Deliver Getting Ready educator training and coaching through virtual formats¶

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Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

The program's implementation model is a two-part virtual professional development strategy: educators first receive "initial training and ongoing coaching to build program capacity." Initial training covers adult-child interactions and relationships, family-school partnerships, and collaborative interactions, delivered "through live virtual training or video modules," followed by ongoing coaching sessions in which educators reflect on and support their approaches. No additional staffing is required; educators need internet access and video conferencing software.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Educators need access to the internet and video conferencing software

Constraints¶

• Training must be followed by ongoing coaching sessions for the approach to be supported as described

Target Learners¶

• early childhood educators in home visitation and center-based programs

Target Learning Goals¶

• family-school partnership skills
• collaborative goal setting with families

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Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Getting Ready. (2025). Program description, University of Nebraska—Lincoln. https://evidenceforessa.org/program/getting-ready/