All Things CLASS

It has been very helpful to me when others have shared the forms or document templates they use. In return, I'd like to share what I use after I conduct a CLASS consultation as part of Vermont STARS, the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).  When early care and education programs request a consultation before a scored assessment, a STARS Assessor visits, observes, and meets for discussion with classroom teachers and, if desired, program administrators. During CLASS consultations, I complete three 30-minute cycles, using the 10-minute record time to assign score ranges (Low, Medium, High) rather than number values.  A brief overview of the age-appropriate CLASS dimensions, Teachstone website, and teacher-oriented products such as the CLASS Dictionary and Strategy Cards are all part of the discussion. Later, I use the attached templates (Pre-K, Toddler, and Infant) to provide written feedback. I insert specific examples of the behavior markers I observed as well as recommended strategies for increasing the quality of the social interactions to support that dimension. VT STARS has capacity for one consultation visit; this is my approach to making the most of it. If you have resources you have developed for single consultation visits, please share!

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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Hi Ms. Ann `

Thank you very much for sharing your documents.  It is great that this community shares what is working, for each program.  

Happy New Year!
Diane Gerdy

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Diane Gerdy
Easley SC
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-02-2019 13:50
From: Ann Dillenbeck
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

It has been very helpful to me when others have shared the forms or document templates they use. In return, I'd like to share what I use after I conduct a CLASS consultation as part of Vermont STARS, the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).  When early care and education programs request a consultation before a scored assessment, a STARS Assessor visits, observes, and meets for discussion with classroom teachers and, if desired, program administrators. During CLASS consultations, I complete three 30-minute cycles, using the 10-minute record time to assign score ranges (Low, Medium, High) rather than number values.  A brief overview of the age-appropriate CLASS dimensions, Teachstone website, and teacher-oriented products such as the CLASS Dictionary and Strategy Cards are all part of the discussion. Later, I use the attached templates (Pre-K, Toddler, and Infant) to provide written feedback. I insert specific examples of the behavior markers I observed as well as recommended strategies for increasing the quality of the social interactions to support that dimension. VT STARS has capacity for one consultation visit; this is my approach to making the most of it. If you have resources you have developed for single consultation visits, please share!

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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Original Message------

It has been very helpful to me when others have shared the forms or document templates they use. In return, I'd like to share what I use after I conduct a CLASS consultation as part of Vermont STARS, the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).  When early care and education programs request a consultation before a scored assessment, a STARS Assessor visits, observes, and meets for discussion with classroom teachers and, if desired, program administrators. During CLASS consultations, I complete three 30-minute cycles, using the 10-minute record time to assign score ranges (Low, Medium, High) rather than number values.  A brief overview of the age-appropriate CLASS dimensions, Teachstone website, and teacher-oriented products such as the CLASS Dictionary and Strategy Cards are all part of the discussion. Later, I use the attached templates (Pre-K, Toddler, and Infant) to provide written feedback. I insert specific examples of the behavior markers I observed as well as recommended strategies for increasing the quality of the social interactions to support that dimension. VT STARS has capacity for one consultation visit; this is my approach to making the most of it. If you have resources you have developed for single consultation visits, please share!

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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Original Message------

It has been very helpful to me when others have shared the forms or document templates they use. In return, I'd like to share what I use after I conduct a CLASS consultation as part of Vermont STARS, the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).  When early care and education programs request a consultation before a scored assessment, a STARS Assessor visits, observes, and meets for discussion with classroom teachers and, if desired, program administrators. During CLASS consultations, I complete three 30-minute cycles, using the 10-minute record time to assign score ranges (Low, Medium, High) rather than number values.  A brief overview of the age-appropriate CLASS dimensions, Teachstone website, and teacher-oriented products such as the CLASS Dictionary and Strategy Cards are all part of the discussion. Later, I use the attached templates (Pre-K, Toddler, and Infant) to provide written feedback. I insert specific examples of the behavior markers I observed as well as recommended strategies for increasing the quality of the social interactions to support that dimension. VT STARS has capacity for one consultation visit; this is my approach to making the most of it. If you have resources you have developed for single consultation visits, please share!

