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We periodically create time at our school for teachers to observe our colleagues teaching, followed by reflection.
Soon, I hope to be posting more about what we do.
You might also be interested in The Best Posts & Articles About Videotaping Teachers In The Classroom.
In the meantime, however, here are some useful resources to help you begin to think about the idea (also, please tell me about resources I’m missing):
Open Your Door: Why We Need to See Each Other Teach is by Jennifer Gonzalez.
How to observe a lesson is from The Learning Spy.
#ObserveMe: No Teacher is an Island is from IRIS Connect.
#ObserveMe @robertkaplinsky @jbrownaps pic.twitter.com/Xlavdj3Ef2
— nate bowling (@nate_bowling) September 2, 2016
#ObserveMe is from Robert Kaplinsky, and he has other useful resources.
#ObserveMe II: We Need Perspective is by Hope Teague-Bowling.
Who’s heard or tried #ObserveMe? I love how a friend of mine shared her fears, experience, and impact this movement had on her #practice and #culture. #polkteacherslead https://t.co/G60OLG0r4B
— Jessica Solano (@2017FLTOY) February 9, 2018
Guest Post: Guidelines For Teachers Observing Their Peers
Peer observations can be a powerful learning tool for teachers. They help us to learn from each other, develop a more reflective approach to our teaching and identify development goals.
🔶 Download this free, practical guide on how to use them here:https://t.co/HI4zs54WdF pic.twitter.com/irC8RdknOd— TeachingEnglish (@TeachingEnglish) February 9, 2019
I created a Google form for observations in my department. The questions are:
1) What did I see that I can use in my classroom?
2) One thing I can adapt to make it work in my instruction?
3) What questions do I have about what I observed?Simple. https://t.co/M3yfDU7O29
— The Madwoman in the Classroom (@heymrsbond) July 19, 2022
This advice applies to ALL Ts:
#TeacherHack, via educator @heymrsbond pic.twitter.com/4MREZWDnic— Teacher2Teacher (@teacher2teacher) July 25, 2023
Peer observation tasks / Walkthrus is from ELT Planning.
KLASSROOM.PRO looks a free and intriguing classroom observation tool.
Thanks for the resources I wished I seen this sooner I just conduced observations last week. I like the idea of teachers leaving their door open and others can hear you teach. I like to listen to the teacher next door to me teach and hear how much her class is enjoying learning. I hope one day to have my students just as excited.