Have you ever thought that the CLASS tool seemed subjective? Perhaps you’ve coded with another certified observer and come up with very different ...
Observation Trainings (3)
CLASS Specialists at Teachstone all take turns providing reliability support to anxious testers. We often see the same mistakes and misconceptions ...
We’ve all heard at some time or another: “I’ve done hundreds of observations; I don’t need my manual!” In a recent training, one of my participants ...
Concept Development and Quality of Feedback—these two CLASS dimensions used to elicit a sense of fear in me, and I suspect they do for other early ...
I recently heard from a trainee who had attended two different Observation Trainings and heard conflicting information related to scoring the ...
So, you’re a Certified CLASS Observer. Now, what? You recertify once a year to make sure you are staying true to the tool—that’s essential. But what ...
You’re a CLASS observer. You arrive to a classroom to conduct an observation but you quickly realize that there are multiple absent children. You ...
We recently received an email from an observer who had just completed his K-3 recertification and had some difficulty with Teacher Sensitivity. He ...
We often hear people asking about conducting CLASS observations during mealtimes. What kinds of interactions can be observed while children are just ...
The Scoring Summary Sheet can offer observers and coaches a lot of insight on what's happening in a classroom during a typical day. Located on page ...