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Choosing Intention over Comfort To Create a Lasting Impact
In this 1-hour session, instructional coaches will explore how helping teachers develop a clear vision for their practice can strengthen motivation, guide decision-making, and support lasting growth. Participants will learn how vision differs from traditional goal-setting and practice strategies for facilitating visioning conversations that inspire meaningful, sustained change.
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Vision First: Using Motivation to Strengthen Teacher Practice
In this 1-hour session, instructional coaches will explore how helping teachers develop a clear vision for their practice can strengthen motivation, guide decision-making, and support lasting growth. Participants will learn how vision differs from traditional goal-setting and practice strategies for facilitating visioning conversations that inspire meaningful, sustained change.
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Pumping it Up with PLCs
This 1-hour live class offers 0.1 CEU and aligns with CDA Subject Area 6.
Explore how Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) support collaboration, reflection, and continuous professional growth in early childhood settings. Participants examine the essential characteristics and purpose of effective PLCs, learn how to build collaborative partnerships, and prepare for successful implementation within their programs. Through practical strategies and discussion, coaches explore ways to facilitate meaningful collaboration, support continuous fidelity of implementation, and strengthen instructional practices.
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Understanding Fidelity: Building a Foundation for Practice
The Objectives for Development and Learning is the foundation that every solution we create is built on. Whether you’re using the Creative Curriculum, GOLD, Ready Rosie or any combination of these, understanding the progressions of development and learning is essential to being prepared to confidently scaffold learning for children and helping families to continue the learning at home.
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Distributive Leadership: Cultivating a Shift from I to We
This 1-hour live class offers 0.1 CEU and aligns with CDA Subject Area 6.
Explore the importance of reflective practice in supporting professional growth for both coaches and teachers. Participants learn how to apply reflective techniques in their own coaching and support teachers in developing reflective habits in the classroom. Through practical strategies, discussion, and reflection, coaches explore ways to promote continuous learning, strengthen teaching practices, and support ongoing professional improvement.
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The Creative Curriculum® for Family Child Care: An Introduction to Fidelity of Implementation
This 4-hour live course, delivered in two 2-hour sessions, offers 0.4 CEUs and aligns with CDA Subject Area 6.
High-quality implementation leads to stronger outcomes for children. In this live virtual course designed for infant and toddler teachers, explore how to use The Fidelity Tool Teacher Checklist to reflect on your use of The Creative Curriculum® for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos. Learn key indicators of fidelity, strategies for building strong relationships, and practical tips for effective implementation. You’ll also create an Individualized Professional Development Plan to support continuous growth and improve classroom practice.
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Coaching for Impact: Understanding the Stages of Change
This 2-hour live class offers 0.2 CEU and aligns with CDA Subject Area 6.
This session focuses on understanding the Stages of Change model and how to use it to strengthen instructional coaching practices in early childhood settings. The course prepares instructional coaches, administrators, and teacher leaders to recognize how educators progress through the change process and how coaching support can be adjusted to meet their needs at each stage. Participants will review the five stages of change and examine the characteristics, behaviors, and challenges commonly associated with each stage. The course explores how to identify where an educator may be in the change process and how to use coaching strategies that promote reflection, readiness, and growth. The session provides practical language, coaching moves, and immediately usable strategies to help teachers build confidence, sustain new practices, and create meaningful change over time.
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Quick Start: The Creative Curriculum for Preschool
his 1.5-hour live course offers 0.15 CEU and aligns with CDA Subject Area 2.
See how The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool turns everyday moments into powerful learning experiences. In this 90-minute live virtual class, we’ll take a first look at key components such as Teaching Guides, Mighty Minutes®, and Intentional Teaching Experiences. Then discover how educators use the 38 Objectives for Development & Learning to plan responsive instruction across preschool and mixed-age classrooms—and put those plans into action with SmartTeach®’s digital tools.
Note: This course is not intended for educators using The Creative Curriculum® for Pre-K.
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Planificador del CDA
Este curso de 5 horas otorga 0.5 CEU y está alineado con el Área Temática 6 del CDA.
El Asociado de Desarrollo infantil o Child Development Associate® (CDA) es una credencial reconocida nacionalmente para los profesionales de la infancia temprana que trabajan en diversos entornos. La credencial de CDA es adecuada para maestras que trabajan en salones de clases de bebés, niños pequeños y en edad preescolar; para proveedores familiares de cuidado infantil y visitadores a domicilio. Este curso proporciona un resumen de los requisitos y el proceso de solicitud para la acreditación de Asociado de Desarrollo Infantil (CDA) para maestras de bebés, niños pequeños y en edad preescolar, además de proveedores tammares de culaado intanti. Ei curso incluye aversas asianaciones de campo que propician la preparacion ael CDA. Las postulantes a CDA que proveedores familiares de cuidado infantil. El curso incluye diversas asignaciones de campo que propician la preparación del CDA. Las postulantes a CDA que completen este curso y las asignaciones de campo tendrán herramientas para organizar su portafolio de CDA y un calendario de desarrollo profesional. Este curso puede utilizarse para cumplir con los requisitos de capacitación con el fin de obtener o renovar su credencial de Asociado en Desarrollo Infantil (CDA).
Equivalente a: CDA Planner
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Cuidados en edad escolar: Aprender por diseño
Este curso proporciona información sobre las necesidades particulares de los niños en edad escolar y el tipo de entorno que involucra al niño de forma integral y fomenta el aprendizaje de la mejor manera. Las participantes examinarán cómo fomentar la exploración, descubrir intereses y fomentar relaciones entre compañeros. Se explorarán estrategias que extiendan el aprendizaje del día escolar así como hacer que los niños descansen, se relajen, sean ellos mismos y socialicen. Se presentan actividades específicas que fomentan la alfabetización y el aprendizaje matemático, y el desarrollo físico.
Equivalente a: School-Age Care: Learning by Design
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Confident and Prepared Every Step of the Way
Make the greatest impact on the children in your program with professional development that empowers your teams to enhance and share their skills and knowledge and build their professional network.
