Atlas Training is an early childhood training organization that supports practitioners with a diverse scope of training and program support services, including consulting for EC programs, Online CDA Training, and ongoing professional development options. We pride ourselves on offering an easy-to-navigate, interactive learning format for entry-level practitioners and those seeking to build their knowledge, competencies, and credentials. Our personalized approach supports participant success while instructor interaction ensures that new knowledge translates to practice.
Atlas Training is an online CDA Training Program in Child Development / Early Childhood Education. It offers Competency-Based Education (CBE) to participants on an interactive learning platform and is an alternative to the traditional online model of watching videos and taking a multiple choice quiz to demonstrate knowledge.
Participants enrolling in Atlas Training work through one module at a time and demonstrate that they understand and can apply what they learn prior to moving on to the next module. Progress is based on demonstration of proficiency and/or mastery of the 13 Functional Areas of the national CDA and is measured through assessments that include discussions, assignments, reflections and multiple choice quizzes.
Though Atlas Training’s Online CDA Program is a 6-month program, students have flexibility within each month to complete work at their own pace. Content mastery is the focus, rather than students completing training just to earn hours to use towards the credential. We work with students who may need more time to complete assignments, as we recognize that most participants must balance their learning responsibilities with family and work demands.
We offer both English and Spanish versions of our instructor-led, 6-month online training programs. Unlike the familiar digital alternatives, our program is competency-based and provides opportunities for participants to apply their learning meaningfully to field-based, graded assignments. Participants also interact with one another through discussion forums and complete assessment quizzes to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding, and ability to apply skills to practice scenarios.
Each month, we schedule remote workshops held over zoom that allow early childhood personnel to expand their knowledge and training related to key areas. We base our training schedule off of identified interest areas and welcome the suggestions of our users as we had workshops to our monthly calendar (see below). Participants of our remote training sessions will receive a certificate of completion to verify their attendance, as well as resource materials that we make available on our website. Visit our calendar to see upcoming trainings!
We have recently decided to incorporate resource and curriculum materials onto our website, to support ECE providers. These materials are shared during our monthly professional development online workshops, but are also available here on our website. Visitors to our page are welcome to use these materials to support their classrooms and programs.
At this time, this particular service is only available for programs located in Hartford, Litchfield, and Middlesex counties in Connecticut. For this service, our team collaborates with interested early childhood programs to develop a professional development agenda for designated professional development days. Our team utilizes need-based feedback from programs to develop comprehensive, interactive, and meaningful professional development workshops tailored to program needs. To schedule a professional development session, Contact Us to provide information about your training needs.
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