Colorado Early Childhood Professional Development System

Colorado Early Childhood Professional Development System

Colorado Early Childhood Professional Development System

Training Alignment and Approval Type A Preparation Worksheet

If you have questions about this worksheet contact: Patti Newman at

Use this worksheet for new and existing early childhood trainings.

This preparation worksheet will help you gather and draft the information needed for Training Alignment and Approval. Use it to organize all your training information to submit to the PDIS online Training Alignment and Approval System when it goes live.

  1. Contact (person who can answer questions about this application)

Name
Phone
Email Address
  1. List up to two people who will need permission in the PDIS to manage this training

Name / Email
  1. Title (enter title of your training in the box below)
  1. TrainingDescriptions (write a short description of the training in the box below, maximum length 120 words)
  1. Target Audience
  1. Will participants be charged a fee (see question #17 on the QA document for more information about fees)?

Yes
No
If yes, list the website, phone or other method you will use to collect participant fees.
  1. Participant knowledge, skills or experience needed to be successful in this training (identify what is a requirement, and what is recommended)
  1. Credit

Total Clock hours (List number of hours)
Clock hours specific to Social Emotional Development
IACET CEU’s awarded (List number of units)
Attach your IACET documentation to this application
  1. Delivery Method, (check all that apply)

Face to Face
Online Facilitated
Online Self-Paced (SCORM 1.2 required)
Webinar
Hybrid (list which methods are used)
  1. Recommended Trainer Qualifications: Choose all that apply.

Trainer Credential: Basic
Trainer Credential: Intermediate
Trainer Credential: Advanced
Approved Specialty Trainer
None at this time
Other, please explain
  1. List what areas (counties) this training serves.
  1. What language is this training offered in?

English
Spanish
Other, please explain here
  1. Which of the following credential categoriesdoes this training meet?

Series (defined as at least 12 hours, offered in multiple sessions at least 1 week apart)
Focused on children with high needs (6 or more hours of content-can be delivered overtime).
Topics approved that meet the definition of High Needs:
Developmental Delays Inclusion
Tribal/Indian Lands Poverty
Low Income Special Needs
Foster Care Infants/Toddlers
Homeless Differentiation
Migrant Dual Language Learners
Social Emotional English Language Learners
Disabilities
Includes a job embedded component (Coaching with at least 8 contact hours)
None of the above
  1. Check the domain/competency set this training best fits (choose one, this is how your training will be categorized for the PDIS catalog)

Early Childhood Competencies: Child Growth, Development, and Learning Domain
Early Childhood Competencies: Child Observation and Assessment Domain
Early Childhood Competencies: Family and Community Partnerships Domain
Early Childhood Competencies: Guidance Domain
Early Childhood Competencies: Health, Safety, and Nutrition Domain
Early Childhood Competencies: Professional Development and Leadership Domain
Early Childhood Competencies: Program Planning and Development Domain
Early Childhood Competencies: Teaching Practices Domain
Competencies for Trainers
Competencies for Coaches
  1. Choose the type of training this is (choose one, this will be used to categorize your training in the search feature of the PDIS catalog)

Infant Toddler
QRIS Level 2
Pre-licensing Training (Family Child Care Homes)
New Orientation Trainings (meets CCDF requirements)
Coaching
Trainers
Other, please list:
  1. Competencies and Justification - The PDIS is a competency driven system. The specific competencies identified for each traininglink the training to the PDIS professional development plan featuresand credentialing training requirements. As you complete this section, be sure to provide information specific to the training that showcases how it supports individual achievement of the selected competency. A guideline for the number of competencies to identify is one per clock hour.

Using the competencies set for your audience (Early Childhood Educators and Administrators, Trainers, Coaches), identify which competencies this training aligns to. Use the steps below to help guide selection of competencies. If you select competencies from multiple sets, list the set with the competency in the chart below.

  1. Locate the competency document you need.
  2. Identify the Domain area that aligns to your training content. Remember the goal is to identify the competencies that your training authentically supports participants to achieve. If you have questions, refer to the Training Design: Competencies and Learning Objectives module in the PDIS catalog for more information on competency selection.
  3. Identify the Category in the Domain area you choose.
  4. Identify the competency this training aligns to and enter the competency in the chart below with your justification of how this training supports each competency (add rows if you need additional space).
  5. You can also use the “find” tools in the competency documents to help locate competencies (ctrl F or the magnifier icon at the top of the page).

Learning Objectives

Once you have identified the competencies your training aligns to, list the learning objectives that support achieving the competency in the next column. For more information on learning objectives,refer to the Training Design: Competencies and Learning Objectives module in the PDIS catalog.

Complete the chart. You can add additional rows to this chart as needed.

Competency
List the competency number and text this training supports.
Use a separate line for each competency listed. / Learning Objectives
You may have multiple learning objectives for each competency. / Activity Description
Write a short Description of this activity. Be sure that the activity supports achievement of your learning objective. / Activity Categories
(30% of activities must be interactive) / Time
(Total must equal the total clock hours / Evaluation
How will you know you have achieved the competency & associated learning objectives?
Content Delivery / Interactive Experiences
  1. Transfer of Learning: Briefly describe how you support participants to transfer what they learn in this training to their daily work.
  1. References: list the references used to develop this training. Use APA formatting (

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PDIS Training Approval Process: Type A Preparation Worksheet

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