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	Regional Keys (hover mouse over region for contact information) Central Central Regional Key 2138 Lincoln Street Williamsport, PA 17701 Ph: 800-346-3020 Fax: 570-323-7510 John LaRose, Director Northeast Northeast Regional Key 1520 Hanover Avenue Allentown, PA 18109 Ph: 800-528-7222 Fax: 610-437-6500 Raine Neal, Director Northwest Northwest Regional Key 3823 West 12th Street Erie, PA 16505 Ph: 800-860-2281 Fax: 814-836-9615 Elana Shively, Director PA Key Pennsylvania Key 301 Market Street, 8th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17101 Ph: 800-284-6031 Fax: 717-213-0585 Gail Nourse, Director South Central South Central Regional Key 13 West Market Street York, PA 17401 Ph: 800-864-4925 Fax: 717-843-4158 Maureen Murphy, Director Southeast Southeast Regional Key 1500 S. Columbus Blvd, 2nd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19147 Ph: 877-660-2273 Fax: 215-271-1607 Debra Lawrence, Director Southwest Southwest Regional Key 305 Wood Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Ph: 877-349-4850 Fax: 412-255-1178 Nedra Perkins, Director

 

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WHAT IS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM? (cont'd)

4.  ACCESS AND OUTREACH 

A.  Professional Development Calendars

The Department of Public Welfare’s Office of Child Development delivers professional development opportunities through a network of locally based organizations and higher educational institutions that offer professional development opportunities for early childhood practitioners.  These educational offerings help practitioners seek professional development opportunities required by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare and Keystone STAR Continuous Quality Improvement Program.  In addition to the required health and safety offerings, professionals must seek, on an annual basis, a minimum of six hours of professional development instruction in various early childhood topics based on identified needs in their Professional Development Record (PDR).

The six regional Keys gather information about professional development needs in each region, coordinate schedules, distribute regular professional development calendars to providers and post offerings on a statewide on-line calendar searchable by topics, region and county.

Professional Development offerings listed on the calendar provide basic information, including topic, description, date, time and location.

Practitioners can select professional development events that meet their needs as outlined in the Pennsylvania Core Body of Knowledge (CBK) and their individual Professional Development Record (PDR) or the Facility Professional Development plan (FPD).

B.  Pennsylvania Professional Development Instructor (PDI) Registry

The Professional Development Registry is a database that tracks all completed professional development of practitioners in Pennsylvania.  It documents a record of professional development events through a web-based data system.  The Registry also includes name, contact information, location of instructor, areas of expertise, and verification of instructor’s PQAS status of all approved Professional Development instructors in the Commonwealth.

C.  Career Development Advising

As more and more early learning practitioners seek to further their education by taking credit-bearing courses in colleges, career development advising has become a critical factor in their ability to achieve success and commitment to the field.  Career development advising informs and counsels individuals about entry and continuing education requirements for professional roles in early childhood and school-age fields, and supports the practitioner in assessing current qualifications, identify education resources and plan the individual’s career advancement. 

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