Before school begins, if you can,
visit the classroom together at least once, preferably when other children and your child's future teacher (s) are there.
In 2014 - 15, as part of our quarterly district data meetings that are held at schools, we reviewed the eleot rubric and
visited classrooms together in each of our schools.
Not exact matches
During the next day's morning meeting, the class would debrief
together about each group's
visit by sharing pictures and videos, and having a
classroom discussion about their experience.
This can be used in the
classroom but I originally used it in a bigger room so we could actually travel around and
visit the different parts of the tour
together.
Post
visit check - in: In post-observation conversations — ideally in teachers»
classrooms when students aren't there — teachers and administrators look
together at student work, exit tickets, and other assessments.
Here's what this approach looks like: Administrators make frequent short, unannounced
classrooms visits (at least once a month), followed promptly by face - to - face listening / coaching conversations; teacher teams meet regularly to discuss planning, pedagogy, and assessment results; and teacher assessment is saved till the end of the school year, pulling
together observations, other points of contact, and teachers» self - assessments.
We found that the teachers who made the most gains in their
classroom practice (as measured by the CLASS ™ observation tool) focused their conversations with mentors on
classroom practice — following a cycle in which mentors observed teachers and collected data, interpreted the data with mentees in post-observation meetings, planned next steps
together and kept in touch between monthly
visits.
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classroom.
Together, they fill a whiteboard with interconnected professional development opportunities for their teachers over the next eight weeks: a morning meeting and daily
classroom coaching sessions, weekly peer meetings, the filming of teachers for an all - faculty critique, monthly performance reviews,
visits to higher - performing schools, potlucks, and happy hours.
In the meantime, Colby is going to
visit a few more
classrooms before the end of the year so we can continue to learn
together!
«Instead of just looking for answers on our own, we've explored possible answers
together by
visiting each other's
classrooms,» she writes.
The sound of crunching leaves The blue skies Crisp, juicy apple My mother's apple pie Traveling with my two dear friends and
visiting other parts of the country during the early fall - we used to teach
together and now we travel
together in September when we would normally be in the
classroom Your house looks amazing.