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This Best Practices in Early Intervention share site will not be maintained after June 30, 2025, due to the 'retirement' of MNCoE.
_FINAL EQIP __ BPEI Infographic (7).pdf2025-26 Training and Beyond
2025-26 Training and Beyond
The Best Practices in Early Intervention (BPEI) course modules will be available beginning Winter 2025 on the Minnesota Department of Education online learning management system, Canvas. You can contact mde.ecse@state.mn.us for additional information about the course.
For teams who have already completed the previous Evidence-based Quality Intervention Practices (EQIP) training, you can check out the infographic (on the left) which shows the correlation of EQIP trainings to BPEI trainings.
Best practices in early intervention (BPEI) Related Professional Development Options
Best practices in early intervention (BPEI) Related Professional Development Options
MDE Best Practices in Early Intervention Online Course
To access this course, connect with your local early childhood leader for the access code or reach out to mde.ecse@state.mn.us
Modules in this course include:
Coaching Practices
Natural Learning Environment Practices
Capacity-Building Service Coordination Practices
Family-Centered Practices
Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming
Best Practices in EI ECSE Leader Planning Guide.pdfBest Practices in Early Intervention Planning Guide
The Minnesota Centers of Excellence for Young Children with Disabilities (MNCoE) created a Best Practices in Early Intervention Planning Guide for ECSE leaders to use while considering/completing training on the MDE Best Practices in Early Intervention modules. This planning guide is organized based on competency, organizational, and leadership drivers.
Mission and Key Principles of Part C Early Intervention
These online short course modules are a component of the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) Universal Online Part C EI Curriculum and include an overview and description of each principle, examples of what each principle looks like/doesn't look like in practice, embedded videos, and reflective activities.
Mission and Key Principles of Part C Early Intervention flyer
The Early Intervention Teaming Handbook The Primary Service Provider Approach by M'Lisa L. Shelden & Dathan D. Rush
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: The Early Intervention Teaming Handbook Facilitator's Guide
The Early Childhood Coaching Handbook Second Edition by Dathan Rush & M'Lisa Shelden
A professional book study facilitator's guide, created by MNCoE, to support early childhood leaders and staff in professional development around key concepts and practices discussed in this book.
MNCoE: The Early Childhood Coaching Handbook Second Edition Facilitator's Guide
Pause & Reflect Your Guide to a Deeper Understanding of Early Intervention Practice by Dana C. Childress
The Brookes Publishing Download Hub includes a book study guide and self-assessments. The book study guide provides additional suggestions for using this book to facilitate a book study with a group of experienced early intervention service providers during a multi-session professional development activity.
Each user will need to create their own Brookes Publishing log in to access the Download Hub.
Part C Collaborative Practices for Infants and Toddlers with Sensory Loss by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and Minnesota Low Incidence Projects
State and statewide specialists for low-incidence disabilities discuss the importance of collaborative practices for early childhood special education teams on behalf of babies and toddlers who have sensory loss.
Video (20min 19 sec) and PDF of slides used
Article: Part C Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers with Sensory Loss: Recommended Collaboration Practices (July 2022)
Companion Document to the article Part C Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers with Sensory Loss: Recommended Collaboration Practices that includes discussion questions and prompts related to each of the recommended collaboration practices.
Looks Like / Doesn't Look Like Document based on the article Part C Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers with Sensory Loss: Recommended Collaboration Practices which elaborates on each of the recommended collaboration practices to show specific examples of what that practice could look like with appropriate services supports and also what each practice is not intended to look like.
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.
EQIP STATEWIDE IMPLEMENTATION RETREAT HANDOUTS
A HUGE thank you to all of the teams who shared experiences, resources, and reflections during the retreat!!
EQIP Guide 1 Handouts
EQIP Guide 1 Handouts
(training concluded December 2024)
(training concluded December 2024)
EQIP Guide 2 Handouts
EQIP Guide 2 Handouts
(training concluded December 2024)
(training concluded December 2024)
EQIP Guide 3 Handouts
EQIP Guide 3 Handouts
(training concluded December 2024)
(training concluded December 2024)
EQIP Guide 4 Handouts
EQIP Guide 4 Handouts
(training concluded December 2024)
(training concluded December 2024)
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