# Using TPITOS ™ to Support the Use of Social-Emotional Teaching Practices in Infant and Toddler Classrooms  
By [Bryce Edwards](/content/author/bryceedwards/index.html)• September 3, 2021  
  
Join [Kathy Bigelow, Ph.D.](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_Contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=175149&Name=Kathryn+Bigelow,Ph.D.%20""), associate research professor, & [Alana Griffin Schnitz, Ph.D., BCBA](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=185471&Name=Alana+Griffin+Schnitz+Ph.D.%2c+BCBA%20""), assistant research professor, at Juniper Gardens Children’s Project in the Institute for Life Span Studies at the University of Kansas for an overview of the Teaching Pyramid Infant–Toddler Observation Scale (TPITOS ™).