The ECiDC core curriculum focuses on advanced training in four competency areas needed to meet the needs of infants and young children with high, intensive, interdisciplinary, and individualized learning needs:
(a) Population-Specific Pedagogy
(b) Research and Scholarship
(c) Teaching and Education
(d) Community Engagement and Service
All scholars participate in webinars, intensive summer institutes on research methodology and application, pre-conference seminars on faculty development at the Division for Early Childhood annual meetings, and online modules on emerging evidence-based practices for the target population of infants and young children.
Year 1 - 2
Population-Specific Pedagogy
• Family-Centered Practice and Cultural Competence
• Interdisciplinary Collaborations
• Systematic, Direct, and Data-Based Interventions in Communication and Social Competence
• Inclusive Learning Environments
Year 2-3
Research and Scholarship
• Research Analysis, Synthesis and Application to Practice
• Advanced Research Methods
• Implementation Science
• Writing for Publication
• Writing Grants
Year 2 - 3
Teaching and Education
• Evidenced Based IHE Personnel Preparation Programs
• Adult Learning Principles
• Mentorship and Supervision
• Instructional Technology
Year 3 - 4
Community Engagement and Service
• State and National Impact
• Policy Analysis
• System Change
• Faculty Induction