CLI Engage (Texas) Professional Development
Presented by CLI Engage (Texas)
CLI Engage is a comprehensive eLearning platform developed by the Children's Learning Institute at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, providing free professional development resources for early childhood educators across Texas and beyond. The platform houses the Texas School Ready professional development program, child progress monitoring tools, classroom observation instruments, curriculum resources, and family engagement materials. CLI Engage offers specialised online training courses for pre-K and early childhood educators, including free training aligned with the Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines covering all ten learning domains with extensive video demonstrations filmed in real Texas pre-K classrooms. The platform also provides the Circle CDA Training Program — all 120 hours of formal professional development required for teachers to apply for the Preschool Child Development Associate (CDA) national credential. After completing courses, educators receive certificates for Continuing Professional Education hours (CPE) or Child Care Licensing clock hours. Funding through the state-supported Texas School Ready project makes it possible to offer these high-quality resources to all programs serving young children — including public school districts, Head Start programs, Texas Rising Star-certified child care providers, and public-private partnership schools — at no cost. For early childhood educators seeking comprehensive, free, research-based professional development grounded in child development science, CLI Engage represents one of the most valuable platforms available.
Key Takeaways
Evidence base: Developed by the Children's Learning Institute at UT Health Science Center, a leading early childhood research institution; Aligned with Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines and state early learning standards; Funded through the Texas School Ready project and Texas Education Agency partnership; Training includes video demonstrations from real Texas pre-K classrooms
Presenter
Children's Learning Institute faculty and trainers
CLI Engage is developed by the Children's Learning Institute at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, in partnership with the Texas Education Agency. The platform provides free, research-based professional development, assessment tools, and curriculum resources for early childhood educators.
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