Transcript Competency Based Training Through Online Courses A Professional Development System Must Be Flexible:  A competency-based professional development system:  is flexible with multiple pathways for educators.

Competency Based Training
Through Online Courses
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A Professional Development System Must
Be Flexible:
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A competency-based professional
development system:
 is flexible with multiple pathways for
educators to achieve needed knowledge
and skills;
 provides a road map to degrees and new
credentials;
 helps educators self-assess their
professional development needs;
 guides professional growth at various
career stages.
Connecting EPS and QRIS
EEC funded 4 online college-level courses to be developed with
Higher Education:
• Survey of EEC’s Core Competencies
• Guidelines for Preschool Learning Experiences
• Early Learning Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers
• Literacy and Language Development Birth to 8
Develop
educator
competency
Increased
program
quality
Better
outcomes for
children
To provide educators and providers with:
• An understanding of core knowledge and skills and a way to
assess their own professional development needs
• Resources for age-appropriate curriculum and intentional learning
• Supports needed to meet standards for QRIS Levels 2, 3, and 4
Delivered through the EPS system:
• Partnerships will be offered training in facilitating the courses
• Educators and providers will access these courses through their
EPS Partnership
• “Online” makes them available statewide
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EEC and Higher Education Collaboration
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Requiring that courses be built for college credit assures quality while
providing flexibility to meet diverse needs of workforce
Modules can be used individually or combined into a course
Courses can be taken for:
Credit Worthy
Courses
College Credit
Guided Study
for CEUs
Ongoing
Professional
Development
Core
Competencies
1 credit
Yes
Yes
Yes
Preschool
Guidelines
1 credit
Yes
Yes
Yes
Infant Toddler
Guidelines*
1 credit
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
0-8 Literacy &
3 credits
Language*
* Currently in development
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Self Study
(non-credit)
EEC’s Partnership with UMass Boston:
UMass Boston developed two online courses:
• Guidelines for Early Learning Experiences
linked to Mass Frameworks for Pre-K ELA
and Math
• Survey course on EEC’s 8 Core
Competency Areas
 Designed for educators across mixed delivery
system.
 A research component will study how well this
model works for our field.
 It’s a sustainable use of ARRA funding.
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