September 29, 2022

Classroom Teams: Handling Sticky Situations with CLASS®

29 minutes

To be an effective educator and classroom presence, the adults have to work together as much as or more than the students do. Classrooms work best when co-teachers understand each other and work together. How can educators ensure that they’re in sync with each other, and how can CLASS® help?

In today’s episode, you’ll hear a fun conversation between Kate Cline and return guest Deirdre Harris. Learn about parallel processes for adult behavior, making a lesson plan with other team members, and how team agreements can be made to improve the way the classroom runs and ensure a shared vision.

Topics Discussed in This Episode

[00:01:20] Thinking about sticky situations in the classroom

[00:04:00] Parallel processes for adult/adult behavior

[00:06:15] Planning a lesson plan with feedback from other team members

[00:08:05] Making the lesson plan visible

[00:09:20] Quality of feedback

[00:11:43] How team vision can lead to team agreements

[00:15:00] Documenting a shared vision

[00:17:23] Focus areas for the agreement

[00:17:44] Adding expectations

[00:21:33] Why adding signatures matters

[00:22:23] How to handle a lead teacher whose approach you disagree with