Professional Development
(PD) Provider Orientation
Quizzes
For Lessons #1 - #5
(rev. 2015)
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Instructions:
1. The 2015 Quizzes must be completed by ALL Professional Development
Providers who were previously approved by the NJ Registry, as well as those
PD Providers applying to be approved.
2. Print and complete Quizzes #1 through #5. You may refer to each lesson as
you complete the quizzes.
3. Scan and e-mail your completed quizzes to questons@pinj.org
OR
Mail your completed quiz to:
NJ Registry
Professional Impact NJ
Kean University, Willis Hall, Room 300
Union, NJ 07083
Attention: PDP Approval System
Lesson #1
Introducing Professional Impact NJ:
New Jersey’s Professional Development System
You may complete the quiz as you are completing Lesson #1. If you are not sure
of an answer, you may check back in the lesson to find the answer.
Circle the correct response to each question.
1. Child care and educational activities are provided in New Jersey by:
a. Child care center staff
b. Family child care providers
c. School-age providers
d. All of the above
2. The Early Care and Education profession contributes to New Jersey’s economy
by:
a. Providing jobs
b. Contributing to New Jersey’s tax base
c. Allowing parents to attend necessary school or training
d. Preparing tomorrow’s workforce
e. All of the above
3. The Division of Family Development in the NJ Department of Human Services
contributes to the Early Childhood and Afterschool Care and Education
profession by:
a. Establishing state-level policy
b. Funding programs that promote quality child care and increase standards
c. Participating in long-term cross-sector planning
d. All of the above
4. One way to impact quality in child care programs is by maintaining a professional
development system for early childhood and afterschool care and education
professionals.
a. Yes
b. No
5. The work of Professional Impact NJ is intended to transform how professionals
view themselves and how the larger community values our work on behalf of
children and families.
a. Yes
b. No
6. What services does Professional Impact NJ offer?
a. The NJ Registry for Childhood Professionals Serving Children Birth
Through Age Thirteen
b. The NJ Registry Career Lattice
c. The newly-revised Core Knowledge and Competencies for Early
Childhood Professionals, New Jersey’s Unified Professional Development
System
d. The Professional Development Provider Approval System
e. The NJ Administrators’ and Infant/Toddler Credentials
f. Career advising
g. All of the above
Lesson #2
Core Knowledge and Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals,
New Jersey’s Unified Professional Development System
You may complete the quiz as you are completing Lesson #2. If you are not sure
of an answer, you may check back in the lesson to find the answer.
Circle the correct response to each question.
1. Professional Impact NJ has developed three tools to assist and guide
administrators, teachers, and advocates interested in best practices in the early
care and education and afterschool professions.
a. Yes
b. No
2. The Core Knowledge and Competencies are based on the premises that
children learn best in environments where:
a. Adults recognize and understand the need for the development of a
relationship that will be inclusive of the child’s family
b. Children’s individual needs are reflected, recognized, and addressed in
accordance with the culture of the children, their families and their
communities
c. Health and safety are integral components of child care and educational
program activities and learning
d. All of the above
3. There are six Core Knowledge Areas in Core Knowledge and Competencies for
Early Childhood Professionals, New Jersey’s Unified Professional Development
System.
a. Yes
b. No
4. Which of the following are Core Knowledge Areas?
a. Learning Environment and Curriculum
b. Child Assessment
c. Program Organization and Management
d. All of the above
5. Program Administrators can use Core Knowledge and Competencies for Early
Childhood Professionals, New Jersey’s Unified Professional Development
System to assist their staff members in planning professional development.
a. Yes
b. No
6. Providers of Professional Development can use Core Knowledge and
Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals, New Jersey’s Unified
Professional Development System to assess early childhood and afterschool
educators’ Competency Levels and mentor, advise, and counsel them.
a. Yes
b. No
Lesson #3
The NJ Registry Career Lattice
You may complete the quiz as you are completing Lesson #3. If you are not sure
of an answer, you may check back in the lesson to find the answer.
Circle the correct response to each question.
1. There are ten levels on the NJ Registry Career Lattice.
c. Yes
d. No
2. As one’s level on the NJ Registry Career Lattice increases, the early childhood or
afterschool professional must have an increasing amount and decreasing
depth of knowledge of the Core Knowledge Areas as defined in Core Knowledge
and Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals, New Jersey’s Unified
Professional Development System.
a. Yes
b. No
3. The following are Core Knowledge Areas discussed in Core Knowledge and
Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals, New Jersey’s Unified
Professional Development System (circle all that apply):
a. Family and Community Relationships
b. Program Organization and Management
c. Budgeting
d. Learning Environment and Curriculum
e. Child Growth and Development
f. Songs for Children
4. No work experience is required of an individual at the Entry Professional level
of the NJ Registry Career Lattice.
a. Yes
b. No
5. An individual with a Bachelor’s degree and NJ Department of Education
Preschool-Grade 3 early childhood teacher certification would fall at the
Bachelor’s Degreed Plus License/Endorsement Related to Early Childhood
Professional level on the NJ Registry Career Lattice.
