Statewide On-Demand Trainings
South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Core Knowledge and Competencies
The South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Core Knowledge and Competencies document represents a core body of knowledge, skills, values and dispositions all early childhood and school-age care educators must demonstrate to effectively support the development, learning and well-being of young children and school-age youth. The South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Core Knowledge and Competencies guide self-reflection and professional growth by describing what early childhood and school-age care educators need to know, understand and be able to do at all levels of professional practice. They are designed to include all types of early care and youth educational settings including center-based, family child care, Head Start and Early Head Start, preschool classrooms, school-age care programs and in situations where individuals are teaching or mentoring others in the field. The intent is for any individual, regardless of their background or professional status, to view their placement on the continuum of competency, set goals and work toward improvement.
South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Pathways to Professional Development
South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Pathways to Professional Development is a statewide project designed to increase the quality of care in early childhood and school-age care settings across the state by building the quality of professionals who care for and educate our children in early childhood and school-age care settings.
Pathways is a tool to explore and guide professional growth and development for professionals in early childhood and school-age care settings. Pathways provides a way to formally and publicly recognize individuals who actively pursue continuing education and demonstrate a commitment to advance their knowledge and competencies in caring for children birth through age 12.
For more information on participating in Pathways, please email SDSU.SDQRIS@sdstate.edu.
