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- Self-Learning Modules: To Order Materials and Obtain Professional Development Credit
 ECELS offers self-learning modules for use and review for credit by ECELS-Healthy Child Care PA staff to Pennsylvania early learning and child care practitioners. Beginning July 1, 2010, ECELS requires a $10 per person co-pay for review of completed self-learning modules. Payment is by check, payable to the PA Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. ECELS encourages use of online materials on this website by anyone who wants to improve care for children. The self-learning modules are available in the following formats: 1) Online learning materials 2) Online learning materials combined with hard-copy print and/or audiovisual materials and 3) hard-copy print materials only. Each self-learning module offers state-authorized Professional Development credit. Read the descriptions on this web page to learn about each self-learning module.Note many of the modules are approved to meet the STAR Level 2 Performance Standard for Health and Safety. Some require materials you must obtain from ECELS and some include A-V materials from ECELS that you can keep to use over and over again. Click on the title “Self-Learning Modules: To Order Materials and ...“ above this text to view the following details: registering for credit and how to obtain the hard-copy and A-V materials that some of the self-learning modules require. If you already have the module materials and only need a Registration Form for ECELS Self-Learning Modules. (Updated 6/23/10) - SLM Online - Active Play (Safe Active Play) [Available for Order]
Learn how to keep your indoor and outdoor active play areas safe. Uses Safe Active Play video/DVD and Dirty Dozen online activities to recognize hazards and a checklist based on current CPSC and ASTM guidelines to asses the areas where children play. Submit completed module with the Registration Form and $10 per person fee for ECELS to review the work for professional development credit. Revised 10/08. Instructions updated 2/19/10 (ECERS-ITERS: Space and Furnishings, Activities, Interaction. K7C2-84-2 hours credit.Meets STAR Level 2 Performance Standard for Health and Safety) - SLM Online - Asthma [Available for Order]
Asthma is one of the most common chronic illnesses of childhood. Learn about asthma and how teachers/caregivers can take care of young children with asthma. Includes easy-to-understand print material on asthma and a link to an on-line video to view. PA child care practitioners may submit a self-assessment for professional development credit. Click on the title of the self-learning module for the instructions and active links to access all parts of this self-learning module. Alternately, click on "Available For Order" next to the title of the self-learning module or on "Request Self-Learning Modules" on the left pane of this page to order the video for this module, and use the other active links for the Asthma Handbook and the Asthma Self-Learning Module content. Be sure to submit the completed module with a Registration Form and a check for the $10 per person fee required for ECELS to review each module for state-authorized professional development credit. Updated 2/19/10 (ECERS-ITERS: Program Structure. Personal Care Routines. K7C2-84; 2 hours credit. Meets STARS Level 2 Performance Standard for Health and Safety) - SLM Online - Behavior: Managing Challenging Behavior in School-Age Children
Review examples of school-age children with challenging behavior. Learn about tools recommended to sort out the motives behind such behavior. By understanding these motives, practitioners can give children socially acceptable alternatives to their challenging behavior. Be sure to submit the completed module with a Registration Form and a check for the $10 per person fee required for ECELS to review each module for state-authorized professional development credit. Content updated 2/09. Instructions updated 2/19/10. (ECERS: Interaction. K7C2-Mental Health; 1 hour credit.) - SLM Online - Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Center
By using the information in the module to perform the required activities, you can help give children and their mothers a life-long health benefit! This Self Learning Module is based on an online resource kit developed by the Wisconsin Partnership for Activity and Nutrition. This kit contains two important tools that centers can use to become breastfeeding friendly. To earn Professional Development credit for this module from ECELS, follow these instructions:
1. Read the Wisconsin publication: “Ten Steps to Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Centers” Click here to be directed to the publication.
2. With permission of the authors, ECELS modified the self-appraisal questionnaire and the sample policy in the resource kit. After reading the information in the kit, directors and early learning practitioners from infant-toddler centers should collaborate to make their center breastfeeding friendly. Use the ECELS- modified versions of the self-appraisal questionnaire and policy documents. Click here or on the title of the self-learning module for the MSWord format of these documents. When the center has implemented the 10 steps in the resource (tool) kit, those who participated in the work may apply for Professional Development credit.
