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05/15/13

Education Week Highlights Work by Cameron and Grissmer

Education Week highlights work completed at CASTL in recent article entitled, "Children's Spatial Skills Seen as Key to Math Learning." ... read more

05/15/13

More MOOC Coverage from Ed Week

Dean Pianta sees Curry's MOOC on early childhood teacher-student interactions as an opportunity to innovate, according to a new article in Education Week. ... read more

05/14/13

Faiza Jamil Works to Support Teachers, Becomes U.S. Citizen

After journeying through two careers and four countries, Faiza Jamil found her passion and her home while at the Curry School of Education.

05/06/13

CLASS Tool Working for Springfield, MO Teachers

Every teacher in the 26 Springfield, MO preschool programs that used the CLASS tool raised their scores on the scale. ... read more

05/01/13

White House Invites Hulleman to Meeting on Education

CASTL research professor Chris Hulleman has been invited to A White House Convening on Excellence in Education set to take place in mid-May. ... read more

05/01/13

CASTL Wraps Up Spring Professional Conferences at AERA

Researchers and graduate students from CASTL attend the AERA Conference. ... read more

04/30/13

Curry Partners with Coursera on Early Childhood Education Course

The Curry School will partner with Coursera to launch a MOOC in October focused on early childhood education.

04/29/13

The FOCAL Group Hosts WINGS Advisory Meeting at CASTL

Members of the FOCAL research group at the CASTL are hosting an advisory board meeting with experts and researchers connected to the WINGS after-school program evaluation study. ... read more

04/25/13

Students from CASTL Honored By the Curry School Foundation

Six students from CASTL receive honors from the Curry School Foundation this week. ... read more

04/23/13

German Researcher Gives Guest Lecture at CASTL

German Researchers Leads CASTL Guest Lecture on Wednesday April 24th from 12-1 PM in Bavaro Hall room 116 (Holloway Hall). ... read more

04/22/13

CASTL Researchers Lead Over 80 Presentations at SRCD

CASTL Researchers and Graduate Students Return from the SRCD Research Conference after Leading Over 80 Presentations.

04/18/13

Cville Weekly Features Curry Service Learning Research

Eighth grade science students study river quality and determined the area could benefit from natural plant buffers. ... read more

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New Version of the CLASS™ for Observing Infant Settings

Researchers at the Center for Advanced Study of Teaching & Learning recently completed a pilot study on a version of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System™ designed for observing infant care settings. The measurement tool provides a much-needed means for objectively describing the quality of interactions between caregivers and infants and the extent to which caregivers enable infants to learn about their environment.

The “CLASS-Infant” has been under development for the past two years under the leadership of Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch and Kristen Jamison. This version of the CLASS is based on an extensive review of the literature on infant development and effective teaching practices, as well as national guidelines, existing observation instruments, and expert review.

This version of the CLASS tool measures only one domain, focusing on verbal and physical interactions between infants and caregivers, including during periods of routine care. Dimensions included in the CLASS-Infant include Relational Climate, Teacher Sensitivity, Facilitated Exploration, and Early Language Support.

For more information, contact Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch at jl3d@virginia.edu