Professional Development
Professional Development
Early Childhood Professional Development
One of the key components to creating and maintaining a quality child care program is providing early childhood teachers with the support, education and resources needed to be successful in the classroom. The ELC provides a variety of professional development opportunities and support services to early childhood teachers. Our goal is to promote school readiness and improve learning outcomes of young children by providing high quality, up-to-date professional development. These opportunities improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators and caregivers.
Online Instructor-led Trainings
ELC 4919 The Art of Leadership and Best Practices
15 Hours, or 1.5 CEU (cost for CEUs $28.00)
This course meets 1.5 CEU hours of the required 4.5 CEUs hours for the Florida Director Renewal Credential
Dates of online course October 15, 2019 – November 17, 2019
Registration 10/10/2019 – 10/15/2019
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Effective leadership is vital to the success of early care and education programs. With skilled and committed leaders to help shape teaching and learning we have the opportunity to create and sustain high-quality learning environments that have a lasting impact on teachers, children and families. Join us in this course to view upcoming leaders and share your best practices, as you engage in quality leadership outcomes. Target Audience – ECE Leaders
ELC 4920 – Leadership and Early Learning Curriculum
15 Hours, or 1.5 CEU (cost for CEUs $28.00)
This course meets 1.5 CEU hours of the required 4.5 CEUs hours for the Florida Director Renewal Credential
Dates of online course November 12, 2019- December 30, 2019
Registration 10/10/2019 – 11/12/2019
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Curriculum leadership in early childhood environments is what the individual leader makes it. There are many tasks associated with the curriculum development process and the leader is professionally responsible for sorting out and prioritizing this work. Effective curriculum leadership does all of those things plus establish new direction. Explore a variety of pathways for curriculum in this course. . Target Audience – ECE Leaders
ELC – 3021 Management Tips, Time Savers, Room Arrangement and Organization, Oh MY! 15 Hours In-Service Course
Dates of online course November 6, 2019 – December 11, 2019
Registration from October 3 – November 6, 2019
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Children need the daily routines and rituals teachers provide. Each day the early learning environment is filled with young minds in the making. Guidance is positive discipline! Guidance involves setting clear, consistent limits that young children understands. When we have clear consistent routines, rules and limits young children benefit socially and emotionally. This course will provide you with a range of appropriate guidance tools and techniques to create harmony in the classroom. Target Audience – ECE Teacher Birth to Five.
ELC 1112 Advancing Physical and Intellectual Competence - Group 3
Course Dates and Hours October 15, 2019 – December 17, 2019 - 20 Hours ~ Target Audience Birth-Five
20 Hours In-Service
Registration 10/10/2019 – 10/15/2019
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Competency Standard II. To advance the physical and intellectual competence of young children, with best practice in mind.
This course will focus on the 4 functional areas based on the Council for Professional Recognition’s National Credentialing Program standards. Topics include developmentally appropriate practice in the areas of physical development, cognitive growth and development, language and communication, along with the creative arts.
New Course - ELC 3019 Making a Difference Series ~ Young Children and Social/Emotional Development in 2020
Course Dates and Hours November 5, 2019 – December 17, 2019 – 15 Hours, or 1.5 CEU (cost for CEUs $28.00)
Registration 10/3/2019 – 10/27/2019
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Young children learn social and emotional skills while in their early childhood environment. The social fabric of the classroom is created by the teacher and children, along with families. Plenty of opportunities are present throughout the day to encourage social growth and development. In this course we will observe the classroom climate and look at how children interact with peers and teachers and develop a plan to keep the children eager and curious learners. . Target Audience – ECE Teacher Birth to Five.
New Course – ELC 4007 – Sharing Curriculum Ideas – Community of Practices
Course Dates and Hours November 15, 2019 – December 17, 2019 - 15 Hours ~ Target Audience Birth-Five
Registration 10/10/2019 – 10/15/2019
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In this inclusive course we will share curriculum, best practice tips, ideas and activities. Teachers have some of the best ideas and in this digital world, we have the opportunity to post, share, learn fresh curriculum ideas and be sparked by ideas too. The Florida School Readiness Performance Standards and NAEYC’s best practices will be woven throughout the course. This course will provide you with tools, resources, and help you create a library of new ideas and allows you to share some of your best ideas and practices. . Target Audience – ECE Teacher Birth to Five.
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Online Self-Paced Trainings
CLASSroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS)
The Florida Legislature passed House Bill 1091 which will become effective on July 1, 2018. It contains new program assessment requirements that affect School Readiness providers caring for children aged birth to five years. Currently CLASS has been selected as the program assessment tool. CLASS is an observation-based program assessment instrument that measures teacher-child interactions in three broad areas: emotional support, classroom organization and instructional support. This assessment describes multiple teaching components linked to student achievement and social development. Learn more about CLASS by completing Introduction to Pre-K CLASS online training or Introduction to Toddler CLASS online training.
