Teacher observations and evaluations can be complex, with many states requiring conferences, student data collection, and other components. The key is to identify first your purpose, and then design a process that will help you fulfill your purpose
Read MoreIf you use these 6 best practices to guide professional growth goals, you’ll join the 8% of people who set and achieve their goals!
“If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” - Yogi Berra
Read MoreTrust is the foundation upon which all teacher observations and classroom walkthroughs are built. If you stick with these core best practices for classroom walkthroughs, your school will build a cycle of trust and continuous improvement.
Read MoreWhen being observed, it is natural to feel anxiety, for the entire observation to go by in a blur. Oftentimes when the observer leaves the classroom the teacher will instantly start to consider all the things he/she did "wrong" instead of the many great things that happened. Every class period and lesson is unique, and this observation is just a sliver into what you do on a daily basis.
Read MoreIs it even possible to balance all aspects of education in the 21st century and keep a healthy life/work balance? Maybe not, but we can sure try! One way of balancing all that is required of administrators related to observations is to keep in mind the following five considerations when completing observations:
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