SUPPORTING MEANINGFUL INTERACTIONS IN MICHIGAN
CLASS® is a proven approach to improving teaching quality and child outcomes at scale. Teachstone is here to support your journey.
Supporting Every Child, Every Educator in Michigan
Teachstone is proud to offer tailored professional development opportunities for educators, leaders, and families to improve teaching practices and improve student outcomes in—and out—of the classroom.
Find CLASS® trainings through MiRegistry to earn credit for professional development indicators for Great Start to Quality. Search for Professional Development
In February 2023, CLASS® will be available to programs to use as an On-Site Observation tool for Great Start to Quality, Michigan’s Quality Recognition and Improvement System. Learn More
What CLASS® Means to Teachers
See what to expect when your classroom will be assessed.
What is CLASS®?
The CLASS tool was developed to help educators focus, measure, and improve teacher-child interactions and enables a continuous quality improvement approach that:
- Focuses on the heart of great teaching
- Promotes data-driven impact and ongoing progress monitoring
- Supports integration and scales across organizations
- Defines an equitable approach to quality
- Gives consistency of quality across birth – secondary
- Offers comprehensive, role-based professional development
CLASS in Different Settings
Family Child Care
Teachstone is committed to supporting family child care providers to ensure that all children are exposed to effective interactions that promote learning and development.
Head Start
The power of Head Start educators is extraordinary. Teachstone is proud to offer resources that support educators' care for and educate the littlest and most vulnerable learners.Free Resources for Educators
In addition to CLASS trainings, we offer free webinars, blog posts, podcast episodes, and more to support the teachers and coaches throughout your program.
Combating Burnout
On this episode of Teaching with CLASS®, our guest Colleen Schmit returns to the podcast to help educators recognize and work through burnout.
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Open-Ended Questions in the Early Learning Classroom
Open-ended questions create meaningful opportunities for learning, prompting children to reason and reflect while encouraging their use of language. In this edWebinar, Teachstone Training’s Chief Strategy Officer Dr. Rebecca Berlin shares tips on using open-ended questions to improve classroom interactions with young learners.
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7 Tips to Make the Most of Interactions in Your Classroom
Whether you’re working one-on-one or with your full group, there are opportunities throughout the day to focus on the kinds of interactions measured by CLASS. No matter the age or setting, students benefit from intentional teaching. Download these 7 strategies and activities that make the most of interactions in the classroom.
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How to Best Use CLASS® in Family Child Care
Explore the impact of COVID-19 on FCC programs, how to observe mixed-age settings, and general considerations for using CLASS in an FCC program.
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Why CLASS?
Exploring the promise of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS)
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What is CLASS?
A one-page guide to the Classroom Assessment Scoring System
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Do Learning Environments Make a Big Difference?
Research has proven that meaningful interactions are key to promoting children’s learning and development. Did you know that specific elements of an environment can be helpful in supporting those interactions? In this webinar, you’ll discover more about how learning environments can support meaningful interactions and what elements really matter.
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