Connected Beginnings Training Institute
Connected Beginnings Training Institute at Wheelock College
Training and Coaching in Brain Building: The Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
and Implementing Positive Behavioral Supports in Early Education and Care
Foundations of the CSEFEL1 Pyramid Model Course
Course Description:
This training, available in all regions throughout Massachusetts, teaches about
children’s social emotional development and the effects of interactions with
teachers and caregivers on children’s learning. Through evaluation-informed
instruction in theory, the specific uses of implementation strategies and the use of
reflection, participants are introduced to evidence-based Pyramid Model practices
that promote social emotional growth, prevent challenging behaviors and provide
positive behavioral supports in addressing challenging behaviors in children birthsix years.
Intended Audience:
The training course is designed for professionals who work with infants and young
children in a variety of roles and settings including:
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Schedule:
EEC Competencies:
QRIS Standards:
Providers who work with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers,
Lead teachers, teachers, and assistant teachers,
Family childcare providers,
Head Start and Early Head Start providers,
Early childhood teachers who work in public school settings,
Early childhood administrators,
Early Interventionists,
Mental health clinicians and consultants who work with staff and families
in infant, toddler and early childhood settings.
15 hour course: six 2-hour sessions plus three 1-hour field experiences
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Understanding Growth and Development of Children
Guiding and Interacting with Children and Youth
Observation, Assessment & Planning for Individual Need
Learning Environments & Implementing Curriculum
Special Needs (13%)
Center and School Based Standards
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1A: Curriculum, Assessment, and Diversity
1B: Teacher-Child Relationships and Interactions
3B: Program Staff Qualifications and Professional Development
4A: Family and Community Engagement
Family Child Care Standards
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1A: Curriculum, Assessment, and Diversity
1B: Teacher-Child Relationships and Interactions
CSEFEL=Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
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Connected Beginnings Training Institute
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Infant and Toddler
Early Learning
Guidelines:
3A: Family Child Care Educators Qualifications and Professional
Development
4A: Family and Community Engagement
5B: Supervision
Infants:
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Social Emotional Development: Indicators SED1-SED37
Language and Communication: Indicators LC1-LC21
Approaches to Learning: Indicators AL1-AL10
Toddlers
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Social Emotional Development: Indicators SED1-SED28
Language and Communication: Indicators LC28-LC41, LC44
Cognitive Development: Indicators CD 71, CD 74
Approaches to Learning: Indicators AL11-AL14
Preschool Learning
Experiences:
Health Education: Social and Emotional Health: Learning Guidelines 16-19
Kindergarten
Learning
Experiences:
Social and Emotional Health: Mental Health: Learning Standards 5.1 and 5.2
CEU Availability:
1.5 CEUs from MAEYC for EEC providers, 15 hours for licensed social workers,
15 hours for licensed mental health clinicians, CEC competencies for Early
Intervention Specialists
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Cost for Training
Only:
$2,500
Follow-up Group
Mentoring in
Reflective
Processes:
6 hours of mentoring in reflective practices following course completion
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Cost for 6 hour
Mentoring Only:
$1,200
Combined Cost for
21 hours Training &
Mentoring
$3,250
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Cost is calculated based on 1 trainer and groups of up to 20 participants and is inclusive of space,
supplies, materials and CEUs.
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supplies and materials.
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Connected Beginnings Training Institute
CSEFEL Train-the-Coach
Course
Description:
This training is available in all EEC regions and employs instruction on theory, specific
implementation strategies, and the use of reflection in order to provide CSEFEL
Trainers with the tools and expertise to fulfill the role of CSEFEL Coach in early
childhood education settings. The CSEFEL Coach is able to provide support to
programs with the goal of taking the CSEFEL Pyramid Model to fidelity.
Intended
Audience:
CSEFEL Trainers who are consultants or embedded within a program with the goal of
implementing the CSEFEL Pyramid Model to fidelity.
Schedule:
16 hours: two 8-hour sessions
EEC
Competencies:
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Professionalism and Leadership
Guiding and Interacting with Children and Youth
QRIS
Standards:
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Workforce Qualifications and Professional Development
Leadership, Management and Administration
CEU
Availability:
In process
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Cost per training: $3,365
Number of participants per training: 20
Costs:
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CSEFEL Family & PIWI Modules
Course
Description:
This training is available in all EEC regions and provides a hands-on orientation to the
use of the CSEFEL modules for parents, providing companion parent group and homebased approaches to CSEFEL’s comprehensive model for supporting social emotional
growth and addressing challenging behavior.
Intended
Audience:
Early childhood educators, family workers,
Schedule:
16 hours: two 8-hour sessions
EEC
Competencies:
Partnering with Children and Families
QRIS
Standards:
Center and School Based Standards
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4A: Family and Community Engagement
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Cost is calculated based on 1 trainer and groups of up to 20 participants and is inclusive of space,
supplies, materials and CEUs.
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Connected Beginnings Training Institute
Family Child Care Standards
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4A: Family and Community Engagement
CEU
Availability:
In process
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Cost per training: $2,625
Number of participants per training: Up to 20
Costs:
For additional information contact: Mary Watson Avery, Manager for Training and
Professional Development, Wheelock College, Connected Beginnings Training Institute
mavery@wheelock.edu, 617-8791462
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Cost is calculated based on 1 trainer and groups of up to 20 participants and is inclusive of space,
supplies, materials and CEUs.
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