Table 3.

Practical recommendations for professional development (PD)

Professional development components	Strategies	Examples
Content	Adapt content to be delivered Frontload specific topics Develop new content Train on remote delivery strategies	Identify parts of content that can be readily supplemented with family engagement components Create content on supporting adult social emotional wellbeing (e.g., managing adult stress) that is delivered early on to early childhood professionals Create family engagement kits that could be used to support at-home learning Use online platforms like Kahoot! or Zoom features (e.g., breakout rooms, annotation feature) to engage participants during trainings
Process	Shift to resources that are readily available or self-paced Use digital facilitation strategies Adopt strategies that enhance supportive coaching presence for practitioners	Use or assign virtually facilitated or self-paced courses instead of in-person trainings Share video recordings of classroom practices or photographs of classroom environments Use friendly texts to check in with professionals or provide informal opportunities for professionals to share feelings and challenging experiences during coaching sessions
Structure	Utilize remote training and coaching delivery models Vary online learning formats Incorporate flexible routines	Adopt synchronous and asynchronous coaching formats that can be delivered via webcam Provide individualized coaching sessions (e.g., 1:1 coach-professional sessions), professional learning communities (e.g., small groups of professionals), webinars (e.g., larger groups of professionals) Offer “office hours” during which professionals can informally check in with coaches