CalBloom | Early Learning EveryDay
CalBloom | Early Learning EveryDay is funded by the California Department of Education, Special Education Division and carried out in collaboration with the Desired Results Access Project, Napa County Office of Education. CalBloom provides an evidence-based framework of instructional practices in inclusive preschool classrooms, linking DRDP results to learning opportunities during everyday activities. Embedded learning practices are implemented using job-embedded professional development and Practice-Based Coaching. The Embedded Instruction grant ties the Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP) assessment to curriculum and instructional practices to strengthen the relationship between assessment and instruction and provides planned and intentional instructional teaching practices for children with disabilities.
About the CalBloom | Early Learning EveryDay Framework of Supports
The CalBloom framework of job-embedded professional learning, including Practice-Based Coaching (PBC), uses embedded learning practices and intentional learning plans aligned to the child’s current DRDP and Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals to support a child’s learning and development during their everyday routines and activities to enhance the use of effective practices within ongoing classroom activities in early education programs serving young children with disabilities.
Coaches Support Practitioners’ Use of Effective Practices. Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) is a job-embedded, evidence-based coaching framework designed to support practitioners enhanced knowledge and use of evidence-based practices (Snyder et al., 2022). In the context of using effective, inclusive practices, coaches are supported to use the Practice-based Coaching framework to support practitioners to learn about and use evidence-based embedded learning practices as intended to promote positive outcomes for young children with or at-risk for disabilities and their families.
School Leaders Implement and Expand Job-embedded Professional Learning in Inclusive Preschools. PBC supports practitioners’ knowledge and use of embedded learning practices to facilitate positive adult-child interactions and promote child learning and development. Implementation site leaders within the state of California are supported to develop and implement the evidence-based professional development system that provides coaches and practitioners with a variety of supports, including PBC and embedded learning practices, to ensure they have the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to implement, sustain, and scale up their use of evidence-based assessment and instructional practices.
Let’s Connect!
Let’s talk about how using Practice-Based Coaching and embedded learning practices can support all children, strengthen the alignment of the Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP) to children’s IEP goals to create intentional learning plans, and to inform instruction across the everyday classroom routines and activities provided in your program!
Meet Our Team
Therese Snyder, Professional Learning Director
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805-906-9608
Therese supports the vision of the CDE Special Education Division to build, expand, and sustain the work of CalBloom | Early Learning EveryDay. She is honored to strategically partner with program administrators, coaches and practitioners who are committed to increasing their high-quality inclusion practices in early education to support children's development, relationships with peers, and a sense of belonging. She focuses her efforts on providing ongoing job-embedded professional learning, resources, and supports for implementation teams to build sustainable, evidence-based professional development and assessment strategies related to Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) and effective, inclusive practices to promote meaningful participation and engagement, learning and development for all children.
Katie Johnson, Statewide Implementation Coach Manager
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707-261-0178
Katie is a seasoned professional in early childhood education, with a passion for fostering inclusion and supporting children of all abilities to learn and grow together. Believing in the importance of providing compassionate professional learning support to educators, she leads the statewide coaching efforts for CalBloom | Early Learning EveryDay, focusing on scaling Practice-based Coaching and embedded learning practices to enhance the use of effective, inclusive practices to support meaningful participation and child learning. Through her advocacy and dedication, she champions the belief that positive change begins with each individual's commitment to compassionate action within the field of early childhood education!
Erika Conaway, Professional Learning Coordinator
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707-231-9346
Erika Conaway is a skilled program coordinator with over 5 years of experience in nonprofits, education, and theater. Her strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and exceptional communication abilities enable her to streamline operations and build strong relationships. Drawing on her BFA in musical theater, Erika fosters a collaborative and supportive environment where team members can thrive. She has played a pivotal role in building the foundation for the CalBloom team, empowering them to achieve their goals.
