Developing Human Resources in Early Childhood Programs #31 (02/09/23 - 03/17/23)
Identify and illustrate knowledge of each step in the employee life cycle – recruitment; selection; orientation (on boarding); supervision and development; and retention. Through reading, video, discussion, and practical application activities participants development skills needed to manage the most important program resource – the center staff.
Read MoreCommunity Engagement for Early Childhood Programs #31 (01/05/23 - 02/03/23)
Discover how active involvement in a local community is key to carrying out a mission of community service. Determine how through community involvement, collaborating, partnering and clearly developing and interpreting their brand, child care programs can strengthen their organizations, build enrollment and build support for early education in their communities.
Read MoreCourageous Conversations; Communicating Strategies for Program Leaders #31 (09/08/22 - 10/07/22)
Building and Maintaining Program Quality – The Director’s Role #31 (07/28/22 - 09/02/22)
Essential Management Skills for Early Childhood Director Success (10/12/22 - 11/10/22)
Essential Management Skills for Early Childhood Director Success is a four week online Eager to Learn course designed for Early Childhood Directors to explore and discuss key management skills for success in their roles as leaders and managers of early childhood businesses. Each participant will assess her/his own perceived management strengths and growth areas and…
Read MoreGood Teaching is Good Teaching Anytime (10/18/22 - 11/23/22)
Examine best practices of adult education and how they transfer to online education. Specific focus will be on adult learning theory, environments and implementation into online education. In addition become familiar with how to promote effective communication among students and between students and instructors in online courses, focusing on individualizing approaches for each student.
Read MoreCDA Session The CDA Exam & Verification (Spanish) (06/16/22 - 09/30/22)
Begin preparing for the CDA exam by taking practice tests and fine tuning your CDA knowledge. In addition gather facts about the verification visit and what to expect. This is an online ATL module.
Read MoreCDA Session The Resource Collection. Family Questionnaires, Competency Statements (Spanish) (06/16/22 - 09/30/22)
Discover how to put design and create your resource collection, family questionnaires and write the competency statements needed for your CDA. This is an online module through ATL.
Read MoreCDA Session Reflecting on the Family Questionnaire & Writing the Prof Philosophy Statement (Spanish) (06/16/22 - 09/30/22)
Examine how to create and disseminate the family questionnaire required for your CDA. In addition you will create a philosophy statement about your Early Childhood beliefs. This is an online module through ATL.
Read MoreCDA Session Professional Portfolio & Conducting a Self-Study (Spanish) (06/16/22 - 09/30/22)
Prepare key documents in preparation for the CDA Exam and Verification Visit, including the Professional Portfolio, the Statements of Competence, and the Professional Philosophy Statement. This is an online module through ATL.
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