a. Yes
b. No
6. The Director or Administrator of a child care program must participate in 60 hours
of professional development in three years in order to renew his/her NJ Registry
membership.
a. Yes
b. No
7. Credentialed Professionals and Degreed Professionals should have
Intermediate Knowledge of the Competency Areas.
a. Yes
b. No
8. A professional may obtain his/her Level on the NJ Registry Career Lattice by
applying to the NJ Registry for Childhood Professionals Serving Children Birth
Through Age Thirteen.
a. Yes
b. No
9. Professionals can use the NJ Registry and Career Lattice to:
a. To determine their next steps for career advancement
b. To track and plan their professional development
c. Both of the above
10. Professional Development Providers can use the NJ Registry and Career Lattice
to:
a. Determine the NJ Registry Career Lattice Level of their target audience
b. Develop and offer courses/workshops that are appropriate to the Level of
the target audience
c. Track participation in their trainings
d. All of the above
Lesson #4
The NJ Professional Development Provider Approval System
You may complete the quiz as you are completing Lesson #4. If you are not sure
of an answer, you may check back in the lesson to find the answer.
Circle the correct response to each question.
1. The NJ Professional Development Provider Approval System:
a. Is an extension of the NJ Registry Career Lattice
b. Requires thorough knowledge of Professional Impact NJ’s Core
Knowledge and Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals, New
Jersey’s Unified Professional Development System
c. Requires education and experience in adult learning
d. All of the above
2. The NJ Professional Development Provider Approval System supports quality
professional development for the early childhood and afterschool workforce in
New Jersey.
a. Yes
b. No
3. To become an approved Professional Development Provider, the applicant
must:
a. Successfully complete the Professional Development Provider Approval
System Instructor Orientation Lessons and Quizzes
b. Provide documentation of participating in training regarding adult learning
c. Provide verification that she/he has been responsible for the professional
development of other adults
d. All of the above
e. Both (a) and (b)
4. An Apprentice Instructor must be at the Credentialed Professional level
on the NJ Registry.
a. Yes
b. No
5. An Associate Instructor must have completed fifteen hours in the past three
years of PINJ-approved train-the-trainer instruction.
a. Yes
b. No
6. A professional approved at the Instructor level of the Professional
Development Provider Approval System must have three years of full-time
experience working directly with children.
a. Yes
b. No
7. A Master Instructor must have how many hours in the past three years
responsible for the professional development of another adult?
a. 20
b. 40
c. 100
d. 300
8. Which of the following statements is not true regarding NJ Registry renewal?
a. The applicant must renew annually.
b. The applicant must participate in at least twenty to sixty hours of
professional development in the past three years in order to renew.
c. Membership on a professional board can count for some renewal hours.
d. Prep time for classes taught does not count toward renewal hours.
e. All of the above.
Lesson #5
The NJ Registry: Training/Course Development
You may complete the quiz as you are completing Lesson #5. If you are not sure
of an answer, you may check back in the lesson to find the answer.
Circle the correct response to each question.
1. The “Find Training” and “Find Instructor” search buttons can be found at
www.pinjregistry.org. Individuals may search the database in many ways,
including by county, by topic, or by age group served.
a. Yes
b. No
2. PINJ-approved Professional Development Providers and Sponsoring
Agencies use the NJ Registry Career Lattice and Core Knowledge and
Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals, New Jersey’s Unified
Professional Development System to develop standards-based trainings.
a. Yes
b. No
3. The following are among the Core Knowledge Areas:
a. Professionalism and Leadership
b. Learning Environment and Curriculum
c. Assessment and Evaluation
d. Sanitizing the Environment
e. All of the above
f. a, b, and c
4. A professional development activity may address more than one Core
Knowledge Area.
a. Yes
b. No
5. The level at which the Professional Development Provider is approved by
PINJ determines the level of training she/he may offer.
a. Yes
b. No
6. An audience that falls at the Credentialed Professional or Degreed
Professional level on the NJ Registry Career Lattice should be offered
Intermediate level training by an individual approved as an Instructor or
Master Instructor.
a. Yes
b. No
7. The course description should offer at least how many learning objectives?
a. One
b. Three
c. Six
d. Ten
8. A course’s learning objectives should address the Key Competencies
associated with that course’s Core Knowledge Area(s).
a. Yes
b. No
Thank you for completing all five sections of the Professional Development
Provider Orientation Quiz!
Your submitted documentation will be reviewed in the order in which it was
received in our office within 45 business days. All correspondence
regarding your Professional Development Provider approval will be
conducted via the e-mail address listed in your NJ Registry profile.
Please mail or e-mail your completed quizzes to:
NJ Registry/Professional Impact NJ
Kean University
Willis Hall, Room 300
Union, NJ 07083
Attention: PDP Approval System
questions@pinj.org
If you have any questions, please contact the NJ Registry at
(908) 737-4293.