--- title: Teachstone Blog | CLASS & Effective Teaching Strategies (42) description: Explore resources for teachers, coaches, and observers and learn about CLASS and teacher-child interactions on our blog. 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In her time as an MMCI Instructor so far, she has facilitated an impressive ... [![](https://info.teachstone.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Test%20Pic.jpg)](https://info.teachstone.com/blog/i-failed-the-knowledge-test.-what-now?hsLang=en-us) ## [I Failed the Knowledge Test. What Now?](https://info.teachstone.com/blog/i-failed-the-knowledge-test.-what-now?hsLang=en-us) By [Lisa Criss](https://info.teachstone.com/blog/author/lisa-criss) Here's the scenario: you became an Affiliate Trainer within the past year. It's now time for you to recertify. This recertification is different from ... 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Virginia](https://info.teachstone.com/blog/author/carmen-c-virginia) You know that phrase “we are only human?” Being a CLASS Specialist or Affiliate Trainer means we have to be on our best game at all times. But hey, ... [![](https://info.teachstone.com/hubfs/infant-toddler.jpg)](https://info.teachstone.com/blog/what-a-clue-find-the-cue?hsLang=en-us) ## [What a Clue? Find the Cue!](https://info.teachstone.com/blog/what-a-clue-find-the-cue?hsLang=en-us) By [Mary-Margaret Gardiner](https://info.teachstone.com/blog/author/mary-margaret-gardiner) When training on the Infant and Toddler CLASS, the importance of cue detection can’t be stressed enough to your participants. Infants and toddlers ... 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