Rating Observation Scale for Inspiring Environments: A Common Observation Guide for Inspiring Spaces

A groundbreaking tool that assesses classrooms in a whole new way!

An inspiring environment is essential for helping young children learn. The Rating Observation Scale for Inspiring Environments (ROSIE) is an observation rating scale that challenges teachers to examine classrooms in a totally new way: with an eye for what is aesthetically beautiful and inspiring.

Looking through an aesthetic lens of nature, color, furnishings, textures, displays, lighting, and focal points, educators will learn to determine a classroom’s level of aesthetic beauty. ROSIE then provides images and examples to assist in turning learning spaces into inspirational environments in which children can grow and learn.

• Inspiring Spaces for Young Children
• The Visionary Director, Second Edition: A Handbook for Dreaming, Organizing, and Improvising in Your Center
• Designs for Living and Learning, Second Edition: Transforming Early Childhood Environments
• Rethinking the Classroom Landscape: Creating Environments That Connect Young Children, Families, and Communities
• Loose Parts: Inspiring Play in Young Children (Loose Parts Series)
• Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS-3)
• Loose Parts 2: Inspiring Play with Infants and Toddlers (Loose Parts Series)
• Wonder Art Workshop: Creative Child-Led Experiences for Nurturing Imagination, Curiosity, and a Love of Learning
• Through a Childs Eyes
• Loose Parts 3: Inspiring Culturally Sustainable Environments (Loose Parts Series)