WelcomeAs you enter, please read the graph and place a colored sticker on the chart to represent your response.

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RED- Teacher/Asst. Teacher

YELLOW- Administrator

GREEN- Community Partner

Ideal Learning in Action:A Community-wide Effort in New Haven

NAEYC 2018 Annual ConferenceNovember 14-17

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Davia Brown-FranklynSenior Director of Partnerships

Bank Street College of Education

Allyx SchiavoneExecutive Director

Friends Center for ChildrenLocal Implementation Director

NH ChILD

Our Team

Session ObjectivesIn this session, we will…

1. Explore the core elements of a community supporting early childhood with a comprehensive approach.

2. Discuss the aspects of NH Child and the tenets of “ideal learning” 3. Share Bank Street‘s partnership with the district to align early

childhood supports to the broader New Haven context.4. What we have learned, considerations and course corrections we

have made to date.

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Why we do this workTED Talk:How America’s Public Schools Keeps Kids in Poverty

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Turn & Talk:How America’s Public Schools Keeps Kids in Poverty

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● Discuss what resonated for you in the excerpted TED Talk.

NH ChILD VisionNew Haven Children’s Learning District (NH ChILD) envisions a city where all 15,000 children ages 0-8 living in New Haven have access to high quality early learning experiences.

NH ChILD Partners

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NH ChILD Guiding Principles1. Our work is anchored in world-renowned, developmentally

appropriate, place-based, culturally relevant, early childhood education.

2. Parents, caregivers, educators and community stakeholders influence, inform and shape our collective work. (collaboration and voice)

3. A commitment to equity: just and fair inclusion into a society in which all can participate, prosper, and reach their full potential.

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Comprehensive Approach to Early Childhood Education for New Haven

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● 9,000 children are ages 0 to 5○ 6,700 want care

■ 4,700 have access to care■ 2,000 need access to care

● 6,000 children are ages 6 to 8○ 3,300 in NH public schools○ 2,700 in alternative schooling options

There are 15,000 Children ages Zero to Eight in New Haven.

New Haven at a Glance

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1 US Census Bureau, 2015 5-year estimate2 US Census Bureau, 2010 Census3 US Census Bureau, 2011-2015 ACS - year estimate4 DataHaven profiles, 2015: http://www.ctdatahaven.org/profiles/new-haven

130,612 residents 1

7,956 Families with

children under age 6

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14,758 children ages

0-8 3

27% of residents live in poverty 4

38% of children

(ages 0-17) live in

poverty 4

Child

Concentric circles represent levels of

proximity to the child’s lived experience

Care and Education

Health

Social ServicesOther Influencers

Parents, Family, and Community

NH ChILDOffice of Early

Childhood

Bank Street College of Education

Early Childhood Council

NH ChILD Montessori, Waldorf, Friends Center

NH ChILDCommunity Foundation

NH ChILDUnited Way

Parents

Public School District

Early Childhood Teachers

NH C hILD Yale Child Study

Center/Yale School of Medicine

Health Centers

Elm Cities Communities

Police and Fire

Departments

NH ChILDNH City

Department of Economic

Development

NH ChILDCONNCAT

Southern CT State University

NH ChILDAll Our Kin

Mayor’s OfficeCity Transformation Plan

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Landscape of Impact

Child

Concentric circles represent levels of

proximity to the child’s lived experience

Care and Education

Health

Social ServicesOther Influencers

Parents, Family, and Community

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Landscape of Impact

Turn & Talk: Who is in the room?

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● Using the graphic on the table, review the overall visual and place yourself in the appropriate box (write your name/organizations name).

● Reflect on the other areas and answer the following question:1. Do you or your organization have relationships with any of the

other quadrants?2. How could you build additional relationships to support early

childhood in your community?3. What noticings do you have about the visual?

NH ChILD

Revolutionize the early care and education landscape in New Haven by bringing the community together around a common vision of Ideal Learning that is developmentally meaningful, play-based, and culturally and emotionally responsive.

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What is Ideal Learning?

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Principles of Ideal Learning

commitment to play

strength-based & inquiry-based

approach

relationship-based interactions

equity

ecologically-focused, child-centered

perspective

● Core concepts that form the foundation of quality early childhood education or “ideal learning.”

● Essential beliefs that balance principles of attachment and independence that are meaningfulfor young children’s development.

● Allow for multiple pathways, approaches, and models takes into account the varied contexts within which early educators and care providers work

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Read the Ideal statement & discuss: ● What does this look like in your own

context?● How would you explain this statement

to a stakeholder who is situated in different area of the Landscape of Impact?

Turn & Talk: What is Ideal Learning?

