Service Description

This course is a one week intensive designed to support Head Start Coaches and Curriculum Specialist create training and coaching programs to aid in CDA Candidate success. Participants leave with understanding of the CDA process, strategies to support coaching, industry ethics overview, head start overview of new standards of competence, qualification and training. Participants meet on-site for one week at their agency or regional location (e.g. in-service, conference or mutual agreed upon meeting space). This can be conducted as a stand alone or added session for a group. Participants leave with tools and strategies to support the following outcomes: Provide instruction on CDA competencies aligned with Head Start Curriculum and Partnership Resources; Facilitate Professional Learning Communities (PLC's) to deepen understanding and implementation of CDA instruction and to develop CDA Portfolio; Provide and monitor field experiences that offer a unique educational opportunity for early childhood teachers to earn a CDA, combining classroom instruction with job-embedded coaching, online training and field-based experiences; Conduct ITERS and assessments and provide feedback to each candidate; Provide individualized coaching based on action plans determined by assessments; Support CDA candidates to attain their CDAs within a year of completing the program; Track attendance and progress on coursework, PLC's, coaching and portfolio development. (Ongoing revenue available as PDS)