Free Teacher Trainings
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 Trainings
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 Trainings
Access the DRDP Online trainings via Desired Results Webinar and WestEd DRDP Resources YouTube Channel
Free Teacher Trainings
Training: 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: Thursday, September 22 AND Friday, September 23 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm PST
Note: This is a 2-part virtual training. Participants must attend both parts to earn professional growth hours. Partial credit will not be provided.
Master Trainer: Tamarra Osborne
Cost: Free
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 Series features online, fee-based, facilitated 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 in research and connect to all other evidenced-based resources including curriculum, assessment, and other teacher tools. The Core Curriculum series
- Runs annually over a 14-16-week time span
- Offers up to 60 professional learning hours through the CA Workforce Registry
- Offers up to four academic units per series from Cal State University Channel Islands for an additional fee
- Includes online readings, videos, group discussions, assignments, and reflections
- Is self-paced and facilitated by an early childhood education instructor
Schedule for 2022-2023
Series 1─Domains & Concentrations (April 18-August 16, 2022 for summer credit or August 17-December 20, 2022 for fall credit)
- 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
Cost $800
Series 2─Domains & Concentrations (July 1-December 20, 2022 for fall credit)
- 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
Cost $800
Series 3─Domains & Concentrations (June 27-August 16, 2022 for summer credit or August 17-December 20, 2022 for fall credit)
- English Language Development
- Multilingual Learners
Cost: $200
Register for the course(s) and send payment here.
Optional introductory modules are available for free on California Early Childhood Online (CECO).
*Prerequisite modules are available for free on California Early Childhood Online.
