(a) The commissioner shall develop a prekindergarten teacher training course to be offered to prekindergarten teachers employed by a school district or open-enrollment charter school.
(b) A course provided under this section shall provide instruction in the development and operation of effective prekindergarten classes, including training in:
(1) the prekindergarten guidelines established by the agency;
(2) effective and systematic instructional techniques for teaching prekindergarten students using the prekindergarten guidelines; and
(3) designing and implementing a comprehensive curriculum in the classroom.