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May Series:  The Powerful Role of Play with a CoP

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May Series:  The Powerful Role of Play with a CoP

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Instructors:  Shalek Chappill and Elizabeth Swanson
Dates:  May 10, 20 and 24, 2023
Time:  5:45-8:15 on 5/10 and 24, 8:45-11:15 am on 5/20 (Saturday morning)
Click here to register and for more information.  Registration closes May 2, 2023

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Instructors: John Moon
Dates:  June 1 and 8, 2023
Time:  6:00 pm -8:00 pm (sign in at 5:45 pm)
Click here to register and for more information.  Registration closes May 25, 2023

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Nuggets at Naptime: Music Series with a CoP 

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Nuggets at Naptime: Music Series with a CoP 

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Instructors:  John Moon and Cynthia Fong-Wan
Beginning Date:  March 1, 2023 (series will run 3/1, 3/22, 4/12 and 4/26/2023)
Time:  12:15-2:45 pm
Click here to register and for more information. This is a collaboration between CPIN Bay Region 4 and Region 5.   Registration closes February 22, 2023

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Nuggets at Naptime: Family Partnerships and Culture Series with a CoP

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Nuggets at Naptime: Family Partnerships and Culture Series with a CoP

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Instructors:  John Moon and Debbie Supple
Beginning Date:  May 17, 2023 (Series will run 5/17, 5/31, 6/7, and 6/28/2023)
Time:  12:15-2:45 pm
Click here to register and for more information.  Registration closes May 10, 2023
This is a collaboration between CPIN Bay Region 4 and Region 5.

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  SPANISH Best Practices: The Powerful Role of Play in Early Education 

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  SPANISH Best Practices: The Powerful Role of Play in Early Education 

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Instructor:  Olivia Ortiz
Dates:  May 11, 16, 23, and June 6, 2023
This is a four-part training series.
Time:  5:45-8:15 pm
Click here to register and for more information.

Registration closes May 2, 2023

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Instructors:  Debbie Supple and Eloisa Mendoza-Hinds
Beginning Date:  March 4, 2023 (Series will run 3/4, 3/9, 3/18 and 3/23/2023)
Time:  C on March 9 and 23 and 8:45-11:15 am on March 4 and 18 (Saturday mornings)
Click here to register and for more information.  Registration closes February 24, 2023.

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Video for Registry/Zoom/Padlet tips and tricks

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Video for Registry/Zoom/Padlet tips and tricks

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View this helpful video in English on how to use Zoom, Padlet and the Workforce Registry as you browse our Professional Development Padlet.  We look forward to seeing you at a training session soon!

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Video para consejos y trucos de Registro/Zoom/Padlet 

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Video para consejos y trucos de Registro/Zoom/Padlet 

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Vea este útil video en español sobre cómo usar Zoom, Padlet y el Registro de la fuerza laboral mientras navega por nuestro Padlet de desarrollo profesional.

¡Esperamos verte pronto en una sesión de entrenamiento!

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Before emailing or calling our CPIN office, please review common questions and answers here.  Thank you!

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John Moon, Coordinator for Bay Region 4 CPIN

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John Moon, Coordinator for Bay Region 4 CPIN

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John has been serving as the Coordinator of Bay Region 4 CPIN since July 1, 2020.  Prior to becoming a coordinator, John spent several years as an early learning principal in Oakland and as a project specialist assisting the early childhood department in West Contra Costa Unified implement state preschool programs at 12 different sites.  Prior to his leadership roles, he was most recently a TK teacher in Pittsburg Unified and has 20 years of PK-5 teaching experience in California, Virginia, The District of Columbia and Maryland.   In his 28th year of education, John continues to lift up the field of early childhood by being an advocate for play, leading developmentally appropriate professional development and continuing to support early educators and administrators throughout the Bay Area.  John can be contacted by emailing: jmoon@cccoe.k12.ca.us

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The California Preschool Instructional Network is a state wide system for professional development for the state of California.  CPIN is divided into 11 areas up and down the state.  Each region is housed in a County Office of Education. Our region is housed in the Contra Costa County Office of Education and is known as Bay Region 4 CPIN. Bay Region 4 CPIN serves the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo and Solano.  As a direct arm of the California Department of Education, we offer no cost top quality professional development to the region or on a fee for service basis with individual county offices, school districts and other early learning programs.

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February Series:  Becoming a Preschool Community Member 

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February Series:  Becoming a Preschool Community Member 

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Instructors: Shalek Chappill and Elizabeth Swanson
Beginning Date:  February 8, 2023 (Series will run 2/8, 2/18 and 2/22/2023)
Time: 5:45-8:15 pm on February 8 and 22; 8:45-11:15 am on February 18 (Saturday morning)
Click here to register and for more information.   Registration closes February 1, 2023.

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Connie Jordan- Administrative assistant to Mr. John Moon.

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Connie Jordan- Administrative assistant to Mr. John Moon.

