Bright & Early North Dakota

Resources

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General Resources

• How to Create an Organization Account (Growing Futures) (PDF)
• How to Use the Classrooms Tab (PDF) 
• How to Apply for Bright & Early ND (PDF) 
• How to Submit the Quality Standards Inventory (PDF)
• Bright & Early ND 2022-2023 Playbook (PDF) *NEW*
• The Bright & Early ND Playbook is your go-to-guide for quality improvement. Use the Playbook as a resource to help you successfully participate in Bright & Early ND. Its purpose it to help you and your program understand the framework, requirements, support, and benefits associated with Bright & Early ND.

Nutritious Meals and Snacks Resources

• Best Practices for Nutrition in Early Care and Education Settings (PDF)
• CACFP Meal Patterns
• Infant Meal Pattern (PDF)
• Child Meal Patterns
• Breakfast (PDF)
• Lunch and Supper (PDF)
• Snack (PDF)
• Go NAPSACC Self-Assessments for Preschool and Center Licensed Programs
• Breastfeeding & Infant Feeding Self-Assessment (PDF)
• Child Nutrition Self-Assessment (PDF)
• Go NAPSACC Self Assessments for Family and Group Licensed Programs
• Breastfeeding & Infant Feeding Self-Assessment (PDF)
• Child Nutrition Self-Assessment (PDF) 
• MyPlate Life Stages
• Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
• Infant
• Toddler 
• Preschoolers 
• Team Nutrition Recipes
• Weekly Menu Template (PDF)

Environment Rating Scales (ERS) Resources

• Diapering Procedures (PDF)
• Hand Washing Procedures (PDF)
• Playground Guidelines (PDF)
• Sanitizing and Disinfecting Procedures (PDF)
• Understanding the ERS CQI Summary Report (PDF)
• What to Expect During an ERS Observation (PDF)

Growing Futures Resources

• Growing Futures Help Center
• Employment Information for Individuals
• Add or Change an Employer 
• Position Change with Current Employer 
• Do I Need to List an Employer If I am Self-Employed? 
• Employee Information for Organizations
• How to Add Employees to Your Organization Account 
• Do I Need to List an Employer If I Am Self-Employed? 
• Employee Position Change with Current Employer 
• How to Register Employees for Training 

• Growing Futures Help Center
• Individual Accounts
• Basic Account and Membership
• How to Become a Member
• Career Pathways
• Growing Futures Career Pathways
• What Does My Career Pathways Placement Mean? 

Curriculum Alignment Resources

• Curriculum Alignment Worksheet (PDF)
• Curriculum Alignment Rubric (PDF)
• North Dakota Early Learning Standards: Birth to Kindergarten (PDF)

Teaching Strategies GOLD Resources

• Model Implementation Plan (PDF)
• The Model Implementation Plan is a visual road map that outlines the recommended professional development, best practices, and resources that will support a successful first year of implementation.
• Preparing for Implementation (PDF)
• The Preparing for Implementation Document helps you reflect on pre-implementation key features: identifying measures of success, building a professional development plan, planning for logistics, and reviewing fidelity FAQs.
• Getting Started Checklists
• The Getting Started Checklists, each designed with a specific type of user in mind, provide tactical steps so you can feel confident in independently getting started with GOLD.
• New Administrators (PDF)
• Returning Administrators (PDF)
• New Teachers (PDF)
• Returning Teachers (PDF)
• User Guides
• The GOLD User Guides, each designed with a specific type of user in mind, provide you with the comprehensive collection of steps and year-round support to ensure a successful GOLD implementation.
• Administrators (PDF)
• Teachers (PDF)
• GOLD Objectives for Development and Learning: Birth through Third Grade (PDF)
• GOLD Progressions: Birth through Third Grade (PDF)
• Teaching Strategies Support Portal for GOLD

• GOLD Checkpoint Calendar (PDF)
• Teaching Strategies Checkpoint Support

• Introduction to GOLD Training
• The Introduction to GOLD is a bundle of courses that is delivered online, self-service, through the MyTeachingStrategies platform. Attendees must be participating in Bright & Early ND, working towards a Step 3 or Step 4 Quality Rating, and have an active Teaching Strategies account.
• To register via Growing Futures, select the following link: Introduction to GOLD, Self-Paced Training, Available May 1st - August 31st, 2023.

Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) Resources

• What to Expect During a CLASS Observation (PDF) 

• Introduction to CLASS Trainings
• The Introduction to the Infant CLASS, Introduction to the Toddler CLASS, and Introduction to the Pre-K CLASS are a bundle of courses that are delivered online, self-service, through the myTeachstone platform. Attendees must be participating in Bright & Early ND, working towards a Step 4 Quality Rating, and have an active myTeachstone account.
• To register via Growing Futures, select the following link: Introduction to the Infant CLASS, Self-Paced Training, Available May 1st-August 31st, 2023.
• To register via Growing Futures, select the following link: Introduction to the Toddler CLASS, Self-Paced Training, Available May 1st-August 31st, 2023.
• To register via Growing Futures, select the following link: Introduction to the Pre-K CLASS, Self-Paced Training, Available May 1st-August 31st, 2023.

Continuous Quality Improvement Resources

• Quality Improvement Planning Resources
• Professional Development Action Plan (PDF)