Project TransTeam

03/02/2022

The Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs is carrying on the legacy! 😍

One step at a time is all it takes to get you there 💛

03/01/2022

Thank you, Family, Infant and Preschool Program! 😍

To celebrate the FIPP 50th anniversary, we will be sharing new infographics and videos of evidence-based early intervention practices throughout 2022. This month: Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming

03/01/2022

Check it out! ‼️✅💯

02/23/2022

Evidence-Informed Milestones for Developmental Surveillance Tools

Thank you for this information about the recent update of CDC's Developmental Milestones, PeggyDeb Stender Kemp, Executive Director of Division for Early Childhood (DEC).

Review and revision of CDC’s developmental surveillance milestones and tools by subject matter experts using newly defined criteria and empirically informed evidence.

02/22/2022

Photos from Division for Early Childhood (DEC)'s post

02/21/2022

Rest in paradise, Betty Bell. Your legacy and contributions to the Early Intervention community will be everlasting.
The Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs😪

02/04/2022

Inclusion means providing access for our children. Check it out from Barton Research Lab! ❤

01/29/2022

Thank you for the reminder, UAB Department of Occupational Therapy. ☝️

“We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in our hands to make a difference.” Nelson Mandela

01/25/2022

Is always a great night for Project TransTeam when the Hites join us from Taiwan! Many thanks, Janelle Hite and Preston Hite! You are amazing and we're so fortunate to learn from you! ❤
UAB School of Health Professions UAB Department of Occupational Therapy UAB School of Education University of Alabama at Birmingham UAB Graduate School

01/22/2022

We can't wait to be in-person again for a joint conference with the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) and the International Society on Early Intervention (ISEI)! ❤❤❤

We had a great time at #CEC2022 this week! Thank you Council for Exceptional Children for hosting a great convention!

We're back to our regular programing now preparing for #DEC2022. Don't forget to save the date, September 27th - 30th, to join the Division for Early Childhood & the International Society on Early Intervention at the Hilton Chicago for a joint conference!

Sign up for the latest conference news: http://ow.ly/Ykz850HAfZ6

We're accepting proposals now at decconference.org for all interesting in presenting!

#EarlyIntervention #EarlyChildhoodSpecialEducation #BecauseItMatters

01/09/2022

Choose kindness.

#autism

01/08/2022

Thank you for all that you do on behalf of our children and families! 👏👏👏

To all Early Childhood Educators: Thank you for your patience, kindness, thoughtfulness, & care when guiding our smallest learners! #ThankYouThursday

01/05/2022

Check out Program-Wide Positive Behavior Support at USF! ❤

It's Noteworthy Wednesday!
Miss Amber at Children's Nest Temple Terrace does an incredible job teaching and reinforcing her students to use of friendship skills. As seen in the photos below, she sets up her sensory center so that students are facing each other which encourages more peer to peer interaction and cooperative play. She also gives shout outs to students throughout the day where they are recognized for demonstrating friendship behaviors like helping peers put on their smock and working together to clean up centers by getting to wear the super friend cape. #PyramidModel

12/07/2021

Wonderful team! ❤

What wonderful colleagues! We needed to have a grant meeting the day after Christmas and everyone was still smiling! ❤️🌲

#loveourteam #ProjectTransTeam

11/21/2021

So cool! Thank you, Mary Louise Hemmeter! ❤

Social Inclusion Week (20-28 November) aims to help all Australians feel included and valued, giving everyone the opportunity to participate fully in society. My Inclusion ABC's incorporates inclusion and belonging to create positive learning experiences for children. How does your service incorporate social inclusion practices every day? #SocialInclusionWeek #inclusion

11/19/2021

Legislative Action Center

Please add your voice of support for historic increases in IDEA funding. Just click on the link and send emails to our senators. It only takes a couple of minutes!! ❤https://exceptionalchildren.org/takeaction

Take action with CEC's Legislative Action Center.

