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What Training Do Teachers Need?
July 7, 2010
I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.
-Henri Matisse

Exchange surveys the field annually to determine current and emerging training needs for early childhood teachers.  We use this feedback from you to help us set the editorial calendar for Exchange Magazine as well as to guide the development of books, Out of the Box Training Kits, and other professional development resources for teachers and directors. 

When we conducted this survey in 2009, the following topics emerged at the top of the list:

  • Children with challenging behaviors    
  • Assessment of children   
  • Scaffolding children's play   
  • Staff morale, working as a team
  • Working with parents   
  • Conflict resolution 
  • Developmentally Appropriate Practice    
  • Communication    
  • Professionalism  
  • Curriculum application skills
Help us monitor current training priorities by providing your input for this week's Exchange Insta Poll.



What keeps adults learning is the combination of ongoing reading, dialogue, trial and error, skill development, and continual self-reflection.  There are always old and new ideas to visit, mentors and models to re-examine, and adjustments to make in one's approach.  The Developing Capable, Creative Teachers CD Book offers an exhaustive collection of 53 articles in PDF format offering a host of practical ideas and strategies in the following categories:
  • Staff Development Basics
  • Staff Development Strategies and Solutions
  • Team Building Strategies and Solutions

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Comments (4)

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Ann E. Nelson · August 19, 2010
Anenel, N.J., United States


Resources that address these issues are wonderful! I wish centers had a library of resources for teachers. We care-we sure aren't in this career because it pays sooo
well! Put these resources in the break room and set up a way for teachers to check out materials they would like to take home to read on their own time. How many of us spend unpaid time preparing lesson plans, etc.???? We run out of funds to even fill classroom supplies,books,and staples, and construction paper. Budgets are so stretched that this would be a dream come true!

lorna greene · July 07, 2010
Early Childhood Council
Fort Collins, CO, United States


I read your recent list of "trainings teachers need" with interest and then with dismay. Two areas of training not listed among the top selections, by the teachers surveyed are in fact two areas in which most teachers admit to not having sufficient understanding, training, or support - working with children with special needs and their families and providing a supportive environment for diversity and tolerance. Since I teach classes and offer workshops in both of those areas my experience supports the need for additional skills in those areas. lg

Nirmal Kumar Ghosh · July 07, 2010
Shishu Vikash Kendra
Kolkata, West Bengal, India


As a men in early childhood and in my knowledge early childhood teachers
should have the trainings ( inner sense ) on Morality to child , affection to
the children , Good rapport with children , community relation , sense of play
for the children , making proper environment for the children .

Joyce Kinney · July 07, 2010
United States


Since challenging behaviors tend to top everyone's list of issues, I would suggest that you publish more information about the Pyramid Model or a "systems" approach. there is no such thing as a "quick fix." Solving and preventing challenging behaviors begins with relationships, but includes the environment, curriculum, teaching social skills, and then having a plan to support the small # of kids who need real intervention. This is the kind of training that teachers REALLY need!



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