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In this section, you will learn about the importance of attaining and maintaining a professional approach to your role as a trainer. We will also discuss the role that ethics plays in your personal development and public persona.

As we move through the study of some cognitive and adult learning theory-based approaches to learning that the current research espouses, connect parts of this content back to the information you received in the previous two sections regarding learning and the brain and individual life experiences, culture, and identity.  This will help you to see exactly WHY these approaches to learning are effective.

This look at how to create optimal conditions for adult learning uses significant content and framework that is presented in the online publication and supplemental resources of Learning Styles As A Myth, which was created by the Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning at Yale University.

For our purposes as future Early Care and Education trainers, we will look at this information in three main areas: Inclusive Teaching Strategies, Group Work/Collaborative Learning, and Active Learning.

Resources

Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning – https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/LearningStylesMyth?fbclid=IwAR0dh25BEk1KwthV8ZpcqeaF7b8WZoJpebnhwOdnz61CnaJWqSa1uCACYlg 

In every group of adult learners, there exists a wide range of diversity.  Many different individuals will be present, each one of them uniquely shaped by the forces that are at work in a wide range of identity-forming cultural and life experiences.

This diversity and the factors that create it all contribute to the development of individual learning profiles that each individual training participant will bring into your training. Understanding more about human diversity will help you plan trainings that are more able to connect with and reach these diverse adult learners. This will in turn increase your chances of educating, inspiring and helping to chart a path for training participants to change their work behaviors to improve outcomes for children and families in early care and education settings.

Welcome to the informational section on the Trainer Credentialing process. This section will provide details about the credential itself and some helpful tips for the application process. Please pull out your FET 1: Trainer’s Credential Overview ?Handout for note-taking. You will want to jot down notes to ensure that you have a complete application the first time you submit.

Throughout the lesson there will be instructions to click on images and/or text for additional information to show. Some text will also expand and then be available. Please be sure to interact as you progress through all the sections and lessons.

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Throughout this training, you will encounter the following types of activities:

?Handout: This icon indicates that there is content to refer to in your FET handout.

?Think Spot: An ungraded opportunity to reflect on the topic discussed and likely is tied to the course handout. It is recommended that you download or print the handout to have on hand while you complete the courses.

? Check Your Knowledge: A graded quiz to check your understanding of the topic(s) covered. These can be True/False, Multiple Choice, or Fill in the Blank. Check Your Knowledge quizzes are complete when 80% of the questions are answered correctly (unless otherwise indicated). You may take the Check Your Knowledge quizzes multiple times until 80% is achieved.

⭐Application Assignments: A variety of graded assignments that have you apply what you have learned to demonstrate the use of specific knowledge, skills, and tools that enhance training.

▶️ Embedded Videos: Throughout the courses there are videos from various YouTube channels. These videos must be viewed in their entirety before moving on to the next topic. If you encounter a problem with a video please use the “Contact Us” button at the bottom of the page and include the name of the video or topic you are having trouble with.

? Training Coach Touchpoint: Throughout FET you will have an opportunity to reach out to your regional Training Coach to connect. This will be via assignment in the course, phone, email and/or Skype.

? Learning Boosts: You will receive brief reinforcements of content at specific time intervals following the training . These boosts are intended to aid in recalling information (recognition boost), answering an open response question (generative boost) or prompting you to think, form your own opinion and ideally compare your ideas to that of your peers (integrative boosts).

? Resources: Supplemental resources, including but not limited to, articles, links, and references.

For those of you that are new to online learning, or to Learndash in particular, it may take a little practice learning how to navigate through the course. Please feel free to contact us by phone or email. 

To download the handouts for the course, please click on the course title below. We ask that you print out the handouts for and take notes throughout the presentation. Throughout the courses when you see ?, you will refer to the designated page in your handouts.

Note: At the face-to-face training you will be given a binder, complete with an index and printed tabs. We will have hole punchers available and encourage you to bring your printed handouts to insert them into your FET binder at that time.

Thank you for making the decision to pursue your Trainer’s Credential. The purpose of FET is to give you the foundation to become an effective trainer who produces quality training. Producing high quality trainings is vital to early childhood professionals so they can use what they learn to provide high quality care for young children. It starts with YOU!

Let’s begin by taking a look at what is required to become a credentialed trainer in the Trainer’s Credential Overview.

This series of 12 mini courses is facilitated by eight regional Child Care Aware Training Coaches and Christine Hausman, the Professional Development Content Coordinator from Child Care Aware.

The eight regional Training Coaches and their contact information are displayed on the map below. The Training Coaches are available as a resource to you throughout FET, the credentialing process, and once you become a credentialed trainer.