InterAct: A CLASS Summit returns on April 24-25, 2017 to Austin, Texas. For those of who don’t know, InterAct is Teachstone’s annual CLASS-user ...
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At our recent 2016 InterAct CLASS Summit, we asked a group of educators to share their biggest difficulties in implementing professional development ...
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: AN INVESTMENT IN OUR TEACHERS As a former teacher and teacher educator, I deeply understand the tremendous impact that a ...
Nearly half of all beginning teachers will leave their classrooms within five years, only to be replaced by another fresh-faced educator. --LA ...
What do you do when faced with a task that just seems daunting and overwhelming? What helps you feel ready to take on new challenges? Do you ask for ...
Imagine sitting down beside a music student as he practices a new song. As a mentor, your role is to provide feedback to the student on how well he’s ...
When I was in middle school and high school, I frustrated teachers at every turn. I had plenty of ability but wasn’t motivated to put forth much ...
Yes, you read that correctly. The CLASS isn’t reliable in scientific terms. But, it is valid: you can count on the CLASS to measure what is ...
Long before my time developing online professional development for teachers, in my first year of teaching middle school, I received a gift I would ...
If you regularly read this blog, then you probably already know that at Teachstone, we’re big fans of the “strengths-based” coaching approach. What ...