11/18/2021

Photos from Division for Early Childhood (DEC)'s post

11/02/2021

Please share the news about the Special Issue of JECTE! ✔️

We are pleased to announce the new deadline of March 18, 2022, for manuscript submissions to the Special Issue of the Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education (JECTE) focused on the New Standards in ECSE and inclusion. We determined that the Special Issue would be published later than originally planned, allowing potential authors more time to develop manuscripts.

There has been much interest in this important and timely issue; therefore, we hope this new deadline will encourage everyone to submit!

Division for Early Childhood Members Division for Early Childhood (DEC) The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Teacher Education Division of CEC Early Childhood Personnel Center UAB School of Education

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10/28/2021

Pajama Day is always a good day at UAB for Homecoming! 💚💛💚

But the best part is that the Project TransTeam students get to learn from our fabulous new faculty member, Dr. Mary Rose Sallesee, from Texas A&M University.

Our graduate students are learning so much from her expertise in behavioral interventions, plus she's just so much fun! 💚💛💚
UAB School of Education UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham UAB Graduate School

10/18/2021

Please share with potential scholarship recipients! 💚💛💚

#ProjectTransTeam #EarlyIntervention #EarlyChildhoodSpecialEducation #PhysicalTherapy #OccupationalTherapy

UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham UAB School of Education UAB School of Health Professions UAB Department of Occupational Therapy UAB Graduate School

10/17/2021

ZERO TO THREE on Twitter

Excellent article from ZERO TO THREE to share with parents.❤
https://twitter.com/ZEROTOTHREE/status/1449763908080787456?s=20

“⭐ 5 ways to build strong language skills from birth: https://t.co/1AbgSok6h6 #earlylearning #earlychildhood #childdevelopment https://t.co/hacvYw9WYv”

10/06/2021

ZERO TO THREE on Twitter

ZERO TO THREE reminds us that mental health applies to everyone, including infants and toddlers.

"It can be heartbreaking, but early identification and effective intervention are key to fostering positive outcomes." #MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek

https://twitter.com/ZEROTOTHREE/status/1445093113169592324?s=20

“It can be heartbreaking, but early identification and effective intervention are key to fostering positive outcomes. This #MentalIllnessWeek, we must remember that #mentalhealth applies to EVERYONE, even infants and toddlers. #MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek”

10/04/2021

Check out more great work on the Pyramid Model for Infants and Toddlers! ✔️✔️✔️

Every year, over 4,000 children are suspended from public preschools for challenging behaviors...and that doesn’t include the many children suspended from private preschools.

What can we do to change these numbers? It starts with providing a strong foundation for social-emotional competence in infancy and toddler-hood.

The Pyramid Resources for Infant & Toddler Social-Emotional Development (PRISM) is a professional development package to help infant and toddler educators promote social-emotional development with young children. We help teachers, coaches and families give children the best start possible, from the youngest age possible!

09/30/2021

Please spread the word! ✔️
Division for Early Childhood (DEC) Division for Early Childhood Members Teacher Education Division of CEC Council for Exceptional Children National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators Early Childhood Personnel Center

09/17/2021

Her Mission to Help Children & Families Affected by Autism

Wonderful article, Sara Phillips Nall Project TransTeam is honored to work with Mitchell's Place, Inc. ❤

"Early intervention makes a difference with anything but particularly with autism. It can literally change the trajectory of a child’s life."❤

Mitchell's Place, Inc.

As Executive Director of Mitchell’s Place, Sara Nall offers education and support to children affected by autism in the Birmingham area.

09/07/2021

Please share with potential scholarship recipients! 💚💛💚 #ProjectTransTeam #earlyintervention #EarlyChildhoodSpecialEducation #physicaltherapy #occupationaltherapy

UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham UAB School of Health Professions UAB Department of Occupational Therapy UAB School of Education UAB Graduate School

09/03/2021

We highly recommend! 😍

The academic year is starting up! Do you need an editor?

