October 2025

The Engagement and Responsiveness section of Rock Your Classroom provides helpful resources for developing strategies for collaboration among classroom staff, service providers and families to implement practices related to students’ participation throughout daily activities. Specific topics included in this area include engagement, conversations and interactions, including play and participation in routines and activities.

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Information presented in monthly Learning Community meetings is especially helpful for teachers.

Please save the date of October 15, 2025, 12:30pm ET for the interactive discussion related to Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards (FELDS) components for Conversation, including varying modes of communication. Please find the link in the calendar section of the website.

The COS Community Practice topic for October 22, 2025, 10:00am ET is Social Development and Emotional Competency. COS Communities of Practice focus on observation and age-related skills related to the Child Outcomes Summary processes. Please find the link in the calendar section of the website.

The following important documents are included in Rock Your Classroom. These documents are useful in the development of IEP goals and objectives and in identifying and planning for individual strategies to support development and learning, as well as for facilitating engagement and participation. Documents below: