ECERS-R; SACERS; & CLASS What You Can Do!

What about you?  How are you doing with incorporating what you’ve learned from the ECERS-R or SACERS?  Refer to your ECERS-R or SACERS strengths and weaknesses form that you worked on for the Internet course

ECERS-R & SACERS  What questions do you still have?

Classroom Assessment Scoring System The Power of Your Interactions!

What does it measure?  There are three primary domains: Emotional Support Emotional Support Classroom Organization Classroom Organization Instructional Support Instructional Support

Emotional Support Dimensions  Positive Climate  Negative Climate  Teacher Sensitivity  Regard for Student Perspectives

Classroom Organization  Behavior Management  Productivity  Instructional Learning Formats

Instructional Support  Concept Development  Quality of Feedback  Language Modeling

Research  Children in classrooms with higher CLASS scores do better: Academically Academically Socially emotionally (fewer challenging behaviors) Socially emotionally (fewer challenging behaviors)

From the CLASS Website:  High levels of Emotional Support contribute to preschoolers’ social competence in the kindergarten year.  High levels of Emotional Support are associated with growth in reading and math achievement from kindergarten through third grade.  High levels of Classroom Organization are associated with gains in first graders’ literacy.  Higher levels of Instructional Support are related to preschoolers’ gains in pre-reading and math

ECERS/SACERS vs. CLASS?  ECERS/SACERS focus on the classroom physical environment  CLASS focuses on teacher/child interactions  It’s not only what you know…its what you do!

Goals for Teachers  Observe your own and other’s behavior – think intrapersonal and interpersonal intelligence!  Evaluate yourself and others  Become more intentional in what you do  Become more effective in what you do

Your Turn!  Groups A&B – focus on the domain of Emotional Support: Regard for Student Perspectives  Groups C&D- focus on the domain of Classroom Organization: Instructional Learning Formats  Groups E&F – focus on the domain of Instructional Support: Concept Development

Now What?  Review your assigned dimension (use the CLASS manual to help you!)  Each person rate themselves for that dimension  Discuss your ratings with others in your group