Training Information:
Please review the information below for training dates, times, and descriptions.
All trainings will be held virtually through Zoom.
Space is limited and early registration is encouraged.
Preschool Pyramid Model Modules:
PS Module 1: Nurturing and Responsive Relationships: Wed. Feb. 25 and Mar. 4: 8:30AM - 12:00PM
Establishing nurturing and responsive relationships within a caring community is the foundation of the Pyramid Model. This training focuses on practices for building relationships with children, promoting relationships between children, relationships with families that affirm family culture and identity, and relationships with team members. 6.5 hours
PS Module 2: High-Quality, Supportive Environments: Wed. Apr. 15 and 22: 8:30AM - 11:45AM
This module focuses on the practices for establishing high-quality supportive classroom environments that promote social-emotional skill development and prevent challenging behavior. Practices related to schedules, routines, transitions, promoting engagement, expectations, and rules are addressed in the workshop.6 hours
PS Module 3: Teaching Social-Emotional Skills: Wed. June 17 and 24: 8:30AM - 12:00PM
Promoting social-emotional development is core to the Pyramid Model. This module provides training on the practices for teaching friendship skills, emotional literacy, self-regulation, and problem-solving. 6.5 hours
PS Module 4: Individualized Teaching of Social-Emotional Skills: Wed. Aug. 12: 8:30AM - 12:45PM
This module guide practitioners in how to individualize instruction on social-emotional skills for children who need more targeted supports. Practices that are taught include: teaching systematically, peer-mediated intervention, planning for embedded instruction, and progress monitoring. 2.5 hours
PS Module 5: Addressing Challenging Behavior: Wed. Oct. 14 and 21: 8:30AM - 12:00PM
This module provides the practices for understanding child challenging behavior, how to respond to challenging behavior, becoming aware of bias in responding, de-escalating behavior, and the components of developing a behavior support plan for children with persistent challenging behavior. 6.5 hours
PS Module 6: Overview of Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children: Wed. Aug. 12: 8:30AM - 12:45PM
In this module, practitioners learn about the steps of Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children (PTR-YC) and how PTR-YC is used as a manualized process for conducting a functional behavioral assessment and developing a behavior support plan. 1.5 hours
Infant Toddler Modules:
IT Module 1: Introduction & Understanding Social-Emotional Development: Wed. Mar. 18: 9:00AM - 11:30AM
As the first training module in the Pyramid Model Infant-Toddler Module Series, Understanding Social-Emotional Development will acquaint participants with the Pyramid Model, introduce important terms that will be used throughout the Pyramid Model training modules, and lay a foundation to better understand the role caregivers play in young children’s social-emotional development. 2.5 hours
IT Module 2: Focusing on Relationships: Wed. Mar. 25: 9:00AM - 11:30AM
In Focusing on Relationships, participants will explore the importance and complexities of developing relationships between caregivers, families, and children. Participants should leave understanding that social-emotional development takes place within the context of relationships, so strategies to support development must prioritize building relationships. This training covers topics such as reflecting on participants’ past and current relationships, as well as addressing issues related to culture, diversity, race, equity, risk, and protective factors. It is recommended the trainer spend time reflecting on the discussion questions prior to the training to be prepared to share their own experiences and facilitate discussions. 2.5 hours
IT Module 3: Responsive Routines, Schedules, & Environments: Wed. May 6: 8:30AM - 10:00AM
In Responsive Routines, Schedules, & Environments, participants will learn how being intentional about establishing daily routines and setting up the environment can: help young children feel confident and secure, paving the way for social-emotional growth; promote children’s active and safe exploration and learning; and facilitate positive child-peer and adult-child interactions. 1.5 hours
IT Module 4: Understanding Behavior: Wed. May 6: 10:15AM - 12:45PM
Working with infants and toddlers is rewarding, but it can also sometimes be challenging. In Understanding Behavior, participants will learn how to use observation to better understand child behavior. We will look at the many influences affecting behavior and use this knowledge to examine our own beliefs. We will practice reframing our thoughts to better respond to challenging situations. 2.5 hours
IT Module 5: Teaching About Feelings: Wed. July 29: 9:00AM - 10:30AM
In Teaching About Feelings, a module of the Pyramid Model Infant-Toddler Module Series, participants will explore what the development of emotional literacy looks like (i.e., labeling feelings in self and others, recognizing facial and physiological signs, modulating responses, developing coping strategies) and share a variety of strategies teachers can use to support and teach the young early learners in our care about feelings. 1.5 hours
IT Module 6: Promoting Positive Peer Interactions: Wed. July 29: 10:45AM - 12:15PM
In Positive Peer Interactions, a module of the Pyramid Model Infant-Toddler Module Series, participants will gain knowledge on how to facilitate positive peer interactions and support the development of social and friendship skills, learn about the developmental stages of social and play skills, and apply that knowledge to classroom practices. 1.5 hours
IT Module 7: Individualized Teaching: Wed. Sept. 16: 9:00AM - 12:00PM
In Individualized Teaching, a module of the Pyramid Model Infant-Toddler Module Series, participants will learn how to identify and address delays in social-emotional development. The module provides an overview of the screening and assessment process and guidance on how to develop a systematic plan to provide individualized teaching to children who have delays. 2.75 hours
IT Module 8: Challenging Behavior: Wed. Nov. 4: 8:30AM - 12:00PM
In Challenging Behavior, a module of the Pyramid Model Infant-Toddler Module Series, participants will: identify and define challenging behavior, and work to understand why challenging behavior happens; discuss how to gather data and implement strategies that will prevent challenging behavior; and discuss strategies to address or respond effectively to challenging behavior when it is present. 3.25 hours