Choosing the Right Professional Development: A Toolkit for Alberta's Early Childhood Educators

Whether you work in daycare, out-of-school care, a preschool, or a family day home, choosing the right professional development (PD) opportunity is essential to your career, growth, and impact.

To help you get the most out of your time and funding, AECEA has launched a new free toolkit designed to guide early childhood educators in selecting credible facilitators, evidence-informed sessions, and high-quality PD.

This toolkit will help you:

• Assess the qualifications and approach of facilitators
• Ensure the content is engaging, current, and relevant
• Identify red flags to avoid poor PD
• Confirm if funding and supports are available
• Reflect using a quick PD self-checklist

Help us professionalize our sector by choosing PD that strengthens your practice.

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Find Vetted PD Opportunities

AECEA maintains a regularly updated Events Calendar and PD Opportunities page, where you can find high-quality sessions offered by trusted facilitators.

Event CalendarPD Opportunities