NHPS & Ideal Learning Principles

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NHPS engaged with Bank Street Education Center (the Center) to generate learnings that informed the district’s early childhood strategy and approach.

Recommendation 3

Strengthen relationships with families and existing community partners to embed best early childhood practices and build capacity district-wide.

Recommendation 1

Deepen collaboration with key stakeholders to develop a clearly articulated vision for early childhood education for all classrooms across the three NHPS program strands.

Recommendation 2

Create a plan for implementing a district-wide vision through Pre-K curriculum and assessment supports, and aligned professional learning expectations and structures.

Principles of Ideal Learning

• There is a continuous learning environment to support adult development.

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Our PartnershipDevelopmentally Appropriate Instruction Pre-K/K

• Knowing about child development and learning.

• Knowing what is individually appropriate.

• Knowing what is culturally important.

3 Core Considerations of DAP(Developmentally Appropriate Practice)

Principle of Ideal Learning

• The teacher is a guide, nurturing presence and co-constructor of knowledge.

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Reflection of Visual Arts Experience

Principle of Ideal Learning

• The environment, as “teacher,” is intentionally designed to facilitate children’s exploration, independence and interaction.

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Reflection onLearning through Experience

● What roles did people take?● Did disagreements/frustrations

arise? How were they dealt with?● What were the big takeaways?● What did you notice about the

facilitation?

Teacher’s Role in Block Play

Principle of Ideal Learning

• Young children and adults learn through relationships.

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Early Childhood Belief Statement

NH ChILD Work Streams

Access Quality

Access Pathway:• Infrastructure• Public Funding• Common Application,

Information and Referral System

NH ChILD Work Streams

Access Quality

Quality Pathway:• Family Engagement,

Empowerment & Partnerships

• Professional Learning & Quality Measures

• Degree Granting & Professionalization of Workforce

Quality & Stakeholder Engagementindicated “there is no time in my day for professional learning opportunities” as a barrier.

indicated “the professional learning opportunities I need access to are not offered anywhere near me” as a barrier.

listed coaching and/or mentorship as the most helpful support in the development of a personalized growth plan and reaching their goals.

77%

80%

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NH ChILD Professional Learning

Orientation

NH ChILD Leadership Support Model

NH ChILD TeacherCoaching Model

Principles of Ideal LearningResource Bank

NH ChILD Professional Learning Communities

These components work together to create a comprehensive system for support and all rely on the development of a core of NH ChILD coaches who would be responsible for collaborating with educators and also working as mentors, ambassadors, teachers, coaches, and leaders of ideal learning in New Haven.

NH ChILD Professional

Learning

NH ChILD Professional Learning

Orientation● Introduction to NH ChILD’s mission and vision● Collaborate & develop a locally adapted

version of the Principles of Ideal Learning● Recruit educators to participate in professional

learning opportunities

NH ChILD Professional Learning Communities

● Deep investigation of one topic or practice over a sustained period of time

● Provide specialized supports to individual teachers

● Gradual release to teachers who emerge as leaders

Principles of Ideal LearningResource Bank

● articles, videos, etc. that “explain” the Principles of Ideal Learning in action

● Promote the adoption of the principles for high quality early learning experiences

● Coaches would become responsible in years2 and 3

NH ChILD Professional Learning

NH ChILD Leadership Support Model

● Leadership Certificate:○ Certificate program building the

leadership skills of program/school administrators and principals

● PK-3 Leadership Program:○ Customized for leaders of early

childhood programs and anchored in the Principles of Ideal Learning in a variety of settings.

NH ChILDCoaching Model

● Hire expert coaches who○ demonstrate a deep knowledge

of early childhood education○ a minimum of 7 years experience

in the early childhood care and education

○ demonstrated an understanding and commitment to the Principles of Ideal Learning.

Situating this work in your Community and Lessons learned along the way

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1. Stakeholder Engagement2. Vision3. Learning Community4. Communication 5. Process and Structures6. Ongoing Refinement &

Reflection on Process

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Your system...any system isperfectly designed to producethe results you are obtaining.

- (Adapted from Carr, 2008)

Thank You!

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www.newhavenchild.org

Davia Brown Franklyndbrownfranklyn@bankstreet.edu

Allyx Schiavoneallyxs@friendscenterforchildren.org

— Appendix —

Closing Thoughts...

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As we gear up to provide PL supports to teachers and leaders with a comprehensive set of supports and opportunities...

What kinds of metrics would provide meaningful feedback and a vehicle for holding this initiative accountable for offering the quality PL experiences connected to ideal learning we aim to offer?

NH ChILD Data Dashboard