Professional Development

Professional Development Opportunities

Dear Early Care and Education Community,

Thank you for your leadership and critical work supporting children and families as they navigate the recent and ongoing changes and challenges created by the COVID-19 virus.

At the Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, we know this is a time of great uncertainty and anxiety for educators, families, and communities across the country. This situation disrupts most areas of our lives, and we must come together in solidarity during these challenging times.
The health and safety of our staff, communities, and partnering agencies remain our most important priority. Like many of you, we have taken a series of precautionary measures in accordance with public health guidelines and our State’s Governor.

The Early Stars Program team is currently working remotely and will continue to do so until further guidance. Nevertheless, we will continue to make our best effort to provide you with support and resources as much as we can, and we encourage you to reach out for support and information.

Please know that we are continuing to work together with partners as we adapt to these changing conditions so that we can continue advancing our mission to “Increase the quality and accessibility of early care and education in Fresno County. We accomplish our mission by connecting families in Fresno County with high quality licensed care and education providers, while supporting those providers in their efforts for continuous quality improvement of their services”.

We will be actively working to provide a list of online educational trainings and resources offered in English and Spanish for you and your families so that children may continue to reach their full potential in their development.

California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)

The California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN) is brought to you by the California Department of Education, Early Learning and Care Division in collaboration with the Center for Child and Family Studies at WestEd and the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA).
Website: https://cpin.us/

California Early Childhood Online (CECO)

To support early childhood teachers, the California Early Learning and Development System provides an integrated set of resources based on state-of-the-art information for early learning and development and best practices in early education.
The modules provided enable teachers to increase content knowledge and ability to provide developmentally appropriate experiences for children in their care. CECO provides access to comprehensive resources and modules in one centralized location to meet the ever-changing needs of the early childhood field.
Website: https://www.caearlychildhoodonline.org/

PD2GO

Research shows adults learn best through active participation, when visually engaged, and in brief, meaningful experiences. PD2GO (Professional Development 2 Go) is an innovative approach to early childhood professional development based on this research. Each professional development experience (or “pack”) included in this collection focuses on continuous quality improvement in early learning programs.

Designed for center directors and family child care home providers to use with staff members,
PD2GO can be delivered in as few as 15 minutes and is strategically organized in the following
three comprehensive learning strands:

Systems Thinking: Provides early educators and caregivers with the tools to think deeply about their work with children and identify where small changes can lead to lasting change
Intentional Interactions in Teaching: Shows how to implement effective interactive practices in small, but meaningful, steps
Effective Assessment: Illustrates how to weave effective assessment into everyday practice with young children

The strands can be customized to fit specific needs. All together, the strands create a foundation for adding quality improvement topics such as family engagement, dual language learning, and coaching.
Watch a 5 minute introductory video:https://youtu.be/BffhEPgVly8
Website: http://www.ccfc.ca.gov/partners/PD2GO/index.html