Update on 4/28/20: Session on May 1 will be a Zoom discussing Plan B for completing credential. Please check your email folders for the information.
Teachers will earn a micro-credential certification indicating demonstrated competency in Early Childhood Language Development by participating in this blended model of learning. This series is not a traditional sit and get session. Rather, it will incorporate learning that is:
-Personalized and self-directed
-Focused on the needs of educators, students and schools
-Competency based, and
-Job embedded and practical
In order to complete the requirements for the Language Development micro-credential, teachers must fully participate in and complete the following over the program's nine month duration October to June:
Attend the START SOME DRAMA: Four Part Series Training which includes:
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Overview of SSD Starter Kit (Included)
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Pretend and Learn Planning Sheets
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Integration of Plans: what you already do, not something new to do
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Content Area Standards Alignment
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Marketable “Soft” Skills
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Career Ready VocabularyCareer Ready
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Field Trip
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Complete 1 Online Module
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Actively engage in job imbedded coaching and follow up with ESC consultant.
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Participate in ongoing reflective planning and questioning discussion board around dramatic play.
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Document progress and evolution of dramatic play and language development in their classroom.
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Collaborate with peers and ESC 20 on a Community Partnership Development Project for School Readiness.
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Commit to present findings, experience, and share best practices with colleagues and at least one Early Learning Partnership Center. Kits will be provided.