Conference of Champions – Raising the Next Generation!

The leaves are falling – that means it is time for our Fall Conference of Champions at Tyler Junior College – main campus.  We will be back in the Jenkins building for classes and then the Apache rooms in Rogers Student Center for a hot lunch and a keynote speaker.  Our theme this year is Raising the Next Generation.  As early educators, we have such an important job that builds the foundation for their schooling and even their careers in life.

We have 10 presenters for all of the ages – Infant, Toddler, Pre-K and School-age teachers.  We also have director classes this year.

We are encouraging you to join our Tyler Early Childhood Professionals Association.  You recieve a 25% discount on the conference fee and additional perks.  Directors can sign up the whole center or you can join as an individual.

Here is the URL code to join:  http://weblink.donorperfect.com/TECPA

Certificates are now issued through Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System – TECPDS

Join Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System to track your career!

Child care must have specific training and TECPDS will help you track your training to submit to your employer. With TECPDS, you can take all of your training with you if you change centers.

Who has access to your TECPDS account?

You control your TECPDS account and must give permission for your employer to access your information. This is your personal account to keep all your training in one place and you should never give out your password to anyone.

SIGN UP WITH A GOOGLE ACCOUNT:

• 1. On a computer or phone, navigate to tecpds.org
• 2. Click on “Sign Up”
• 3. Click on TECPDS Account Set-up
• 4. Enter your gmail account and password
• 5. Give google permission to access your account
• 6. Complete all of the fields about yourself and “submit”
• 7. Note your TECPDS number on the next page (Dashboard)
• 8. Write down your email address and TECPDS number to provide to your employer

SIGN UP WITHOUT A GOOGLE ACCOUNT:

• 1. On a computer or phone, navigate to TECPDS.ORG
• 2. Click on “login”
• 3. Select “log in with Google”
• 4. Click on “Create Account” then enter your first and last name
• 5. Enter your birthday and gender
• 6. Select “Use your existing email”
• 7. Enter your non-gmail email address
• 8. Check your email for the verification code
• 9. Enter the verification code to verify your email address
• 10. Create your user name and password
• 11. Complete all of the fields about yourself and select to “submit”
• 12. Note your TECPDS ID number on the next page (Dashboard)
• 13. Write down your email address and TECPDS ID number to provide to your employer
• 14. When you log into TECPDS, you will use your non-gmail email address and the password you set up to access your TECPDS account.

HOW TO CONNECT TO YOUR CENTER:

• 1. Login to TECPDS and select “Manage Center Affiliations” on your dashboard.
• 2. Click the “Add a Center” button.
• 3. Search for your Center or Facility. Find your center in the listing, then click the “Select” button and “Submit.”
• 4. You can authorize and un-authorize the Center Director from editing and/or viewing your information at any time. Select “Authorize to View” to allow your center director to view your profile. Select “Authorize to Edit” to allow your center director to add professional development and education records on your behalf.
• 5. Click the red trash can button to disconnect from a center, and remove any access the center director has to view or edit your account.

When you complete a training at Champions for Children, your certificate will be automatically added to your account and a copy of the certificate will be sent to your TECPDS-linked email address.

Access TECPDS here: https://public.tecpds.org/