Excellence in early childhood education (ECE) programs is built on a workforce that promotes continuous program improvement. Professional development is a cornerstone of this process. It includes gaining new knowledge, skills, and abilities, along with experience and competencies that relate to one’s profession, job responsibilities, or work environment. ECE programs and staff must address three areas: Professional Development Systems; Foundation for Staff Development; and Individual Career Development. Resources are organized within these areas to promote easy access to the information you need.
This Coaching Companion webinar explores best practices that promote effective focused observations. Learn how coaches can conduct focused observations virtually or in person. Discover coaching strategies to support coachees across all program options.
This Coaching Companion webinar describes specific resources that support high-quality social and emotional teaching practices. Learn how the materials can be used to support coachees to implement these practices.
Review resources available for each component of the PBC cycle. Find materials to support building collaborative partnerships. Learn to develop needs assessments, shared goals, and action plans.
Discover how coaches can use the Coaching Companion for individual or group coaching. Learn to co-develop action plans, complete focused observations, support reflection, and provide targeted, specific feedback.
Learn about the ins and outs of being a coach. Discover ways to juggle different priorities across program options and the range of individual goals for your coachees.
Explore the use of coaching strategies to support coachees' use of effective practices. Hear from an expert coach who shares specific coaching strategies and offers tips for when and how to use them with coachees.
Learn how to use data to highlight current coaching progress and successes. Explore ways data can inform planning and practice-based coaching (PBC) implementation for the upcoming year.
Learn ways to prepare for the Practice-Based Coaching cycle. Also, find out what to consider for a coach's daily schedule. Explore the day in the life of a coach. Find tips and strategies to help coaches support early care and education staff.
Discover strategies and tips to successfully launch Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) in your program.
Discover how the Effective Practice Guide: Social and Emotional Development can support your practice-based coaching efforts. The guide highlights teaching practices that promote the social and emotional development of children birth to 5.