What Is Technical Assistance?

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1 ECELC Technical Assistance Training Introduc)on to Tracking Technical Assistance within the Na)onal Early Care and Educa)on Learning Collabora)ves (ECELC) Project Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutri)on ECELC Technical Assistance Training Presenta.on Overview 1. What Is Technical Assistance (TA)? 2. TA and Evalua.on: a. Why Do We Track TA? b. The TA Tracking Process 3. The TA Form 4. TA Scenarios and FAQs 5. TA Monthly Reports What Is Technical Assistance? Technical Assistance (TA) Deﬁni)on The provision of targeted and customized supports by a professional with subject mater and adult learning knowledge and skills to develop or strengthen processes, knowledge applica.on, or implementa.on of services by recipients. Characteris)cs of TA "It wasn't so much about her giving us information; she wanted to hear what we were doing, and then she offered input. Translates theory into best prac.ces Rela.onship- based Face- to- face, technology- based, or hybrid Training and Educa)on Ac)on Period & TA Best Prac)ces 1

2 What Is Technical Assistance? ACTIVIT IES CONTEN T AREA Technical Assistance includes Coaching Observing Providing feedback Informa.on sharing Resource dissemina.on or referral About FACILIT S BreasXeeding and Infant Feeding Child Nutri.on Physical Ac.vity Screen Time ATION As well as guidance on Team building Educa.ng staﬀ Facilita.ng change Facilita.ng project requirements What Is Technical Assistance? What is NOT included as ECELC Technical Assistance Administra.ve communica.ons o Se]ng up site visits o Learning Session reminders o Ac.on Period Task reminders o Ac.on Period Task requirements clariﬁca.on o ECELC Enrollment assistance o ECLEC s.pend or training hours assistance o Checking- in or oﬀering assistance TA and the ECELC Evaluation Why Do We Track TA? Provides informa)on on: How Trainers provide TA Frequency Content areas Challenges TA and changes in healthy prac.ces at ECE Programs ECELC project improvements 2

3 TA and the ECELC Evaluation The Process: 1. Trainers complete TA Forms on ipad Minis with FileMaker Go. 2. Trainers submit TA forms by the monthly deadline. 3. Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutri.on (GSCN) compiles data, shares monthly TA reports. For Trainers: TA Form Submission Monthly Deadline 5th Business Day For GSCN: TA Report Monthly Deadline th 10 Business Day The TA Form TA Form Page 1 TA Form Page 2 The TA Form Items on the form Sec)on 1 3

4 The TA Form Items on the form Sec)on 2 The TA Form Items on the form Sec)on 3 The TA Form Items on the form Sec)on 4 4

5 The TA Form Items on the form Sec)on 5 TA Scenarios and FAQs Mul)- Program or Group TA Types of Group TA from Cohort 1 Mass s Conference calls Webinars Peer- to- peer site visits Working mee.ngs TA Scenarios and FAQs Mul)- Program TA Form Example 1 5

TA Scenarios and FAQs Individual Follow- up azer Group TA Mul)- Program TA Forms - Example 2 Create 2 forms: one for the Group TA, and one for the individual, follow- up interac)on with the one

6 TA Scenarios and FAQs Individual Follow- up azer Group TA Mul)- Program TA Forms - Example 2 Create 2 forms: one for the Group TA, and one for the individual, follow- up interac)on with the one Program. TA Scenarios and FAQs What Is a Single Instance of TA? Site Visits or In- Person Mee)ngs Always document as separate, unique instances. Phone or follow- up afer in- person mee.ngs should be logged separately. Phone and TA Follow- up or on- going exchanges - capture on one form, when possible. If an exchange begins on one date and ends on another use the ﬁnal date. TA Reporting 6

7 TA Reporting Technical)Assistance)By)Trainer)Year1to1Date Name APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. NOV. TOTAL #)OF)MONTHS) SUBMITTED Kentucky Trainer 1 Trainer 2 Trainer 3 Trainer 4 Trainer 5 Trainer 6 Trainer 7 Trainer 8 Trainer 9 L.A. County Virginia TA Reporting The Monthly and Cumula)ve TA Report Summary Includes: Program- wide totals and percentages State- by- state totals and percentages Collabora.ve totals and percentages Number and percent of individual Programs reached Topic areas addressed TA Tracking Resources TA Protocol Available on the password protected area of the Let s Move! Child Care website. Your State Project Coordinator Nemours ipad Mini and FileMaker Go Training and Tutorial For ques.ons, please contact the TA center at (ta@centerfornutri.on.org) 7

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