The EIEIO is involved in service related to young children and their families in the Tuscaloosa area, the state of Alabama, the U.S., and internationally. We document participating faculty and students’ existing partnerships and ask them to use the name of the EIEIO in their affiliation with those partners. The major service activity of the EIEIO is the dissemination of the Routines-Based Model (RBM).\

Dissemination of the RBM consists of spreading the word, raising awareness, and promoting model adoption. Implementation consists of attending to the stages of implementation, to the drivers of implementation, and to the actual adoption of the model.

Dissemination activities therefore consist of presentations, social media (Facebook, Twitter, blog), websites, and other writings. An important vehicle for dissemination is The RAM Group, the international community of practice (COP) around the RBM. The RAM Group principally participates in presentations, implementation planning, and materials, but also in research.

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Presentations

The EIEIO/RAM Group can make presentations on the Routines-Based Model. The whole model consists of 17 components, organized by (a) intervention planning, (b) providing supports, and (c) the Engagement Classroom Model.

For more information on presentation topics, please visit our Routines-Based Model page.

Training opportunities are described on the Institutes page.

Implementation Planning

McWilliam has developed a method for stakeholders, leadership teams, or implementation teams to develop a timeline for implementation of the Routines-Based Model. He facilitates implementation-planning meetings or coaches facilitators, via distance learning.

For more information on implementation planning, please visit our Implementation page.

Materials

Many materials related to the Routines-Based Model have been developed, including books, scholarly articles, checklists, slide presentations, measurement instruments, and handouts. Many of these have been translated into foreign languages. The philosophy of the EIEO is to make as many things as possible free, to encourage their use.

For more information on materials, please visit our Materials page.