Instructor:

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Phone:
E-mail: elaine.crawford@vermont.gov
It is best to contact me via my work cell phone which is 802 793-6350.

Instructor Level

VT Northern Lights Instructor Level:	Specialist II
Supporting Instructor:

Education

Degrees:	Bachelor's degree in Psychology
Other Supporting Information:	I have mailed my official transcript for my bachelor's degree. I have also included the 3 credit transcript for the college course I completed in Investigative Interviewing.
Instruction Received:	has received formal instruction in adult education or in the facilitation of learning for adults.

Work Experience

I have been employed as a Licensing Field Specialist with the Child Development Division of the Department for Children and Families in the State of Vermont for over 17 yrs. In my role, I visit child care programs to monitor for compliance to the regulations, provide technical assistance to providers regarding the regulations, and conduct investigations into regulatory concerns involving childcare providers.

Licensing Field Specialist II with the Child Development Division September 2019- Current
Licensing Field Specialist I with the Child Development Division January 2003- September 2019

Experience Length

More than 15 years instructing adults.

Professional References:

	Name	Phone
1.	Donna Lopiccolo	802 259 2310
2.	Christel Michaud	802 224 6940

Additional Information

Instructor Experiences:

Activity/Course	Date	Type	Hours
Case Management Training- for licensing unit staff	02/19/2021	Group	2
Fundamentals Training: Licensing Session	10/14/2020	Group	2
Fundamentals Training: Licensing Session	06/22/2020	Group	2
Fundamentals Training: Licensing Session	02/28/2020	Group	2
Fundamentals Training: Licensing Session	12/13/2019	Group	2
Fundamentals Training: Licensing Session	11/20/2019	Group	2
Fundamentals Training: Licensing Session	05/09/2019	Group	2

Core Knowledge Areas:

Healthy and Safe Environments (Early Childhood)
Professionalism and Program Organization (Early Childhood)
Healthy and Safe Environments (Afterschool)
Professionalism and Program Organization (Afterschool)

Specific Curricula:

Fundamentals (Level I)

Educational Philosophy:

Engaging the learner with real life tangible examples
Finding commonality and shared understanding is critical at the start of our sessions to encourage the learning.
Giving the learner real tools they can use to apply the learning and resources to continue to learn more.

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