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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Thank you for sharing!   Great sheet to refer to.  :)

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Lesley Faull
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-02-2019 13:50
From: Ann Dillenbeck
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

It has been very helpful to me when others have shared the forms or document templates they use. In return, I'd like to share what I use after I conduct a CLASS consultation as part of Vermont STARS, the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).  When early care and education programs request a consultation before a scored assessment, a STARS Assessor visits, observes, and meets for discussion with classroom teachers and, if desired, program administrators. During CLASS consultations, I complete three 30-minute cycles, using the 10-minute record time to assign score ranges (Low, Medium, High) rather than number values.  A brief overview of the age-appropriate CLASS dimensions, Teachstone website, and teacher-oriented products such as the CLASS Dictionary and Strategy Cards are all part of the discussion. Later, I use the attached templates (Pre-K, Toddler, and Infant) to provide written feedback. I insert specific examples of the behavior markers I observed as well as recommended strategies for increasing the quality of the social interactions to support that dimension. VT STARS has capacity for one consultation visit; this is my approach to making the most of it. If you have resources you have developed for single consultation visits, please share!

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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Ann thank you so much for sharing these!

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[Lisa Merdinger
Evanston Skokie District 65
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-02-2019 13:50
From: Ann Dillenbeck
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

It has been very helpful to me when others have shared the forms or document templates they use. In return, I'd like to share what I use after I conduct a CLASS consultation as part of Vermont STARS, the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).  When early care and education programs request a consultation before a scored assessment, a STARS Assessor visits, observes, and meets for discussion with classroom teachers and, if desired, program administrators. During CLASS consultations, I complete three 30-minute cycles, using the 10-minute record time to assign score ranges (Low, Medium, High) rather than number values.  A brief overview of the age-appropriate CLASS dimensions, Teachstone website, and teacher-oriented products such as the CLASS Dictionary and Strategy Cards are all part of the discussion. Later, I use the attached templates (Pre-K, Toddler, and Infant) to provide written feedback. I insert specific examples of the behavior markers I observed as well as recommended strategies for increasing the quality of the social interactions to support that dimension. VT STARS has capacity for one consultation visit; this is my approach to making the most of it. If you have resources you have developed for single consultation visits, please share!

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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Thanks for the information. This will be very helpful to me when I'm giving feedback to the teachers.

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Trenise Perry
New Orleans LA
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-02-2019 13:50
From: Ann Dillenbeck
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

It has been very helpful to me when others have shared the forms or document templates they use. In return, I'd like to share what I use after I conduct a CLASS consultation as part of Vermont STARS, the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).  When early care and education programs request a consultation before a scored assessment, a STARS Assessor visits, observes, and meets for discussion with classroom teachers and, if desired, program administrators. During CLASS consultations, I complete three 30-minute cycles, using the 10-minute record time to assign score ranges (Low, Medium, High) rather than number values.  A brief overview of the age-appropriate CLASS dimensions, Teachstone website, and teacher-oriented products such as the CLASS Dictionary and Strategy Cards are all part of the discussion. Later, I use the attached templates (Pre-K, Toddler, and Infant) to provide written feedback. I insert specific examples of the behavior markers I observed as well as recommended strategies for increasing the quality of the social interactions to support that dimension. VT STARS has capacity for one consultation visit; this is my approach to making the most of it. If you have resources you have developed for single consultation visits, please share!

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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I successfully used those forms today with my teachers, and what a difference ……
They were able to really understand my specific feedback and how to apply it in teaching.
I appreciate you sharing the forms with us. You're truly a Care Giver person. Thank you Ann!

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Diana Jahovaj
Saint Petersburg FL
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-15-2019 15:22
From: Trenise Perry
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

Thanks for the information. This will be very helpful to me when I'm giving feedback to the teachers.

