Each day you uphold the promise of Head Start that every child, regardless of circumstances at birth, has the ability to reach their full potential. And for that, you’re a superhero.
Every superhero needs a superpower. That’s CLASS. CLASS provides Head Start programs with a method for focusing, measuring, and improving meaningful interactions. Through the proven power of interactions, we can give every child the opportunity to experience life-changing teaching and reach their full potential.
Navigating the Return to Monitoring: You’re Not Alone
Since the beginning, Teachstone has been committed to providing educators with the knowledge, tools, and support they need to leverage the proven power of interactions. And now that the Office of Head Start has announced the return to CLASS observations and monitoring, our commitment is only strengthened. We are here for you. We got you.
Preparing for Monitoring: Exclusive Bundles & Discounts
Preparing for Monitoring: Exclusive Bundles & Discounts
To make preparing for CLASS monitoring visits, easier and more impactful than ever before, we’re offering Head Start Programs exclusive bundles and discounts that can help:
- Onboard teachers to CLASS and interactions quickly ahead of monitoring visits
- Demonstrate quality interactions with real classroom videos and bite-size learning opportunities that overcome challenging schedules
- Create a system that integrates CLASS concepts into daily practices aligned to the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework
- Enable observations in-between monitoring cycles to prepare your program and maintain quality across the year
Transform Lives with CLASS: Your Superpower in Head Start
A single interaction can change the course of a child’s day. But, continuously supporting a child with meaningful interactions can change the child’s life. That’s the power of CLASS.Supercharge Your Superpower
Unlock your program’s and children’s full potential with solutions and resources designed to help you overcome daily challenges while supercharging your CLASS foundation and power of interactions.
Overcome workforce and onboarding barriers
- Build a strong workforce focused on interactions with CDA with CLASS
- Introduce the power of CLASS to new educators with CLASS Primer for Teachers
- Hear more tips and insights on this podcast episode about preparing the workforce
Take the guesswork out of CLASS
- Strengthen understanding of all CLASS domains with CLASS Foundations
- Boost understanding and scores in Instruction Support with Instructional Support Essentials for Teachers
- Integrate CLASS into daily planning and activities with CLASS Support Kits
Decrease challenging behaviors and build stronger relationships
- Learn how to use an evidence-based strategy to decrease challenging behaviors with Banking Time: Investing in Relationships
- Discover trauma-informed strategies with Interactions at the Heart of Healing
- Hear more on overcoming challenging behaviors on this podcast episode
Engage families and extend the power of interactions
- Offer a family engagement workshop with Meaningful Interactions at Home.
- Provide families with materials and guidance to support children’s development and positive interactions at home with the Literacy at Home Kit
- Share additional free resources with families
Build a system to sustain quality
- Sustain quality by using CLASS as a CQI System
- Systemize quality improvement efforts and save time with myTeachstone
- Hear more on how CLASS supports CQI efforts
Strengthen your superpower with these free resources today
Learn more about our exciting new pilot with the Office of Head Start. We are excited to partner with Head Start programs to develop innovative and reliable methods of collecting CLASS data via video.