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What
is Professional Development at the Southeast Regional Key all
about?
What's
on this page?
Table of Contents...
- Professional
Growth Advisor (PGA)
- Professional
Development Overview.
(PDF Version)
- Professional
Development Calendar.
- Career
Lattice.
- Career
Advising Resources.
- Professional
Development and TA Organizations in the Southeast Region.
- Warm
Line.
- Contact
Us.
PGA
Training:
Saturday, August 16th, from 9-3 and Wednesday, August 20th 12-6
at the United Way of Southeastern PA, 7
Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Stipends: PGA's will receive a stipend for training hours
and advising at a rate of $20 per hour.
Questions?
Please contact Suzanne O'Connor at 215-665-2453 or soconnor@uwsepa.org
Overview
Click
here to download PDF version of the Overview
The
Professional Development Department at the Southeast Regional
Key manages support programs for the Keystone STARS Continuous
Quality Improvement program. Our programs include various professional
development opportunities, technical assistance, and community
engagement. The components of these three programs are explained
below. The PD Department is responsible for ensuring that the
Professional Development and Technical Assistance needs of practitioners
are met, and for monitoring the quality of the services delivered
in each of these programs.
Professional
Development in the Southeast: The Southeast Regional Key is a
part of Pennsylvania Keys to Professional Development. PA Keys
is a comprehensive, statewide professional development system
for practitioners serving children and families in early childhood
and school age programs including
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Child Care |
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Public School |
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Early Head Start and Head Start |
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Private Academic School |
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Early Intervention |
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The
Professional Development System is a seamless system designed
to enhance and promote quality programming that improves outcomes
for all children in Pennsylvania. The components of Pennsylvania's
Professional Development system include (click on each link for
more information):
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Core Body of Knowledge |
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Credit - Bearing Coursework |
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Professional Development Record |
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PA Quality Assurance System |
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Career Lattice |
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Voucher Program |
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Early Learning Standards |
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Keystone Stars |
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Credential Programs |
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Career/Professional Growth Advising |
This
system provides a continuum of professional development opportunities
and on-going support to practitioners in order to improve outcomes
for children in early childhood and school age programs. It is
a clearly articulated framework that defines pathways which are
tied to certification, leading to qualifications and credentials,
and addresses the needs of individuals and adult learners. Elements
of the Pennsylvania Keys to Professional Development system include:
a core body of knowledge, qualifications and credentials, quality
assurances, increased access to professional development opportunities,
and outreach and funding.
Professional
Development Calendar
This is a read-only version of the Professional
Development Calendar.
Click
here to view.
Career
Lattice
The Pennsylvania Keys to Quality Early Learning
Career Lattice is a guide to the education levels required for
many different positions in the Early Care and Education field.
The Career Lattice encourages practitioners to attain credentials
and degrees and to plan their educational pathway according to
the position that they are interested in attaining.
Click
here to learn more about the Career Lattice.
Click
here to download PDF version of the Career Lattice.
Description
of Positions and roles
The Pennsylvania Keys to Quality Early Learning
Career Lattice is a guide to the education levels required for
many different positions in the Early Care and Education field.
Click
here to learn more about Positions and Roles.
FAQ
page
Click
here to see the Frequently Asked Questions about the Career
Lattice.
Career
Advising Resources
Career
Resource Guide
The
Career Resource Guide is NOW available in an HTML version and
a Printable PDF version. [HTML
Version] [PDF
Version]
Career
Advising Brochures
Click
on the titles to download a PDF version of the brochure:
Contracted
Professional Development and Technical Assistance
Technical
Assistance in the Southeast: Technical Assistance is available
to programs participating in Keystone STARS who have completed
the Core Series (a series of professional development sessions).
Technical Assistance is intensive, one-on-one consultation around
a variety of different topics. Technical Assistance is commonly
thought of as "relationship-based professional development". Examples
of topics are: Program Learning Environment, Curriculum, Business
Practices, Health and Safety, Playground Safety.
For
professional development questions, assistance accessing the
www.pakeys.org Online Calendar,
or to register for/inquire about professional development opportunities
call the Southeast Regional Key’s Professional Development Staff
at 215-271-1267.
For
community-based, non-credit professional development opportunities:
Philadelphia
County -
Philadelphia
Early Childhood Collaborative
6757 Greene Street Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19119
215-848-7400
Bucks,
Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties –
Delaware Valley – AEYC
1608 Walnut Street Floor 14
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-963-0094
www.dvaeyc.org
For
the Southeastern PA School-Age Child Care Project:
Montgomery
Early Learning Centers
200 Sabine Ave.
Narberth, PA 19072
610-617-4550 Option 4
For
Child Development Associate (CDA) Coursework:
YMCA
of Philadelphia and Vicinity
200 Market Street, Suite 1202
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-963-3786
Delaware
County Community College
901 South Media Line Road
Media, PA 19063
610-359-5230
Manor
College
700 Fox Chase Road
Jenkintown, PA 19046
215-576-6564
www.manor.edu
Eastern
University
4261 N. 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
610-341-5936 (Eastern)
Esperanza
College
1300 Eagle Road
St. David’s PA 19087
215-324-0746 (Esperanza)
For
Credit-Bearing Early Childhood Coursework:
Bucks
County Community College
275 Swamp Road
Newtown, PA 18940
215-968-8413
Community
College of Philadelphia
1700 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
215-496-6153
Delaware
County Community College
901 South Media Line Road
Media, PA 19063
610-359-5230
Montgomery
County Community College
340 DeKalb Pike PO Box 400 PH 136
Blue Bell, PA 19422
215-619-7436
For
STARS Technical Assistance:
Note:
Keystone STARS Practitioners must contact their STARS Specialist
to request Technical Assistance.
Bucks
and Montgomery Counties -
Montgomery Early Learning Centers
200 Sabine Ave.
Narberth, PA 19072
610-617-4550 Option 4
Philadelphia
and Delaware Counties -
Philadelphia Early Childhood Collaborative
6757 Greene Street Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19119
215-848-7400
Philadelphia
and Chester Counties -
Delaware Valley – AEYC
1608 Walnut Street Floor 14
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-963-0094
www.dvaeyc.org
Warm
Line
Do you have career advising questions? (Want to
go back to school? Thinking about moving? etc.) You can now call
into a "warm line" to ask your questions and get answers
right over the phone. Click here more more
information.
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