Transcript Special Quest Ambassador Retreat

OCDEL Training
on the SpecialQuest Approach and Materials
February 17, 2010
Ann Herbruck, Sarah Holland, Beth Fairchild and
Katy McCullough
Introductions
Please introduce yourself,
the role you play within the early
childhood community, and
one burning issue that you’re currently
facing in your work.
Hilton/Early Head Start
Training Program (1998–2007)
• Public-private partnership between the
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and the Office of
Head Start
• Provided services to over 500 Early Head
Start programs and their community
partners across the country
SpecialQuest in PA
The SpecialQuest Community
Results from SpecialQuest
• Increased number of young children with
disabilities enrolled in EHS
• Better coordination of recruitment and
service delivery in areas being served
• Increase in positive attitudes about
partnering with families
• Increase in staff comfort and confidence in
working with children with disabilities
• Development of a variety of supports for
inclusion of children with disabilities
SpecialQuest Birth–Five
2007–2010
Two Long-Term Outcomes
1) More children with disabilities, birth-five,
and their families are receiving high quality
inclusive early care, health and education
services.
2) The SQ approach and materials are
sustained in practice at the local, community,
and state-levels across the nation.
PA State Leadership Team
To create and sustain opportunities for all
Pennsylvania's youngest children to
benefit from high quality inclusive early
care and education opportunities through
approaches that unify and recognize the
important contributions of all the
necessary partners-families, schools, child
care, early intervention, Head Start,
community organizations and higher
education.
SpecialQuest Materials
3 Volumes organized by theme
Print and video materials
Based on principles of adult learning
Incorporates SpecialQuest approach
elements
• Adaptable for variety of professional
development needs
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Small Group Discussion
• Why did you choose this session to
preview?
• What struck you about the content of
this session?
Reflection
• Identify a specific professional goal or
responsibility that you have as part of
the work that you do?
• How might the SQMTL materials
support and enhance that work?
SpecialQuest Approach
Consists of 13 elements chunked into
Two categories:
– Values
– Design
Inter-woven to create successful
professional development
Activity
At your table:
1.Select one of the professional goals or
responsibilities discussed in the earlier
session.
2.Identify examples for how you can
incorporate your elements in the
goal/responsibility selected.
3.Write your examples on the
appropriate strips of paper provided.
Preschool Inclusion: Samantha
Reflections on Samantha
• Initial reactions?
• What elements of the SpecialQuest
approach did you see depicted?
• What ideas do you have for using this
video in your work?
Ideas for Application
1)One new thing you plan to do next week to
incorporate the SpecialQuest approach into
your work,
2) One resource from the SpecialQuest
Multimedia Training Library that you plan to
use in the next month, and
3) One way you will support your fellow
learners in the next two months.