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Trenise Perry
New Orleans LA

Original Message:
Sent: 01-02-2019 13:50
From: Ann Dillenbeck
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

It has been very helpful to me when others have shared the forms or document templates they use. In return, I'd like to share what I use after I conduct a CLASS consultation as part of Vermont STARS, the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).  When early care and education programs request a consultation before a scored assessment, a STARS Assessor visits, observes, and meets for discussion with classroom teachers and, if desired, program administrators. During CLASS consultations, I complete three 30-minute cycles, using the 10-minute record time to assign score ranges (Low, Medium, High) rather than number values.  A brief overview of the age-appropriate CLASS dimensions, Teachstone website, and teacher-oriented products such as the CLASS Dictionary and Strategy Cards are all part of the discussion. Later, I use the attached templates (Pre-K, Toddler, and Infant) to provide written feedback. I insert specific examples of the behavior markers I observed as well as recommended strategies for increasing the quality of the social interactions to support that dimension. VT STARS has capacity for one consultation visit; this is my approach to making the most of it. If you have resources you have developed for single consultation visits, please share!

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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Original Message------

I successfully used those forms today with my teachers, and what a difference ……
They were able to really understand my specific feedback and how to apply it in teaching.
I appreciate you sharing the forms with us. You're truly a Care Giver person. Thank you Ann!

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Diana Jahovaj
Saint Petersburg FL
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Here you go Tracy! I'd be interested to hear how it goes!

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-16-2019 12:05
From: Tracy Batistie
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

I would like use these forms to provide feedback to staff.  Can you email me a copy?

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Tracy Batiste

Ross Head Start

783-5432

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Original Message------

I successfully used those forms today with my teachers, and what a difference ……
They were able to really understand my specific feedback and how to apply it in teaching.
I appreciate you sharing the forms with us. You're truly a Care Giver person. Thank you Ann!

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Diana Jahovaj
Saint Petersburg FL
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Hi Diana,

I'm so glad you and your teachers found the forms and the specific feedback helpful!
Ann

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-15-2019 23:30
From: Diana Jahovaj
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

I successfully used those forms today with my teachers, and what a difference ……
They were able to really understand my specific feedback and how to apply it in teaching.
I appreciate you sharing the forms with us. You're truly a Care Giver person. Thank you Ann!

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Diana Jahovaj
Saint Petersburg FL

Original Message:
Sent: 01-15-2019 15:22
From: Trenise Perry
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

Thanks for the information. This will be very helpful to me when I'm giving feedback to the teachers.

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Trenise Perry
New Orleans LA

Original Message:
Sent: 01-02-2019 13:50
From: Ann Dillenbeck
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

It has been very helpful to me when others have shared the forms or document templates they use. In return, I'd like to share what I use after I conduct a CLASS consultation as part of Vermont STARS, the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).  When early care and education programs request a consultation before a scored assessment, a STARS Assessor visits, observes, and meets for discussion with classroom teachers and, if desired, program administrators. During CLASS consultations, I complete three 30-minute cycles, using the 10-minute record time to assign score ranges (Low, Medium, High) rather than number values.  A brief overview of the age-appropriate CLASS dimensions, Teachstone website, and teacher-oriented products such as the CLASS Dictionary and Strategy Cards are all part of the discussion. Later, I use the attached templates (Pre-K, Toddler, and Infant) to provide written feedback. I insert specific examples of the behavior markers I observed as well as recommended strategies for increasing the quality of the social interactions to support that dimension. VT STARS has capacity for one consultation visit; this is my approach to making the most of it. If you have resources you have developed for single consultation visits, please share!

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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@Ann Dillenbeck

Always looking for ways to make my feedback clearer and more effective!

