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Golden, Adrienne K.; Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Edmonds, Marisa; Ledford, Jennifer R. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2021
A multiple probe design across behaviors, replicated across teaching teams, was used to evaluate the effectiveness of training plus reciprocal peer coaching on teaching teams' implementation of Pyramid Model (PM) practices. In this study, teaching teams (three dyads and one triad) were provided with training around the use of targeted PM practices…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Coaching (Performance), Team Teaching, Models
Shannon, Darbianne K.; Snyder, Patricia A.; Hemmeter, Mary Louise; McLean, Mary – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2021
Professional development (PD), which includes coaching, has demonstrated the capacity to affect preschool teachers' use of evidence-based practices. The present study explored how coaches facilitated conversations within practice-based coaching (PBC) partnerships. A direct behavioral observation coding system was developed to investigate (a) the…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Professional Development, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children
Shannon, Darbianne K.; Snyder, Patricia A.; Hemmeter, Mary Louise; McLean, Mary – Grantee Submission, 2020
Professional development (PD), which includes coaching, has demonstrated the capacity to affect preschool teachers' use of evidence-based practices. The present study explored how coaches facilitated conversations within practice-based coaching (PBC) partnerships. A direct behavioral observation coding system was developed to investigate: (1) the…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Professional Development, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children
Snyder, Patricia; Hemmeter, Mary Louise; McLean, Mary; Sandall, Susan; McLaughlin, Tara; Algina, James – Exceptional Children, 2018
We conducted a randomized controlled potential efficacy trial to examine effects of two variants of the Tools for Teachers (TfT) professional development (PD) intervention on preschool teachers' implementation of embedded instruction practices and children's developmental and learning outcomes. Thirty-six preschool teachers recruited from three…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Randomized Controlled Trials, Program Effectiveness, Faculty Development
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Artman-Meeker, Kathleen; Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Snyder, Patricia – Infants and Young Children, 2014
The purpose of this pilot study was to compare the effects of 2 professional development approaches on teachers' implementation of the "Pyramid" model, a classroom-wide approach for fostering social-emotional development and addressing challenging behavior. The study had 2 goals: (a) to examine the differential effects of workshop…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Distance Education, Professional Development, Models
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Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Snyder, Patricia A.; Fox, Lise; Algina, James – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2016
We conducted a potential efficacy trial examining the effects of classroom-wide implementation of the "Pyramid Model for Promoting Young Children's Social-Emotional Competence" on teachers' implementation of "Pyramid Model" practices and children's social-emotional skills and challenging behavior. Participants were 40 preschool…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Program Implementation, Educational Practices, Intervention
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Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Hardy, Jessica K.; Schnitz, Alana G.; Adams, Jessie Morris; Kinder, Kiersten A. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2015
Training and coaching with performance feedback has been effective for supporting teachers to use evidence-based instructional practices. However, coaching with performance feedback has primarily been used to support teachers to use discrete skills, and there has been little evidence of maintenance and generalization. The purpose of this study was…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Feedback (Response), Teaching Methods, Best Practices
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Snyder, Patricia A.; Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Fox, Lise – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2015
In active implementation science frameworks, coaching has been described as an important competency "driver" to ensure evidence-based practices are implemented as intended. Empirical evidence also has identified coaching as a promising job-embedded professional development strategy to support implementation of quality teaching practices.…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, At Risk Students
Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Hardy, Jessica K.; Schnitz, Alana G.; Adams, Jessie Morris; Kinder, Kiersten A. – Grantee Submission, 2015
Training and coaching with performance feedback has been effective for supporting teachers to use evidence-based instructional practices. However, coaching with performance feedback has primarily been used to support teachers to use discrete skills, and there has been little evidence of maintenance and generalization. The purpose of this study was…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Best Practices, Check Lists, Coaching (Performance)
Snyder, Patricia A; Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Fox, Lise – Grantee Submission, 2015
In active implementation science frameworks, coaching has been described as an important competency "driver" to ensure evidence-based practices are implemented as intended. Empirical evidence also has identified coaching as a promising job-embedded professional development strategy to support implementation of quality teaching practices.…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Best Practices, Coaching (Performance), Comparative Analysis
Fox, Lise; Hemmeter, Mary Louise – Zero to Three (J), 2011
The Pyramid Model is a conceptual framework for organizing practices for promoting young children's social-emotional development and preventing and addressing challenging behavior. The authors describe a coaching approach that is focused on supporting early educators' implementation of the Pyramid Model. The authors provide a description of the…
Descriptors: Teacher Supervision, Emotional Development, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
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McCollum, Jeanette A.; Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Hsieh, Wu-Ying – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
Coaching has garnered support as a professional development approach that helps teachers use research-based instruction to teach emergent literacy skills to young children. However, approaches to coaching vary widely, as do the backgrounds and training of the teachers included in different studies. This study investigated the influence of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Professional Development, Control Groups, Emergent Literacy