Tennessee Early State Community TECTA TIMES

[Pages:10]Tennessee Early Childhood Training Alliance at Dyersburg State Community College

Special points of interest:

Welcome

CDA Process

Contact Information

Upcoming Events

TECTA Vision: To provide early childhood professional development opportunities that nurture the growth of individuals in a community of learners through an articulated statewide higher education system, resulting in the highest quality early childhood experiences for all of Tennessee's children.

TECTA TIMES

August 2013

Welcome

The Dyersburg State TECTA Site would like welcome Henry and Benton County to our service area. We are excited about our service site expansion and look forward to serving your community!

The DSCC -TECTA office is offering 6 face-to-face Orientations this year and 1 online opportunity for the school-age providers. It is important to remember to sign up for the Orientation when it is offered in your area. Because of the rotation, it may be awhile before it is offered close to your home county again.

As you review the enclosed Orientation schedule, please be mindful when signing up for

Orientation that we only have a limited number of classes per semester, each with a limited number of seats. If a student registers for a class and does not attend, this might keep another student from being able to enroll. Please call our office if you register for a seat and realize you will be unable to attend so that your seat can be filled. Also, be aware that make-up classes will not

"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is most adaptable to

change." Charles Darwin

always be in the same vicinity as the original Orientation. Our office will assist with make-up classes; however, it is important

that you attend the scheduled dates to ensure your certificate of completion is awarded in a timely manner. If you have any questions regarding our services, please do not hesitate to contact our office. We look forward to serving you as we move into a new fiscal year.

Visit the TECTA state website for a detailed description.

New CDA Process

The Council for Professional Development in Washington DC has launched a new CDA process for all candidates applying for the credential. While the course requirements have not changed, the observation and testing

process will be slightly different. The new process is expected to speed up the time frame it will take the council to award the credential.

All CDA candidates are

encouraged to attend one of the upcoming CDA Workgroups for more details. Please call the office to reserve your seat today.

CDA the best 1st step!

Upcoming Events

There are many conferences and Early Childhood activities that will be happening this year. Make sure you check out the upcoming schedule of events and consider attending!

April 12, 2014: Emergency Pre-

paredness Conference--Martin, TN

May 2014: Mud Day

October 10-12, 2013: TAEYC

Conference--Knoxville, TN

October 19, 2013: Emergency

Preparedness Conference-- Jackson, TN

November 21-23, 2013: NAEYC

Annual Conference-- Washington, DC

June 8-10, 2014: NAEYC's

PDI--Minneapolis, Minnesota

Be watching your mail for more details on these and other events as they are added to the early childhood calendar.

Mark your calendar.....

January 16-18, 2014: SECA--

Williamsburg, VA

March 11-12, 2014: TCCY Child

Advocacy Days--Nashville, TN

March 28-29, 2014: TFCCA

Conference--Nashville, TN

April 6-12, 2014: NAEYC's

Week of the Young Child

The deadline for spring tuition scholarships is

January 3, 2014.

How to contact or get

information from my local

TECTA office:

1. E-Mail tecta@dscc.edu tivey@dscc.edu ciapponi@dscc.edu dhunter@dscc.edu 2. Facebook pages/Tennessee-Early -Childhood-Training-Alliance-at-DSCC 3. Telephone 731-855-9198: Office 731-222-5144: Ms. Tivey 731-222? 5145: Ms. Hunter 731-222? 5146:Ms. Ciapponi 4. Mail 2071 Highway 45 By-Pass Trenton, TN 38382 5.

6. dscc.edu/community/tecta

Tennessee Early Childhood Training Alliance

Dyersburg State Community College Gibson County Center 2071 Hwy 45 By-Pass Trenton, TN 38382 Phone: 731-855-9198

Kelly Tivey, Site Coordinator Donna Hunter, Data Support Michelle Ciapponi, Specialist

The TECTA office will be

closed December 23?

27, 2013 and

January 1, 2014 for the holidays.

This project is funded through a contract with the Department of Human Services and Tennessee State University, Center of Excellence for Learning Sciences.

TECTA is now requesting that you provide an email address when you register for orientation or request tuition funding. Many of our correspondences will take place via email now to save on postage costs. You will receive your scholarship award letter in your inbox once the paperwork has been processed by our office. You will also receive orientation confirmation and attendance information via email. Please contact our office if you have any questions regarding email notifications. Thank you in advance for your cooperation with this request. We look forward to providing information to you in using this new format. Please let us know if you need information regarding free email options.

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