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

  • 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

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

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Project Leaders

All CASTL People
Jason T Downer

Jason T. Downer

  • Professor
  • Director, Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning
Cloe Frank headshot

Cloe E. Frank

  • Research Specialist
  • Implementation and Research Coordinator
Ann Shargo Lhospital

Ann Shargo Lhospital

  • Senior Scientist
Ann Partee

Ann Partee

  • Research Assistant Professor of Education
Amanda P Williford

Amanda P. Williford

  • Batten Bicentennial Professor of Early Childhood Education Associate Director for Early Childhood Education
  • CASTL Clinical Psychologist

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  • Research Project

Early Childhood Education Resource Hub

The Early Childhood Education (ECE) Resource Hub is a collection of high-quality, professional development resources that help educators foster young children’s development (birth to five). Created by UVA-CASTL in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Education, the hub aims to provide educators with evidence-based classroom strategies and promote equitable learning opportunities for every child. Hub resources are free to use and are publicly available.

  • Research Project

STREAMin³ Curriculum Model

STREAMin³ is a comprehensive curriculum model for birth to five that seamlessly blends a focus on academic and social-emotional learning. For more details about the initiative, visit the STREAMin³ website.

  • CASTL
  • Research Project

Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program

VKRP measures mathematics, self-regulation, and social skills to complement Virginia's statewide assessment of literacy skills using Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS).