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BIRTH-THIRD GRADE ALIGNMENT IN LOWELL – NAEYC PRESENTATION
This post was originally written by David Jacobson for his blog The Birth Through Third Grade Learning Hub. Thanks, David! Linda Warren and I did a joint presentation on Birth Through Third Grade Alignment in Massachusetts at the NAEYC Professional Development...
ECA Advances School Readiness in Lowell, Massachusetts
In January 2013, Early Childhood Associates began a partnership with the Lowell Public Schools and the Lowell Early Childhood Advisory Council to coordinate Lowell’s Birth to Third Grade Alignment reform efforts. ECA’s task has been to develop a cross-sector...
Sharing Strategies for Developing Competencies for PD Providers and IHE Faculty and Staff at National Smart Start Conference in May
The staff at Early Childhood Associates are a passionate bunch. One of the topics we like to “nerd out” over is how to improve the quality of professional development for the early childhood workforce. At its best, professional development improves child outcomes and...
Aligning Systems Birth to Grade Three
The goal of alignment planning is to sharpen and concretize the design and implementation of early education and care services to ensure a viable, cohesive, high quality, community-wide effort for young children. Based on our experience doing RTT-ELC (Race to the Top...