Kansas Inservice Training System Brochure

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Kansas Inservice Training System Kits

The Kansas Inservice Training System is designed to meet the need for a comprehensive statewide professional development and technical assistance system for early intervention and early childhood special education professionals, paraprofessionals, related services professionals and parents. The framework supporting this system is composed of collaborative linkages, information services, training, and technical assistance. Research validated strategies and results-based professional development are addressed at three levels of training:

Proactive/General Issues Staff Development
Focused Staff Development, and
Intensive Staff Development

The project's goals are accomplished through activities such as results-based training; a summer institute; dissemination of information through a quarterly newsletter, web site, and listserv provision of district and program technical assistance, development of focused self-study new teacher, new administrator and technical assistance packets, the identification of exemplary practices in the state, and the management of an early childhood resource center whose materials are accessible through an online searchable database.

Goals

Sustaining collaborative partnerships between state agencies, IHE, LEAs and professional organizations working in the area of early childhood.
Development and dissemination of an effective research-based practice materials.
Increasing the knowledge, skills and capacity of individuals and/or organizations across the state through results-based training and technical assistance.
Contribute to the development of state level guidance documents, processes, and training materials.

Collaboration/Linkages

Collaboration with State Organizations
Involved in Training Central to Early Childhood Services
Co-Sponsor Training Events
Collaboration with other State Agency Programs Central to Early Childhood Services
Co-Sponsor Conferences

Training

Summer Institute
General Issues Staff Development
Focused Staff Development
Intensive Staff Development
Head Start/Early Head Start Collaboration Meeting
Transitioning into Developmentally Appropriate Practices Strand at the KSDE Annual Conference

Information Services

List Service for Infant-Toddler Networks and Preschool Programs-register at: kskits.org/html/listserv/listservices.html

Online Collaborative Training Calendar kskits.org/ktc
Early Childhood Resource Center kskits.org/ecrc
Web Page kskits.org
Best Practices Community Profiles

Technical Assistance

Individual TA Plans
Information Packets on Specific Topics-many available at kskits.org/html/ta/tapackets.html
New Teacher/Interventionist Support-Information Packets
New Administrator/Service Coordinator Support-Information Packets
Consultation/Cross Program Visitation

Values Relating to Inservice Training for People Working with Children (0-5)

Anticipated outcomes are clear and understandable.
Learning opportunities are provided in multiple learning formats to foster growth for all adult learners.
Information sharing and networking among participants acknowledges their positive contributions to the learning process.
Family members are actively included as presenters and participants.
Inclusion of interagency and interdisciplinary participants is facilitated.
Collaborative training among agencies is actively sought to maximize resources.
Professional development is a continuing process rather than a discrete activity, and is viewed within the context of life-long learning.

For more information contact:

David P. Lindeman, Ph. D., Director
lindeman@ku.edu or 620-421-6550 ext. 1713

Robin Bayless, M.A., Project Assistant,
rbayless@ku.edu or 620-421-6550 ext. 1618

Kim Page, M.S., Coordinator,
kpage@ku.edu or 620-421-6550 ext. 1638

2601 Gabriel Parsons, KS 67357
Toll free: 1-800-362-0390
FAX: 620-421-6550 ext. 1702 or 620-421-3623
e-mail: kskits@mail.ku.edu

Misty Goosen, Ed.S., Project Coordinator,
mistyg@ku.edu or 785-864-0725

Phobe Rinkel, M.S., Technical Assistance Specialist
prinkel@ku.edu or 785-864-5550

University of Kansas
J.R. Pearson Hall, Bldg #80, Room 521
1122 W. Campus Road
Lawrence, KS 66045-3101 fax: 785-864-3983

Peggy Misksch, M.S., Infant-Toddler Technical Assistant Specialist,
pmisksch@ku.edu or 785-496-8881
40627 K 99 Highway
Wamego, KS 66547

KITS is supported through grants from the Kansas State Department of Education #21004 and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

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