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ECE Professional Learning

The Arizona Department of Education Early Childhood Education (ECE) division offers a comprehensive list of synchronous (live) and asynchronous (on-demand) professional learning opportunities. All ADE-ECE professional learning opportunities meet requirements for continuing education units (CEUs).

ECE Comprehensive List of Professional Learning Opportunities

FY22 Live Training Schedule

KEA Trainings

ADE is offering 20 free Kindergarten Entry Assessment (KEA) Training sessions from April to July 2022. For a full list of trainings and registration links, please view the KEA Training Flyer or visit our Kindergarten website.

 

April 2022

Wednesday, April 6, 2:00pm-4:00pm Strengthening Families™: Protective Factors - Parental Resilience (2-hr)

This course is on the Strengthening Families™ Protective Factors Framework with a focus on the protective factor: Parental Resilience. Participants will define and recognize signs of parental resilience and identify action steps to help parents build their resilience. We will also look at examples of program efforts to value and support parents and respond to family crises.

Wednesday, April 13, 10:00am-2:30pm Connectiveness of Social-Emotional and Language & Literacy with K-3rd Grade (SEEL) (4-hr)

This session will inspire and guide educators as they focus their work on the promotion of social-emotional and language and literacy skills in young children. Participants will learn strategies to ensure a quality learning environment that fosters nurturing and positive relationships, and a deep understanding of how to provide intentional rich language experiences that address the social emotional needs of the young learner. This session will focus on strategies to support children in Kindergarten through 3rd grade.

Tuesday, April 26, 10:00am-12:00pm Quality of Feedback (2-hr)

Take a closer look at the CLASS Dimension: Quality of Feedback. Explore back and forth exchanges, persistence, and follow-up questions within this dimension and what this looks like in the classroom. This training is adapted from the Teachstone CLASS overview training module.

 

MAY 2022

(CANCELED) Wednesday, May 4, 9:00am-12:00pm ZERO TO THREE CC Area 1: Supporting Social-Emotional Development SE-1: Building Warm, Positive, and Nurturing Relationships (3-hr)

Participants will gain understanding of babies' innate capacity and drive for relationships; expand practical strategies for initiating and building warm, positive, and nurturing relationships with children birth to 3 years old; and build knowledge about the unique characteristics of multi-language learners and children vulnerable populations, and strategies for providing secure educator-child relationships.

(CANCELED) Wednesday, May 11, 9:00am-12:00pm ZERO TO THREE CC Area 1 Supporting Social-Emotional Development SE-2: Providing Consistent and Responsive Caregiving (3-hr)

Participants will idenitfy young children's inborn need for and expectation of consistent and responsive interactions, identify adult behaviors that respond to infants' and toddlers' behavioral cues; and expand practical strategies for responsive interactions with each and every child.

(CANCELED) Wednesday, May 18, 9:00am-12:00pm ZERO TO THREE CC Area 1 Supporting Social-Emotional Development SE-3: Supporting Emotional Expression and Regulation (3-hr)

Participants will gain understanding of the development of emotional expression, understanding, and regulation; expand practical strategies for supporting children's emotional development through reducing emotional overload and facilitating children's emotional intelligence; and build knowledge about the effect of adverse circumstances on very young children's emotional development.

Wednesday, May 25, 10:00pm-12:00pm Conflict Resolution (2-hr)

Participants will recognize the link between conflict resolution and the Early Learning Standards, identify the role of the educator and when to step in, analyze typical classroom behaviors, and provide multiple options and strategies for addressing conflict.

 

JUNE 2022

Saturday, June 4, 10:00am-12:00pm Meaningful Family Engagement (2-hr)

Participants will learn research-based effective family engagement strategies and how to begin implementing them into their program, while identifying strategies for overcoming barriers to effective family engagement.

(CANCELED) Wednesday, June 8, 9:00am-12:00pm ZERO TO THREE CC Area 1 Supporting Social-Emotional Development SE-4: Promoting Socialization (3-hr)

Participants will gain knowledge of the typical development of children's awareness and understanding of other people from birth to 3 years old; gain knowledge about individual differences in social behavior due to temperament; expand strategies to support the development of social cognition and to facilitate social interactions between young children; and build knowledge about working with families with social norms that differ from one's program environment.

(CANCELED) Wednesday, June 15, 9:00am-12:00pm ZERO TO THREE CC Area 1 Supporting Social-Emotional Development SE-5: Guiding Behavior (3-hr)

Participants will gain understanding of relationship-based behavior guidance; identify factors that can affect a child's behavior and an adult's perception of a child's behavior; expand practical strategies for guiding young children's behavior; and build knowledge about working with others whose behavior expectations and guidance approaches differ from one's own.