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Connie has worked for The Contra Costa County office of education for 3 ½ years.  Prior to working at CCCOE, she was a preschool teacher.  Her passion is working with children with special needs and behavior disorders and challenges.  She loves her current role as an Administrative Assistant for Mr. Moon and sees first-hand the benefit CPIN provides for teachers in the early learning field around professional development and training on all of the resources that the California Department of Education provides to the early learning community.

Working side by side with fantastic instructors and seeing the teachers’ passion for teaching and learning new things are what drives Connie to do a great job to help in any way possible to make the CPIN team succeed.  Connie is also bilingual, as her first language is Spanish.  She is happy to be a voice for anyone experiencing language barriers.  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call, as she will be more than happy to assist you in Spanish as necessary.
Connie can be reached at 925-942-3369 or via email:  cjordan@cccoe.k12.ca.us

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Eloisa Mendoza-Hinds was the English Learner Lead (EL Lead) for Bay Region 4 California Preschool Instructional Network (Bay Region 4 CPIN) for 14 years. As the EL Lead she disseminated research-based best practices and strategies for educating Preschool and Transitional Kindergarten aged Dual language learners (DLL’s) based on the California Preschool Learning Foundations, the California Curriculum Frameworks and the Preschool English Learner Guide (PEL Guide).

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March Series: Life and Earth Science with STEAM Integration and a CoP

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March Series: Life and Earth Science with STEAM Integration and a CoP

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Instructors:  Shalek Chappill and Elizabeth Swanson
Beginning Date:  March 8, 2023 (Series will run 3/8, 3/15 and 3/25/2023
Time: 5:45-8:15 pm on 3/8 and 3/15; 8:45-11:15 am on 3/25/2023
Click here to register and for more information.  Registration closes March 1, 2023.

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In order to attend CPIN professional development sessions, you will need to have a Workforce Registry number.  Please see www.carestry.org for information on how to obtain this number.

After you complete a CPIN session/series, your professional development hours will be available in the Registry approximately one week after the session/end of series.  Please plan accordingly.

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Instructors:  Shalek Chappill
Date:  January 12, 2023
Time: 5:45-8:15 pm
Click here to register and for more information.  Registration closes January 7, 2023.

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Olivia Ortiz holds a Masters of Education from Teachers College of San Joaquin. Her experience working with children and families spans over 20 years and encompasses work with migrant education programs and First 5 funded programs, facilitating parent education meetings, coordinating preschool, afterschool and summer school services, trainings for teachers and coordinating health and social services for children. She has two adult sons, the oldest who is a high school teacher and the youngest an entrepreneur. She enjoys the outdoors, salsa dancing and spending time with her grandson.

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You can enroll in a variety of professional development sessions directly from this Padlet.

If you click the registration link and it doesn't work, it means the session is either closed for registration or our maximum capacity has been reached.

Sessions will also be advertised approximately 3 weeks before they occur via Constant Contact.  You can sign up for these advertisements by clicking here.  We close registration one week prior to the advertised session date.

Once you are registered, you will receive training session links and related information approximately one week prior to the training date.

We are here to help!  Please email the CPIN team for any assistance that you may need at cpin@cccoe.k12.ca.us

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Debbie Supple was Director of the Bay Region 4 California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN) for 16 years.  Her role was to help close the “readiness gap” and provide all Bay Area children with opportunities to begin Kindergarten ready to learn the new skills necessary for successful lifelong learning. Ms. Supple’s main responsibilities included providing early childhood administrators and teachers with high quality professional development, current and confirmed research, and best practices to support the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Curriculum Frameworks. She did this by conducting training for teachers and administrators and providing onsite coaching in preschool classrooms.

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Bay Region 4 California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)

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The purpose of the California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN) is to provide consistent and high quality professional development for preschool/Transitional Kindergarten (TK) administrators and teachers. Bay Region 4 serves Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Sola…

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Lisa has been working with CPIN for 12 years in the roles of  Special Education Lead, DLL Lead and now as a CPIN Authorized Instructor on all Domains and CDE Early Childhood Documents.

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Contra Costa County Office of Education's Website

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Contra Costa County Office of Education's Website

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Shalek Chappill-Nichols

Shelek had been an educator in a professional setting for over 30 years in many different organizations. She has worked with children of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. Her role as an education consultant requires her to speak to a wide range of professionals about education subjects (science, technology, engineering, math, language arts, and movement). Shalek grew up in the inner city of San Francisco, CA. Shalek was the first in her family to graduate from college in 2001 from San Jose, CA. She has worked with CPIN for over 7 years as a CPIN trainer. She has an Education Consultant business and is currently working at Pacific Oaks College. Shalek has her B.A. in Liberal Studies and an M.S. in Higher Education and is now working on and Doctorate in Higher Education.

