A collaborative multi-method classroom observation system for helping teachers
enhance their use of important instructional and classroom behavioral management practices
and ultimately promote student learning and positive behavior in their classrooms
Measure
Evidence-Based
Instruction
and
Classroom Behavioral
Management
Linked to student achievement throughout 50 years of effective teaching research
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Effective across grade levels K-12 and content areas
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Useful for all teachers whether they are pre-service, early career, or highly experienced
Identify
Areas of
Teacher Strength
and
Teacher Growth
Multi-method data collection includes frequency counts, rating scales, checklists, and notes
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Multiple forms for Teachers, Principals, and Instructional Coaches
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Facilitate
Changes in
Classroom Practices
and
Teacher Development
Individualized, targeted, and specific feedback for teachers
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Comprehensive reports for development over time, whole school approaches, or smaller groups like grade-level or content area
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Evidence-based coaching model for supporting teacher development
A Multi-Method Observation System
The CSAS is a multi-method classroom observational system for measuring, developing, and supporting evidence-based instructional and classroom behavioral management practices in classrooms. As a collaborative formative assessment approach, the CSAS enhances professional development conversations between instructional leaders and their teachers by asking the following questions:
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What evidence-based practices are teachers using in their classrooms?
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Are these classroom practices effective?
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If yes, how can we support their continued use?
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If no, what classroom practice changes can teachers make to enhance their effectiveness?
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How can we support this change process and help teachers sustain practice improvements?
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By orienting educators to these questions, the CSAS promotes a shared understanding and dialogue about the elements of effective teaching that leads to a collaborative process for identifying practice goals and enhancing teachers' classroom practices.
CSAS Process
Step 1:
Pre-Observation
Conference
Through a series of guided prompts, the CSAS focuses pre-observation meetings on relevant learning objectives, instructional processes, and the unique context of each classroom.
An Online Platform for Scoring, Reporting, and
Generating Powerful Teacher Feedback
The CSAS was designed as a collaborative, formative assessment of teachers’ use of empirically-supported instruction and classroom management strategies. As a collaborative approach, the CSAS intends to enhance professional development conversations between administrators, instructional coaches and teachers by asking the following five questions
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By orienting administrators and teachers to these questions, the CSAS promotes a shared understanding and dialogue about the elements of effective teaching, ultimately enabling a collaborative process for identifying practice goals and enhancing classroom practices.
Individualized Observation Reports
Track Development Over Time
Aggregate Data by Content, Grade, School, District, and Custom Groups
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