Saturday, June 18, 10:00am-2:30pm AZELS Language & Literacy Standard Module (4-hr)

Participants will explore the Language and Literacy Standard of the Arizona Early Learning Standards (AZELS) including effective strategies to support the four pillars of emergent literacy: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This course will also provide strategies to build phonological awareness skills and to design a literacy-rich environment.

(CANCELED) Wednesday, June 22, 9:00am-12:00pm ZERO TO THREE CC Area 1 Supporting Social-Emotional Development SE-6: Promoting Children's Sense of Identity and Belonging (3-hr)

Participants will identify how children construct a mental image of themselves; identify the elements and positive effects on infants and toddlers of belonging to a group; build knowledge and skill in teaching practices that promote children's sense of identity and belonging; identify and analyze teaching strategies and practices that intentionally build and nurture a sense of belonging and community for children from diverse backgrounds.

 

Introductory Online Courses (30 min)

 

Intro to Infant Toddler Developmental Guidelines (ITDG) *(30-min)

This course provides an introduction to the  five domains of the Infant and Toddler Developmental Guidelines (ITDG) and how to use the guidelines to provide responsive caregiving and quality learning experiences for all children birth to 3 years of age in early care and education settings.

Intro to Arizona Early Learning Standards (AZELS) *(30-min)

This course provides an introduction to the eight standards within the Arizona Early Learning Standards (AZELS) and how to use the standards to provide an instructional foundation for all children 3-5 years old in early care and education settings.

Intro to Program Guidelines for High Quality Early Education (30 min)

The course provides an introduction to the Program Guidelines for High Quality Early Education: Birth through Kindergarten and will help participants develop a working knowledge of the guidelines to support their program be better prepared to help young children succeed.

 

CURSOS INTRODUCTORIOS EN LÍNEA (30 MIN)

 

Introducción a las Directrices para el Desarrollo del Bebé y del Infante (ITDG) (30 min)

Este curso proporciona una introducción a las Pautas de desarrollo para bebés y niños pequeños (ITDG) y cómo usar las pautas para proporcionar cuidado receptivo y experiencias de aprendizaje de calidad para todos los niños desde el nacimiento hasta los 3 años de edad en entornos de atención y educación temprana.

 

Introducción a los Estándares de Aprendizaje Temprano de Arizona (AZELS) (30 min)

Este curso proporciona una introducción a los ocho estándares dentro de los Estándares de Aprendizaje Temprano de Arizona (AZELS) y cómo usar los estándares para proporcionar una base de instrucción para todos los niños de 3 a 5 años de edad.

1-hour Online Courses

 

ITDG Social Emotional Development (1-hr) 

This course focuses on the Social & Emotional Development Domain of the Infant Toddler Developmental Guidelines (ITDG) including early brain research in relation to social and emotional development and how to create a social-emotionally rich environment for infants and toddlers.

ITDG Approaches to Learning (1-hr) 

This course focuses on the Approaches to Learning Domain of the Infant Toddler Developmental Guidelines (ITDG) including an introduction to early brain research in relation to approaches to learning and how to foster initiative, creativity, and problem solving skills in infants and toddlers.

ITDG Language Development & Communication (1-hr)

This course focuses on the Language Development & Communication Domain of the Infant Toddler Developmental Guidelines (ITDG) including an introduction to early brain research and how to build the language and communication skills of listening, speaking, and emergent literacy in infants and toddlers.

ITDG Cognitive Development (1-hr) 

This course focuses on the Cognitive Development Domain of the Infant Toddler Developmental Guidelines (ITDG) including a connection to early brain research and how to foster exploration, build memory skills, and support reasoning and problem-solving through imitation and symbolic play.

AZELS Social Emotional Development (1-hr)

This course provides an overview of the Social & Emotional Development Standard from the Arizona Early Learning Standards (AZELS) and an introduction to the Pyramid Model to provide behavior supports, along with strategies to foster positive social and emotional development in children age 3-5.

AZELS Approaches to Learning (1-hr)

This course provides an overview of the Approaches to Learning Standard from the Arizona Early Learning Standards (AZELS) including supports to foster curiosity, confidence, creativity, and problem solving skills in children age 3-5.

AZELS Language & Literacy (1-hr)

This course provides an overview of the Language & Literacy Standard from the Arizona Early Learning Standards (AZELS) including supports to build language, emergent literacy, and emergent writing skills in preschool age children.

AZELS Mathematics (1-hr)

This course provides an overview of the Mathematics Standard from the Arizona Early Learning Standards (AZELS) including supports to foster counting, operations, measuring, and geometry skills in preschool age children.

AZELS Science (1-hr)

This course provides an overview of the Science Standard from the Arizona Early Learning Standards (AZELS) including supports to foster scientific inquiry and application skills in preschool age children.

