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2.7 IACET CEUs

How do we know that our programs provide meaningful experiences that produce strong outcomes for infants and toddlers? The Infant-Toddler Program Quality Assessment (IT PQA) tool allows programs to seek answers to this question. The IT PQA is a tool that helps gather data on how to best support staff development, improve program practices, and evaluate program quality. In this six-week online course, participants examine assessment items centered on the topics of the learning environment, schedules and routines, adult-child interaction, child observation and planning, family support, staff qualifications and staff development, and program management.

By the end of this learning event, learners will be able to:

• Conduct classroom observations.
• Write objective evidence to support their scores.
• Reliably score each item on the Infant-Toddler Program Quality Assessment (PQA).

Learner Requirements:

Learners must complete all assignments within the learning event’s timeframe. This includes weekly learning units, reading assignments, Check My Understanding quizzes, discussion posts, and Try It Out assignments. Learners must pass each Check My Understanding with a minimum of 80% or higher and achieve a total overall score for the learning event of 80% or higher for full credit.

Online instructional activities may be started and stopped at the participant’s leisure over each week, allows learners to complete coursework combined along with and informed by teaching. Learners will need access to a computer with sound and internet access to complete weekly assignments. It is recommended to use the Google Chrome internet browser when navigating through the course. Learners will also need access to an infant-toddler classroom to complete discussion and Try It Out assignments.

Important Information…. 

• Course Registration closes two weeks before classes start.  Late registrations cannot be accepted.
• If paying by PO, please complete online registration for all of your participants, and send in a copy of your web order with your PO to fulfillment@highscope.org.
• Participants will receive their welcome email with login instructions 1-2 days before class starts.
• Please provide a current email address to enable course communication.
• HighScope will grant refunds (minus the cost of student materials) to students only if they withdraw from the course prior to its start. Cancellation must be received by email to fulfillment@highscope.org.