Early Childhood Endorsement:
This Early Childhood Endorsement opportunity is being offered statewide to provide graduate level courses for in-service teachers working to receive an Early Childhood Endorsement on their current K-8 license. Applicants for the endorsement program would have ideally taught Kindergarten or below for at least one year. The cohort group will take all four low cost courses offered in one school year with weekly synchronous meetings followed by asynchronous assignments.
The four courses are:
- Early Childhood Development and Learning
- Play Theory and Creativity
- Early Childhood Curriculum
- Early Childhood Classroom Management
Upon completion of all four courses, participants can submit the credits to NDE to add an Early Childhood Endorsement on their current K-8 license which allows certified teachers to teach children 0-8 years of age (infant through 2nd grade). To add your name for the interest list for the Early Childhood Endorsement program please submit your name to the interest list here. https://forms.gle/xVSvYXDATwdDKiuC6 The endorsement programs are run through Nevada's Regional Professional Development program and are offered at a low cost through Southern Utah University.
Nevada Early Learning Institute.
The Early Learning Institute (ELI) is an annual professional development opportunity for Nevada pre-K-12 teachers and administrators. This virtual conference is held over a multi week period. Participants can earn up to 4 credits (60 hours), 20 CUs in CCSD, and counts for salary advancement in Clark, Washoe, and many Nevada School Districts as well as charter schools.
Southern Nevada Early Childhood Conference Registration Flier:
Join Early Childhood teachers and leaders from across the state at the Southern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program/Nevada Department of Education for an annual Early Childhood Conference. This one day conference is full of engaging and motivating presentations that will give you tips, strategies, and best practices that you can implement in your classrooms right away. Choose from over 20 sessions which cater specifically to early learning. Pre-K through first grade teachers are welcome to attend!
Registration for the 2024 conference is open until 2/23/24. If registration has closed and you want to be notified when this opportunity reopens for the next year, please add your name to our interest list here.
Annual Nevada Association of the Education of Young Children (NevAEYC) conference To be notified when this opportunity reopens, please add your name to our interest list here
Annual Nevada Association of the Education of Young Children (NevAEYC) Conference
The Nevada Association for the Education of Young Children (NevAEYC) is the state affiliate organization of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
An annual spring conference is held by Nevada AEYC and alternates locations between Northern Nevada and Southern Nevada yearly.
Registration is open for the 2024 conference! (April 25-27, 2024) Sparks, NV.
NAEYC Annual Conference
The Nevada Association for the Education of Young Children (NevAEYC) will hold its 2024 conference, “Constructing Strong and Equitable Communities,” at the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks in April. Information and registration are now available at this link.
- 20.5 professional development hours will be available to participants attending all three days.
- The Nevada Registry: All professional development hours offered at the conference are approved through The Nevada Registry.
- Department of Education Credits: Participants needing CEUs will submit a copy of their Nevada Registry transcript identifying the professional development completed to the Nevada Department of Education.
NevAEYC has secured a group rate for lodging in the Resort Tower. The rates are only available for guestrooms in the Resort Tower. Exhibitor opportunities are also available.
Send questions to nevaeycconference@gmail.com.
- Explore the conference website here.
- To be notified when this opportunity reopens, please add your name to our interest list here.
Regional Professional Development
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The Northwest Regional Professional Development Program (NWRPDP), in accordance with Nevada Revised statutes, is committed to elevate student performance by providing sustained professional learning for educators. They strive to build productive regional partnerships and make a positive impact with all of our pursuits. NWRPDP offers high quality teacher professional development on a range of topics. NWRPDP services the following counties in Nevada: Carson, Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Storey, and Washoe. Browse through NWRPDP's training calendar here.
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The Southern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program also has a training calendar and services the following counties: Clark, Mineral, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye.
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The Northeastern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program (NNRPDP) services the following Nevada counties: Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Pershing, and White Pine. NNRPDP creates and presents professional development for teachers, administrators, and districts in their desired area of growth, and we are located where you are! We work with participants in their own schools or classrooms to improve student learning through improved teaching. You might consider professional development services at any of these levels:
- District-wide: Initiatives led by district goals provide long-term, collaboratively planned instruction over several weeks or semesters
- School-based: Seminars provide focused, actionable strategies and knowledge to meet individual schools’ particular goals and outcomes
- Teacher growth: Individual and small group collaboration and coaching for teachers who have specific areas of interest for growth
- We collaboratively custom design your professional development in single and multi-part sessions to meet your needs! See Northeastern Nevada RPDP's professional learning trainings here.
