Beth Peloquin
Adjunct Instructor
Biography
Beth has been working with children, families and professionals in the Early Childhood Education (ECE) field since 1989, earlier if you count her babysitting jobs that started when she was nine. She earned her Masters in Special Education in 2000 and began working in Vermont that year in inclusive preschool classrooms. She spent 14 years in the classroom, all the while doing side gigs teaching in higher education, presenting on inclusive practices for ECE and ECSE professional organizations, and training and supporting other teachers with assessment, social and emotional practices, and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). She loves working with the education students at Champlain and tries to make her classes fun and experiential. Her favorite course is Math and Science for Young Children, closely followed by Preschool Curriculum – Play as Learning.
Outside Champlain, she owns an education training and consulting business, Pyramid 802 Plus, which helps teachers and ECE programs increase their social and emotional teaching practices. She also works with Teaching Strategies as a national trainer, supporting the Creative Curriculum and Teaching Strategies GOLD, which are curriculum and assessment systems used in Vermont and across the nation.
Publications & Abstracts
DEC Recommended Practices Monograph Series No. 2: Environment
Professional & Scholastic Affiliations
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Council for Exceptional Children Division for Early Childhood
Recommended Reading, Listening & Viewing
The Power of Play by David Elkind
Favorite Quote
“Every child deserves a champion.”
—Rita Pierson