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.
Explore the Individualized Professional Development (iPD) Portfolio. It is a learning management system created to support ongoing professional development for staff in Head Start and child care settings.
This webinar offers a description of the Office of Head Start’s National Head Start Fellowship program. It includes an overview of the program’s history and participants and features a panel of Fellows alumni who discuss the program’s challenges and benefits.
Learn how to use the 5Rs of Early Learning Leaders to promote creativity in young children and the education staff who nurture their growth and development.
In this Coaching Corner webinar, explore ideas and gather resources on how to enhance creativity for children, coachees, and coaches.
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.
In this Coaching Corner webinar, identify ways to help staff encourage children’s initiative and curiosity. Discuss ways to boost coachee and coach initiative and curiosity through reflection and feedback.
Explore the role of the early learning leader in providing education staff with resources and guidance to meaningfully follow the interests of children and encourage their natural inclination to ask questions, experiment, and explore.
Self-regulation is a suite of cognitive skills that is essential for learning, planning, and problem-solving. Explore strategies to support these skills in children birth to 5, coachees, and yourself.
The HSCC helps support coaching implementation, track progress, and engage in reflection through each Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) component.
Discuss the role of the early learning leader in providing education staff with the resources and guidance necessary to foster children's cognitive regulation skills.