Sponsored by The Center on
Disability and Community
Inclusion/UVM, with the VT
Department of Education and
Vermont Family Network.
The University of Vermont
Foundations for Early Learning (FEL):
The Pyramid Model
6 Sessions 3:00 - 5:30 pm 308 Mann Hall, UVM
Mondays: Nov 8, Nov. 15, Nov. 29, Dec. 20, Jan. 3, and Jan. 24
This training will explore how to best use
evidence-based practices from Vermont’s
Foundations for Early Learning (FEL) - the
“Pyramid Model” to support and improve
social, emotional, behavioral and literacy
outcomes for children participating in
early childhood services (Head Start, EHS,
Child Care and Early Education, Public Preschool, and other early childhood family support programs).
Focus will be on evidence-based best practices information
and strategies to support practitioners and families.
INSTRUCTORS:
Helen Keith has years of direct services and program/policy development expertise in child development and family support services at the
community and state levels in Vermont, nationally and internationally. She is a leader in supporting best practices in early childhood and
family support and was part of the team that sought the resources to
initiate the FEL training in Vermont. She is currently in the Masters in
Educational Leadership program at the University of Vermont.
Kate Rogers: For 27 years Kate has worked exclusively in the early
childhood field as an educator and coordinator. She is currently the early childhood special education consultant for the Vermont Department
of Education (VT DOE). Kate co-coordinates the Foundations for Early
Learning statewide training initiative and mentors regional FEL trainers and coaches. She holds a M.Ed, a level III DIR certification from the
Interdisciplinary Council for Developmental Learning Disorders (ICDL)
and is an instructor for Vermont’s Higher Education Collaborative.
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Who should attend:
• Early Education and
Care Providers
• Teachers/Caregivers
• Families
• Home visitors and Family Support Practitioners
• Early Interventionists,
Early Childhood and
Family Mental Health
Personnel, and MCH
Nurses
• Special Educators
and Related Service
Providers
• Supervisors in Early
Childhood and Family
Support Services
Programs
Contact Hours: 15
The training qualifies
for Contact Hours for
Professional Development
from Northern Lights Career
Development Center.
Cost: $175.00
For more information email Helen Keith at [email protected]
FEL: The Pyramid Model
Pre-class online Survey: Participants are asked to complete a survey to briefly assess your current
practices and desires for new evidence-based strategies to help address young children’s social-emotional and early learning competencies. You will be emailed a link to the survey prior to first class.
Session
Description
Session 1 - Review of results from participant survey, introduction of Response to Intervention (RTI)
and Positive Behavioral Instructional Supports (PBIS) and their application in the Early Childhood
arena through the use of the PYRAMID Model. Review of the Foundations for Early Learning (FEL)
which relies heavily on the evidence-based resources from CSEFEL, the Center for Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning, CELL, the Center Early Literacy Learning and the Technical
Assistance Center for Social Emotional Intervention (TACSEI). Begin CSEFEL Module 1(Supporting
Responsive Relationships) and review TACSEI and CELL goals and tools.
Session 2 – Continue with CSEFEL Module 1, review and learn the uses for the Inventory of Practices.
Relate Pyramid Model in early childhood and family support services to Vermont’s RTI-PBIS statewide initiative for schools, KN-grade 12.
Session 3 – Begin Module 2 (Supporting High Quality Early Childhood Environments) – Discuss data
gathered about your early childhood environments based on your completed Inventory of Practices.
Session 4 – Analyze results from Inventory of Practices observations/data collection; develop plans to
support existing appropriate practices and promote and implement “fidelitous” teaching and program
wide organizational strategies. Introduce the Preliminary Pyramid Assessment (PPA) instrument and
discuss its use as a tool to help teams reflect on their own practice prior to making internal or external referrals for more specialized services.
Session 5 – Introduce the purpose and practice of the Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool (TPOT)
and The Pyramid Infant-Toddler Observation Scale (TPITOS). Continue with using data to make informed decisions about changes in practice or affirmation of practices.
Session 6 - Tying it all together: in order to support a system-wide approach across the full continuum, from birth through graduation, our class will focus on mapping the efforts to address socialemotional-behavioral and learning outcomes from FEL (birth to six) with RTI/PBIS (K-12).
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Information
Questions? Helen Keith: [email protected]
Registration deadline: Oct. 22.
Class size is limited, so register early.
Please notify us if accommodations are needed by Oct. 8. Mann Hall is fully accessible.
Contact: Helen Keith: [email protected]
Return the form below with check or Purchase Order for
University of Vermont/CDCI.
Mail form and payment to: $175.00 made out to
Center on Disability and Community Inclusion/UVM
303 Mann Hall, 208 Colchester Ave.
Burlington, VT 05405-1757
Attn: Michaella Collins
Participants are required to take an online survey prior to the fist class.
Participants will receive a confirmation email with link to Pre-class Online Survey.
Directions: All sessions will take place at 308 Mann Hall, UVM Trinity Campus, 208 Colchester
Ave. Parking pass is included in the registration fee and will be handed out at the first class.
FEL Training Registration Form
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Thank You!