To gain access to these courses, please email a list of teacher's names, email addresses and what preschool/FCCH employed at to Dana McMillan at [email protected]
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Health and Safety Modules - Early Learning Florida
All providers and personnel participating in the School Readiness program are required to complete specific pre-service training, as outlined by Rule 6M-4.620, F.A.C. The below modules satisfy the pre-service training requirements for the School Readiness program:
- Health & Sanitation
- Safety in the Environment
- Precautions in Transporting Children
- Safe Sleep Practices
- Child Safety and Prevention
- Planning for Emergencies
- Preventing Child Abuse and Supporting Children in Trauma
- Supporting the Social-Emotional Development of: (choose one)
- Infants & Toddlers
- Preschool Children
- Mixed Age Groupings
At the end of all eight modules you will receive 1.2 IACET (International Association for Continuing Education and Training) CEUs (Continuing Education Units). Please be sure to download and save the certification of completion for each module in your personnel file. These certificates will ensure you are able to demonstrate compliance with pre-service training requirements for the School Readiness program. You may also print a copy of your transcript as documentation.
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Teaching Strategies Free Training's
- Objective for Development and Learning (10 Contact Hours)
- GOLD Introduction (2 Contact Hours)
- Introduction to MyTeachingStrategies (2 Contact Hours)
- Getting to know GOLD for Kindergarten Entry Assessment (2 Contact Hours)
- Getting to Know Creative Curriculum for Family Child Care Homes (2 Contact Hours)
- Getting to Know Creative Curriculum for Preschoolers (2 Contact Hours)
- Getting to Know Creative Curriculum for Infant/Toddler/Twos (2 Contact Hours)
Send Dana McMillan an email today at [email protected]
Please include your name, preschool or FCCH name and the name of the course for which you are registering.
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Autism Navigator Training
- About Autism in Toddlers: Click HERE to Learn More
- Autism Navigator® — ASD Video Glossary: Click HERE to Learn More
- Autism Navigator® for Primary Care: Child HERE to Learn More
- Autism Navigator® for Early Intervention Providers: Click HERE to Learn More
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Pre-K Making The Most of Classroom Interaction (20 Contact Hours & CEUs)
Infant/Toddler Making The Most of Classroom Interaction ( 24 Contact Hours & CEUs)
CLASS Group Coaching (MMCI) is an interactive course for teachers led by a Teachstone®-trained coach. Over the course of ten or twelve sessions, your coach provides in-person training, preparing teachers to identify, understand, and apply stronger CLASS® interactions in their classrooms. Costs may apply if the provider is not participating in the Early Learning Performance Funding Project. The trainings require at least ten participants, but do not exceed 20 per class.
Contact Melanie Worley at [email protected] to learn more.
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Pre-K CLASS Observer Training: $175 Per person
Toddler CLASS Observer Training: $175 Per person
CLASS Observer Training helps you build capacity to collect CLASS teaching assessment data, which is the first step in improving the quality of teacher-student interactions in the classroom. By creating certified CLASS observers, programs will:
- Gain meaningful data on classroom quality to inform coaching interventions
- Prepare coaches to conduct formal and informal teacher observations
- Build a strong foundation for coaches beginning their CLASS journey, as they develop CLASS fluency and satisfy a prerequisite for all CLASS coaching programs
Why We Recommend This
Research shows that CLASS improves teacher-student interactions, measures effective interactions across age levels and grades and promotes academic gains.
Who Uses CLASS Observation Training:
CLASS Observation Training is great for organizations that want to collect data to support local, state, and federal compliance requirements, as well as organizations that want to evaluate classroom quality.
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What to Expect
- Training materials and a 2-month CLASS Video Library subscription
- Access to online reliability testing and automated feedback
- Certification upon successful completion of the CLASS Reliability Test
- CEUs for completion of training (amount varies by age and grade level)
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Introduction to ASQ-3™ and ASQ:SE-2™
The Introduction to ASQ-3™ and ASQ:SE-2™ is a one-day training seminar that provides a basic overview on how to use both screening tools. The seminar is appropriate for those who are new users, those who are considering adopting the tool(s) for use in their agency, and for individuals or groups in need of a refresher.
During the one-day seminar, participants will learn:
- the purpose of developmental screening
- each tool’s features, and
- how to introduce, administer, score, and interpret results of each screening tool.
Contact Anna Weismantel at [email protected] for more information. Class minimum is eight participants and max is 20 per class.
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Instructor-led Trainings
