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Professional Development

A Promise to Families
As Early Childhood Educators, you and your teams hold the hearts and minds of the future in your hands. Families entrust you to care for their children and help them learn and grow. Continuing to strengthen your skills and practice is a part of that trust, and the professional development you choose can assist you on that journey and your commitment to children and families. As you consider what will support your own personal growth, take a peak at some of the opportunities below.
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NMCAA's Self-Guided Trainings
The following self-guided trainings are available as a resource for any Collaborative Center staff. At the end of each training, staff will complete a survey which will encourage them to reflect on their learning and incorporate the new information into their teaching practices. Completing the survey will also give staff credit for completing the training and will be linked to their MiRegistry account. 
This presentation explores the benefits of play and how it supports children’s learning. The purpose is to understand how play impacts children’s development and how it facilitates academic learning.
Learn about the importance of brain development in young children and how educators play a crucial role in this development.
The purpose of this training is to explore how educators can be culturally responsive to all children and families, and how effective teaching practices will support these responses.
This presentation focuses on the importance of messy play with infants and toddlers, and how this type of play supports all areas of young children’s development.
This presentation examines how educators can support children in their higher-level thinking development. Additionally, ways to support children’s thoughts about diversity will also be explored.
What is phonological awareness? Learn what phonological awareness encompasses in early childhood and why it’s an important pre-reading skill for young children.  Resources and ideas to support children’s development in this area will also be explored.
This training includes a recorded webinar from the ECLKC Front Porch Series.  Why transitions elicit challenging behaviors, and resources to support times of transition will be explored.
This training includes a recorded webinar from the ECLKC Front Porch Series.  How to incorporate the natural world into children’s activities, and how that supports their development, is explored.
This training includes a recorded webinar from the ECLKC Teacher Time series. The definition of inclusion as well as ways to support an inclusive environment for all children will be explored. 
This presentation focuses on the development of a healthy self-concept in young children and the role educators have in that development. The use of praise vs encouragement will be explored and how what we say impacts a "growth mindset" in young children.
This presentation focuses on the progression of math during the preschool years. The purpose is to introduce concepts vital to young children’s mathematical development.
This PowerPoint explores how to support children with scientific thinking, including strategies for fostering children’s higher-level thinking skills and utilizing steps in the scientific method.
Professional Development Opportunities Available on ECLKC
  • iPD: The iPD Portfolio is a learning management system created to support ongoing professional development for staff in Head Start and child care settings. It contains accessible, self-paced modules based on staff roles and interests. Some of the iPD courses have been approved by the State of Michigan to meet the professional development requirements for childcare providers to receive credit in MiRegistry. For the current list of approved courses click here.
  • ECLKC 15 Minute In-Service Suites: These 15-minute in-service suites are a professional development resource for staff in busy, active early childhood centers and programs. They are organized around one topic or big idea and address effective teaching and assessment practices.
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