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Pre-K Interaction Essentials for Educators

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Put CLASS Knowledge Into Daily Practice

Empower educators to succeed with flexible, high-impact CLASS® training that seamlessly integrates into daily practices, boosting interaction quality and driving improvements in your program. Interaction Essentials for Educators is a comprehensive training program available as a self-paced online course or facilitated by your own, in-house Interaction Essentials Trainer.

Connect CLASS® to Daily Practice

Educators learn to apply CLASS concepts directly to their daily routines and specific contexts to improve interactions with every child throughout the day.

Throughout the program, educators will:

  • Expand their understanding of the power of interactions
  • Explore each CLASS domain and dimension in-depth
  • Learn about interactions, practice identifying interactions, and plan for integration of those interactions into daily practices 

Interactive Materials That Encourage Knowledge Application

This comprehensive program includes exclusive materials to support the building of and transfer of knowledge to practice.

Educators enrolled in this program will:

  • Receive a set of print materials, including an Interaction Dimension Guide Planner, Poster, Tote Bag, and more
  • Get access to the self-paced online course and a Video Library for 12 months
  • Have opportunities to engage in peer discussion and reflection
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The Only CLASS Program Designed for Educators

This educator training provides over 20 hours of engaging content that dives deep into each CLASS domain and dimension.

This program is:

  • Built from a robust research base, including the acclaimed CLASS Group Coaching (MMCI)
  • Designed to support CLASS 2008 and CLASS 2nd Edition implementations
  • Structured to engage educators in a learning framework that promotes understanding, encourages reflection, and drives application to practice
Prerequisites
No formal prerequisites, but this course pairs nicely as a follow up to Intro to Interactions for Educators.
Learn More About Intro to Interactions for Educators
What's Included
Across both learning experiences educators receive:

Interaction Essentials for Educators Participant Kit with fun materials like an Interaction Essentials Dimensions Guide Planner, Poster and more!

12- month access to self-paced online course

12-month access to Interaction Essentials for Educators Video Library

Two Learning Experiences, One Goal — Elevate Interactions

Whether your educators thrive in a collaborative, facilitated setting or need the flexibility of self-paced learning, Interaction Essentials for Educators offers a pathway to success. Equip educators with the knowledge and confidence to make every interaction count, ensuring that your program delivers the highest quality of care and education for every child
Facilitated Learning Experience Interaction Essentials for Educators can be facilitated by your own Interaction Essentials Trainer. Investing in this train-the-trainer program allows your organization to offer ongoing cohorts of Interaction Essentials for Educators, as well as Intro to Interactions for Educators and CLASS Overview for Leaders.
Self-Paced Online Learning Experience Interaction Essentials for Educators is also available as an on-demand, self-paced course. This course engages individual learners throughout the content, leveraging peer discussion and facilitator reviewed reflection prompts in place of a facilitated community of practice cohort.