Excellence in early childhood education (ECE) programs is built on a workforce that promotes continuous program improvement. Professional development is a cornerstone of this process. It includes gaining new knowledge, skills, and abilities, along with experience and competencies that relate to one’s profession, job responsibilities, or work environment. ECE programs and staff must address three areas: Professional Development Systems; Foundation for Staff Development; and Individual Career Development. Resources are organized within these areas to promote easy access to the information you need.
Continuing education units (CEUs) and contact hours are awarded for successful completion of professional development training events. Learn how to earn these credits for your early childhood education career.
Find ways learning experiences can build home visitors’ knowledge and skills, supporting reflection, self-awareness, and empathy and regulating intense feelings arising from working with families.
Explore this first of three guides designed to support program leaders. Discover ways to help program staff reflect on their own understanding and beliefs about learning and speaking more than one language.
In the third of three guides designed to support program leaders, learn ways to improve engagement with the families of children who are dual language learners across your program.
Use this second of three guides to help program staff improve their intentional language support for children who are dual language learners.
Program leaders can use these guides to develop practices and systems to support the full and effective participation of children who are dual language learners and their families.
Learn how to use professional development to enhance father engagement in Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Reflect on examples and consider useful tips for administrators, supervisors, and staff.
Explore the benefits of developing a repository of course modules designed for early learning professionals. Discover the ways in which administrators of state learning management systems (LMS) can join the effort.
In this module, explore Practice-Based Coaching (PBC). Take a closer look at its components: collaborative partnerships, shared goals and action planning, focused observation, and reflection and feedback.
The Education Manager Series is a collection of professional development webinars for Head Start and Early Head Start leaders who support teachers, home visitors, coaches, and other education staff.