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Training options & Handouts

CEM Related Professional Development Options

CEM Options.pdf

Classroom Engagement Model (CEM) Teams Continued Professional Development Possible Options

The Minnesota Centers of Excellence for Young Children with Disabilities (MNCoE) created the CEM Options for continued learning.

The Engagement of Every Child in the Preschool Classroom by R.A. McWilliam & Amy M. Casey

A professional book study facilitator's guide, created by MNCoE, to support early childhood leaders and staff in professional development around the key concepts and practices discussed in this book.

MNCoE: Engagement of Every Child in the Preschool Classroom Facilitator's Guide

CEM Top 10 Practices 8.9.21.pdf

MN Classroom Engagement Model Top 10 Practices, created by the Minnesota Centers of Excellence for Young Children with Disabilities (MNCoE)

The CEM Top Ten has the following resources for each key practice:

Overview Video explaining each key practice
Resources such as articles, videos, or templates
Reflective questions for leaders, coaches, and classroom teams
PD Nuggets include options designed between 10-60 minutes of professional development on the key practice

This resource might be helpful for an implementation team to review during a meeting(s), during a coaching meeting, or on your own.

A new way to Learn for a Higher Standard of Teaching - Pyramid ModelPurchase an online, on-demand, evidence-based professional development course so your workforce can promote nurturing relationships.

The Pyramid Model Consortium offers several online courses for purchase. The locate courses to purchase, click on the 'purchase' tab. The courses that most closely align with previous MNCoE Pyramid Model trainings are:

Infant Toddler
Preschool
Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children

The Pyramid Model Consortium

CEM Practices Aligned with PM Practices.pdf

CEM Practices Aligned with the Pyramid Model Practices

The Minnesota Centers of Excellence for Young Children with Disabilities (MNCoE) created this guidance document to assist CEM teams with alignment of the CEM practices with Pyramid Model practices in the E-Pyramid Preschool Modules.

New Targeted Strategies PMC.pdf

Targeted Strategies for Successful Inclusion of Children with Disabilities

The Minnesota Centers of Excellence for Young Children with Disabilities (MNCoE) created this guidance document for the Targeted Strategies for Successful Inclusion of Children with Disabilities modules to support teams in organizing and facilitating individual viewing and/or professional development.

Trainer list (Previous MNCoE Trainers)

Previous MNCoE Trainers Contact Information

If your program would to connect with one of MNCoE's previous trainers, this spreadsheet provides contact information and identifies which trainings they have completed for MNCoE in the past. Please note this list was compiled in March 2025 and with MNCoE 'retiring' June 2025, it will not be updated.

CEM Training UpdAte

The CEM Training was updated at the start of the 2024/2025 school year. There are now 3 full-day training modules instead of 1 full-day and 4 half-day modules. The following documents describe the 2024-2025 training outline and compare the content.

CEM Training Comparison Past and Present.pdf

CEM Training Comparison

CEM Training Outline Updated 24-25.pdf

CEM Training Outline 2024-2025

CEM Module 1 Trainer Materials

The following training materials were created by the Minnesota Centers of Excellence for Young Children with Disabilities (MNCoE) and should be credited. Any use of the following training materials, handouts, and videos should only be used for training purposes in educational settings.