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Best In CLASS®: Coaching Teachers on the CLASS Tool

WELCOME!

Your knowledge of CLASS®?

1. What’s CLASS?2. I know a little about

CLASS. 3. I use CLASS occasionally.4. I use CLASS frequently

and feel comfortable with the CLASS lens and language.

Objectives

Understand research foundations and context for the current focus on teacher-child interactionsReview how the CLASS framework defines and organizes effective interactionsDiscuss core elements of effective coachingReview what is happening with CLASS in Alabama

NICHD & NCEDLStudies

Preschool Interventio

n Programs

Teachstone®

CLASS in 32+

States’ QRISs

Attachment Theory

MTP™ & CLASS PD

1960s

1990s

1990s 2008 2015

2009

The Story of CLASS

1960s–1980s

Preschool Intervention

Programs

AttachmentTheory

1960s–1980s

NICHD & NCEDLStudies

1990s

2005

OutcomesChildren’s learningand development

Elements of Classrooms Influencing Learning

How?Process

ImplementationInteractions

Relationships

What? Who? Where?Structure

CurriculumStandardsMaterials

Training and education

High-Scoring Classrooms

Pre-K CLASS Observation

Emotional SupportClassroom Organization

Instructional Support

CLASS Domains and Dimensions

Impact

A Systematic Approach

Individualization

Fidelity

vs.

Identification of Core Elements of Effective Coaching

Academic Research

Program-Level

Experience

Core Elements

1. Frequent contact between coaches and teachers

2. Strong teacher-coach relationships3. Group involvement in coaching4. Use of video in coaching5. Data-driven, individualized coaching

supports

1. Frequent Contact

INTENSITY

DURA

TION

2. Strong Relationships

3. Group Involvement

4. Use of Video

5. Data-Driven

ReflectionWhat is at the core of your

coaching program?

What practices do you want

to be sure everyone is

implementing with fidelity?

A Systematic Approach

Ensuring Fidelity

• Specialists• Qualifications and

training• Communication• Documentation and

reporting• Software

Free Resources

E-booksCrosswalks

Webinars/Videos

Research

Case Studies

www.teachstone.com/resources

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