The Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) is an observational assessment tool designed to assess classroom quality in infant through 12th grade classrooms. CEED is a leading provider of CLASS® training in Minnesota and ready to prepare you to implement CLASS® in your own classroom, home, or center, and to support those who do. View our 4-minute video explaining the CLASS®.
View our scheduled trainings for 2023-2024 at a glance, or work with our team to customize a training for your site or group.
All our trainings are approved by Achieve MN Center for Professional Development and are available in Develop, the Minnesota Quality Improvement and Registry Tool
Want to know more? View our free self-guided online modules about CLASS®. You’ll also learn how the concepts measured by the CLASS® apply to Minnesota quality initiatives. For greater depth, explore our trainings below. You can also view our scheduled trainings for 2023-2024 at a glance, or work with our team to customize a training for your team or organization.
Getting to Know Parent Aware’s Observation Tool
Get an overview of the CLASS® framework and learn why teacher-child interactions are so important.
CLASS® Observer Reliability
Learn about the CLASS® instrument and score video segments in preparation for online reliability testing. This training is for individuals who live or work in Minnesota only.
Getting Ready to Recertify on Parent Aware’s Observation Tool — Coding Refresher
Prepare for your annual reliability recertification test. Review the pre-K CLASS® tool, practice coding with video, and get tips for recertification.
More trainings
We offer opportunities for coaches, early childhood educators, and program leaders such as administrators and family child care providers to increase their knowledge around classroom assessment and measures of program quality.
Don’t see what you’re looking for? We offer custom trainings to suit your organizational needs. Get in touch with us. Questions? Email us at ceed@umn.edu.