Circle Professional Learning Series for Early Childhood Educators

Circle Professional Learning Series for Early Childhood Educators is a comprehensive collection of online courses designed for teachers and administrators who work with children ages 3 to 6.

The series includes 44 self-paced courses, each approximately one hour long, making it easy to fit professional learning into busy schedules. Each course combines video-based demonstrations of effective instructional practices with opportunities for participants to apply what they learn. Participants can earn CEU, CPE, and Clock Hour certificates as they complete courses.

The courses cover a wide range of research-based teaching strategies, organized around the following topics:

• Continuous improvement
• Effective teaching practices
• Emergent literacy
• Language and communication
• Social and emotional development
• Mathematics
• Typical and atypical development
• Family engagement
• Phonological awareness

The series is strongly aligned with the Circle Continuous Quality Improvement System (CQI), the Circle Classroom Environment Checklist (CEC), and the Texas Core Competencies for Early Childhood Practitioners and Administrators, helping educators connect professional learning to recognized quality standards and best practices.

TO ACCESS THIS TRAINING:

Circle Professional Learning Series for Early Childhood Educators is available for all users! All you need to do is create a free account, then log in to CLI Engage.

After logging in, you will see the CLI Engage Dashboard. Scroll down until you see the purple bar for “Online Learning & Professional Development.”

Click the “Full Course Catalog” and then select “Circle Professional Learning Series for Early Childhood Educators.”

All learners must complete the “Understanding Continuous Improvement” course. Then, learners can choose the topics they want to learn more about. “Introduction to…” courses are required to unlock the other courses in the topic.