Authentic Assessment for Early Childhood: An Introduction
This training on Authentic Assessment for early childhood educators will help you gain skills in understanding the importance of authentic assessment and how you can use the information you gather in a variety of ways. This training does not focus on a specific assessment tool but gives you a solid background in assessment so that you can use the tools you already have or choose a tool in the future.
When you return to the workplace you will be able to collect relevant developmental information about a child to communicate with the family and others, use collected information to plan for the child’s progress, and plan periodic assessments and monitor ongoing progress.
Important Information!
This course requires satisfactory completion of an application activity prior to receiving completion credit for this training. Once submitted it can take up to 3 business days to be reviewed. Please allow ample time for completion of all course components and respond to any communication from the course facilitator in a timely manner.
Once all course components have been completed, credit will be entered into ECE-TRIS within 10 calendar days.
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If parents have questions about CCAP Enrollment, they will need to contact DCBS Family Support at (855) 306-8959 to discuss the specifics of their case.
Providers may contact DCC with questions concerning payments or certificates at CCAPProviderPayments@ky.gov or (844) 209-2657.
Provider CCAP Billing Basics (July 2022) is designed to give child care providers an introduction to the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) and the CCAP billing process. All Licensed, Certified and Registered providers participating in CCAP will need to complete this training and provide documentation of completion to the CCAP Billing Section once during each year of operation and upon change of the staff member submitting billing information. Providers need to retain a copy of the documentation of completion, the course certificate, for their files.
CCAP provides payment assistance on a sliding income scale for eligible families, allowing them to gain employment and remain employed.
You will receive 1 clock hour of credit in ECE-TRIS upon the completion of this course.
CCAP is Administered by
Division of Family Support (DFS)
Assists families with the CCAP application process and maintains the CCAP case.
Handles the CCAP eligibility and certificate process.
Utilizes the Integrated Electronic Eligibility System, (IEES).
Division of Child Care (DCC)
Supports all child care providers.
Manages CCAP payments, enrollment fees, rate increases, banking information, and assists providers with questions related to payments.
Utilizes the Kentucky Integrated Child Care System (KICCS)
The Division of Regulated Child Care (DRCC) manages all licensing and inspections, utilizing the Kentucky Integrated Child Care System (KICCS).
The IEES and KICCS systems share information nightly concerning provider status, certificates, and enrollments.
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In this self-paced course, participants will learn about the importance of Professional Development for early childhood educators. They will be introduced to the Kentucky Career Lattice, and the Kentucky Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators. Participants will learn about SMART goals, create their own Annual Professional Development Plan, and share that plan with people who can support them as they complete it, including their Center Director and Child Care Aware Professional Development Coach.
Kentucky Core Competency Area: Professional Development/Professionalism: Practice self-evaluation to determine professional growth and performance, using Kentucky’s Early Childhood Core content, and other appropriate materials to assist in identifying areas of need.
CDA Content Area: Maintaining a Commitment to Professionalism
NAEYC Professional Standard Area: Standard 6, Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator; 6e: Develop and sustain the habit of reflective and intentional practice in their daily work with young children and as members of the early childhood profession.
Como proveedor de Educación Temprana, juegas un papel critico en la salud y bienestar de los niños. Además, estás en el lugar indicado para identificar si algún niño necesita ayuda especifica en su proceso de desarrollo. Este curso en línea, Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns, te ayudará a cumplir tu rol, brindándote las herramientas y prácticas necesarias para monitorear el desarrollo de los niños que cuidas, e informar apropiadamente a sus padres.
El curso se concentra en:
La importancia de monitorear el desarrollo de los niños.
Nuestro rol en el monitoreo del desarrollo.
Cómo monitorear fácilmente el desarrollo de los niños.
Cómo comunicar a los padres sobre el desarrollo de sus niños.
Los objetivos del curso son:
Enumerar tres preocupaciones sobre el desarrollo que los proveedores de atención y educación temprana deben monitorear.
Identificar al menos tres hitos del desarrollo para cada grupo de edades.
Describir cómo usar los recursos de “Aprende las señales. Actúa temprano” en el trabajo de educación temprana con niños y padres.
