{"id":75,"date":"2023-08-11T11:41:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T15:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/pdg\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2024-01-19T09:24:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:24:23","slug":"best-practices-professional-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/pdg\/grant-activities\/best-practices-professional-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Practices &amp; Professional Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p><strong>Professional Development (PD).<\/strong>\u00a0Strengthening pre-service coursework and in-service PD efforts that ensure the workforce is well-educated, highly-skilled, and culturally competent across health, early learning, and family support. The grant will support strategies to reduce duplication of effort, leverage financial and other resources, and increase program quality.<\/p>\n<p>2019 Workforce and Professional Development reports:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/pdg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2023\/08\/apprenticeshipreport-1.pdf\">Apprenticeships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/pdg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2023\/08\/fieldexperiencesreport-1.pdf\">Field Experiences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/pdg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2023\/08\/highereducationarticulationsreport-1.pdf\">Higher Education and Articulations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/pdg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2023\/08\/incentivesreport-1.pdf\">Incentives<\/a>\u00a0for Professional Development<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/pdg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2023\/08\/priorlearningreport-1.pdf\">Prior Learning<\/a> and Professional Development<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/pdg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2023\/08\/reciprocityreport-1.pdf\">Reciprocity<\/a> and Professional Development<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/pdg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2023\/08\/pdgsharingbestpracticeprofdevelrec2020-1.pdf\">Workforce and Professional Development Recommendations<\/a>, as presented to Spark NH<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2019 Needs Assessment Survey of Kindergarten Teachers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/pdg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2023\/08\/2019_nh_pdg_k_teacher_survey_0-1.pdf\">Kindergarten Teacher Survey Tool<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/pdg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2023\/08\/henry_kindergarten_survey_summary_2020-1.pdf\">Summary Report of Kindergarten Teacher Survey<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Early Childhood Center of Excellence at UNH.\u00a0<\/strong>Formalize the coalition of interdisciplinary early childhood experts at UNH and create a sustainable practice-based coaching model, including coordination of practice-based coaching opportunities relevant to ECCE professionals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).<\/strong>\u00a0Expand current pilot evaluation of QRIS coaching model work to provide practice-based coaching to infant, toddler, and preschools programs and to formalize a QRIS coaching implementation guide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Play-Based Learning.<\/strong>\u00a0Expand current work of the PDG B-5 Planning Grant to provide embedded coaching on\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/newhampshirepdg.wixsite.com\/playbasedk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">play-based learning<\/a>\u00a0to kindergarten teachers and include evaluation of effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Expanding Availability.\u00a0<\/strong>Engage in targeted study to expand the availability of early learning programs for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers outside of the home by working directly with communities to increase access through a whole family mixed-delivery model (i.e., early learning programs with integrative family support services).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/pdg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2023\/08\/rs64892_2jg06944-lpr.jpg\" alt=\"rs64892_2jg06944-lpr\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2000\" width=\"1333\" title=\"rs64892_2jg06944-lpr\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional Development (PD).\u00a0Strengthening pre-service coursework and in-service PD efforts that ensure the workforce is well-educated, highly-skilled, and culturally competent across health, early learning, and family support. 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