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Elizabeth Swanson
Elizabeth has spent twenty of her twenty-nine years in MDUSD teaching kindergarten and transitional kindergarten. Her passions include building reciprocal relationships with children and families, engaging children with opportunities to explore the arts, and providing opportunities for children to explore science with excitement and curiosity.

As a member of her site's PTA, Elizabeth surveyed and evaluated data to determine the needs and interests of families in her communities. The information from the survey was instrumental in designing family education evenings.

Elizabeth spent several years as her site's Science and Engineering Representative and was a member of the  MDUSD NGSS Steering Committee. She has authored and facilitated the implementation of science and art grants.

A passion for early childhood education inspired Elizabeth to become a certified CPIN trainer and earn a master's degree in Early Childhood Education at Pacific Oaks College. Elizabeth received The MDUSD Most Inspirational Teacher Award in MDUSD (2018).

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Links to California Learning and Development System Documents

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Links to California Learning and Development System Documents

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Please scroll down to access links to all of the online resources and content.

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Bay Region 4 California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)

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The purpose of the California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN) is to provide consistent and high quality professional development for preschool/Transitional Kindergarten (TK) administrators and teachers. Bay Region 4 serves Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Sola…

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Instructors:  John Moon and Atti Wali
Dates:  March 21 and 28, 2023
Time:  5:15-7:45 pm
Click here to register and for more information.  Registration closes March 14, 2023.
This is a collaboration between CPIN Bay Region 4 and CPIN Region 6 located at the San Joaquin County Office of Education.

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Building Resiliency Through Play with a CoP 

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Building Resiliency Through Play with a CoP 

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Instructors:  John Moon and Atti Wali
Dates:  April 1 and 8, 2023 (Saturday Morning)
Time:  8:45-11:15 am
Click here to register and for more information.  Registration closes March 27, 2023.
This is a collaboration between CPIN Bay Region 4 and CPIN Region 6 located at the San Joaquin County Office of Education.

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Instructor:  Olivia Ortiz
Date:  April 6, 2023
Time:  5:45-8:15 pm
Click here to register and for more information.
Registration closes March 29, 2023.

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Instructora: Olivia Ortiz

Fecha: 6 de abril de 2023

Hora: 5:45-8:15 pm

Haga clic aquí para registrarse y para obtener más información.

El entrenamiento se cierra el 29 de marzo de 2023.

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SPANISH  Language and Literacy: Alphabetic Recognition

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SPANISH  Language and Literacy: Alphabetic Recognition

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Instructor:  Olivia Ortiz
Date:  April 13, 2023
Time:  5:45-8:15 pm
Click here to register and for more information.

Registration closes April 5, 2023.

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ESPAÑOL Lengua y alfabetización: reconocimiento alfabético  

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ESPAÑOL Lengua y alfabetización: reconocimiento alfabético  

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Instructora: Olivia Ortiz

Fecha: 13 de abril de 2023

Hora: 5:45-8:15 pm

Haga clic aquí para registrarse y para obtener más información.

El entrenamiento se cierra el 5 de abril de 2023.

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Instructors:  Debbie Supple and Eloisa Mendoza-Hinds
Dates:  April 15, 19, 29 and May 3, 2023
Time:  April 15 and 29, 8:45-11:15 am (Saturday morning)
April 19 and May 3, 5:45-8:15 pm
Click here to register and for more information.  Registration closes April 7, 2023.

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Nuggets at Nighttime - Visual and Performing Arts Overview with a CoP

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Nuggets at Nighttime - Visual and Performing Arts Overview with a CoP

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Instructors:  John Moon and Cynthia Fong-Wan
Dates:  April 18, 25, May 9, 23 2023
Time:  5:45-8:15 pm
Click here to register and for more information.  This is a collaboration between CPIN Bay Region 4 and CPIN Region 5.
Registration closes April 11, 2023.

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revise las preguntas y respuestas comunes aquí.

¡Gracias!

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SPANISH  Language and Literacy: Conversations

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SPANISH  Language and Literacy: Conversations

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Instructor: Olivia Ortiz
Date: April 27, 2023
Time: 5:45-8:15 pm
Click here to register and for more information.
Registration closes April 19, 2023.

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ESPAÑOL  Lengua y alfabetización: Conversaciones

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ESPAÑOL  Lengua y alfabetización: Conversaciones

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Instructora: Olivia Ortiz
Fecha: 27 de abril de 2023
Hora: 5:45-8:15 pm
Haga clic aquí para registrarse y para obtener más información.

El entrenamiento se cierra el 19 de abril de 2023.

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SPANISH El Papel Fundamental del Juego en la Educación 

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SPANISH El Papel Fundamental del Juego en la Educación 

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Instructora: Olivia Ortiz
Fechas: 11, 16, 23 de mayo y 6 de junio de 2023
Hora: 5:45-8:15 pm
Esta es una serie de capacitación de cuatro partes.
Haga clic aquí para registrarse y para obtener más información.

La inscripción cierra el 2 de mayo de 2023