PD Essentials
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Overview
PD Essentials supports those providing professional development to personnel serving children (prenatal to age 5) and their families in home, school, and community settings.
Major Activities
- The PD Essentials train-the-trainer curriculum, Essentials for Early Childhood Professional Development Providers, addresses the needs of trainers who have content knowledge but who desire to build their skills in the design and delivery of engaging and effective in-person and virtual training. The series includes:
- Understanding Adult Learners (virtual)
- Techniques for Effective and Engaging Early Childhood Training (in-person)
- Designing Effective and Engaging Early Childhood Training (in-person and virtual)
- Delivering Effective and Engaging Early Childhood Training (in-person)
- Effective and Engaging Techniques for Virtual Training (virtual)
- PowerPoint Essentials (virtual)
Target Audience
Early childhood professional development providers
Funding Source
Virginia Department of Education
Contact
Dr. Jaye Harvey
PD Essentials State Coordinator
jhwellons@vcu.edu
Sandy Wilberger
TTAC Co-Director
slwilber@vcu.edu