Originally published October 18, 2021 There is always an opportunity for interaction. Some opportunities are easily recognizable: times of play, free ...
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Originally published March 21, 2022 In recent years, mindfulness has gained popularity in our society, including in the early childhood education ...
What are open-ended prompts? Open-ended prompts are questions or statements that support children’s verbal and nonverbal communication. The purpose ...
Imagine you’re a cook in a restaurant. It’s what you do every day, you are passionate about it, and consider yourself pretty darn good at it. One ...
Can we talk about structure? When CLASS® entered my life, I was 20 years into my career in the field of early childhood education. What I remember ...
Imagine classrooms filled with children who are comfortable taking risks, sharing ideas, and working cooperatively with their peers. Can this become ...
If you've ever been through a CLASS Observation training, you are probably familiar with the graphic below. Research tells us that improving ...
Originally published Jan 23, 2020 by Allie Kallmann A few years into teaching early childhood, I applied to work at a school that does incredible ...
Teachstone Approved as an Academic Consultant for the Fort Worth Independent School District Other CTPA members can now benefit from Teachstone’s ...
To be an effective teacher and classroom presence, the adults have to work together as much as or more than the students do. Classrooms work best ...