Teachstone

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, January 3, 2013 – Teachstone, a leader in delivering the knowledge, tools, and skills proven to improve teacher-child interactions, and Florida’s Office of Early Learning, the lead office responsible for administering Florida’s school readiness, voluntary Pre-K, and child care resource and referral programs, announced that they have formed a partnership to offer the [...]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, December 21, 2012 – Teachstone announced today that Jan Dorman has tendered her resignation as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2013. Brad Groff, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, will serve as interim CEO during a nationwide search for a new CEO.
Jan has delivered on Teachstone’s mission of improving the quality of education [...]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, October 18, 2012 – On October 12th the New Jersey Department of Education designated the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) as an Approved Teaching Practice Evaluation Instrument. In an effort to provide meaningful, actionable feedback to teachers and school and district leaders across the state, New Jersey’s Department of Education is reforming its [...]

In a new report published by the Center for American Progress, Dr. Robert Pianta,
co-founder of Teachstone and the Dean of the Curry School of Education at the
University of Virginia, examines lessons learned from observation in early childhood
education that may inform states and districts as they begin implementing more
rigorous observation protocols for [...]

Learn how to implement the CLASS™ Framework, now approved by New York State

The Classroom Assessment Scoring System™ (CLASS™) is an observational instrument for measuring and improving effective teacher-student interactions. The framework was researched, developed, and tested at the University of Virginia’s Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL), and is proven [...]