OVERVIEW

WHAT'S NEW

• 2010 MPP Summer Conference will be held at Stoney Creek Inn, Columbia on July 27, 2010! (Click here for Conference Brochure)
• A new MOT Blogspot, http://www.momovingontogether.blogspot.com.
• MOT offices have now moved. Please communicate with us via email or phone, rather than regular mail. Thank you.
• Click here to preview the Fall, 2009 MOT Newsletter.

About MOT

MOT is a component of the Missouri Preschool Project (MPP) that offers ongoing professional development to all MPP grantees. This professional-development program includes on-site technical assistance and regional professional-development meetings. The goal of the program is to support teachers and teaching assistants in providing high-quality early childhood care and education. All MPP grantees, whether they are implementing High/Scope, Creative Curriculum, or Project Construct, receive the services of MOT.

MOT staff listing

Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scales (ECERS)

These scales were developed by the staff of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina and are widely used, both nationally and internationally, for a variety of purposes, including

• teacher training and mentoring,
• program improvement,
• research and evaluation, and
• government regulation.

The scales are considered to be valid and reliable instruments for assessing quality in early childhood and school-age programs.

MOT consultants use the ECERS-R scale, as well as the newly developed ECERS-E scale, in their work with MPP programs. By looking at the data collected from the scales, teachers and consultants get an objective view, a snapshot of sorts, of the classroom environment. This snapshot provides a starting point for professional collaboration—setting goals, solving problems, and working together to make the classroom the best possible place for children.