Video Exemplar Samples

Each clip in this collection shows examples of effective interactions as defined by the CLASS measure. Research shows that teachers who watch classroom videos in our Video Library make greater gains in their interactions with children. By using the Video Library, teachers and care providers build an internal working model of how to interact more intentionally and effectively with children. If you're interested in accessing more videos, you can learn more about the CLASS Video Library here. 

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