Project PIPELINES

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Project PIPELINES: Preparing Intervention Personnel as Early LearnIng Navigators using Evidence-based Strategies

Awarded from the Office of Special Education Programs – US Department of Education

The purpose of the project is to provide professional development and support to community college faculty who are preparing early childhood educators so that they have the knowledge and skills to teach students enrolled in their courses how to maximize the potential of young children with disabilities, including dual language learners, and provide support to families living in the diverse communities served by the college. Following collaboration with individual community colleges in San Diego, we will disseminate information in partnership with the California Community College Early Childhood Educators (CCCECE) network during a Spring Institute to be held in each of the north and south regions each year.

The project takes a community engagement approach and also focus on enhancing mentor support and creating inclusive opportunities for each and every young child. The competencies embedded throughout the project and include:

• Collaboration skills to work effectively with other adults.
• Implementation of instructional and intervention practices that are evidence-based.
• Skills to support literacy and STEM activities and to support families’ understanding of literacy and STEM development.
• Supporting the social, emotional, and behavioral development of young children with disabilities.
• Use of technology to enhance development and participation.
• Observing and collecting data for progress monitoring.
• Engaging and communicating with families.
• Assisting with transition plans and services across settings.
• Working with children, including dual language learners, and their families from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds .