Building a Culture of CLASS®

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">CLASS is more than just observations. To really see the principles work for you and your students, what you should be thinking about is building a CLASS culture that permeates the school all year long. How can program leaders do that?&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today&rsquo;s episode, you&rsquo;ll hear from Dr. Mike Jacobs, Principal at Apple Tree Early Learning. He&rsquo;s made building a culture of CLASS a foundational principle at his school. Listen to the episode to learn how Mike is thinking about making sure that teachers are getting what they need, separating lead teachers and Tas into different cohorts, and building CLASS practices as daily teacher habits.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong>Topics Discussed in This Episode</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:01:00] Dr. Mike Jacobs&rsquo; background</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:02:43] How Mike builds a CLASS culture within his program</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:08:02] Making sure teachers get what they need</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:15:09] Establishing a culture of CLASS being bigger than just observations</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:18:25] Planning the CLASS program</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:21:01] Why Mike separated lead teachers and TAs for PD</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:22:56] The disconnect that causes teachers other than the lead to be overlooked</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:23:38] Building collective responsibility</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="