Advancing Effective Interactions & Instruction in Birth-to-Five Classrooms

  • CASTL
  • Research Project

What We Do

The Advancing Effective Interactions and Instruction (AEII) initiative supports teachers in birth-to-five classrooms to provide children with high-quality preschool experiences through individualized coaching and professional development (PD).

Project Info

Project Status: Active

Funding Source: Virginia Department of Education

Principal Investigator: Amanda Williford

Coaching and PD support are provided to select classrooms based on identified needs in school-based preschool and publicly-funded early childhood programs.

The initiative is implemented by the University of Virginia's Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Education.

AEII Website

For more details about the initiative, visit the Advancing Effective Interactions & Instruction website