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Early Childhood Accreditation Project. Validators Training Institute Day 1 Winter 2011. MSDE Accreditation Project Support Personnel The Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education Early Childhood Team. Welcome and Introductions. Overview.
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Early Childhood Accreditation Project Validators Training Institute Day 1 Winter 2011
MSDE Accreditation Project Support Personnel The Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education Early Childhood Team Welcome and Introductions
Provide overview of the MSDE Accreditation Process Understand roles and responsibilities for Validators Review the revised materials Become comfortable with the electronic instrument Practice using the electronic rating tool in a simulated experience Training Expectations
Create a Team Resume What do the members of your team bring to the table? Education Experience Special skills/talents Etc... Team Building
Guiding Question I became an MSDE Accreditation Validator because...... Interview the person next to you Report out to the whole group Community Building
Accreditation/Validation Process What is the… Purpose Benefit Why would a program choose to be accredited? Accreditation and the QRIS Initiative Accreditation/Validation:Why?
MSDE Accreditation/ Validation Orientation From a Center’s Point of View
Online Accreditation Registration System For Programs ForValidators OARS
Revised Guide to Accreditation/Validation Revised Instruments for CBCC and PreK/K Required Evidence Representative Examples Program Examples 5th Edition Materials
Deliver Orientation Conduct Program Improvement Visits Conduct Validation Visits Validator's Role
Professional Judgment when determining value (N) Not Met means there is insufficient observable or documented evidence for the indicator. (P) Partially Met means there is some observable or documented evidence for the indicator. (F) Fully Met means there is an abundance of observable or documented evidence for the indicator. Rating System: How? *For more information, refer to MSDE’s Guide to Self-Appraisal and Accreditation/Validation, Section C, Rating the Program.
Professional Judgment What is it? How to define it? How do you know if your professional judgment is absent (bias and one-sided thinking)? Accreditation and Validation: How?
Defined as: “is a reflective, self-corrective, purposeful thinking process which requires the professional to take into account content knowledge, context, evidence, methods, conceptualizations, and a variety of criteria and standards of adequacy.” (Source: Facione, P., Facione, N., & Giancarlo, C. (1997). Professional judgment and the disposition toward critical thinking. Milbrae, CA: The California Academic Press. Professional Judgment
Team Activity: Examining Required Evidence and Representative Examples Professional Judgment (cont.)
If this was typical for what you observed in multiple classrooms, would you give credit for the program meeting Indicator 2.1.6’s(Program Operations, Environment, Supervision of Children) required evidence of: Children in view of adult at all times? Staff scan room when working with one child or a small group? INFANT CLASSROOM Professional Judgment in Action: What Would You Do?
If this is the only gross motor play and equipment that you observe for the entire program (they combine classrooms for this time), would you give credit for the program meeting Indicator 2.2.5’s (Program Operations, Care and Learning Opportunities, Gross Motor) required evidence of: Safe and padded play structures? PROGRAM GROSS MOTOR PLAY Professional Judgment in Action: What Would You Do? (cont.)
