Have you ever wondered how to share feedback on CLASS observations with teachers? If the answer is yes, then our new CLASS Feedback Strategies: Sharing Observations with Teachers training may be right for you. Consider the following points when deciding whether the CLASS Feedback Strategies training will meet your program’s needs:
What is your program’s goal in observing and providing feedback?
We often sort goals into two categories:
- Evaluation – These observations and feedback sessions are associated with accountability. Accountability measures may include monitoring, salary implications, or funding.
- Professional growth – These observations and feedback sessions are intended to build classroom practice in a supportive and positive environment with no associated repercussions.
Are you engaging in program-level or teacher-level data collection?
Program-level data collection is characterized by observing in a representative sample of classrooms and averaging scores across those classrooms. When using teacher-level data collection methods, every teacher within a given program is observed.
The CLASS Feedback Strategies training addresses observations and feedback for professional growth and is appropriate for programs using teacher-level data collection methods. If these characteristics describe your program, join us for our first regional CLASS Feedback Strategies training in Atlanta, GA, this July!
