CLASS® GROUP COACHING (MMCI) INFANT TODDLER TRAINING (SPANISH)

CLASS® Group Coaching (MMCI) Infant and Toddler (Spanish)
IN-PERSON Training

What is CLASS Group Coaching?
CLASS Group Coaching is a coach training and teacher professional development program designed to help teachers improve their quality of teaching. We currently offer the program at the Infant/Toddler and Pre-K age levels.

Who do we recommend CLASS Group Coaching for?
We recommend this program for organizations that are looking to build foundational CLASS knowledge throughout their teacher population. This program is also recommended for organizations that are looking to build a coaching structure to support teacher growth in their organization.

What do teachers do?
Teachers attend a series of twelve two-hour, face-to-face sessions led by a coach. In these sessions, teachers will:
- learn the importance of effective teaching
- get to know each of the CLASS domains and dimensions of teaching
- get to see what each dimension looks like in a classroom
- plan to practice effective teaching
Between each session, teachers will practice effective teaching in their classroom and engage with online resources to deepen their learning of the CLASS domains and dimensions.

When teachers return to each session, they will reflect on their practice with their coach and peers in a group discussion. This not only helps teachers hold one another accountable to practice between sessions, but it also allows them to learn from each other's experiences.

Do teachers need to know about CLASS before they attend CLASS Group Coaching?
There is no need for teachers to know about CLASS before they participate in this program. This program will support teachers’ growth no matter their experience level with CLASS.

How is the content structured?
The program begins with an introductory session in which the teachers develop rapport, learn what CLASS is, and find out what they will be learning about in the following sessions. The second session introduces the CLASS domains of effective teaching. Sessions 3 through 11 cover each of the CLASS dimensions of effective teaching, usually 1 or 2 dimension per session. In these sessions, teachers learn what the dimension is, what indicators make up the dimension, see written and video examples of each dimension, and then plan to practice these interactions. The last session is a send-off that celebrates all the progress the teachers made in the program.

Participants that complete all the required sessions will receive 2.4 CEU's/24 In-Service hours.
Attendance to ALL sessions is required to receive credit. Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Session 1 -Thursday, February 9th, 2023 
Session 2 - Thursday, February 16th, 2023
Session 3 -Thursday, February 23rd, 2023
Session 4 -Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
Session 5 -Thursday, March 9th, 2023
Session 6 -Thursday, March 16th, 2023
NO CLASS - Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 - SPRING BREAK
Session 7 -Thursday, March 30th, 2023
Session 8 -Thursday, April 6th, 2023
Session 9 -Thursday, April 13th, 2023
Session 10 -Thursday, April 20th, 2023
Session 11 -Thursday, April 27th, 2023
Session 12 -Thursday, May 4th, 2023

Pre-requisites for attending this training: Each participant MUST have their own kit and the Early Learning Coalition will provide kits for teachers who commit to complete the training.

Additional information regarding the CGC (MMCI) Participant Kit is available by contacting Shirlene.Robinson@elcpalmbeach.org.

This is an IN-PERSON, Face-to-Face Training.
Class will start promptly at 7:00 PM. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of the class.

Event Location:
Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County
2300 High Ridge Rd, Boynton Beach, FL 33426