Relationship-Based Professional Development Models That Support Teaching Practices in Early Care and Education

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Relationship-based coaching is a key form of professional development (PD) that positively impacts educators’ practices and children’s outcomes. The papers in this session focus on coaches’ and educators’ perspectives of coaching inclusive PD across diverse sectors of early care and education (ECE), including center, state-funded and home-based child care, and using coaching to target specific as well as broad domains of practice, with attention to supporting equitable ECE. The insights from this work help illuminate how to best support diverse educators and coaches in ECE and highlight key elements to be considered when bringing coaching to scale across a state, across broader implementation of Tier 2 supports for social-emotional development, and in supporting anti-bias, culturally responsive care.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Early Education and Child Development

Chair

• Jiyeon Lee, Ball State University

Participant

• Bridget E Hatfield, Oregon State University

Papers

• Examination of a new state-wide initiative to support ECE coaches - Bridget E Hatfield, Oregon State University; Hillary R. Lewis, Oregon State University; Katherine C Pears, Oregon Social Learning Center; Jiyeon Lee, Ball State University; Maya Johnson, Oregon State University

• Coaches’ perspectives on implementing an evidence-based practice in typical early childhood classrooms - W. Carl Sumi, SRI International; Dan Cohen, SRI International; Michelle Woodbridge, SRI International; Elisa B. Garcia, SRI International; Christen Park, SRI International

• Supporting home-based child care educators: Practices and experiences from the field - Jessica Miguel, University of New Mexico; Juliet Bromer, Erikson Institute; Toni Porter, Early Care and Education Consulting

Discussant

• Sarah N Lang, The Ohio State University