vendredi 15 mai 2015

How To Conduct Effective Classroom Walkthroughs

By Tammie Caldwell


It is already in the middle of summer. Vacation is almost coming which makes every student excited. Yet there are things that the school principal and teachers must do to validate everything everyone has done inside the learning area. School leaders are the ones who are assigned in administering a classroom walkthrough to ensure the improvement of the teachers, students and the school.

School leaders are assigned in imparting the observation. Classroom walkthroughs are truly important for the advancement of the educational institution. Observing the class can greatly benefit everyone in the educational community. It is considered as the process for the development of the educators. Here are things to consider during the observation.

Before starting the walkthrough, the school leader must know things that reflect to the method first. Though observing the class may only take you a minimum of three minutes yet there are still a wide variety of things that you must do. It is advised to have the observation only for a few minutes. It is not only the school leader who is involved in this procedure but the executives, instructional leaders and the educators are also part of it as well.

What the observation gives are opportunities in giving feedback to the performance of the teachers. The response can generally help these educators learn more about what ways they must improve and the things they are excellent in doing. Aside from that, the status of the learner achievement is also observed.

The teacher is not the only one who is observed in the process but the students as well. Everyone inside the classroom are observed since they are ultimately a relation of the learning situation. Even if assigned staff and the school leader only have a few minutes to observe yet they can already know whether the learners are engaged in the activity or not. Their engagement matters by jotting down notes, listening to the discussion or even answering questions.

You must observe the lessons given particularly the learning objectives. Assessment must be done here through looking at what the teacher is teaching. It is important that the learning objectives are connected or aligned with the curriculum. What the educator is sharing to the students must coincide to what he is writing on his lesson plan. Ethical standards must also be a part of this procedure.

The connection of the lesson absolutely matters. You have to observe about the connection of the lessons to the previous learning objectives. It is important that the matters are in connection since it can greatly affect the learning of the students since lessons are basically done in a step by step process. It is not right that a teacher will jump into another lesson far away from the previous objectives since students will find it hard to connect the lessons.

The instructional schemes used by the educators are also useful even if there are a lot of it. Students find it easy to understand the lesson through a specified method. Teachers must select a technique which they think is efficient. The effectiveness of the chosen strategy can outstandingly affect the learning of the child.

Informing the staff before administering the walkthrough is crucial so they will all be ready. Everyone must note safety and health issues. If you want to spend more minutes during the process, telling the teacher about it must be done. It is crucial for every educational institution to do walkthroughs since it is a great aid in knowing what things to improve and what ways are already effective.




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