Clarifying the Advanced Language Indicator
As you watch this video, look for how the trainer:
- Builds on a participant’s comment
- Illustrates a point using CLASS language
The trainer also:
- Smiles and laughs with participants
- Affirms and validates a participant’s comment
Addressing Bias in Scoring Negative Climate
As you watch this video, look for how the trainer:
- Acknowledges the possibility of emotional bias
- Advises participants to stay grounded in the manual
- Articulates the fact that the CLASS tool measures the full range of behaviors
The trainer also:
- Points out and affirms an existing relationship with a participant
- Affirms the participant’s feelings
Distinguishing Classroom Organization from Instructional Support
As you watch this video, look for how the trainer:
- Breaks the CLASS concepts down into simple terms
- Illustrates how different aspects of an interaction are considered in different dimensions
- Walks the participants through a scenario from a training video to review it critically
The trainer also:
- Restates a participant’s question for the whole group
Expanding on Contingent Responding
As you watch this video, look for how the trainer:
- Uses an in-the-moment example
- Explains a behavioral marker in her own words and using simple language
- Reiterates the definition using more complex language to tie it back to the CLASS Manual
The trainer also:
- Makes eye contact with participants and addresses them directly
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