Thank you!​

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Susan Hinman Waldman
Practice Based Coach
Communities United Inc.
Watertown, MA
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-02-2019 13:50
From: Ann Dillenbeck
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

It has been very helpful to me when others have shared the forms or document templates they use. In return, I'd like to share what I use after I conduct a CLASS consultation as part of Vermont STARS, the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).  When early care and education programs request a consultation before a scored assessment, a STARS Assessor visits, observes, and meets for discussion with classroom teachers and, if desired, program administrators. During CLASS consultations, I complete three 30-minute cycles, using the 10-minute record time to assign score ranges (Low, Medium, High) rather than number values.  A brief overview of the age-appropriate CLASS dimensions, Teachstone website, and teacher-oriented products such as the CLASS Dictionary and Strategy Cards are all part of the discussion. Later, I use the attached templates (Pre-K, Toddler, and Infant) to provide written feedback. I insert specific examples of the behavior markers I observed as well as recommended strategies for increasing the quality of the social interactions to support that dimension. VT STARS has capacity for one consultation visit; this is my approach to making the most of it. If you have resources you have developed for single consultation visits, please share!

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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Thank you so much for sharing, I have been observed as classroom teacher several times. Now I am going to be taking on the observer side and was trying to brain storm ways to make teachers more comfortable with the process. This seems like an excellent way to ease their minds and support their classroom.

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Christina Kievit
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-02-2019 13:50
From: Ann Dillenbeck
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

It has been very helpful to me when others have shared the forms or document templates they use. In return, I'd like to share what I use after I conduct a CLASS consultation as part of Vermont STARS, the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).  When early care and education programs request a consultation before a scored assessment, a STARS Assessor visits, observes, and meets for discussion with classroom teachers and, if desired, program administrators. During CLASS consultations, I complete three 30-minute cycles, using the 10-minute record time to assign score ranges (Low, Medium, High) rather than number values.  A brief overview of the age-appropriate CLASS dimensions, Teachstone website, and teacher-oriented products such as the CLASS Dictionary and Strategy Cards are all part of the discussion. Later, I use the attached templates (Pre-K, Toddler, and Infant) to provide written feedback. I insert specific examples of the behavior markers I observed as well as recommended strategies for increasing the quality of the social interactions to support that dimension. VT STARS has capacity for one consultation visit; this is my approach to making the most of it. If you have resources you have developed for single consultation visits, please share!

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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OHHHH... I am so thrilled to have this feedback form!  Thanks so much for sharing! This is going to be so very helpful to me as a coach; but also helpful for teachers to see specific and meaningful feedback as they work to improve their craft!

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Renea McGee-Hargrove
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-22-2019 08:27
From: Christina Kievit
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

Thank you so much for sharing, I have been observed as classroom teacher several times. Now I am going to be taking on the observer side and was trying to brain storm ways to make teachers more comfortable with the process. This seems like an excellent way to ease their minds and support their classroom.

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Christina Kievit

Original Message:
Sent: 01-02-2019 13:50
From: Ann Dillenbeck
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

It has been very helpful to me when others have shared the forms or document templates they use. In return, I'd like to share what I use after I conduct a CLASS consultation as part of Vermont STARS, the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).  When early care and education programs request a consultation before a scored assessment, a STARS Assessor visits, observes, and meets for discussion with classroom teachers and, if desired, program administrators. During CLASS consultations, I complete three 30-minute cycles, using the 10-minute record time to assign score ranges (Low, Medium, High) rather than number values.  A brief overview of the age-appropriate CLASS dimensions, Teachstone website, and teacher-oriented products such as the CLASS Dictionary and Strategy Cards are all part of the discussion. Later, I use the attached templates (Pre-K, Toddler, and Infant) to provide written feedback. I insert specific examples of the behavior markers I observed as well as recommended strategies for increasing the quality of the social interactions to support that dimension. VT STARS has capacity for one consultation visit; this is my approach to making the most of it. If you have resources you have developed for single consultation visits, please share!

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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THANK YOU!

  I also want to be aware this is not a "checklist" to make certain all indicators are completed ...but can support at a glance what CLASSY teachers can review and implement.

