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Copyright © 2011, Teachstone Training, LLC. All Rights Reserved

Introduction to the Pre-K Classroom Assessment Scoring System™

Copyright © 2011 Teachstone Training, LLC. All rights reserved.

What is Teachstone?

• Founded in 2008 by two of the authors of the CLASS™, Bob Pianta and Bridget Hamre

• Focused on improving education through evidence-based teaching and learning tools

• Committed to supporting teaching and learning

• www.teachstone.com

http://www.teachstone.com/


Objectives

Participants will

• Know how the CLASS is organized and what it measures.

• Understand the connections among effective teacher-student interactions, the CLASS, and students’ learning and development.

• Understand the various uses of the CLASS.

• Identify and discuss effective teacher-student interactions.


Warm-up

What makes classrooms effective?


Students’ Academic &

Social Development

Elements of ClassroomsInfluencing Learning

How?

PROCESS

Implementation

Relationships

Academic & Social Interactions

What? Who? Where?

STRUCTURE

Curriculum

Standards

Materials

Training and Education


What is the CLASS?


The Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) is a research-based observation tool used to help teachers and schools improve the effectiveness of classroom interactions.


Creating a Shared Lens

The CLASS provides a common language and shared lens for teachers, coaches, observers, researchers, and administrators.


Uses of the CLASS

Teacher Preparation and Education

Professional Development

Program Monitoring

Research and Evaluation


CLASS Observations

• A Certified CLASS Observer observes for four 20-minute cycles.

• After the 20-minute observation, observers spend 10 minutes assigning codes to each CLASS dimension.

• Observations generally take place in the morning.

• Your supervisor can provide you with specific information on how the CLASS will be used in your program.


Evidence-Based Professional Development

The CLASS is aligned with professional development programs.

Like the CLASS, these programs• Rely on scientific evidence about teaching

practices that boost students’ social and academic performance.

• Link research to classroom practices.

• Improve teachers’ efficacy in the classroom.


“[The CLASS] has changed the way I teach in the sense that it has made me more patient and confident … I have become more productive in my lessons, and now it has become easier for me to instruct, maintain good classroom organization, and provide a positive climate.”

- Kindergarten teacher after participating in

CLASS professional development


How is the CLASS organized?


Interactions and Effective Teaching

The CLASS lens organizes effective classroom interactions into three broad categories or domains.

CLASSROOM INTERACTIONS

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT

CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION

INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT


CLASS Domains

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT


INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORTDOMAIN


CLASS Domains and Dimensions

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT

Positive ClimateNegative Climate

Teacher SensitivityRegard for Student

Perspectives


Behavior ManagementProductivity

Instructional Learning Formats


Concept DevelopmentQuality of FeedbackLanguage Modeling

DOMAIN

DIMENSION


CLASS Domains, Dimensions, and Indicators

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT



Perspectives

Example – Positive Climate:

RelationshipsPositive AffectPositive CommunicationRespect




Example – Behavior Management:

Clear Behavior ExpectationsProactiveRedirection of MisbehaviorStudent Behavior



Example – Concept Development:

Analysis and ReasoningCreatingIntegrationConnections to the Real World

DOMAIN

DIMENSION

INDICATOR


CLASS Domains, Dimensions, Indicators, and Behavioral Markers

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT



Perspectives

Example – Positive Climate:

RelationshipsPositive AffectPositive CommunicationRespect

Example – Relationships: proximity, shared activities




Example – Behavior Management:

Clear Behavior ExpectationsProactiveRedirection of MisbehaviorStudent Behavior

Example –Clear Behavior Expectations: consistency, clarity



Example – Concept Development:

Analysis and ReasoningCreatingIntegrationConnections to the Real World

Example – Analysis and Reasoning: why/how questions

DOMAIN

DIMENSION

INDICATOR

BEHAVIORIALMARKER


What does the research related to the CLASS reveal?


Predicting Children’s Development in Pre-K

Changes in Children’s Development from Beginning to End of Preschool

Emotional Support Instructional Support ECERS-R Total

Receptive Language ✓Expressive Language ✓ ✓Rhyming ✓Letter Naming ✓Math Skills ✓Social Competence ✓Behavior Problems ✓

Mashburn, et al. (2008)


CLASS Data by Domain


CLASS Dimensions


What Is Emotional Support?

Emotional Support

Positive Climate

Negative Climate

Teacher Sensitivity

Regard for Student Perspectives


Emotional Support Domain

How teachers help children develop

• Warm, supportive relationships with teachers and peers

• Enjoyment of and excitement about learning

• Motivation to engage in learning activities

• Feelings of comfort in the classroom

• Willingness to accept academic and social challenges

• Appropriate levels of autonomy


What is Classroom Organization?

Classroom Organization

Behavior Management

Productivity



Classroom Organization Domain

How teachers help children

• Develop skills to regulate their own behavior.

• Get the most out of each school day.

• Maintain interest in learning activities.


What Is Instructional Support?

Instructional Support

Concept Development

Quality of Feedback

Language Modeling


Instructional Support Domain

How teachers help students

• Learn to solve problems, reason, and think.

• Use feedback to expand and deepen skills and knowledge.

• Develop more complex language skills.


Concept Development

How teachers promote students’ higher-order thinking skills in contrast to a focus on rote instruction

• Analysis and Reasoning

• Creating

• Integration

• Connections to the Real World


Concept Development Video

Predicting and Experimenting with Eggs


Instructional Support Domain Activity

Concept Development

Quality of Feedback

Language Modeling


Putting It All Together—Video Observation

Building Blocks and Washing Hands


Conclusion


The CLASS and You

“[The CLASS] has changed the way I...”

How does what you learned about the CLASS connect with your work?

Technology

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