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development for all of the staff. The 5 teachers from the pilot project trained their
colleagues in the fundamentals of virtual teaching, including strategies to
effectively communicate with parents and develop strong parent coaching skills.
Infant Toddler Teachers focused on using the PIWI (Parents Interacting with
Infants) (McCollum, & Yates, 2017) approach and the SOPR Coaching
Framework (Family Guided Routines Based Interventions, 2020). Educational
Partnerships thrived using a collaborative co-teaching model paired with direct
exploration of the many different virtual platforms each of their schools planned to
use. They also worked to develop crucial accessibility strategies for their students.
Figure 1
Image Description. A line graph showing the number of telepractice visits during the pilot
project and the increase in the number of telepractice visits beginning March 2020.
