*Prerequisite – The Instructional Cycle Course; AND Curriculum and Planning course OR Implementing a Standards Based Classroom This 16-hour, 8 session course for Education Coordinators focuses on understanding the 2023 RIELDS and the Early Learning Curriculum Framework, and how to use this information in implementing a standards-based program. Through this course, Education Coordinators will gain a strong understanding of their role as it relates to supporting the implementation of the instructional cycle in their programs, grounded in the 2023 RI Early Learning and Development Standards and high-quality curricular, instructional, and assessment practices, and related to supportive supervision. Participants in this course should have a strong early childhood background that includes a minimum of an associate degree. This course is equal in difficulty to a 400-level college class.