CLASS QI for Instructional Support

Instructional Support is all about practices that promote higher-order thinking skills, extend learning, and encourage children’s use of language. Explore resources that maximize Instructional Support throughout the day.

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15-minute In-service Suites: Instructional Supports

Explore the 15-minute In-service Suites that support Concept Development, Quality of Feedback, and Language Modeling Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) domains to find what you need to support staff. From tip sheets to PowerPoints, the Suites are a great place to start when planning professional development to support CLASS QI. The suites include Tips for Supervisors handouts that can be used to support teaching staff. PowerPoints can be used during group coaching or communities of practice.

Focus on Instructional Supports: Resources to Help Head Start Programs

Watch this webinar to learn about resources to support and improve high-quality instructional support and teacher-child interactions. Education managers and coaches can explore the resources and strategies to focus on improving instructional support for all children.

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Promoting Adult-Child Interactions that Support Higher-order Thinking and Language Skills

This collection of resources supports effective teaching practices that promote children’s concept development. The video clips and handouts are great resources to use in job-embedded professional development and coaching cycles to improve teaching practices and interactions that promote children’s curiosity and encourage problem-solving, critical thinking, and language skills.

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Finding Opportunities for Concept Development Within Your Curriculum

Explore guiding questions that can assist teachers in helping children develop thinking skills and a deeper understanding of concepts. Coaches and Together Learning and Collaborating (TLC) facilitators can use this resource to support action planning and provide ongoing support.

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Supporting STEAM Learning Podcast Series

Wondering how training and technical assistance (TTA) providers can help grant recipients promote effective teaching practices? In this podcast series, find out how TTA providers can help programs promote effective teaching practices. Learn how TTA providers can support their programs through a reflective process for recognizing and facilitating opportunities for science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) learning with young children. Education managers could use this resource to facilitate conversations with TTA providers and plan for professional development.

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