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The Professional Development Information System (PDIS)

https://ecpd.costartstrong.org

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The Premise Knowledgeable and skilled early educators are the single most important factor in high quality

early care and education environments.

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The Professional Development Information System (PDIS)

The PDIS is a web-based system supporting

career and professional development for Colorado’s early

childhood workforce.

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PDIS Overview Supports individual professionals

Provides online self-paced courses

Connects professionals with and tracks training and education

Calculates credentials

Provides information to the QRIS system

Provides info on the EC workforce

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Major Components of the PDIS

Professional Portfolio

• Contact Information • Demographic Information • Employment Information • Education and Training Information • Credential Information

Learning Management

System

•Delivery of Colorado Shines Level 2 E-learning Courses •Other Courses in Course Catalog •Registering for F2F training •Training Approval

PD Advisor

•Personalized Competencies Self-Assessment •Goal Setting Tool • Individualized Professional Development Plan •Professional Development Resources

Competencies

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Competencies: The Foundation of the PDIS

Connected to the Self-Assessment

Connected to job roles

Connected to each PD offering

Individualized recommendations

Unlimited competency sets

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Go to ecpd.costartstrong.org

1. Register

2. Online Self-Paced and Face to Face Courses

3. EC Professional Credential

4. Competencies Self-Assessment

5. Individual PD Plan

Five Steps to PDIS Success! How-to

guide and videos

available!

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Step 1: Registration Must have an email account

Use Google Chrome as your browser

5-part Wizard

PDISHelp@cde.state.co.us

1.844.447.4441

Homepage under ‘Register Here!’

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Step 2: Courses

Must be registered in the PDIS

Accessed through Course Catalog

Colorado Shines Level 2 E-learning Courses

Others as available

Free of charge and count toward ongoing hours

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Step 3: Early Childhood Professional Credential

Formal recognition of education, training, experience and competency

Provides a career pathway

Part of QRIS

Accessed through ‘My Profile’ –look for ‘Early Childhood Credentials’

Credential 1.0 is good until it expires

Experience

Points awarded for each year (1,820 hours

worked in the field)

Formal Education

Degrees

Points awarded for

highest degree

achieved

Areas of Study

Four additional

points awarded for each early childhood

related degree

Course- work

One additional

point awarded for each 3 credit ECE course

completed in the last 15

years

Ongoing Professional

Development

Points awarded for training hours/CEUs completed in the last

3 years

Points awarded for training related to children with high

needs, completed as a series, or completed with at least 8 hours

of coaching

Points awarded for specific current

licenses, endorsements &

certifications

Demonstrated Competencies

BONUS points awarded when

professionals are observed with an

approved observation tool and receive a qualifying score

Level 1 10-20 points Must have points from at least 2 areas Level 2 21-35 points Must have points from at least 2 areas Level 3 36-50 points Must have points from at least 2 areas Level 4 51-60 points Must have points from at least 3 areas Level 5 61-70 points Must have points from at least 3 areas Level 6 71+ points Must have points from at least 3 areas

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Aligned Course-

work

Two additional

points awarded for each 3 credit Aligned ECE

course completed in

the last 15 years

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Step 4: Self-Assessment Based on CO’s Competencies for Early Childhood Educators & Administrators

8 domains (topic areas), 4 levels (beginner to advanced), 128 questions

Pace yourself!

Creates a competency profile that then informs the Individual PD Plan

Accessed through ‘My Dashboard’ and ‘My Professional Development Plan’

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Must complete Competencies Self-Assessment first

Can add multiple goals, multiple action steps and create your own goals

Provides individualized recommendations for future PD

Earns points in the QRIS (Standard 1.14)

Step 5: Individual Professional Development Plan

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PDIS User Accounts Created

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PDIS Online Self-Paced Course Completions

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Total Credentialed Professionals = 10,401

July 2017

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