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Coaching Upward: Coaching for Transformational Influence
This 1-hour live class offers 0.1 CEU and aligns with CDA Subject Area 6.
This virtual session focuses on leadership, influence, and professional growth through the practice of coaching upward. Participants will explore what it means to coach leaders within their organization by examining common myths and challenges, reflecting on their role as instructional leaders, and developing strategies to build trust, credibility, and effective communication with administrators. Through self-reflection, discussion, and peer collaboration, coaches will identify ways to align their coaching practices with organizational goals, use data and objectivity to inform conversations, and strengthen relationships that support program improvement.
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The Heart of Coaching: Building Positive Relationships with Teachers
This 1-hour live course offers 0.1 CEU and aligns with CDA Subject Area 6.
This session explores how instructional coaches can intentionally build and nurture positive partnerships with teachers to promote growth, reflection, and collaboration. Participants will learn strategies for establishing trust, communicating with empathy, and fostering a culture of mutual respect. Through interactive discussions and guided reflection, coaches will identify practical ways to strengthen their current coaching relationships and develop new ones rooted in authenticity and shared goals. By the end of this session, participants will leave with a personalized plan outlining specific strategies to deepen connections and support meaningful professional growth among the teachers they coach.
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Showing Up Matters: Strengthening Coaching Through Presence & Partnership
This 1-hour live course offers 0.1 CEU and aligns with CDA Subject Area 6.
This live virtual session explores the foundational role that relationships play in effective instructional coaching. Participants examine how trust, presence, and intentional partnership strengthen coaching relationships and support teacher growth. Through reflection, discussion, and collaborative activities, coaches identify behaviors that build trust and recognize common barriers that can unintentionally erode relationships. Participants leave with practical action steps to strengthen coaching partnerships.
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The Coaching Compass: Navigating Roles and Responsibilities
This 1-hour live class offers 0.1 CEU and aligns with CDA Subject Area 5.
Explore the essential roles and responsibilities of instructional coaches in early childhood settings. Participants examine how coaching supports teacher growth, curriculum implementation, and improved child outcomes. Through discussion, reflection, and collaborative activities, coaches explore key elements of effective coaching, including building trust, providing meaningful feedback, supporting curriculum fidelity, and using data to guide instructional decisions. The session also clarifies the difference between coaching and evaluation, helping coaches maintain supportive, non‑judgmental partnerships with teachers.
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Discovering the Power of The Creative Curriculum® Cloud for Preschool & Pre-K
This 3-hour live course offers 0.3 CEU and aligns with CDA Subject Area 1.
This interactive professional development session introduces educators to The Creative Curriculum® Cloud and its key features. Participants will explore how to access curriculum resources, create and customize lesson plans, and use digital tools to support teaching, assessment, and family engagement. By the end of the session, participants will be equipped to use the Cloud platform to plan intentionally, streamline workflow, and strengthen partnerships with families.
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Noticing the Essentials: A Leader’s First Look at Implementation of The Creative Curriculum® for Infants, Toddlers, & Twos
This 1-hour live class offers 0.1 CEU and aligns with CDA Subject Area 8.
Step into classrooms with a sharper lens for implementation. This session helps leaders recognize what The Creative Curriculum® looks and sounds like in action within infant, toddler, and twos classrooms. Participants examine observable indicators across relationships, daily routines and experiences, the physical environment, and responsive teaching practices. Through examples and scenarios, leaders practice identifying the essential evidence that shows the curriculum is alive in everyday interactions.
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Noticing the Essentials: A Leader’s First Look at Implementation of The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool & PreK
This 1-hour live class offers 0.1 CEU and aligns with CDA Subject Area 8.
This session focuses on what can be seen and heard when The Creative Curriculum® is actively implemented. Participants examine observable indicators across relationships, daily schedule, environment, and responsive teaching practices, and practice noticing the essential evidence that shows the curriculum is alive in daily classroom experiences.
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Powered by Play: The Leader’s Guide to Observing Learning Through Play
This 1-hour live class offers 0.1 CEU and aligns with CDA Subject Area 1.
Play is the primary context for learning in early childhood classrooms. This session helps administrators and instructional leaders strengthen their ability to recognize and document evidence of development and learning during play. Participants examine how play supports the whole child, identify observable indicators of meaningful play, and explore the roles of environments and teacher interactions in supporting children’s learning. Through scenarios, reflection, and analysis, leaders build a sharper lens for recognizing high-quality implementation of The Creative Curriculum®.
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Coaching for Growth: Guiding Teachers with Goal Setting
This 1-hour live class offers 0.1 CEU and aligns with CDA Subject Area 6.
This session focuses on supporting goal setting as a tool for professional growth for both coaches and teachers. Participants learn how to apply goal-setting strategies in their own coaching practice and how to support teachers in developing relevant, achievable goals. The training includes practical strategies and guided discussions designed to promote continuous learning, reflection, and improvement in early childhood practice.”
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From Read Aloud to Replay: Supporting Story Retelling Across Interest Areas
This 1-hour live class offers 0.1 CEU and aligns with CDA Subject Area 2.
Story retelling is a powerful way preschool children make meaning from stories, ideas, and experiences. This session explores how story retelling naturally extends beyond the read-aloud and emerges across interest areas through play, construction, art, investigation, and dramatic expression. Participants examine developmentally appropriate strategies for noticing, supporting, and extending story retelling using familiar stories, intentional materials, and responsive teacher language.
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