Describir dos estrategias de comunicación que las familias pueden usar al tratar temas sobre el desarrollo de sus hijos.
Utilice los siguientes enlaces para ver cada sección del contenido del curso:
“¡Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns” fue desarrollado por el programa “Learn the Signs. Act Early” del Centro para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades.
La versión de esta capacitación en Kentucky, agrega una sección sobre los recursos que se brindan en este estado. Al finalizar el curso, se le emitirá 1 hora valida en ECE-TRIS.
This course is a follow-up to ECE 125 Introduction to the Kentucky Strengthening Families Initiative. You must complete that course before beginning this one.
This course will allow you to focus on implementing the Protective Factor of Nurturing and Attachment within your classroom or childcare center.
Our vision for families:
Families respond to their child with warmth and consistently build a strong and secure attachment.
Families help their child to trust that their environments are safe.
Families recognize and embrace their child’s strengths and individuality.
Families teach their child how to form and keep healthy relationships with others.
Families with strong nurturing and attachment give their children the best chance of developing into teens and adults who are happy, healthy and possess individual-level protective factors, such as relational, self-regulation and problem solving skills.
This course will involve personal reflection, gathering feedback, intentional family interactions and will provide resources.
Emily Keely
Lead Facilitator emily.keely@ky.gov
Kristen Martin
State Supervisor kristen.martin@ky.gov
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Course Objectives
1. Gain an understanding of
2. Connect the Nurturing and Attachment Protective Factor to the six Guiding Premises.
This course is a follow-up to ECE 125 Introduction to the Kentucky Strengthening Families Initiative. You must complete that course before beginning this one.
This course will allow you to focus on implementing the Protective Factor of Social and Emotional Competence within your classroom or childcare center.
Our vision for families:
Families encourage and reinforce their child’s positive social skills and set limits in a positive way.
Families help their children manage and communicate their feelings.
Families teach and encourage their child to solve problems in age-appropriate ways.
Families provide regular routines for young children.
Families with strong social and emotional competence interact with their children in ways that help children develop the ability to recognize, communicate and regulate their emotions.
This course will involve personal reflection, gathering feedback, intentional family interactions and will provide resources.
Emily Keely
Lead Facilitator emily.keely@ky.gov
Kristen Martin
State Supervisor kristen.martin@ky.gov
If you encounter technical issues with the site, please use the “Contact Us” button at the bottom of the page.
Course Objectives
1. Help families develop social and emotional competence.
2. Connect the Social and Emotional Competence Protective Factor to the six Guiding Premises.
This course is a follow-up to ECE 125 Introduction to the Kentucky Strengthening Families Initiative. You must complete that course before beginning this one.
This course will allow you to focus on implementing the Protective Factor of Concrete Supports in Times of Need within your classroom or childcare center.
Our vision for families:
Families have the resources to meet their basic needs.
Families feel safe in their community.
Families know how to have information and connections to services in their community.
Families feel supported and valued when reaching out for help.
Families with strong concrete supports know how to access resources that address a family’s basic needs, which helps to minimize stress caused by challenges.
This course will involve personal reflection, gathering feedback, intentional family interactions and will provide resources.
Emily Keely
Lead Facilitator emily.keely@ky.gov
Kristen Martin
State Supervisor kristen.martin@ky.gov
If you encounter technical issues with the site, please use the “Contact Us” button at the bottom of the page.
Course Objectives
1. Help families develop concrete supports for times of need
2. Connect the Concrete Supports in Times of Need Protective Factor to the six Guiding Premises.
This course is a follow-up to ECE 125 Introduction to the Kentucky Strengthening Families Initiative. You must complete that course before beginning this one.
This course will allow you to focus on implementing the Protective Factor of Knowledge of Child Development within your classroom or childcare center.
Our vision for families is to:
Identify realistic expectations for their child’s development.
Possess a commitment to lifelong learning.
Practice positive discipline techniques to effectively manage their child’s behavior.
Recognize and respond appropriately to their child’s specific developmental needs.
