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NEW METRO FAMILIES RESOURCE GUIDE (click here) The Metro Work Group has worked very hard on the Metro Families Resource Guide. If you see anything missing or incorrect information, please contact Faith Littlewolf, Outreach Coordinator at 1-800-551-0969 or by email at Faith.Littlewolf@LLOjibwe.org. NEW MOCCASIN INFORMATION TRAILS RESOURCE GUIDE (click here) This Resource Guide is an overview of what programs and services are available on nine of the eleven reservations in Minnesota, not listed are Prairie Island and Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Indian Communities. If you see anything missing or incorrect information, please contact Faith Littlewolf, Outreach Coordinator at 1-800-551-0969 or by email at Faith.Littlewolf@LLOjibwe.org. TRIBAL
POSTERS
The Tribal Posters were created by the Minnesota Child Care Resource & Referral in collaboration with MnTRECC and tribal partners statewide. The posters capture images of children from the reservations in Minnesota and from the Twin Cities Metro area. Posters were distributed across the reservations in Minnesota and in the Twin Cities to promote quality child care services. In a continued effort to revitalize the language the posters reflect the Ojibwe and the Dakota languages. Click on each heading to see the poster.
MN TRECC RESOURCE LISTING POSITIVE
INDIAN PARENTING Positive Indian Parenting: Honoring our Children by Honoring our Traditions Positive Indian Parenting draws on the cultural strengths of Native American child rearing. The material in this curriculum has been developed through extensive consultation with tribal elders, Native American social welfare professionals and parents. The result is a curriculum that provides Native American parent trainers with information on how to conduct and organize parent training, background reading on traditional and modern parenting, lesson plans, handouts, and exercises. Focused on the positive values of the traditional ways as a model, the curriculum seeks to help parents decide for themselves what kind of parenting they want to use. The curriculum is divided into eight sessions requiring two to three hours each. The material suggests a philosophy for parent trainers and promotes respect, family unity, and pride in our traditional ways. Session I: Traditional
Parenting For more information on
Positive Indian
Parenting contact Diane Smith at 1-800-551-0969 or email Diane at Diane.Smith@llojibwe.org.
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MINNESOTA
CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Attention Practitioners of Early Childhood and School-Age Children! Now you can advance your career online with the new Minnesota Center for Professional Development Registry, developed in collaboration with Metroplis State University. The Registry can help you:
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TO GOOD START, GROW SMART In 2001 Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act, the Bush Administration’s Education Reform Bill. This Act drew attention to the need for young children to be given the opportunity to learn fundamental skills that will prepare them for success in school. The Good Start, Grow Smart (GSGS) Initiative was introduced by the Bush Administration in April 2002 as the next step in education reform. The goal of the Initiative is to ensure that young children are equipped with the skills they will need to start school ready to learn. The Initiative focuses on strengthening Head Start; partnering with States to improve early learning; and providing parents, teachers, and caregivers with information on early learning. The Child Care Bureau (CCB) has been focusing on three key areas within the Good Start, Grow Smart Initiative:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/initiatives/gsgs/gsgs_guide/guide.htm
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CHILDHOOD INDICATORS OF PROGRESS: A RESOURCE GUIDE A framework for understanding and communicating a common set of developmentally appropriate expectations for young children approximately four years old, presented within a context of shared responsibility and accountability for helping children meet these expectations. More
information
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The core competencies are designed to serve as a guide for improving your work with children and families. The competencies are worded so that they can be measured or demonstrated. You may also find the core competencies contain new ideas or provide a new way of reflecting on your teaching. Core Competency Areas 1. Child Growth and Development 2. Learning Environment and Curriculum 3. Assessment and Planning for Individual needs 4. Interactions with children 5. Families and Communities 6. Health, Safety and Nutrition 7. Program Planning and Nutrition 8. Professional Development and Leadership More info at: http://www.mncpd.org/index.html
ENVIRONMENTAL
RATING SCALE There are four environmental rating scale
books. 2. Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale 3. Infant / Toddler Environment Rating Scale 4. School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale More info at: www.redleafpress.org |