As I began to delve into the results of our first-ever State of CLASS survey data, I thought, “Am I about to be out of a job?” Immediately I noticed ...
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I wish I had a dollar for every time someone asked me to explain what my company does. I get so excited and I start off with something like this: ...
I confess. I let my daughter watch TV. This is my 2-year old glued to (part of) an episode of Mr. Rogers (or as she calls him, Ra-Ra).
Recently, I conducted a TTT program and one of my participants, a veteran Affiliate Trainer on another age level, asked me where her participants ...
When I was a teacher, improving classroom interactions meant changing my behavior. While this wasn’t always easy, I always felt like I had direct ...
Every time I train, I always try to find ways to make the materials relatable to the participants’ lives, either by telling stories or by giving ...
Most people think about CLASS as a classroom observation measure—and it is—but maybe we’ve been looking at the tool in the wrong way. Let's take a ...
It's true, school cafeterias have a bad rap. Experiences in cafeterias have contributed to some low CLASS scores. For example, one observer was ...
Brace yourself. I’m about to bring up a topic that strikes fear in the hearts of thousands of early childhood professionals—the CLASS reliability ...
The Head Start Designation Renewal System (DRS) is the party that I got an invitation to that I really didn’t want to attend. But, ultimately, we ...