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Jennifer Gomez
Riverside
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-02-2019 13:50
From: Ann Dillenbeck
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

It has been very helpful to me when others have shared the forms or document templates they use. In return, I'd like to share what I use after I conduct a CLASS consultation as part of Vermont STARS, the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).  When early care and education programs request a consultation before a scored assessment, a STARS Assessor visits, observes, and meets for discussion with classroom teachers and, if desired, program administrators. During CLASS consultations, I complete three 30-minute cycles, using the 10-minute record time to assign score ranges (Low, Medium, High) rather than number values.  A brief overview of the age-appropriate CLASS dimensions, Teachstone website, and teacher-oriented products such as the CLASS Dictionary and Strategy Cards are all part of the discussion. Later, I use the attached templates (Pre-K, Toddler, and Infant) to provide written feedback. I insert specific examples of the behavior markers I observed as well as recommended strategies for increasing the quality of the social interactions to support that dimension. VT STARS has capacity for one consultation visit; this is my approach to making the most of it. If you have resources you have developed for single consultation visits, please share!

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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Original Message------

THANK YOU!

  I also want to be aware this is not a "checklist" to make certain all indicators are completed ...but can support at a glance what CLASSY teachers can review and implement.

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Jennifer Gomez
Riverside
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WOW!  Thank you so very much for sharing your strategies and documents!  I appreciate it!

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Natalie Hermansen
Hartsel CO
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-02-2019 13:50
From: Ann Dillenbeck
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

It has been very helpful to me when others have shared the forms or document templates they use. In return, I'd like to share what I use after I conduct a CLASS consultation as part of Vermont STARS, the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).  When early care and education programs request a consultation before a scored assessment, a STARS Assessor visits, observes, and meets for discussion with classroom teachers and, if desired, program administrators. During CLASS consultations, I complete three 30-minute cycles, using the 10-minute record time to assign score ranges (Low, Medium, High) rather than number values.  A brief overview of the age-appropriate CLASS dimensions, Teachstone website, and teacher-oriented products such as the CLASS Dictionary and Strategy Cards are all part of the discussion. Later, I use the attached templates (Pre-K, Toddler, and Infant) to provide written feedback. I insert specific examples of the behavior markers I observed as well as recommended strategies for increasing the quality of the social interactions to support that dimension. VT STARS has capacity for one consultation visit; this is my approach to making the most of it. If you have resources you have developed for single consultation visits, please share!

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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Original Message:
Sent: 12/8/2021 9:40:00 PM
From: Natalie Hermansen
Subject: RE: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

WOW!  Thank you so very much for sharing your strategies and documents!  I appreciate it!

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Natalie Hermansen
Hartsel CO
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-02-2019 13:50
From: Ann Dillenbeck
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

It has been very helpful to me when others have shared the forms or document templates they use. In return, I'd like to share what I use after I conduct a CLASS consultation as part of Vermont STARS, the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).  When early care and education programs request a consultation before a scored assessment, a STARS Assessor visits, observes, and meets for discussion with classroom teachers and, if desired, program administrators. During CLASS consultations, I complete three 30-minute cycles, using the 10-minute record time to assign score ranges (Low, Medium, High) rather than number values.  A brief overview of the age-appropriate CLASS dimensions, Teachstone website, and teacher-oriented products such as the CLASS Dictionary and Strategy Cards are all part of the discussion. Later, I use the attached templates (Pre-K, Toddler, and Infant) to provide written feedback. I insert specific examples of the behavior markers I observed as well as recommended strategies for increasing the quality of the social interactions to support that dimension. VT STARS has capacity for one consultation visit; this is my approach to making the most of it. If you have resources you have developed for single consultation visits, please share!

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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Hi @Curry Ander

I wholeheartedly agree that it is human nature to focus on numbers and miss the thoughtful comments in the written observation.

It is our agency's policy to share text and ranges, but not numerical scores with teachers.​

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Susan Hinman Waldman
Practice Based Coach
Communities United Inc.
Lexington, MA
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-09-2021 11:28
From: Curry Ander
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

Ann,  

I think I may go back to CLASS observations again for work. My hesitation has always been about reporting back scores to teachers who don't know the CLASS and the damage that can do.  

