Affiliate Trainer Policies
Download the PDF to learn about the policies on affiliate trainer certification, training requests, and training participation...
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The Basics
Resources to support you before your training.
Affiliate Trainer Procedures
Download the PDF to learn how to request a training, pay for training materials, add trainees to a training, conduct trainings, and...
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Affiliate Trainer Timeline
Download the PDF for an at-a-glance look at what steps needs to be taken 6 weeks before training, 2 weeks before training, 6 days...
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Train-the-Trainer Program Participant Agreement
Review the affiliate trainer agreement before conducting a CLASS training.
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Facilitation Tips
Tips and tricks to help you lead your best CLASS training session.
Introduce and Demystify Note-taking Early and Often
In this video, veteran CLASS trainers Sarah and Mary Margaret, discuss several ways to support your Observation Training participants...
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Use Your Justifications as a Prep Tool!
In this clip, CLASS training expert, Mary-Margaret discusses how your Master Code Justifications booklet can be an invaluable...
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Show Regard and Sensitivity For Your Participants
In this clip, CLASS training expert, Mary-Margaret discusses how to avoid participant "shut down" and maximize engagement by taking a...
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Scaffolding CLASS Concepts
Know it, teach it, breath it: building CLASS knowledge in your trainings.
Facilitating the “Observing with a Lens” Discussion
As you watch this video, look for how the trainer: actively listens to participants and affirms their comments, uses open-ended...
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Offering Continued Support during Day 2 Wrap-Up
As you watch this video, look for how the trainer: Makes herself available to participants after the training, discusses her personal...
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Building Rapport with an Icebreaker Activity
As you watch this video, look for how the trainer: Facilitates an icebreaker activity to build group rapport, uses the participants’...
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Moving around the Room to Check In on Participants
As you watch this video, look for how the trainer: jokes and smiles with the participants, shares her own experiences, and moves...
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From Our CLASS Affiliate Blog
Digging Deeper into CLASS
Resources to support trainees after a training.
Observer Tips: Frequently Asked Questions
A complement to the CLASS Manual
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Using CLASS Data to Provide Effective Feedback
How to effectively share CLASS data to improve the interactions in your organization in a 20-minute presentation.
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A Teacher's Take on CLASS Observations
A teacher's take on the benefits of being observed and why she appreciates CLASS.
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