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Name one thing you did after the season ended that focused on your social-emotional well-being?
Any response is correct
This is the main focus of the first tier of the Pyramid.
What is healthy relationships?
Bonus: attachment
A three-tiered framework for supporting social-emotional development.
What is the Pyramid Model?
The pyramid model supports this skill building in infants and young children.
What is social-emotional competence?
This is the foundation of the Pyramid Model.
What is the Effective Workforce?
This is the base tier of the Pyramid Model, providing a foundation for all children through nurturing and responsive relationships and high-quality environments.
What are universal supports (or high-quality supportive environments)?
This is the main focus of Level 1b of the Pyramid Model.
What is High Quality Environments
This is the middle tier, providing focused support to children who are at risk for challenging behavior.
What is Targeted Social Emotional Supports?
This top tier provides individualized interventions for the small number of children with persistent challenging behavior.
What is Intensive Intervention?
The goal of using the Pyramid Model.
What is promotion of healthy social emotional skills, or prevention of challenging behavior, or intervention when behaviors arise?
Name a dimension of well-being (areas of life or aspects to pay attention to when thinking about well-being)
Emotional
Physical
Occupational
Social
Spiritual
Intellectual
Environmental
Financial
Why is it important to create safe environments?
Supports the social-emotional needs of preschoolers, as well as their language, cognition and motor development
Name 2 systems our center has in place to support an effective workforce.
Pre-Service Training
In-Service Training
Additional training as requested.
Coaching
Maureen
What is one thing you can do in your classroom to foster healthy relationships with children, one thing to foster healthy relationships with families, and one thing to foster healthy relationships with your peers?
Be predictable
Do what you say you are going to do
Communication
Recognize effort/achievements
Clear expectations
Name two elements to consider when designing your classroom and daily interactions.
Have accessible materials.
Private/cozy spaces
Safe structures
Lightning
Sound
Color
People
Name 1 policy, governing body, or higher authority that supports an effective workforce.
Values, philosophy, mission, beliefs and culture of E Center o Procedures
Head Start Program Performance Standards
Office of Head Start (OHS)
Childcare licenses
Community associations
Name two characteristics of temperament.
Activity level
Biological rhythms
Approach or withdrawal.
Mood
Intensity of reactions
Sensitivity
Adaptability
Management of distractions
Persistence
Name at least two tools we have that help us create safe environments.
ECERS
Predictable schedules and routines Rituals
Differentiated instruction.