Australia

The Pyramid Model in Australia

Watch the following clips to find out about the development of the Pyramid Model in Australia and its connections to our early childhood education and care frameworks.

Australian Research

The Pyramid Model was first introduced to Australia in 2011. To find out about local research undertaken since 2015, please watch this video.

For further information, please contact Mary Louise Hemmeter at ml.hemmeter@vanderbilt.edu.

Resources for Trainers and Coaches

Resources referred to in the video:

• Elsa Technique
• Visual Rules – Adapted Version
• Treasure Hunt
• STOP GO Examples
• STOP GO Activity Cards
• Expectations & Rules Posters
• Bee Awards
• After Lunch Routine – Mini Schedule

Pyramid Model Resources – Australian Versions

• Inventory of Practices
• The Coaching Relationship
• Teacher Coach Agreement
• Coaching Log
• Coaching Action Plan

American Pyramid Model Resources

TACSEI Resources (Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention)

• Practice Implementation Checklist: Responsive Caregiving
• Implementation Planning Form: Responsive Caregiving
• Practice Implementation Checklist: High Quality Environments
• Implementation Planning Form: High Quality Environments
• Practice Implementation Checklist: Social Emotional Teaching Strategies
• Implementation Planning Form: Targeted Social Emotional Supports
• Practice Implementation Checklist: Individualized Interventions
• Implementation Planning Form: Individualized Interventions

Pyramid Model Consortium Resources

• Free Planning Toolkit: How to Plan and Execute Meetings for Better Collaboration

Additional Links

Visit our Connect: Links page for additional resources such as the National Guidelines for Best Practice in Early Childhood Intervention, the National Quality Framework for ECEC and the Early Years Learning Framework.

• Pyramid Model Consortium
• Response Ability

Educators

Click on each section to access resources relevant to using the Pyramid Model within an Australian context.

Families

Click on each section to access resources relevant to using the Pyramid Model within an Australian context.

Media

To explore videos on Pyramid Model practices in Australian classrooms, please visit our Youtube page Pyramid Model in Australia.

Links

Contacts

Research and Implementation in Australia

Mary Louise Hemmeter

Vanderbilt University
ml.hemmeter@vanderbilt.edu

Trainers

Sara Retief Stockman
Positively Growing
positivelygrowing@gmail.com

Coaches

Sue Brear
jsbrear@optusnet.com.au

Jenny Urbano
jenny.urbano@manningham.vic.gov.au

General Enquiries

Sarah Riches
Early Childhood Intervention Australia – Victorian/Tasmanian Limited
sarah.riches@eciavic.org.au

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