Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP) Teacher Training
Learn about:
- Format of DRDP
- Use of documentation and evidence to rate measures
- Importance of inter-rater reliability
Dates: February 6 and February 13, 2023, from 9:00 - 12:00 p.m.
Note: This is a 2-part virtual training. Participants must attend both days to earn professional growth hours. Partial credit will not be provided.
Trainer: Stephanie Conn
Master Trainer: Marcela Morlett
Cost: Free
REGISTER HERE - Closed - Reached full capacity.
Upcoming Child Care Nutrition and Physical Activity Forums
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is offering two Nutrition and Physical Activity (NPA) Forums in February and March. The forums highlight and demonstrate methods for integrating nutrition education, edible gardens, wellness policies, and physical activity into child care centers and homes. Attendees will receive a toolkit with a variety of resources, including books, tapes, and activities that they can immediately utilize in child care centers and homes. The NPA forums offer seven (7) professional growth hours!
Additional Teacher Training
California Department of Education's California Early Childhood Online (CECO)
The asynchronous 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.
DRDP Teacher Training
Access DRDP training on California Early Childhood Online (CECO)!
Meaningful Observation Teacher Training
Access Meaningful Observation training on California Early Childhood Online (CECO)!
DRDP Online Training
Access the DRDP Online training via Desired Results Webinar and WestEd DRDP Resources YouTube Channel
DRDP Webinars (Special Topics)
Importance of the 4Ds, Conditional Measures, Observation and Collection, and more! DRDP Special Topic Webinars»
DRDP Online Webinars
Choose from several topics, such as data and understanding reports, uploading templates, and more! DRDP Online Webinars
California Core Curriculum Series
The California Core Curriculum is a series of self-paced, online courses available to teachers, leaders, administrators, and coaches to enhance knowledge of the preschool learning foundations and curriculum framework. The courses are designed for individuals who have demonstrated a base-level knowledge of the foundations and framework. In-depth coursework provides information and experiences that enable early childhood educators (ECE) and transitional kindergarten (TK) teachers, leaders, administrators, coaches, and professional learning specialists to seamlessly implement resources available to the early childhood workforce.
Discover how the preschool learning foundations and curriculum framework are based on research and connect to all other evidenced-based resources, including curriculum, assessment, and other teacher tools.
The Core Curriculum series offers
- self-paced learning over a 14-16-week time span;
- 60 professional learning hours through the California Early Care and Education Workforce Registry;
- four academic units per series from Cal State University Channel Islands for an additional fee;
- online readings, videos, group discussions, assignments, and reflections; and
- facilitation by an early childhood education instructor.
Series 1─Domains & Concentrations
- Social and Emotional Development: Inclusion Works, Powerful Role of Play, and Building Resiliency through Play
- Language and Literacy Development: Integrated Nature of Learning
- Mathematics
- Physical Development
Series 2─Domains & Concentrations
- Visual and Performing Arts
- History/Social Science: Family Partnerships and Culture and Responsive Early Education for Young Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness
- Health: Trauma-Informed Care
- Science: Integrated STEM in Early Childhood
Series 3─Domains & Concentrations
- English Language Development
- Multilingual Learners
Check out the California Core Curriculum registration, course prerequisites, academic credit opportunities, course fees, and more!
