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Our Story
The New Mexico Early Childhood Learning Department at the Central Region Educational Cooperative (CREC) is dedicated to supporting high-quality coaching and professional learning to inspire educators across New Mexico. Through funding from the Early Childhood Education and Care Department, we provide Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) to approximately 628 preschool educators in both school-based and community based classrooms, these include NM PreK, Special Education 619 IDEA, Title I, and district grantee Head Start funded preschool classrooms. A total of 921 teachers receive Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) either from one of our 36 CREC Early Childhood Instructional Coaches or one of the 19 Internal District Early Childhood Instructional Coaches.
Practice-Based Coaching is a professional development strategy that uses a cyclical process to support teachers’ use of effective teaching practices. PBC involves the following components:
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Collaborative partnerships between coaches and teachers
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Shared goals and action planning based on teachers’ needs and interests
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Focused observation of teachers’ implementation of practices through video capture
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Reflection and feedback to promote teachers’ learning and improvement
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Meet Our Coordinators
Amanda Rottman
Lead Early Childhood Instructional Coaching Coordinator
Kayla Pipkin
Early Childhood Instructional Coaching Coordinator
Katrina Gallegos
Early Childhood Instructional Coaching Coordinator
Emily Renfro
Early Childhood Instructional Coaching Coordinator
Valerie Cervantes
Early Childhood Instructional Coaching Coordinator
Holly Meyer
Data Analyst Coordinator
Meet Our Coaches
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Our Funders
