Personal biases can challenge observers assessing the quality of teacher-child interactions with the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS). In ...
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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 ...
I’ll admit it: CLASS terms can be a little confusing. For example, problem solving in Concept Development sounds a lot like resolving problems in ...
Editor’s Note: There are several ways to approach coding in a mixed-age setting. Teachstone’s official recommendation when observing in multi-age ...
We often talk about CLASS observers and observation data as being reliable. But, what does reliable really mean? And, why do we make such a big deal ...
Here at Teachstone, we know that Concept Development is tricky to code, so we’ve put together a few tips to help you accurately measure it in the ...
When we’re looking at Quality of Feedback, we’re really looking at what children know, understand, and do—and how teachers respond in ways that build ...
Be a Fly on the Wall Whether you’re a new CLASS observer or you’ve observed in hundreds of classrooms, you may wonder about or struggle with where to ...
DEAR MISS MATTERS OF CLASS: Is it appropriate to observe during meal times and transitions (i.e., washing hands after using the bathroom, lining up ...
My colleagues and I are often asked, “Why do observers have to recertify every year?”