During a classroom observation, a trained observer watches a teacher work and takes notes on their practices. Teachers are invested in the best outcomes for children in their classrooms. They must love observations, right? The answer is…complicated.
Our program quality team conducts classroom observations in preschool programs throughout Minnesota. En route, they enjoy stopping by roadside attractions that add a quirky flair to many of our state’s small towns. Here are a few of our team’s favorites--many of them the “world’s largest” of their kind!
CEED's partner organization The Family Partnership created a preschool curriculum that centers on storytelling. Why? Because storytelling supports young children's executive function and self-regulation skills.
Margarita Milenova, PhD, program quality specialist, was certified as an anchor for the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scales Third Edition (ECERS-3), a tool for measuring the quality of early childhood classrooms.
Learn how to become a reliable observer from certified affiliate CLASS trainers. As a Parent Aware partner, we train people to use the Infant, Toddler, Pre-K, and K-3 versions of the CLASS (2nd edition, unless otherwise noted) to build capacity for…