Tune-Up for Terrific Teachers/Directors!

Terrific Teachers and Directors – It’s time to Tune-Up for the new school year!

This training includes the six additional topics that are required each year: Emergency preparedness, Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, Administering medication, Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or allergic reactions, Understanding building and physical premises safety, and Handling, storing and disposing of hazardous materials

This year we will have THREE Tracks:

Infant/Toddler track (birth to 36 months)  – Learn about the activities you should do on a daily basis with infants and toddlers.  We will review the Minimum Standards relevant to these two age groups.  We will discuss professionalism when working with these tender ages.  We will also teach you how to check developmental levels for infants and toddlers using the Ages and Stages Questionnaires, so children don’t fall behind.  Tonia Crawford, M.Ed

Pre-K/School Age track (three years and above) –  Have you wondered if those challenging behaviors are being caused by a developmental delay or is it an undiagnosed disability?  You will learn how to use the Ages and Stages Questionnaire to help you determine the issues and additional tips and techniques on how to professionally work these children and their families. We will review of the Minimum Standards relevant to these two age groups.  Kristin Omo, B.S., EIS-FQ

Director track – Teamwork makes the dream work – especially if you can retain staff. Come learn about keeping employees and refresh ourselves on the Minimum Standards geared toward administrators.  There will be a discussion about Texas Healthy Building Blocks – Go Napsacc program. Learn more about the Ages and Stages Questionnaire to help you determine if the child has a developmental delay or an undiagnosed disability.  Brandee Overshown, CDA

You can only pick one track. Doors open at 8:30am and training begins at 9 am. Six hour certificate and lunch is included in the fee.

Come join us for a fun day!

Texas Minimum Standards – 746.1309 (b-1), (e) (1-6), (10), (12)   746.1311 (b-1), (e) (1-6), (f) (1-2), (g)

Texas Core Competencies – Practitioners – 1. Child growth and development (1-3), 3. Standards, 5. Observation and Assessment (1-3) 8. Health and Safety (1-3)    Administrators – 1. Establishing and Maintaining an Effective Organization (1-3), 3. Human Resource Leadership and Development (1-4), Maintaining a Healthy ans Safe Environment (1-3), 5. Implementing a Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum and Environment (3)

HAVE YOU REGISTERED WITH TECPDS?

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

Why join TECPDS?

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 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.

Click for printable instructions for TECPDS.