Being an instructional coach or mentor is difficult. Sometimes it may feel like you don't have any support—especially when it comes to providing ...
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Think you know the CLASS tool? Read on to test your knowledge!
CLASS® specialists are always thinking about the complexity of the CLASS tool as we prepare for our trainings. As a trained CLASS observer, I am ...
Let’s face it, change is hard. Changing what we do or how we do it, whether the change is personal or professional, is seldom easy. So why should we ...
Reliability testing is stressful? Right? Right! Especially when you are an Affiliate Trainer, and you must pass the test to maintain trainer status! ...
At some point in every training, someone invariably looks up and says, “So, if I want to be reliable, all I need to do is never score a 1 or a 7, ...
So, you're already a pro at conducting a CLASS Observation Training, but providing reliability support to trainees during the testing period can be ...
Imagine this scenario: As a coach, you walk into a classroom to conduct an informal CLASS observation followed by a coaching conversation. During ...
I had the opportunity to interview teacher Dana McDowell, a Pre-K teacher from Lafayette, Louisiana. During the 2016-17 school year Dana participated ...
In preparing summer professional development for teachers, my district knew we wanted CLASS to play a larger role in our trainings. But how were we ...