It follows that leaders must have the time, the knowledge, and the consultative skills needed to provide teachers — in all the relevant grade levels and subject areas — with valid, useful
advice about their instructional practices.
Annual teacher surveys between 2010 and 2013 asked teachers
about the frequency of visiting another teacher's classroom to watch him or her teach; having a colleague observe their classroom; inviting someone in to help their class; going to a colleague to get
advice about an
instructional challenge they faced; receiving useful suggestions for curriculum material from colleagues; receiving meaningful feedback on their teaching
practice from colleagues; receiving meaningful feedback on their teaching
practice from their principal; and receiving meaningful feedback on their teaching
practice from another school leader (e.g., AP,
instructional coach).