<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New (W1)',serif">FREE DATA TRAINING WORKSHOP AT</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New (W1)',serif">The National Research Conference on Early Childhood</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:red"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">WORKSHOP: INTRODUCING THE HEAD START CARES DEMONSTRATION STUDY DATA</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">DATE: JULY 10, 2016</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">LOCATION: Washington dc</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">TIME: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This hands-on workshop will introduce researchers to the Head Start CARES (Classroom-based Approaches and Resources for Emotion and Social-skill Promotion) data. The Head Start CARES Demonstration, funded by the Office of Head Start and the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation in the Administration for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, tested three distinct approaches to enhancing children’s social-emotional development on a large scale within the Head Start system. The three evidence-based social-emotional interventions selected for the demonstration were The Incredible Years Teacher Training Program, Preschool PATHS, and a one-year version of Tools of the Mind-Play (Tools-Play).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The workshop will cover the Head Start CARES study design, study sample, and key measures in the impact and implementation datasets. It will provide an in-depth look at the study’s data collection and data sources, which include independent assessments of children’s social, emotional, and pre-academic skills, independent observations of classroom climate and teacher practices, teacher reports on children’s classroom behaviors, parent reports on children’s home behaviors, teacher self surveys on background characteristics, trainer and coach ratings of classroom fidelity, and more. It will also describe the Head Start CARES impact analysis model and provide potential data users with tips on analyzing the CARES data. Participants will have the opportunity to practice using the CARES data throughout the day with sample exercises designed to foster an understanding of the dataset’s contents and structure, and to gain some experience with analyzing the data.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The <a href="http://www.researchconnections.org/childcare/studies/35510" target="_blank">Head Start CARES data</a> are currently available for secondary analysis through <i>Research Connections</i> (<a href="http://www.researchconnections.org/" target="_blank">www.researchconnections.org</a>). The Head Start CARES data are well-suited for use by graduate students exploring research opportunities, instructors interested in bringing large datasets into the classroom, and researchers analyzing the development of young children and their early childhood experiences. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">REGISTRATION: </span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> There is no fee to attend this workshop, but space is limited and advance registration is required. You must be registered for the National Research Conference on Early Childhood to participate. <b>All participants will need to bring their own laptop with SAS installed for use during the workshop.</b> <b>All exercises will be presented in SAS syntax. Participants may use other stats packages but we may not be able to offer support. </b>Workshop slots will be awarded on a first-come/first-served basis. To register, email:<a href="mailto:contact@researchconnections.org" title="mailto:contact@researchconnections.org" target="_blank">contact@researchconnections.org</a>. A follow-up message will be sent with additional information/instructions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i>Please forward this workshop announcement to those interested in this field.</i></span></p>
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