Trust 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.
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When 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.
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Is 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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