Tiered CLASS Model of Professional Development

Tier I: (Eligible for Stipend)

In this first level of building knowledge, leaders and teachers learn about effective interactions through Introduction to CLASS Training sessions.  These three-hour virtual trainings are individualized by age level so that teachers receive information about effective interactions appropriate to the age of children they are teaching.  Teachers will learn the basics of the CLASS instrument, learn about effective teacher-child interactions and the ways these interactions help children learn.

Introduction to Infant CLASS

• Date TBD

Introduction to Toddler CLASS

• Date TBD

Introduction to Pre-K CLASS

• Date TBD

A stipend may be available to teachers in early learning centers upon successful completion of the training.

Tier II

This tier of PD offers leaders and teachers the opportunity to begin applying knowledge about effective interactions to their own classrooms through a group coaching series, Making the Most of Classroom Interactions (MMCI). These highly interactive sessions will be offered on weeknights and Saturdays, with stipends also available for teachers for their time.

CLASS Group Coaching (CGC)
formerly known as Making the Most of CLASSroom Interactions (MMCI)

Think about your favorite group learning experience. What made it so memorable? Was it the collaboration with your peers? Learning from each other’s experience? Feeling supported in your practice?  You will get all the above and more in the CGC series.

CLASS Group Coaching is a training series organized around the Know, See, Do model of professional development for teachers. This training series encourages and supports teachers’ use of CLASS to explain the impact of specific teacher-child interactions on children’s learning, identify effective teacher-child interactions in videos and in their classrooms, and strengthen their teaching practices by integrating more intentional teacher-child interactions.

This program will support teachers’ growth no matter their experience level with CLASS.

A stipend may be available to teachers in early learning centers upon successful completion of the training series including 100% attendance and participation.

Tier III

In the top tier, Jefferson will provide job-embedded coaching using two research-based models of coaching, including the Lastinger Model of Practice-Based Coaching and the Teachstone model, myTeaching Partner.  Both models are grounded in relationship-based practices that use capacity-building strategies to support leaders and teachers to acquire new professional knowledge and apply this knowledge within instructional practices.

Contact Melissa Vegas at melissa.vegas@jpschools.org if you are interested in Tier III Coaching

A stipend may be available to teachers in early learning centers upon successful completion of 12 coaching cycles before May 2023.

Registration is accepted on a first-come, first-served basis although we reserve the right to limit the number of participants from any one center. Teachers must register themselves using their own email address and personal phone number. This information is needed for communications to confirm registration and to communicate any changes to training logistics. If you have any questions in regards to training, please contact Melisssa Vegas at melissa.vegas@jpschools.org.