We specialists, MMCI instructors, and trainers are often over-the-top enthusiastic about CLASS, and solid in our belief that CLASS-based interactions ...
Posts by Sherilyn Crump
sherilyn.crump[at]teachstone.com
Sherilyn (Sheri) joined the Teachstone team the summer of 2013. During her years serving as a Head Start Education Coordinator, Sheri became a CLASS observer and then an affiliate CLASS trainer. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Child Development/Family Studies from Western Michigan University and a master’s degree in Early Childhood Education. Her professional experience also includes child-care directing, preschool teaching, parent education, and training adults in the field. Sheri resides in Elkhart, Indiana—though she is a Michigander through and through! She enjoys writing and reading poetry, visiting historic sites and landmarks, watching really good movies, and spending time with family!
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Harrison, 11th–12th grade (US History)
Have you been noticing, in many of our recent blog posts, how the authors have been referring to themselves as CLASS Specialists? And have you been ...
We talk parallel process all the time in the hallways (and virtual hallways) at Teachstone. The topic is embedded in our CLASS Feedback training, and ...
A while back I came across an Edutopia article, The Teacher Curse No One Wants to Talk About, by Christopher Reddy. The first line in the article ...
The scenario: A teacher is sitting with several children having snack, and the teacher asks a student, “What are you going to be for Halloween?” Is ...
The Pre-K CLASS Observation PowerPoint presenter notes, starting with Training Video 3 (Cars and Latters Stamping) states: Once everyone has ...
A great transition is one that is efficient, quick, has clear teacher follow through, and all the while, students know what to do and what is ...
Supporting participants in shifting their lenses from structure to process is an on-going task throughout the 2-day observation training; it is a ...
Recently, I conducted a CLASS Train-the-Trainer. During the training, as we discussed going over the certification and re-certification process with ...
At a recent Train-the-Trainer training, while prepping the participants to facilitate the exemplar and training videos, I urged them not to guide the ...