AZELS Physical Development Health & Safety (1-hr)

This course provides an overview of the Physical Development, Health & Safety Standard from the Arizona Early Learning Standards (AZELS) including supports to promote healthy physical development, appropriate hygiene practices, and safety measures in the environment and the classroom for preschool age children.

HQPG: Family Engagement & Support (1-hr)

This course provides an overview of Program Guideline 5: Family Engagement & Support from the Program Guidelines for High Quality Early Education: Birth through Kindergarten including specific ways to more fully and effectively engage with families involved in your program.

AZ School Readiness Framework (1-hr)

This course provides an overview of the Arizona School Readiness Framework and its key components such as research-based curriculum and assessment, high-quality kindergarten transitions, and the importance of family engagement.

Ongoing Progress Monitoring (1-hr)

This course is designed to show the importance of ongoing progress monitoring within the early childhood education system. The four stages of the assessment cycle are outlined to include high-quality practices that support children’s outcomes, family engagement, and programmatic decision making.

 

2-hour Online Courses

 

ITDG Language Development & Communication (2-hr)

This course takes a closer look at the Language Development & Communication Domain of the Infant Toddler Developmental Guidelines (ITDG) including the connection of early brain research to language and communication development and provides effective strategies for supporting listening, speaking, and literacy-rich experiences for infants and toddlers.

AZELS Approaches to Learning (2-hr)

This course provides a closer look at the Approaches to Learning Standard from the Arizona Early Learning Standards (AZELS) including supports to implement the strands within the Standard as well as strategies to support executive function skills and cognitive flexibility in children age 3-5.

AZELS Language & Literacy (2-hr)

This course provides a closer look at the Language & Literacy Standard from the Arizona Early Learning Standards (AZELS) including supports to build language, emergent literacy, and emergent writing skills and how to design a literacy-rich environment for preschool age children.

AZELS Mathematics (2-hr)

This course takes a closer look at the Mathematics Standard from the Arizona Early Learning Standards (AZELS) including supports to foster counting, operations, measuring, and geometry skills along effective strategies for implementing math skills in all standards of early learning for preschool age children.

AZELS Science (2-hr)

This course takes a closer look at the Science Standard from the Arizona Early Learning Standards (AZELS) including supports to foster scientific inquiry and application skills, as well as strategies for designing a science-rich environment for preschool age children.

 

FAQ for ECE Professional Learning
What ECE trainings are offered by the Arizona Department of Education (ADE)?

 

The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) Early Childhood Education (ECE) division offers a comprehensive list of professional learning opportunities. To best meet the needs of the field, the professional learning courses range from 30 minutes to 4 hours and are available in both synchronous (live) and asynchronous (on-demand) sessions.

ADE ECE Comprehensive Professional Learning Opportunities

 

How do I register for an ECE course offered by ADE?

 

To register for an ADE-ECE course, visit the ECE Professional Learning webpage. Click on the course name/title to go to the registration link for the Event Management System (EMS). Click the green "Register Now" button. You will need to log into your ADEConnect account or create a new account. Please use the same email address to sign up for ALL registered events. This will help you keep track of all training certificates in one place.

 

What is the Event Management System (EMS)?

 

The Event Management System (EMS) is the platform utilized for all Arizona Department of Education (ADE) professional learning opportunities. These opportunities include in-person trainings, virtual trainings, webinars, online courses, and conferences. Anyone wishing to participate in ADE professional learning opportunities must register for an ADEConnect account that will be associated with their registered events in EMS.

 

Where do I find the course after I register?

 

Log into your EMS account using the same email address used for registration. Click on the three lines on top right and click "Home." 

 

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EMS Home
 

 

On the My Events page click on "Registered" to view a list of registered courses.

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EMS Registered List

 

If you do not see the course in your "Registered" list in EMS, please check in your "Attended" list. Sometimes courses are automatically moved from "Registered" to "Attended" even if they have not yet been launched.

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EMS Attended List

 

What is a Live Training?

 

Live training (synchronous) sessions are presented by ADE Early Childhood Education (ECE) staff and are scheduled for specific dates/times. Participation in the entire live training session is required for full credit.

 

Are Live Training sessions virtual or in person?

 

Currently, all live training sessions are offered in a virtual platform. Participants are strongly encouraged to join training sessions via computer/laptop and to download Microsoft Teams. This allows participants to have access to the chat, video presentations, and training activities. Joining training sessions via cell phone is NOT recommended as it significantly limits access and participation.

 

How is the Live Training schedule established?

 

The Live Training schedule (including training topics, dates, and times) is carefully planned based on annual survey data from the field and ECE staff capacity. Trainings are scheduled months in advance to allow sufficient time for registration and planning.

 

How do I get my Certificate for attending a Live Training?

