Course curriculum

Module Four: Education& Child Development

    1. Program Curriculum

    2. Child Assessing and Screenings

    3. Teaching: Children with Disabilities & Dual Language Learners

    4. Transitions

    5. Observing and Assessing Children

About this course: EHSCCP Module Four discusses curriculum used in classroom or home visits. Child observations, and assessments are a focus during this module. Participants are provided case scenarios to practice writing an observational note and assessing the child's skill level. Participants discuss how to stay objective during observations.

  • 5 lessons
  • Quizzes
  • Instructor: Dana Staser

What You Need to Know

Head Start programs provide high-quality services using research-based curricula and strategies. This module reviews the process of teaching, assessing, supporting children with disabilities & dual language learners.

  • The process of using observational data to inform lesson planning is reviewed and used in practical case scenarios.

  • Participants discuss taking objective observations. Researcher bias is discussed and practical strategies are shared to avoid such bias.

  • Strategies to support all children in learning including children with disabilities and dual language learners is reviewed.

  • Effective Head Start transitions are discussed.

Instructor(s)

Curriculum Director/Senior Instructor

Dana Staser is the Founder/President of Dana Staser Consulting, LLC. She is a workforce and leadership development expert with over 25 years of experience in providing coaching and consultation to early care and education agencies nationally. She has worked with a variety of early care and education agencies across the country to increase high quality service delivery to children and families by increasing staff and leadership skills and capacities. She is an advocate for innovative, intentional, and meaningful professional development for staff and leadership to impact outcomes for the children and families they serve. Most recently, Dana was an Assistant Director-Early Head Start/Head Start Coaching in Phoenix, Arizona. Dana administrated and managed state and national research grants providing leadership and technical assistance to programs involved in the implementation and research of embedded professional development. She worked closely with philanthropic stakeholders both statewide and across the country as well as nationally recognized universities to develop and implement an innovative coaching model for teaching and family service staff. Dana has facilitated workshops, trainings and is a national conference speaker on workforce development and leadership capacity building to increase high quality and sustainability in programs.

Dana Staser

Instructor(s)

Curriculum Director/Senior Instructor