I do a lot of recertification testing in the summer. First, comes Toddler CLASS Observer Recertification, crashing through my June just like a ...
Posts by Becky Danis
rebecca.danis[at]teachstone.com
Before coming to Teachstone I worked my way from teaching middle school special education to mentoring and training birth to three childcare providers, working with each age level along the way. I have been called a "breath of fresh air" as well as "a rebel with a cause," for my insistence that relationships must always come first. Along the way I moved from Maine to Virginia and had the privilege of experiencing the CLASS tool from many angles -- as a teacher being observed and coached, an observer, a coach and mentor, and finally now as a trainer. I was raised to believe that my education is my responsibility to achieve, not someone else’s responsibility to give to me.
I am really into data. Sometimes I think that is why I like CLASS so much. There is so much research behind the tool. After working on Reliability ...
When conducting a CLASS training, there are always a few dimensions I know participants are probably going to struggle with more than others. For ...
When I am not on the road training teachers, researchers, and coaches on the CLASS tool, you can often find me in the home office. There, I'm busy ...
Sometimes people want the CLASS tool to be something it isn’t. They want it to be a checklist, perfect, or easy. Some people in observation training ...
I had a difficult experience during a training last week. It would have been difficult in any setting, but the group dynamics added to the situation. ...