 

Participants are required to attend an entire live training session and are expected to participate during the session to get full credit. At the end of a live training session, participants are asked to complete a short survey. This survey functions as attendance validation and provides valuable feedback regarding the trainings. The training facilitator will use the survey attendance to mark participants completed in EMS. Please allow approximately three business days to be marked completed. After being marked completed for the course, you will receive a confirmation email from ADE.

Log into your EMS account using the same email address used in registration. Click on the Home button and then on "Completed" to view a list of courses/trainings you have completed.

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Completed EMS Events button

You will need to complete the required standard EMS Survey to access your certificate. Once you complete the EMS Survey, click "Print Certificate" next to the desired course. You can print a hard copy or print files to Adobe PDF to save a copy of your certificate. You can also click "Print Transcript" to see a list of all completed courses.

It is highly recommended that you download and save ALL certificates for your personal records.

Why is the Live Training showing "Missed" when I attended the entire session?

 

Do not worry if a live training session you attended is showing as "Missed." The EMS system automatically moves courses to "Missed" after the scheduled date/time for the event has passed. Please allow approximately 3 business days after attending a live training session for the facilitators to mark your course "Completed."

 

If it has been several weeks after a training and your course is still showing as missed, please reach out to your training facilitator(s). You can find contact information on the ECE Team webpage.

 

What is an Online Course?

 

Online courses are available on-demand (asynchronously) and can be completed at any time. There are two sessions available for each online course during the fiscal year (FY). Session one is July 1 - Dec 31 and session two is Jan 1 - Jun 30.

 

How do I access my Online Course?

 

Log into your EMS account using the same email address used for registration. Click on the three lines on top right and click "Home." 

 

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EMS Home
 

 

On the My Events page click on "Registered" to view a list of registered courses.

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EMS Registered List

 

If you do not see the course in your "Registered" list in EMS, please check in your "Attended" list. Sometimes courses are automatically moved from "Registered" to "Attended" even if they have not yet been launched.

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EMS Attended List

 

Click on the course URL to launch.

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EMS Course Launch
Why can't I access Blackboard for my Online Course?

 

After launching the online course URL, if you receive an error message or do not have access to Blackboard, please email the Course Contact (found in the registration email) and include the following information:

  • Online Course Title (Ex: Intro to ITDG, AZELS Social Emotional 2-hr, etc.)
  • Request to "Synchronize Participants" to Blackboard

Occasionally when automatic updates occur, the EMS and Blackboard systems need to be manually "synchronized" for certain courses. Please provide accurate information in the email and allow for a short processing time for this synchronization to occur.

 

How do I get my certificate for completing an Online Course?

 

After watching the Online Course presentation video and studying course materials, you will need to complete a short course assessment with a passing score of  80% or above. You will have three attempts to successfully pass the assessment. Please open and utilize the course materials (i.e. AZELS, ITDG, Program Guidelines) during the assessment. After successfully passing the assessment, a completion confirmation email will be sent from ADE within approximately 24 hours.

Log into your EMS account using the same email address used in registration. Click on the Home button and then on "Completed" to view a list of courses/trainings you have completed.

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Completed EMS Events button

You will need to complete the required EMS Survey to access your certificate. The final question on the EMS Survey will be a link to complete our ECE Participant Survey. This survey provides important data specific to ECE and provides valuable feedback to help us improve our professional learning opportunities.

Once you complete the EMS survey, click "Print Certificate" next to the desired course. You can print a hard copy or print files to Adobe PDF to save a copy of your certificate. You can also click "Print Transcript" to see a list of all completed courses.

It is highly recommended that you download and save ALL certificates for your personal records.

How do I get credit for ADE trainings in the Arizona Workforce Registry?

 

The Event Management System (EMS) connects with the AZ Workforce Registry and certificates are set up to automatically upload to the Registry with identical email accounts. If you have a different email account with the Registry than your ADEConnect account, please call our ADE Help Desk at 602-542-2222 to transfer and/or merge your ADE Connect account(s).

While the Registry is an ideal place to help users manage their career profile with the goal of keeping a record of trainings and credentials all in one place, it is highly recommended that you download and save all certificates in your own personal files to access later if necessary.

 

What if I have multiple ADEConnect accounts?
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If you have multiple ADEConnect accounts (more than one email address), please call our ADE Help Desk at 602-542-2222 to transfer and/or merge your ADE Connect account(s).

 

How do I get an ECE Certification in Arizona?

 

Information from ADE Educator Certification:

  • Requirements for Early Childhood Education Certificate, Birth-Grade 3 or Age 8
  • Requirements for Early Childhood Special Education, Birth-Grade 3 or Age 8
  • ADE Certificates & Requirements

 

ADE Career & Technical Education (CTE)

  • Education & Training
  • Early Childhood Eduation - 13.1210.00
Is there a Participant Guide available for EMS?

 

Yes, please click below to view an online pdf guide to answer questions about the Event Management System (EMS).

EMS Participant Guide 

 

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