*General Resources

From CoP Members

• Director’s Professional Development Needs Differ by Developmental Stage
• Starting from the Core
• Breakthrough Series Collaborative

1. Culture of Continuous Learning Project: A Literature Review of the Breakthrough Series Collaborative
2. Culture of Continuous Learning Project Theory of Change
3. A short video about the Culture of Continuous Learning Project Breakthrough Series Collaborative
4. Quality Improvement Methods in Early Childhood Programs: Approaches and Applications to the Field (from the National Research Conference on Early Childhood)

• 2016 Continuous Quality Improvement Community of Practice
• 2018 Effective Technical Assistance Systems in QRIS Peer Learning Group
• The Development and Implementation of Coaching / TTA Competencies: Whether you are developing, revising, or implementing your state’s coaching/TTA core knowledge and competencies, this webinar has something for you. The National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance (ECQA Center) and BUILD were delighted to feature facilitators Anita Allison and Michelle Adkins, both from NCECDTL. The session explores the considerations, alignment issues, and various uses of coaching/TTA CKC’s and reviews state examples of CKC’s and policies allowing coaching to be used for training requirements. (Read the Core Knowledge and Competencies Planning and Implementation Guide.)
• Systems Planning & Implementation Guides: This webinar from the BUILD Initiative and National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning (NC ECDTL) explores four systems planning guides that support states in building or revising their Early Childhood Education systems and the subsystems that comprise them. Specifically, the 30-minute walk-through explores how these guides are similar, how they differ, and how to use them to best meet your state's needs.
• Aligned Professional Development Systems Planning and Implementation Guide
• Build It Better: Indicators of Progress to Support Integrated Early Childhood Professional Development Systems
• System-building Tools and Resources
• A Tool to Assess the Alignment of State/Territory PDS and QRIS
• Virtual Meeting Checklist