3. Each person seeking Professional Development credit must: a) Sign the completed self-appraisal questionnaire for the center indicating participation in the self-appraisal. b) Sign the center’s site-specific breastfeeding policy indicating participation in and agreement to follow the policy. c) Individually complete a Registration Form. ECELS will evaluate the completed self-appraisal questionnaire and policy to see how well these documents demonstrate understanding and implementation of the 10 steps described in the resource kit. Submit the completed documents, including Registration Forms and a check for the $10 per person fee for ECELS staff to review the work done on this module to ECELS by surface mail to the address of the ECELS office found on this website. Those who need help to complete this module may contact ECELS at 800/243-2357, 484-446-3003 or ecels@paaap.org Content updated 6/11/09. Instructions updated 2/19/10.(ITERS: Space & Furnishings, Personal Care Routines, Activities, Program Structure, Parents and Staff. K7C2-84-2 hours credit. Meets STARS Level 2 and 3 Performance Standard for Health and Safety) - SLM Online - Child Abuse and Neglect [Available for Order]
Early learning practitioners are mandated to report suspected child abuse and neglect. Learn about changes to the Child Protective Services Law (CPSL), prevention efforts, recognizing signs and symptoms of child abuse and neglect, and reporting requirements for mandated reporters. Develop/review your policy regarding child abuse and neglect. Includes audiovisual materials sent separately. Click on the title of this self-learning module for the on-line activities. Complete and submit the forms in the on-line material for review to ECELS. Be sure to submit a Registration Form and a check for the $10 per person fee for ECELS to review the work on this module. Satisfactory completion of the forms earns state-authorized training credit. Module content updated 7/08. Instructions updated 2/19/10 (ECERS-ITERS: Interaction, Parents and Staff. K7C2-86 - 2 hours credit.Meets the STARS Level 2 Performance Standard for Mandated Reporter training.) - SLM Online - Emergency Plan Self-Learning Module
For Directors/Administrators: The ECELS website includes many forms and suggestions from experts that help child care providers write "best practice" emergency plans. For a list of these resources on the ECELS website, put "emergency preparedness" in the search box at the top of the page. In addition, you may want to use the 114 page guide and fill-in-the-blank forms that are available on the website of the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies in their publication, Nationwide Child Care Planning Initiative - Is Child Care Ready? To receive 2 hours of Professional Development credit for successful completion of the ECELS Emergency Plan Self-Learning Module, submit a copy of the facility's Emergency Plan that includes all the items in the Emergency Plan Checklist , a completed Registration Form and the $10 per person for for each module that ECELS staff will review for professional development credit. Instructions updated 2/19/10 (K7C3, 84) - SLM Online - Environmental Health (Print Material Only) [Available for Order]
Learn about common environmental health risks for children including lead, pesticides, air pollution, and drinking water pollution. This module uses the California Child Care Health Program Environmental Health Module. Includes strategies to address environmental health risks in early learning programs, information for families, and other resources. Complete the module and submit it with the Registration Form and a check for the $10 per person fee for ECELS review of the work for professional development credit. Instructions updated 2/19/10. (ECERS-ITERS: Space and Furnishings. K7 C2-84, 2 hours credit. Meets STAR Level 2 Performance Standard for Health and Safety) - SLM Online - Family Child Care Health and Safety (Print Material Only) [Available for Order]
For home-based providers only. Inspect your home for hazards using checklist related to Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards and FCCERS-R criteria. Submit plans for improvement for any hazards that need correction. PA providers may click on "Available to Order" next to the title of the self-learning module to request hard copy if unable to print out materials required to submit the module for credit. Submit completed module with completed Registration Form, and a check for the $10 per person fee to have ECELS review the work for state-authorized professional development credit. Module content revised 1/12/09. Instructions updated 2/19/10 (FCCERS-R, K7C2-84; 2 hours credit.) - SLM Online - Fitness and Nutrition: Moving and Munching-Supporting Physical Activity and Nutrition in Early Learning Programs [Available for Order]
 Assess your program’s physical activity and nutrition policies and practices for children ages 3-5 using the Nutrition and Physical Activity Self- Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC). Based on the assessment, develop an action plan to make improvements. Learn how to create a nutritious menu and evaluate the menu according to Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) guidelines. Includes resources for staff and parents. NOTE: This is very large file – be patient for the material to download. PA early learning practitioners may click on "Available for Order" next to the title of the self-learning module or on "Request Self-Learning Modules" in the left pane of this page to order hard copy. Be sure to submit the Registration Form and the $10 per person fee payable by check for ECELS to review the module for professional development credit. (ECERS-ITERS: Personal Care Routines, Space and Furnishings, Activities, Interaction. K7 C2 84 or K8 C3 96: 3 hours credit. Meets STAR Level 2 Performance Standard for Health and Safety)
- SLM Online - Food Allergy [Available for Order]
Using the Food Allergy Network's training and program improvement kit, staff and children can learn about food allergies. The tasks include viewing two videos; one for staff and one for children, and then submitting an activity that involves reading food labels and a self-assessment. PA practitioners may click on the title of the self-learning module for the instructions and the on-line portion of this module. Note that the file is large and with a high speed (e.g. cable) connection, it will take 3-4 minutes to download the file. ECELS will mail the videos and kit to you separately. Alternately, click on “Available for Order” next to the title of the self-learning module or on “Request Self-Learning Modules,” and ECELS will send you the complete self-learning module. Be sure to complete and submit the Registration Form with a $10 per person fee for ECELS to review the completed work for professional development credit. Note: Videos must be returned to ECELS within 10 working days. This module was revised in 2008. Instructions updated 2/19/10 (ECERS-ITERS: Personal Care Routines. K7C2-84; 2 hours credit. Meets STAR Level 2 Performance Standard for Health and Safety) - SLM Online - Health Records: Easing the Burden of Managing Child Health Records [Available for Order]
This online professional development opportunity is for directors and administrative staff who are new users (subscribers) of WellCareTrackerTM Internet application software, available from ECELS. The professional development experience involves working with user-friendly technology in your program to identify and track gaps in required preventive health services. The software produces the data needed to provide documentation of up-to-date status of enrolled children and the immunization dose counts that must be reported each January to the PA Department of Health. Look for the detailed description of the self-learning module on the left pane of the WellCareTracker(TM) home page under "ECELS - Self Learning Module." Complete the Registration Form from ECELS and send it with a check for $10 per person fee for the review by ECELS of the work for state-authorized professional development credit of this module. To order the registration form, click on the phrase "Available for Order" next to the module title above, or on "Request Self-Learning Modules" on the left pane of this page. Click on the title of the self-learning module above to link to the WellCareTracker(TM) home page. Instructions updated 2/19/10. (ECERS-ITERS: Personal Care Routines, Program Structure. K7C3-78 or K8C3-91. 2 hours credit. Meets STAR Level 2 Performance Standard for Health and Safety)
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