The US Women’s Soccer Team coverage brought me back to my own experiences as an athlete in my youth. As I mentioned in my previous blog, it made me ...
Coach Tips (11)
In our earliest implementations, when Teachstone was just being formed, we often heard that teachers were caught off guard by CLASS-based ...
Last week, we introduced you to Teachstone trainers Curry Ander, Lisa Criss, Mary-Margaret Gardiner, and Sarah Hadden. This week, we’d like to ...
Beyond training reliable CLASS observers, our Teachstone trainers play a vital role in delivering on the promise of CLASS. Across the country and ...
As a product developer, I’m always on the lookout for effective tips and strategies to infuse into our professional development resources. To that ...
We all know that Concept Development captures how teachers promote children’s higher-order thinking skills. We can define the indicators and give ...
Several times in the past few years, I’ve had conversations with colleagues about teachers at the high end of the CLASS scale. It’s very rare to see ...
Scenario: Carmen is an education coordinator mentoring a preschool teacher, Brittany. Through the course of their year working together, Carmen has ...
“Without teachers, life would have no class.” Recently, I attended the NHSA conference in Washington DC, and if you’re like myself and many educators ...
I had the pleasure of presenting a session on the CLASS at a recent conference. Before beginning, I was doing my usual checks to be sure that ...