In early childhood education, observation tools play an important role in understanding the quality of the classroom environment. While some tools ...
Observation Trainings
In this blog post, I shared some of my personal struggles to master the CLASS® measure and promised to take you on a deeper dive into some of the ...
It was Jim Morrison who said, “I think the highest and lowest points are the important ones. Anything else is just . . . in between.” We all ...
Regard for Child Perspectives, as defined by CLASS®, is “the degree to which the educator’s interactions with children and classroom activities place ...
I hate tests. They make me anxious, they make me sweat, and I think they’re just plain mean. It's funny, then, that my job is about preparing people ...
This post was contributed by Dr. Mike Jacobs, Principal, AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School. Have you ever wondered how to get results ...
If you have ever been through a CLASS® observation training, you have heard a favorite phrase: “the behavioral markers are not a checklist.” The ...
If you are scheduling a CLASS observation for a setting where ASL is the primary language of instruction, the most important consideration is who you ...
As an observer, leader, or coach, you have a unique opportunity to support high-quality interactions in your program. In order to make a true impact, ...
In this episode of Impacting the Classroom, our host Marnetta Larrimer meets with two of Teachstone's own: Dorothy Sanchez and Claudia Perez. They ...