08/17/2021

WISE Preschool Offers Half-Day Program for Deaf & Hearing-Impaired Children in Huntsville

Wonderful!

The WISE Preschool is the only school in the state of Alabama dedicated solely to teaching deaf children to speak.

08/14/2021

Check out this and other wonderful resources from the National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations! 💕

New #PyramidModel Resource for Teachers/Programs!
"All About My Child" Form

This document is designed to be used to gather information about the children in your classrooms. It will provide teachers with important information to help them build a relationship with each and every child and family. Spanish version coming soon!

Download today from our resource library: https://challengingbehavior.cbcs.usf.edu/resources/

07/22/2021

How every child can thrive by five

Check out how a game of Peek-a-boo can change the world! We couldn't love this any more! 💗

Jennifer L. Kilgo

"What if I was to tell you that a game of peek-a-boo could change the world?" asks seven-year-old Molly Wright, one of the youngest-ever TED speakers. Breaking down the research-backed ways parents and caregivers can support children's healthy brain development, Wright highlights the benefits of pla...

03/30/2021

Barton Research Lab discusses how DEC Recommended Practices promote making environments accessible to all physically, socially, and instructionally. Great work. Check it out! 👏👏👏

03/18/2021

Thank you, Learn the Signs. Act Early. Virginia. ❤

02/16/2021

Remember this always: Special Education is a noun! It is a service. It is not a place. It is not a child. ❤

Special education is services and supports, it's specially designed instruction, it's access to a free and appropriate public education.

It's not an adjective to describe a student, a room, or a curriculum. IDEA, in it's original design, was a civil rights law, an anti-discrimination law. The line from Brown v Board to IDEA is straight as "separate but not equal" logically applied to students with disabilities as well. Yet, in practice, it's been an uphill battle for equity and belonging.

The widely held misconception that there is delineation between general education and special education - that there are two different educational tracks/curricula - is relentlessly harmful. Special education entitles a student to the supports and services they need to access the general education curriculum. A small percentage of students have more intensive support needs and, potentially a modified curriculum, but that still doesn't make them a "special education student."

Shifting our language to be more precise is essential in combating ableism and destigmatizing disability. Remember, IDEA exists because schools will not educate students with various support needs without a legal obligation. We contribute to deficit narratives and ableist views when we refer to students as "special education students."

If you're engaged in anti-racist, anti-bias work, special education must be included. Much of the worst impacts of racism and bias in our school system manifests in special education. We have to change our language in order to focus on systems of support and/or oppression rather than labeling students themselves.

Instead of "special ed students" (or worse, sped students), we can say students with supports or students receiving services. What words do you use/prefer?
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#abar #inclusion #ungrading #quaranteaching #SelfRegulation #TeachingIsIntellectual #TeachersOfInstagram #AntiRacistEducation #WeTeach #AntiBiasEducation #TheIsTeacherPrep #TraumaInformedEducation #TraumaInformedCare #InclusiveEducation #RadicalEducation #RadicalEducator #BehaviorIsCommunication #SocialEmotionalLearning #FundPublicEducation #PandemicPedagogy

02/10/2021

This. ❤

Thank you Toyota USA for featuring Jessica Long in your Super Bowl ad. It means everything! ❤

I showed Myah the Toyota USA super bowl ad this morning featuring Jessica Long and and her face lit up and she said “that girl has crutches like me.” She then crawled over, grabbed her crutches, stood up and said “I want to be like that girl.” For Myah to see someone “like her” means so much more than people realize and on such a huge platform...unbelievable! Aaron and I were so impressed that Toyota used their super bowl ad to feature someone with a disability...amazing and with such an awesome message! Not many companies would do that.
Thank you so, so much Toyota and Jessica Long!

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02/10/2021

This. ❤❤❤

UAB School of Health Professions UAB School of Education UAB Department of Occupational Therapy