We at Connected Beginnings are excited to be helping to organize and present this first ever CSEFEL Pyramid Model Higher Education Institute in Massachusetts, on June 7-8. Please know that the CSEFEL materials are not only for early childhood educators. Connected Beginnings has been working with the CSEFEL materials in in-service training, for the past 3 years. We know that these evidence-based materials could be useful to higher education across disciplines and sectors, for pre-service preparation in social work, human services and work with infants, toddlers and families, too.
The CSEFEL Pyramid Model Higher Education Institute is a two-day seminar featuring strategies for incorporating information from the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) Pyramid Model into existing ECE coursework for children birth-6. This special event will provide full-time and adjunct ECE faculty, from both two and four-year institutions of higher education, with materials, sample syllabi, resources, and practices that will enable sharing of the evidence-based CSEFEL Pyramid Model Framework with students. Breakout sessions will include: promoting relationships and positive environments; teaching social skills; and developing Positive Behavior Support Plans for individual children. The institute will also feature presentations from ECE programs currently implementing the Pyramid Model in Massachusetts.
- Amy Santos, Ph.D., University of Illinois
- Susan Maude, Ph.D., Iowa State University
- Sharon Doubet, Ph.D., Illinois State University
If you are interested in attending the Institute, please complete and submit the Pyramid Model Higher Education Institute online information request form.
Those who indicate their interest in participating will receive a formal invitation and registration instructions at the email address provided.
For access to the free materials (videos, classroom materials, book nooks, etc.) and general information about the National Center and CSEFEL Pyramid Model Framework visit http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/.
For more information please contact Eve Wilder at [email protected]