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Classroom Walkthrough

Classroom Walkthrough. Communicating our Purpose. Transparency. Components based on district vision Goals : Identify strengths and areas for improvement Create a culture where all staff members learn from one another Define professional development goals for the 2014-15 school year.

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Classroom Walkthrough

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  1. Classroom Walkthrough Communicating our Purpose

  2. Transparency • Components based on district vision • Goals: • Identify strengths and areas for improvement • Create a culture where all staff members learn from one another • Define professional development goals for the 2014-15 school year

  3. Sharing the Tool • We often fear what we don’t understand. • Don’t make the tool a secret.

  4. Sharing Learning Targets with Students

  5. Learn More…

  6. Focus on the 4Cs

  7. Learn More… Resources to Support Understanding of the 4Cs of 21st Century Learning • The 21st Century Classroom Part I - Exploring Creativity and Critical Thinking - Fall 2012 • The 21st Century Classroom Part II - Exploring Collaboration and Communication - Spring 2013 • Web 2.0 Tools Aligned with the 4Cs of 21st Century Learning - Spring 2013

  8. Technology Use

  9. Technology Use and Alignment

  10. Emphasis on Technology Use

  11. Learn More… • Classroom 21 TPACK Overview • (Scroll down past P21 Framework) • TPACK Resources

  12. Higher-Order Thinking Opportunities

  13. Learn More Resources to Support Understanding Bloom's Revised Taxonomy • RBT Through Tech Tools - Dr. Scarlet Davis, Fall 2013 • RBT Questions Guide

  14. Engagement

  15. Learn More… • Schlechty's Theory of Engagement

  16. Differentiated Opportunities

  17. Learn More… Resources to Support Differentiation • Carol Ann Tomlinson's Differentiation Chart • Differentiation and the P21 Framework (3-hour training) • Learn NC - Reaching Every Learner - Differentiating in Theory and Practice More Differentiation Resources for Teachers • http://differentiationcentral.com/ • http://www.nagc.org/uploadedFiles/Articles/Differentiation_Pt2-ChallengeWinter06.pdf • http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=22753 • http://www.pgce.soton.ac.uk/IT/Teaching/Differentiation/ • http://www.optimus-education.com/using-resources-support-differentiation • http://www.teachersfirst.com/di.cfm • http://www.nagc.org/index.aspx?id=660

  18. What Else?

  19. E-mail Feedback

  20. Instructional Rounds • Primary Purpose: Improving their craft • Provides an opportunity to discuss instructional practices • Note useful practices other than the ones they use • Ease the fear of trying something new • Identify possible areas for their own professional development • Identify areas of practice for reflective dialogue with colleagues • Begin with volunteers.

  21. Key Points to Remember • The CWT is NOT EVALUATIVE • Goal – continuous improvement at the teacher, school, and district level. • The CWT E-mail serves as information to the teacher about what was observed during that 4-7 minute moment in time.

  22. Walkthroughs as Learning Process • Enables teachers to… • identify the instructional areas they want to improve • identify practices to implement in their own classroom • “Teachers should be experts of their own school as to what is taking place and what is needed for school improvement.” – Patrick Larkin

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