2021-2022
You only need to register once to add all 10 webinars to your calendars. Occurs the second Thursday of every month through May 12, 2022, from 9-10:30 a.m.
In October, we will discuss the Mobility Mentoring goal setting process:
- Green edge of the wedge - minimizing crisis.
- Supporting participants to navigate challenges and problem solve.
- Using Motivational Interviewing and other skills to elicit participant driven goals.
Join the Oct. 14 meeting here.
Basecamp and Check-Ins
Below are a variety of options to gather with DCYF ECEAP and other ECEAP contractor staff to share updates, resources, challenges, and support.
Recruitment, Eligibility, and Enrollment (REE)
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First Thursday monthly, from 9-10 a.m. Join here.
- This online resource for REE staff provides time to connect about enrollment and eligibility topics and will take the place of in-person REE trainings, until further notice. REE check-ins and Basecamp allow staff to:
- Share ideas, strategies and resources that support in-home learning.
- Support each other regarding shared challenges and struggles.
- Access links to professional development opportunities.
- Ask policy and ECEAP Performance Standard questions.
Mobility Mentoring® Basecamp
- This online networking and learning space for ECEAP and Early ECEAP family support staff and managers is offered to support staff in delivering high-quality, culturally relevant, trauma-informed, healing-centered, and equity-focused family services. Email Leticia Cardenas at leticia.cardenas@dcyf.wa.gov to join this Basecamp. Features include:
- A discussion board for family support professionals to ask questions of their peers and share strategies.
- Information and updates regarding the implementation of Mobility Mentoring®.
- Information regarding emergent topics such as health and safety, mental health support, community resources, anti-bias and culturally-relevant practices, ECEAP Performance Standards, and policies that affect ECEAP and Early ECEAP families.
- Posting of relevant professional development opportunities.c
- Access to digital files and documents related to Mobility Mentoring® and other family engagement topics.
Family Support Staff Check-Ins for ECEAP Schedule 2021-22
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Third Thursday monthly, from 9-10 a.m. Join Oct. 21 here.
Meeting ID: 844 4950 9436 | Passcode: 093674
Family Support Staff Check-Ins for Tribal Family Support Staff
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Second Wednesday monthly. Join Oct. 13 from 9-10:30 a.m. here.
Meeting ID: 884 8138 9511 | Passcode: 999999
Family Support Staff Check-ins for Early ECEAP
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Second Wednesday monthly. Join Oct. 13 from 1-2:30 p.m. here.
Meeting ID: 833 6205 3690 | Passcode: 633484
Education Support Staff Basecamp and Webinars
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This online resource for education staff in ECEAP and Early ECEAP provides space to connect about education topics, related information and resources, professional development opportunities, and monthly webinar discussions. Participation in Basecamp and the webinars is optional. Email eceap@dcyf.wa.gov to join the Basecamp.
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Webinars are typically held the fourth Wednesday monthly from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Register for the Oct. 27 webinar here.
- The Education Staff webinars and Basecamp allow staff to:
- Share ideas, strategies, and resources that support learning and growth.
- Support each other regarding shared challenges and struggles.
- Access links to professional development opportunities.
- Ask policy and ECEAP Performance Standard questions.
- Build networks with education staff around the state.
Health Coordinators Check-In for ECEAP and Early ECEAP
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Third Wednesday monthly, from 1-2 p.m. Effective through June 15, 2022.
Join Zoom meeting. Meeting ID: 828 0852 2665 | Passcode: 900163
New! Health Coordinators Basecamp
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This online resource for staff who coordinate Health Services in ECEAP and Early ECEAP provides space to connect about health topics, related information and resources, and professional development opportunities. Participation in the Health Coordinators Basecamp is optional. Click here to join.
New! Coach Check-In for ECEAP and Early ECEAP
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First Friday monthly, from 1-2 p.m. Effective through June 3, 2022. Register here.
Teaching Strategies GOLD®
Teaching Strategies 2021-22 GOLD® Checklists
DCYF ECEAP GOLD® Getting Started Checklists for 2021-22 are now available online:
Teaching Strategies 2021 GOLD® Elevation Support
Teaching Strategies Webinars and Blog Posts
Upcoming Free Webinars from Teaching Strategies:
Recent blog posts:
Early Achievers Individualization Internships and Mini Extensions will begin in October and are open to teachers and coaches. They will also be offered in Spanish.
There is an exciting program lined up for this year's STEMIEFest (Oct. 4-8).
Last year, more than 1,800 early childhood, early childhood special education and early intervention professionals and faculty, STEM industry professionals, families, and more came together for five days of interactive learning and discussions.
All sessions will have ASL interpreters, and captioning. This year, sessions will also be offered in Spanish. You can apply for Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and/or professional learning certificates.
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Equity
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Start with Equity: From the Early Years to the Early Grades. This report from The Children’s Equity Project highlights the grave inequities that have long pervaded the education system and affect the lives of millions of children from historically marginalized communities, using the lens of three policy areas: disproportionate application of harsh discipline practices; lack of inclusion of students with disabilities in general classrooms; and inequitable and inadequate access to dual language programming. This report concrete recommendations for consideration and implementation.
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Creating a Welcoming Early Childhood Program for LGBT-Headed Families: Partnering with Parents Who Identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender. This resource from Head Start is part of a series developed to support programs in partnering with parents/guardians who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender (LGBT). You will also find information and strategies to create an early childhood setting that is welcoming for all children and families. Recommended for directors, teachers, providers, and parents.
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