Joy Polignano

PA Early Intervention Technical Assistance Consultant, Former Administrator, School Psychologist, Researcher

[Joy Polignano @JoyPolignano]

Professionals from PA’s Departments of Education and Human Services joined forces under one roof today to discuss high-quality services for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers across the Commonwealth and their caregivers #OCDEL #BackToSchool #EI #ECE #EITA

[NIEER @PreschoolToday]

See the data on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted early childhood special education & early intervention!

Read the State(s) of Early Intervention & Early Childhood Special Education: Looking at Equity report. ➡️ ➡️ https://t.co/gB9dHxHWAP

@allison_fk #EIandECSE #ECE

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When you get a group of dedicated family support and home visiting programs together, great things are bound to happen #earlychildhood #familysupport #collaboration #ocdel

[Joy Polignano @JoyPolignano]

PA’s Preschool Policy Forum is underway! Early intervention and early childhood leaders are beginning to explore how to use #EmbeddedInstruction and #PracticeBasedCoaching to improve child and family outcomes within an #ImplementationScience framework!

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When you have your 𝘄𝗵𝘆 at the core, the static and noise cancel out 🎯#rememberyourwhy #educators #earlyintervention

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“It’s the leadership. It’s the culture. It’s the team…We all need a team to be successful, and a positive team is a powerful team” #energybus #wenotme #BCIU

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Penn State University College of Education: Save the Penn State School Psychologist Training Program https://t.co/scZcaCv8qS via @Change

[Joy Polignano @JoyPolignano]

She’s trying to teach them to flip the script of adversity - to know that happiness to be found in challenging times, that learning lights the darkest days, & that no matter what happens, their teacher will always work to keep them safe #NeverForget
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@NPR Frankie 💙

[Anita Zucker Center @AZ_CEECS]

The 3R’s of Early Learning play a major role in kindergarten readiness. Learn strategies for teachers and families to create “ready” schools here: https://t.co/xjy1wnYugf #EarlyLearning

[Joy Polignano @JoyPolignano]

As we move through trying times and change, it’s easy to be a walnut tree. No matter where you are in your professional journey, remember to seek out the marigolds #OldieButGoodie #RememberYourWhy #BeAMarigold #MentalHealthMatters #CLIU21Prin
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[William T. Ealy, M.Ed @ealy_daeducator]

Which are you A Boss, A Leader, or A Builder? #MINDSET

[Joy Polignano @JoyPolignano]

@ASchmitty8 Thanks to @Bromeg9516! You’ll have to ask her and Lori to show you the proper way to use the play tunnel! 😆

[Joy Polignano @JoyPolignano]

Fidgets, steppers, sensory tubes - oh my! (and is that a roller coaster?!) I hope our deserving OTs & PTs enjoy these new sensorimotor supplies as much as those of us in the office enjoyed testing them out today 😁 #ThankYouThursday #EarlyIntervention

[Joy Polignano @JoyPolignano]

These classrooms will be full of little firecrackers tomorrow. Looking forward to summer programming! #earlyintervention

[Joy Polignano @JoyPolignano]

“A school’s success is largely determined by its principal - decades of research have made this clear.” #ThePrincipalisPrinciple #CLIU21PRIN @lfuinihetten https://t.co/ThZhKM0kso

[Joy Polignano @JoyPolignano]

“…a shared vision is the primary ingredient in the secret sauce to drive innovation in our schools. If what you do is clearly aligned with your inner purpose, then you will be passionate about the work you do.” #CLIU21PRIN @lfuinihetten
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[CASEL @caselorg]

As we begin planning for next school year, we have an opportunity to reflect on the last year to inform our thinking. This article from @ASCD offers 3 reflection questions: https://t.co/PniCUkOQHR

Guidance on creating a supportive classroom: https://t.co/FJKpLoTYbn

[Joy Polignano @JoyPolignano]

“For many teachers, the thought of leaving the profession is heart-breaking. And yet about 8% of teachers do it every year…It's unclear how the fallout from COVID-19…will ultimately affect those statistics” #EdChat #PrinChat #CLIU21PRIN @lfuinihetten
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Aligned with this week’s #CLIU21PRIN readings: How to promote teacher leadership and create teacher-powered schools https://t.co/Fb5VOlyCmw
#PrinChat #EdChat @lfuinihetten