Your protocols are fabulous.  Thanks for sharing!

Curry 

Sent from my iPhone

Original Message:
Sent: 12/8/2021 9:40:00 PM
From: Natalie Hermansen
Subject: RE: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

WOW!  Thank you so very much for sharing your strategies and documents!  I appreciate it!

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Natalie Hermansen
Hartsel CO

Original Message:
Sent: 01-02-2019 13:50
From: Ann Dillenbeck
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

It has been very helpful to me when others have shared the forms or document templates they use. In return, I'd like to share what I use after I conduct a CLASS consultation as part of Vermont STARS, the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).  When early care and education programs request a consultation before a scored assessment, a STARS Assessor visits, observes, and meets for discussion with classroom teachers and, if desired, program administrators. During CLASS consultations, I complete three 30-minute cycles, using the 10-minute record time to assign score ranges (Low, Medium, High) rather than number values.  A brief overview of the age-appropriate CLASS dimensions, Teachstone website, and teacher-oriented products such as the CLASS Dictionary and Strategy Cards are all part of the discussion. Later, I use the attached templates (Pre-K, Toddler, and Infant) to provide written feedback. I insert specific examples of the behavior markers I observed as well as recommended strategies for increasing the quality of the social interactions to support that dimension. VT STARS has capacity for one consultation visit; this is my approach to making the most of it. If you have resources you have developed for single consultation visits, please share!

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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Original Message:
Sent: 12/10/2021 11:14:00 AM
From: Susan Waldman
Subject: RE: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

Hi @Curry Ander

I wholeheartedly agree that it is human nature to focus on numbers and miss the thoughtful comments in the written observation.

It is our agency's policy to share text and ranges, but not numerical scores with teachers.​

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Susan Hinman Waldman
Practice Based Coach
Communities United Inc.
Lexington, MA
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-09-2021 11:28
From: Curry Ander
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

Ann,  

I think I may go back to CLASS observations again for work. My hesitation has always been about reporting back scores to teachers who don't know the CLASS and the damage that can do.  

Your protocols are fabulous.  Thanks for sharing!

Curry 

Sent from my iPhone

Original Message:
Sent: 12/8/2021 9:40:00 PM
From: Natalie Hermansen
Subject: RE: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

WOW!  Thank you so very much for sharing your strategies and documents!  I appreciate it!

------------------------------
Natalie Hermansen
Hartsel CO

Original Message:
Sent: 01-02-2019 13:50
From: Ann Dillenbeck
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

It has been very helpful to me when others have shared the forms or document templates they use. In return, I'd like to share what I use after I conduct a CLASS consultation as part of Vermont STARS, the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).  When early care and education programs request a consultation before a scored assessment, a STARS Assessor visits, observes, and meets for discussion with classroom teachers and, if desired, program administrators. During CLASS consultations, I complete three 30-minute cycles, using the 10-minute record time to assign score ranges (Low, Medium, High) rather than number values.  A brief overview of the age-appropriate CLASS dimensions, Teachstone website, and teacher-oriented products such as the CLASS Dictionary and Strategy Cards are all part of the discussion. Later, I use the attached templates (Pre-K, Toddler, and Infant) to provide written feedback. I insert specific examples of the behavior markers I observed as well as recommended strategies for increasing the quality of the social interactions to support that dimension. VT STARS has capacity for one consultation visit; this is my approach to making the most of it. If you have resources you have developed for single consultation visits, please share!

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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I think the most important aspect of feedback with teachers is having support from supervisors and administrators.  CLASS observations can then be viewed as an avenue to support teachers to improve their practice, rather than a punitive measure.  Feedback still can be hard, especially if there are lower scores, but easier if teachers know their supervisors have their back.

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Gretchen Greenberg
Portland ME
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-09-2021 11:28
From: Curry Ander
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

Ann,  

I think I may go back to CLASS observations again for work. My hesitation has always been about reporting back scores to teachers who don't know the CLASS and the damage that can do.  

