CLASS® Group Coaching

Make the most of every interaction and support educators in increasing effective interactions.

Expand on Effective Teaching Practices

CLASS Group Coaching, a year-long coaching and teacher professional development program, is designed to help organizations expand and build on CLASS knowledge through community learning.

In CLASS Group Coaching, coaches will:

  • Build competencies in CLASS-based coaching during a three-day training
  • Learn a CLASS Group Coaching Model designed to support educator outcomes
  • Receive comprehensive support and feedback to improve coaching skills
  • Lead small group coaching sessions, focused on specific learning outcomes

Across the program, coaches will practice their skills within their own organization and:

  • Support educators in-depth exploration of CLASS dimensions
  • Lead effective small group workshops and provide CLASS-based feedback to educators
  • Promote educators’ ongoing learning with online resources in between coaching sessions

Get a Return on your Investment

You can feel confident in your investment knowing this program makes a positive impact on the lives of children, educators and coaches.

Research has shown that CLASS Group Coaching:

  • Improves teacher scores across all three CLASS domains

  • Fosters a positive relationship between teachers and their coaches

  • Increases educator knowledge of effective interactions

 

Become the Expert

Serve as the CLASS expert in your organization with the CLASS Group Coach certification. Through the use of real classroom videos, a proven coaching framework, and skill-based training coaches will deliver small group sessions focused on specific CLASS domains, to support educators in improving their daily interactions with children.

To become a Certified CLASS Group Coach, coaches need to:

  • Maintain their CLASS Observer certification
  • Complete a three-day, facilitated CLASS Group Coaching training
  • Submit videos delivering CLASS Group Coaching sessions to educators within their program and meet quality standards