Training
Innovations provides foundational learning opportunities that build the knowledge and skills of leaders and teachers and that promote application of new knowledge into the classroom and center. Using learning strategies focused on adults, Innovations designs, delivers, and evaluates foundational trainings that include information, demonstration, practice, and feedback. Trainings are content focused and organized in topical strands.
Technical Assistance and Coaching
Follow-up support is of the foundational training design, thus, training, technical assistance, and coaching is linked through an integrated system of professional development that promotes application of new knowledge into changes in classroom practices. Technical assistance is provided to leaders and teachers following participation in foundational training sessions. Coaching is then offered as a more intensive and structured set of supports designed to support changes in classroom practices especially around teacher-child interactions and child assessment and curricular planning.