Your protocols are fabulous.  Thanks for sharing!

Curry 

Sent from my iPhone

Original Message:
Sent: 12/8/2021 9:40:00 PM
From: Natalie Hermansen
Subject: RE: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

WOW!  Thank you so very much for sharing your strategies and documents!  I appreciate it!

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Natalie Hermansen
Hartsel CO

Original Message:
Sent: 01-02-2019 13:50
From: Ann Dillenbeck
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

It has been very helpful to me when others have shared the forms or document templates they use. In return, I'd like to share what I use after I conduct a CLASS consultation as part of Vermont STARS, the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).  When early care and education programs request a consultation before a scored assessment, a STARS Assessor visits, observes, and meets for discussion with classroom teachers and, if desired, program administrators. During CLASS consultations, I complete three 30-minute cycles, using the 10-minute record time to assign score ranges (Low, Medium, High) rather than number values.  A brief overview of the age-appropriate CLASS dimensions, Teachstone website, and teacher-oriented products such as the CLASS Dictionary and Strategy Cards are all part of the discussion. Later, I use the attached templates (Pre-K, Toddler, and Infant) to provide written feedback. I insert specific examples of the behavior markers I observed as well as recommended strategies for increasing the quality of the social interactions to support that dimension. VT STARS has capacity for one consultation visit; this is my approach to making the most of it. If you have resources you have developed for single consultation visits, please share!

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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Thank you so much for sharing those documents! I most definitely will use them.

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Paris Waggner
Clinton LA
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-02-2019 13:50
From: Ann Dillenbeck
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

It has been very helpful to me when others have shared the forms or document templates they use. In return, I'd like to share what I use after I conduct a CLASS consultation as part of Vermont STARS, the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).  When early care and education programs request a consultation before a scored assessment, a STARS Assessor visits, observes, and meets for discussion with classroom teachers and, if desired, program administrators. During CLASS consultations, I complete three 30-minute cycles, using the 10-minute record time to assign score ranges (Low, Medium, High) rather than number values.  A brief overview of the age-appropriate CLASS dimensions, Teachstone website, and teacher-oriented products such as the CLASS Dictionary and Strategy Cards are all part of the discussion. Later, I use the attached templates (Pre-K, Toddler, and Infant) to provide written feedback. I insert specific examples of the behavior markers I observed as well as recommended strategies for increasing the quality of the social interactions to support that dimension. VT STARS has capacity for one consultation visit; this is my approach to making the most of it. If you have resources you have developed for single consultation visits, please share!

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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Hello from a former (and hopefully again in the future!) MJCC'er! 

Just popping in to say that these forms look fabulous, I miss MJCC profoundly, and what a gift it is for you to share these with the community! 

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Margaret Martin
Chicago IL
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-02-2019 13:50
From: Ann Dillenbeck
Subject: Written Observation Feedback for Teachers and Administrators

It has been very helpful to me when others have shared the forms or document templates they use. In return, I'd like to share what I use after I conduct a CLASS consultation as part of Vermont STARS, the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).  When early care and education programs request a consultation before a scored assessment, a STARS Assessor visits, observes, and meets for discussion with classroom teachers and, if desired, program administrators. During CLASS consultations, I complete three 30-minute cycles, using the 10-minute record time to assign score ranges (Low, Medium, High) rather than number values.  A brief overview of the age-appropriate CLASS dimensions, Teachstone website, and teacher-oriented products such as the CLASS Dictionary and Strategy Cards are all part of the discussion. Later, I use the attached templates (Pre-K, Toddler, and Infant) to provide written feedback. I insert specific examples of the behavior markers I observed as well as recommended strategies for increasing the quality of the social interactions to support that dimension. VT STARS has capacity for one consultation visit; this is my approach to making the most of it. If you have resources you have developed for single consultation visits, please share!

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Ann Dillenbeck
VT STARS Assessor
Mary Johnson Children's Center
Middlebury, VT
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