It happens every time. You introduce a new dimension and think you’ve done a great job of explaining the definition of the dimension, the indicators ...
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At a CLASS Group Coaching (MMCI) Training in Florida, an instructor told a story about finding a coconut on the beach with her granddaughter. She ...
Building positive relationships through community and student engagement is one of the core values for the education department at Blue Ridge ...
If you regularly read this blog, then you probably already know that at Teachstone, we’re big fans of the “strengths-based” coaching approach. What ...
Which Pre-K CLASS Dimension is Your Favorite? Observers, which one do you love to observe and code? Teachers, which one do you excel in? Coaches, ...
Concept development is one of the most difficult CLASS dimensions to understand—and even harder to explain to others! So, when I saw the children's ...
Yesterday, we spoke with a trainee who had attended two different CLASS Observation Trainings and heard conflicting information related to scoring ...
The commentary on the TNVPK evaluation continues. Study authors Farran and Lipsey wrote a pushback piece addressing critics’ claims that the study ...
I once gave a cohort of student teachers each a magic wand as they approached their graduation. My colleague Maggie and I told the ...
Preschool programs have been shown by numerous studies to be effective in increasing children’s social and academic achievement by kindergarten ...