CLASS Video Library Samples

Each clip in this collection shows examples of effective interactions as defined by the CLASS®. Research shows that educators who watch classroom videos from the Video Library make greater gains in their interactions with children.

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Infant Dimension: Early Language Support

As you watch this video, look for how the teacher:

• Labels and describes different foods
• Repeats the children’s sounds
• Has verbal exchanges with an infant 

Toddler Dimension: Quality of Feedback 

As you watch this video, look for how the teacher:

• Assists the child in finding the penguin’s eyes
• Makes comments to help a child identify body parts of a paper penguin
• Provides additional information to the child

Pre-K Dimension: Teacher Sensitivity

As you watch this video, look for how the teacher:

• Is in tune with a child’s needs
• Responds to a child’s needs by providing different options
• Involves the child in resolving the problem rather than solving it for him

K-3 Dimension: Instructional Learning Formats

As you watch this video, look for how the teacher:

• Asks questions that focus the students’ attention on multiplication strategies
• Summarizes the lesson
  

Upper Elementary Dimension: Analysis and Inquiry

As you watch this video, look for how:

• The teacher asks an open-ended question to prompt students’ thinking
• The students brainstorm and plan
• The teacher asks students to consider alternatives to their suggestions

Secondary Dimension: Content Understanding