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Pyramid Model Coaches This resource page provides tools, materials, and resources for Pyramid Model coaches to use in their work.
Data Decision-Making Tools These spreadsheets provide coaches, program leaders, and practitioners with data displays that facilitate data decision-making. For more information on how to use these tools, check out the TACSEI Roadmap on Data Decision-Making and Program-Wide Implementation of the Pyramid Model. Early Childhood Program-Wide PBS Benchmarks of Quality Authors: Lise Fox, Mary Louise Hemmeter, and Susan Jack (2010). The Benchmarks of Quality is designed to help programs evaluate their progress toward implementing the Teaching Pyramid Model program-wide. The tool and spreadsheet used for analysis are provided below. PDF document Excel document
Adopting the Pyramid Model in Home Visiting: Benchmarks of Quality Authors: Lise Fox and Erin Barton (2011). The Benchmarks of Quality checklist used by home visiting programs is designed to help programs evaluate their progress toward implementing the Pyramid Model within their early intervention home visiting services. The tool and spreadsheet used for analysis are provided below. PDF document Excel document
Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool for Preschool Classrooms Authors: Mary Louise Hemmeter, Lise Fox, and Patricia Snyder (2014). Available from Paul H. Brookes Publishing, at www.brookespublishing.com . The Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool™ (TPOT™), Research Edition is used to assess the implementation of the Pyramid Model in classrooms for children who are 2-5 years old. The tool can be purchased from Paul Brookes and a spread sheet is offered for analysis HERE
Monthly Program Actions An assigned person from the leadership team is asked to report, on a monthly basis, a frequency count of important actions taken in the program in response to serious challenging behavior, including: a) calls to families about problem behaviors, b) dismissal from program, c) transfer within program, d) requests for outside assistance, and e) scheduled family conferences around problem behavior. The form that can be used to track action and a spread sheet to generate graphs to display your data are provided below. PDF document Excel document Coaching Contacts Coaching contact data provides a summary of the number and duration of coaching visits that were provided to teachers and a description of the professional development strategies used during coaching contacts. Coaching is used to support teachers in their implementation of Pyramid Practices. Coaches submit these data monthly for summary. A coaching log and spread sheet for analyzing data is provided below. PDF document Spread Sheet is coming soon!
The Coach/Teacher Relationship The Coaching Relationship The coaching relationship is unique! It is the mechanism for delivering support to a teacher for the implementation of Pyramid Model practices. This handout provides a review on what coaching is and what coaching is not. Trouble downloading? Read this document online .
Sample Teacher-Coach Agreement Sample Teacher-Coach Agreement (Editable) This sample agreement provides a context for having a discussion about the coaching relationship. Trouble downloading? Read this document online .
Coaching Teachers: Activities and Supports This checklist provides activities that are involved in coaching classroom teachers. Trouble downloading? Read this document online .
Coaching Strategies What are the strategies that can be used during your observations and debriefing sessions? This handout provides a list and operational definitions. Trouble downloading? Read this document online .
Sample Email of Coach Feedback Email feedback is a nice way to remind a teacher about implementation goals, provide feedback on your observation, and summarize next steps.This sample provides you with some ideas for elements to include when providing constructive email feedback. Trouble downloading? Read this document online .
Tools Inventory of Practices for Promoting Children’s Social Emotional Competence The CSEFEL inventory of practices can be used as a self-assessment prior to action planning with a teacher. Trouble downloading? Read this document online .
Using the Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool (TPOT) Many coaches use the Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool to provide data on Pyramid Model practices implementation within classrooms for 2-5 year olds. This form provides some guidance on how the TPOT is used for data-driven coaching. Trouble downloading? Read this document online .
Coaching Log Coaching Log (Editable) Do you want to track your coaching contacts? This log allows you to track who received coaching and the coaching strategies that were used. Trouble downloading? Read this document online .
Goal Planning Teacher Goal Planning Form Teacher Goal Planning Form (Editable) The teacher goal planning form can be used prior to action planning to help a teacher prepare his/her thoughts after Pyramid Model training. Trouble downloading? Read this document online .
Action Planning Are you coaching teachers to implement behavior support plans? You will probably want to start with an action plan. Action Plan Template A Action Plan Template A (Editable) This sheet provides a template to use with a teacher for action planning. Trouble downloading? Read this document online . Action Plan Template B Action Plan Template B (Editable) This sheet provides a template to use with a teacher for action planning. Trouble downloading? Read this document online .
Behavior Support Plan Implementation Use the forms below in your coaching for behavior support plan implementation. Individualized Positive Behavior Support (IPBS) Fidelity Checklist Individualized Positive Behavior Support (IPBS) Fidelity Checklist (Editable) This is a checklist that will help you with the implementation of the behavior support plan development process. Trouble downloading? Read this document online .
Individualized Behavior Support Plan Action Planning Form Individualized Behavior Support Plan Action Planning Form (Editable) This action planning form can be used by a behavior support team to identify the steps needed to get materials and people ready for plan implementation. Items that are often listed include: making visuals; coaching the teacher within a routine; coaching the family within a routine; getting materials; developing the child’s communication system; creating charts; creating monitoring and data tools; and developing mini-plans for specific environments/activities. Trouble downloading? Read this document online . Sample Implementation Checklist Blank Implementation Checklist Blank Implementation Checklist (Editable) You might also want to develop a way to help the teacher with implementation fidelity. Check out this approach to using a data-based system for tracking implementation fidelity. The process involves identifying all the plan steps and then taking data on implementation. Trouble downloading? Read this document online .
Sample Implementation Checklist Outcomes Blank Implementation Checklist Outcomes Worksheet The excel spreadsheet shows the teachers' progress with implementation. Trouble downloading? Read this document online .
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