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CDD Quality Improvement Professional Development Projects

CDD Quality Improvement Professional Development Projects. California Department of Education Child Development Division July 2009. NCCIC. Core Knowledge: Preschool Learning Foundations. Volume 1 : (January 2008) Social-Emotional Development Language and Literacy

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CDD Quality Improvement Professional Development Projects

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  1. CDD Quality Improvement Professional Development Projects California Department of Education Child Development Division July 2009

  2. NCCIC

  3. Core Knowledge: Preschool Learning Foundations Volume 1: (January 2008) • Social-Emotional Development • Language and Literacy • English-Language Development • Mathematics Volume 2: (at CDE Press) • Visual and Performing Arts • Physical Development • Health Volume 3: (in development) • History-Social Science • Science

  4. Core Knowledge: Preschool Curriculum Framework • Information about how to support the high-quality early learning and development described in the Preschool Learning Foundations (PLF) • An overall approach for teachers to support children’s learning through environments, relationships, and experiences that are: • Developmentally appropriate • Reflective of thoughtful observation and intentional planning • Individually and culturally meaningful • Inclusive of children with disabilities and other special needs

  5. Released Feb. 2009 Are aligned with the preschool foundations Support an understanding of the developmental continuum for learning for children from birth through preschool Core Knowledge: Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations

  6. Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations Include four domains: Social-emotional, Language development, Cognitive, and Perceptual and motor development Provide descriptions of competencies for children at around 8, 18, and 36 months Each age level enriched with examples of typical behaviors leading up to the foundation

  7. Core Knowledge: Infant/Toddler Curriculum Framework Development completed Release expectedearly 2010

  8. Early Childhood Educator Competencies • Partners: CDE and First 5 California • Describe core knowledge, skills and dispositions of early childhood educators working with children birth to five • Will be aligned with the Infant/Toddler and Preschool Learning Foundations • Will become the cornerstone of ECE professional development in California • Will be used to update the Permit Matrix • Expected to be completed by June 2010

  9. Proposed Early Childhood Educator Competency Areas • Child Growth & Development • Observation & Assessment • Positive Interactions & Guidance • Learning Environments & Curriculum • Family & Community • Dual- and Multi-Language Learners • Culture, Diversity & Equity • Special Needs & Inclusion • Health, Safety & Nutrition • Administration & Supervision

  10. Program Guidelines and Resources • Prekindergarten Learning & Development Guidelines (2000): Updated after PLF, Vol. 3 • The Infant/Toddler Learning & Development Program Guidelines:released in 2006 • Preschool English Learners: Principles and Practices to Promote Language, Literacy, and Learning (PEL Guide) (in Spanish and English) • A World Full of Language, Supporting Preschool English learners (DVD) (in Spanish and English) • Coming: DVDs on Infant/Toddler & Preschool Learning Foundations

  11. Quality Expenditures to Support Professional Development

  12. Professional Development • Health & safety training – baseline • Community-based training: • Exempt Provider Training • Child Care Initiative Project • Public Broadcasting Preschool Education Project • Family Child Care at It’s Best • Program for Infant/Toddler Care • CA Preschool Instructional Network • Support for training through CA’s higher education system: • AB 212 (CARES) • CalWORKs Recipients to CD teachers • CA Early Childhood Mentor Program • Child Development Training Consortium • Faculty Initiative Project

  13. Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) Health & Safety Training Through local Resource & Referral agencies Available to both licensed family child care home (FCCH), center staff and license-exempt providers Community-based Training

  14. C-B Training for License-Exempt Providers CA Exempt Care Project Basic skills Child Care Initiative Project Provides training & support for becoming a licensed FCCH provider Public Broadcasting Preschool Education Project Focus on preschool-aged children

  15. C-B Training for FCCH Providers Child Care Initiative Project Provides retention support Public Broadcasting Preschool Education Project Focus on preschool-aged children Family Child Care at Its Best In-depth FCCH training Program for Infant/Toddler Care Focus on quality care on young children in home settings

  16. C-B for Child Care Center Staff Program for Infant/Toddler Care Trainer of Trainers Institutes Regional Partners for Quality CA Preschool Instructional Network ECE, English Learner, & Special Education Regional Leads Network meetings with ECE professionals Training local staff on preschool foundations content

  17. Supports for Training through Higher Education AB 212 (CARES) Training of CalWORKs Recipients as Child Development Teachers CA Early Childhood Mentor Program CD Teacher/Supervisor Grants Child Development Training Consortium Faculty Initiative Project

  18. CDE/CDD Professional Development Objective Create a cohesive professional development system that supports individuals, as diverse as the children we serve, in their pursuit of knowledge and skills to improve their ability to provide high quality early care and education

  19. CA Community Colleges (CC) ECE Curriculum Alignment Project (CAP) Initiated in 2005 with Packard funding; need 2 years of CDE funding to complete Designed a set of 8 lower-division courses Facilitating movement between CCs without loss of credits Crafting transfer agreements with universities

  20. Baccalaureate Pathways in Early Care and Education Initiated to support CSU preparation of ECE professionals for bachelors’ degrees Child/Human/Child & Adolescent Development Education/Teacher Preparation Working with CCs to create a seamless educational pathway Working to define core competencies for upper-division coursework across programs that build on students’ earlier coursework and experiences

  21. Preschool Bridging ModelSacramento County Office of Education Four components Site Development using ECERS & FCCERS Instructional Support using TA & coaching Workforce & Professional Development using CPIN, CARES/AB212 Transition/School Readiness using child screenings and community resources Funded by First 5 Sacramento http://www.scoe.net/services/multimedia/preschool_bridging_model.pdf

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