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Home | Virtual Lab School The Virtual Lab School (VLS) empowers child care professionals to build their knowledge and improve their practices through a robust online professional development system
About VLS - Virtual Lab School The Virtual Lab School (VLS) provides child and youth educators an opportunity to advance their knowledge and skills through a research-based, online professional development system Our system is designed to facilitate, and leverage, a practice-based coaching model in which trained coaches and program managers partner with and support child
Infants Toddlers - Virtual Lab School Infants and toddlers thrive in responsive, interesting learning environments In this course, you will learn how to create developmentally appropriate indoor and outdoor learning environments and how to select and use materials to engage infants and toddlers in the world around them
Professional Development Tracks | Virtual Lab School The VLS offers seven professional development tracks, providing both comprehensive foundational training, and more advanced, or specialized training with in-depth content and resources
Course Overview - Virtual Lab School Users registered with the VLS system may earn certification in each of the Foundational Courses by logging in and using the progress tracking, assessment, and oversight features For information about VLS certification features, view Registration Eligibility
Preschool | Virtual Lab School The Preschool track is intended for early childhood professionals serving children ages 3 through 5 years in center based programs This track offers training and professional development resources, including written narrative, video, skill building activities, and classroom tools
Training Curriculum Specialist - Virtual Lab School The Training and Curriculum Specialist track is intended for T Cs serving in center based child development and school-age programs This track's approach is designed to aid and support T Cs in their role as trainers and coaches for staff in their programs The track offers training and professional development resources, including written narrative, video, skill building activities and tools
School-Age | Virtual Lab School School-age children thrive in learning environments that are designed with their unique interests and needs in mind In this course you will learn how to create developmentally appropriate indoor and outdoor spaces and how to select materials that are safe and appealing for school-age children
Focused Topics - Virtual Lab School Using the VLS: Coaching to Enhance Practice Research indicates that effective professional development combines high-quality evidenced-based training with practice-based coaching that supports reflection, feedback, and implementation of new skills
VLS Supplemental Child Abuse Trainings: Recompletion Required VLS Supplemental Child Abuse Trainings: Recompletion Required Recomplete all trainings by March 14, 2025 In 2023, at the request of the U S Department of Defense’s Office of Military Community and Family Policy: Office of Child and Youth Programs, the Virtual Lab School team developed four trainings to support CYP staff in the prevention