University/Community Preschool Teacher Effectiveness Project

• In Event: AERA Poster Session 11
  In Poster Session: Poster 20: Effectiveness

Abstract

The University/Community Preschool Teacher Effectiveness Project occurred at a Southeastern U.S. preschool program, and was a collaborative effort between an early childhood researcher and community preschool administrative staff from 2018 through 2019. The study examined changes in teacher effectiveness, based on a coaching model targeting teacher-developed goals. The study followed the definition of coaching developed by NAEYC & NACCRRA (2011), as well as techniques from Rush and Sheldon (2011) and Buysse and Wesley (2005). Evaluative measures included the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS; Pianta, La Paro, & Hamre, 2007), the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES, Tschannen-Moran and Woolfolk Hoy, 2001), the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale –Third Edition (ECERS-3; Harms, Clifford, & Cryer, 2014) and final evaluations.

Author

• Caroline Gooden, University of Kentucky