The Distance Mentoring Model (DMM) is a professional development approach designed to facilitate coordinated and consistent high quality early intervention (EI) services and supports. Incorporating evidence-based practices for professional development with technology strategies and supports, DMM engages EI providers, service coordinators and program administrators in a systematic change process to increase the use of recommended practices with children and families.
Juliann Woods, Florida State University, developed DMM. Larry Edelman, Colorado Department of Education; Carol Trivette, Pukett Institute; and Susan Maude, Iowa State University; have been working alongside Dr. Woods on Iowa’s project.
Each of Iowa’s AEAs will have practitioners in co-hort groups staged for implementation every six months for the next three years. Heartland AEA will add two practitioner pairs every six months, and the Agency will also have an implementation team that will guide the project.
You can learn more about DMM by visiting the DMM website at http://dmm.cci.fsu.edu/index.html (see Iowa DMM on the left hand menu options). On Iowa DMM’s homepage there is a short video describing DMM that you may find useful. You can also click here for a document outlining the components of DMM.
If you have any questions, contact Annie Volker, Early ACCESS Regional Coordinator, at avolker@aea11.k12.is.us or ext. 14333.
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