thread uses the Teaching Pyramid Observation
Tool (TPOT) and the Teaching Pyramid Infant-Toddler Observation Scale (TPITOS) to
complete assessments. These assessments include a two-hour observation followed
by a 30-minute interview with the teacher. The Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool also
requires that the observation be paused for meals and outdoor times, so the
assessor may be in the classroom for longer than two hours.