We recently talked about why annual recertification is important (bottom line: it’s your yearly chance to test yourself against master-coded videos). ...
Posts by Ginny Vitiello
Ginny earned her BA in Psychology at New College of Florida and her PhD in Developmental Psychology at the University of Miami. Prior to joining the team at Teachstone, she spent a year at the Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) at the University of Virginia as a research associate. At Teachstone, Ginny worked with partners to develop evaluation strategies and to maintain Teachstone's strong commitment to bringing research to practice. She is now bringing her policy experience back to the research arena with a move back to CASTL, but continues to advise Teachstone on research-to-practice and the latest research findings.
What does quality teaching look like in an early childhood classroom? Twenty-five years ago, it was providing a safe place for children to play, with ...
I recently blogged about why recertification is important (bottom line: it’s your yearly chance to test yourself against master-coded videos). But ...
In our earliest implementations, when Teachstone was just being formed, we often heard that teachers were caught off guard by CLASS-based ...
Good news! All change has to start somewhere, and you can take positive steps no matter where you’re starting from. Take this (non-scientific) quiz ...
Several times in the past few years, I’ve had conversations with colleagues about teachers at the high end of the CLASS scale. It’s very rare to see ...
So many demands. So little time. Classrooms are complex. To say the least. One child arrives late, another needs to clean up after a painting, and ...
My colleagues and I are often asked, “Why do observers have to recertify every year?”
There is a new study out that suggests that teachers benefit from coaching that has an early and frequent focus on Instructional Support. Bob Pianta ...
At Teachstone, we spend so much time focused on early childhood that it's easy to lose track of all the great work being done in the upper grades. ...