Friday, August 8, 2008

Reach Classroom Practices

I like the break down of the Observation Form: classroom, outcomes, instruction, learner and differentiation.  However, The Reach Observation Form feels more like a checklist to me.  I would like to see more space for comments and feedback.  I hope to have dialogue with the coaches on what seems to be working vs. what can be changed.

Another question I have, is how often will this happen?  Sometimes a snapshot observation is not accurate because teachers have "bad days" and what may happen on one day may be an exception and not a reflection of what regularly happens.  Or a certain lesson may not have worked out as planned.

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