Families with knowledge of child development understand child development and parenting strategies that advance physical, cognitive, language, social and emotional development.
This course will involve personal reflection, gathering feedback, intentional family interactions and will provide resources.
Emily Keely
Lead Facilitator emily.keely@ky.gov
Kristen Martin
State Supervisor kristen.martin@ky.gov
If you encounter technical issues with the site, please use the “Contact Us” button at the bottom of the page.
Course Objectives
1. Help families increase their knowledge of Child Development
2. Connect the Knowledge of Child Development Protective Factor to the six Guiding Premises.
This course will allow you to focus on implementing the Protective Factor of Social Connections within any setting that serves young children and their families.
When people experience positive social connections, they:
Maintain multiple friendships and supportive relationships with others.
Feel respected and appreciated in their roles as the primary caregiver.
Accept help from others and give help to others.
Establish connections and a sense of belonging with other families.
Families who have positive social connections seek timely assistance from people they have learned to “count on” and are empowered to give back through satisfying, mutually beneficial relationships. Supportive social connections help buffer families from stressors and support nurturing parenting skills that promote secure attachments in young children.
Course Details
Target Audience
All Staff
Learning Environment
Infant Toddler Preschool School Age
Training Level
2
Core Content Subject Area
Family and Community Partnerships
Core Content Competency
Demonstrate awareness of individual families relative to differences in family strengths, structure, lifestyle, expectations, values, religions, customs, traditions, childrearing practices and language.
Welcome to ECE 133 Bright Futures: Engaging and Encouraging Families of Children with Disabilities
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Course Goal and Objectives:
Course Goal:The goal of this course is to promote the vision that every child can grow up to work and share their talents and skills with the world if given the proper support, including children with disabilities and this begins in the early years.
Learning Outcome:Learners will be able to summarize and retrieve information and develop a list of resources and activities for families of children with disabilities that promotes the vision that future work is possible.
Workplace Outcome:Participants will return to the workplace and be able to: (a) identify and share appropriate resources and information with families of children with disabilities for advocacy, benefits, referrals, and rights and (b) develop and use activities to discover children’s uniqueness. interests, and skills in the community, classroom, home, and program that assist in creating an environment that promotes the work expectation of work and where families are partners.
Course Overview
This course is for early care and education professionals working with children and families up to 5 years of age and will take approximately 2 (two) hours to complete. The aim is to promote the vision that every child is constantly learning and can explore their interests at their own pace if given the proper support, including children with disabilities. Ultimately, this exploration of interests can evolve into hobbies or activities that eventually become potential career paths. Encouraging children to explore careers is essential because people with disabilities have historically faced low employment rates. Therefore, helping children identify those interests early on can help them develop the expectation, motivation, and skills to work as valued community members in the future.
This course will also assist you in deepening your understanding of your role in creating a respectful, supportive, and collaborative partnership with families in your program. We will emphasize that creating an integrated approach to family engagement is crucial to the child’s success. Throughout the course, you will discover various ways to develop and encourage a program and family partnership.
These components will assist you in gaining a deeper knowledge and understanding of ways to support family engagement for families of children with disabilities in your program.
The course contains multiple lessons; each lesson will include mini topics, each lesson/topic must be complete before moving forward. Please click “mark complete” at the bottom of the page to access the next lesson/topic. Lessons may include a quiz or reflection activity (Think Spot), click “start quiz” to access quiz content. Once you have completed the quiz click “finish quiz”. Once submitted you will see “click here to continue”. If this doesn’t appear, please click restart quiz and try again.
Once all five lessons and sub-topics are complete, you will need to finish the Course Wrap-Up to receive your certificate. Credit will be issued in ECE-TRIS with a valid account within ten days of course completion. For a downloadable copy of these instructions, please return to the top of the page and click navigation.
If you haven’t already downloaded the learning journal, please do so now. The guided learning journal provides an opportunity for you to reflect further on what you have learned and how you can implement it into your classroom or program. This journal can be printed or completed as a fillable pdf. You can locate it at the beginning of this section. Please complete it as you move through the course.
Upon completion of the course, you will be provided with a downloadable list of resources provided throughout the course.
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