As the former Vice President of Education and Program Operations, as well as the Head Start/Early Head Start Program Director, of a large Chicago ...
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The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority. -Ken Blanchard Consider for a moment the roles both influence and control play in ...
There’s a powerful shift happening in early childhood classrooms across Louisiana. While education leaders across the country have visions of ...
Recently, I wrote about research showing us just how few children experience even “good enough” teaching from kindergarten to third grade. Only 4% of ...
As I entered my 15th year of teaching young children and supporting adult learners, I found myself searching for answers. Answers to why CLASS ...
I recently heard a great analogy about the CLASS tool and I had to share it. I can’t take credit for the idea. Affiliate Trainer, Teresa Bockes, ...
All across the world, researchers and educators are working on ways to help students learn. Some are small tweaks or classroom “lifehacks.” Some are ...
A Simple Solution to a Common Problem If you only had one day to get teachers excited about CLASS, what would you do? We know how important it is to ...
As I sat in on an Infant Train-the-Trainer session, participants reflected on their previous experiences with CLASS: learning about it, using it to ...
Have you ever thought that the CLASS tool seemed subjective? Perhaps you’ve coded with another certified observer and come up with very different ...