To schedule a training for your agency, please complete the Training Request Form.
Teacher Training Opportunities
Provided by the Desired Results Training and Technical Assistance Project (Select each title below for more information):
- Desired Results Developmental Profile- DRDP Teacher Training
- DRDP Online Training
- Special Topic: Teacher and Administrator/Coach Trainings
- Meaningful Observation for the Desired Results Developmental Profile
- Sharpening Your DRDP Skills in the Preschool Classroom
- Planning with Data Teacher Training
Additional Training Resources
- California Department of Education's California Early Childhood Online (CECO)
- California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN) Trainings
Desired Results Developmental Profile - DRDP Fee for Service Teacher Trainings
Learn about:
- Format of DRDP
- Use of documentation and evidence to rate measures
- Importance of inter-rater reliability
Cost:
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Virtual series:
- Up to 30 participants: $3000
- Delivered via Zoom in two 3-hour sessions
- Virtual trainings include one hour of pre work that must be completed before the training begins
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In-person:
- First 20-30 participants (minimum of 20 participants is required): $3000
- Any additional participants 31-50: $80/person
- Total cost per group of 50: $4,600.00
- Delivered in person on one day (8 am-4 pm, including breaks)
Training dates, location, and registration: Please complete the Training Request Form to schedule a training for your agency.
DRDP Online Training
Onsite trainings: Complete the Training Request Form to schedule a DRDP Online training for your agency
Free webinars - The DRDP Online webinar provides a general overview of DRDP Online including how to rate measures and run reports. (Note: The same information is presented in all DRDP Online webinars.)
Meaningful Observation for the DRDP*
Learn about:
- The purpose of observation
- Observing and collecting evidence
- Organizing an observation system
- Reviewing and reflecting on documentation; Rating the DRDP
*Previous attendance at a DRDP teacher training or a working knowledge of the DRDP is recommended.
Cost:
-
Virtual series:
- Up to 30 participants: $3000
- Delivered via Zoom in two 3-hour sessions
- Virtual trainings include one hour of prework that must be completed before the training begins
-
In-person:
- First 20-30 participants (minimum of 20 participants is required): $3000
- Any additional participants 31-50: $80/person
- Total cost per group of 50: $4,600.00
- Delivered in person on one day (8 am-4 pm, including breaks)
Training dates, location, and registration: Please complete the Training Request Form to schedule a training for your agency.
New! Special Topic Teacher and Administrator/Coach Trainings*
Each teacher-focused training provides a deeper understanding of developmental progressions to help teachers create effective learning environments. Administrator/coach training provides tools to support teachers use developmental learning progressions to create effective individualized learning environments for all children.
New topics include:
- Dual language learners
- Formative assessment and family partnership
- Inclusion
- Making and engineering
- Creating engaging and interactive trainings
- Using adult learning theory to support coaching and training
- Using formative assessment to support family engagement
*Single session, extended series, and coaching components available per request. Please contact desiredresults@wested.org for pricing options.
Sharpening Your DRDP Skills
Sharpening Your DRDP Skills is designed for staff who have experience using the DRDP and would like to learn more about the English language development (ELD) measures, the Conditional measures, and learn some time saving tips. For teachers who have already participated in the DRDP or Meaningful Observation trainings, Sharpening Your DRDP Skills is a needed refresher.
Cost:
Virtual series:
- Up to 30 participants: $3000
- Delivered via Zoom in two 3-hour sessions
- Virtual trainings include one hour of prework that must be completed before the training begins
In-person:
- First 20-30 participants (minimum of 20 participants is required): $3000
- Any additional participants 31-50: $80/person
- Total cost per group of 50: $4,600.00
- Delivered in person on one day (8 am-4 pm, including breaks)
Training dates, location, and registration: Please complete the Training Request Form to schedule a training for your agency.
Planning with Data Teacher Training
This full day training provides the opportunity to learn about:
- Using DRDP results to plan for individual children and groups of children
- Looking in depth at how to plan for small and large groups of children as well as individualize for specific children
- Utilizing the foundations and framework in the planning process
Cost:
- First 20-30 participants (minimum of 20 participants is required): $3000
- Any additional participants 31-50: $80/person
- Total cost per group of 50: $4,600.00
Training dates, location, and registration: Please complete the Training Request Form to schedule a training for your agency.
California Department of Education's California Early Childhood Online (CECO)
The courses provided on the California Early Childhood Online (CECO) Web site enable teachers to increase content knowledge and ability to provide developmentally appropriate experiences for children in their care.
California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)
Trainings include Preschool English Learner Guide, Preschool Foundations, Focus on English Language Development (ELD), Preschool Curriculum Development and much more! See CPIN calendar of events.
