All Quality of Professional Practice Resources (cont'd)
- Time is of the Essence
School improvement efforts in the U.S. should focus on rethinking the use of time.
September 10, 2010 • Read MoreTesting Goes to PreschoolWill state and federal testing programs advance the goal of school readiness for all children?
June 17, 2010 • Read MoreStandardized Classroom Observations from PreK to Third Grade: A Mechanism for Improving Quality Classroom Experiences During the P-3 YearsThe widespread and systematic use of standardized observation in classrooms from pre-kindergarten to third grade has the potential to address major shortcomings in educational services provided to young children.
June 14, 2010 • Read MoreDoing the Critical Things First: An Aligned Approach to PreK and Early Elementary MathThis article is reprinted from the March/April 2007 issue of the Harvard Education Letter.
June 8, 2010 • Read MoreBuilding a Science of Classrooms: Application of the CLASS Framework in Over 4,000 U.S. Early Childhood and Elementary ClassroomsIn Building a Science of Classrooms, Hamre, Pianta, Mashburn, and Downer present a scientific framework to assess classroom quality from PreK through Third Grade.
June 7, 2010 • Read MoreClassroom Quality and Time Allocation in Tulsa’s Early Childhood ProgramsPhillips, Gormley, and Lowenstein compare and contrast characteristics of Tulsa UPK classrooms to a sample of state-funded PK classrooms in seven states in Classroom Quality and Time Allocation in Tulsa’s Early Childhood Programs.
June 7, 2010 • Read MoreTaking Stock: Assessing and Improving Early Childhood Learning and Program QualityThe final report of the National Early Childhood Accountability Task Force, Taking Stock: Assessing and Improving Early Childhood Learning and Program Quality, recommends developing a comprehensive assessment system to improve child outcomes.
June 4, 2010 • Read MoreNeither Art Nor Accident: New Research Helps Define and Develop Quality PreK and Elementary TeachingIn a recent Harvard Education Letter interview, Robert Pianta, Dean of the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia, discusses the value of the Classroom Assessing Scoring system, a classroom observation instrument known as CLASS. CLASS can be an important part of professional development efforts to create high quality learning experiences for children in PreK-3rd programs by providing a common metric for documenting what goes on in classrooms from grade to grade.
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