The Essential Fellowship
9-12 Month Cohort-Style Adult Learning
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What is The Essential Fellowship?
What is The Essential Fellowship?
Essential Fellowship is immersive professional development for early education leaders. It includes 46 hours of Set 2 training, focused on applying learning to your work. The cohort includes 10 monthly small group sessions with 2-3 people who share similar roles. This series necessitates active participation.
The goal is for participants to experience their time together not just as another training, but as a self-reflective journey of leadership growth.
You will learn and explore new approaches for supporting early learning programs with CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement), leading to positive outcomes for the children in your community.
2025-2026 Cohort is underway and closed to new attendees.
CCR&R Staff interested in joining the 2026-2027 Cohort, please contact CaSandra Zeller zellerc@wou.edu 541-751-4005. Join us for an informational session at the June 2026 Leadership Conference.
Module 1 Resources
Module 1 Resources
Additional Resources Shared during training session
Additional Resources Shared during training session
Beginning Courageous Conversations About Race
Your Identity is Your Superpower
It's Not About The Nail - "Don't try to fix it. I just need you to listen."
Stuck On An Escalator Take Action
Unpacking My Invisible Backpack
Microaggressions Are Like Mosquito Bites
Implicit Association Test (IAT)
Bias Isn't Just A Police Problem, It's A Preschool Problem
Module 2 Resources
Module 2 Resources
Additional Resources Shared during training session
Additional Resources Shared during training session
SPARK Observation and Assessment - TRI Resource Website
Parallel Process Activity using the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®)
Sample FCCERS Report - Narrative
Module 3 Resources
Module 3 Resources
Additional Resources Shared during training session
Additional Resources Shared during training session
Oregon Early Learning and Kindergarten Guidelines
BLANK pdf - Applying the Focused Teaching Cycle
Example - Applying the Focused Teaching Cycle with Amy & Sara - Frogs
Continued Learning
Continued Learning
Introducing Intentional Teaching - NAEYC Article
Brightwheel explains - The Zone of Proximal Development
Systems Theory Article from Stanford Center on Early Learning
Resources shared during CoP
Module 4 Resources
Module 4 Resources
Additional Resources Shared during training session
Additional Resources Shared during training session
Continued Learning
Continued Learning
Resources shared during CoP
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