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Peer observation – a workshop

Peer observation – a workshop. Andy Hockley, #LMTD12. Agenda. Your experience with peer observation Why is Peer Observation a good thing? What are the obstacles? How can we overcome them? Some ideas, and suggestions? One specific idea Application –what to take away?. Discuss.

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Peer observation – a workshop

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  1. Peer observation – a workshop Andy Hockley, #LMTD12

  2. Agenda • Your experience with peer observation • Why is Peer Observation a good thing? • What are the obstacles? • How can we overcome them? • Some ideas, and suggestions? • One specific idea • Application –what to take away?

  3. Discuss Talk to one or two other people about the current peer observation system at your school. Feel free to use the following prompts to guide your conversation • Do you have a peer observation system at your school? • Compulsory/Optional/Non-existent? • How successful is it? • What’s it for? Does everyone know this? • Do people do it? • Do they develop through doing it? • How does it work? (pre, during, post)

  4. Research data • System in place? • 27% obligatory • 38% encouraged • 35% no system • Does it work? (Ts participate enthusiastically and gain a lot) • 13% Yes, very much so • 50% Some yes, some no • 9% Just an obligation • 34% Never done

  5. Research data • Systems that exist mostly DoS/Manager driven • Pre observation: occasionally meeting, forms to be filled in, often nothing • Observation: some tasks, occasionally negotiated • Post observation: discussion – forms (some cases)

  6. Some benefits • Excellent source of PD for observer and observed • Not top down (ideally) • Creates conditions for culture of feedback • Perceived as developmental rather than judgmental • Cheap

  7. Obstacles? Or, why doesn’t it work better? • Seen as imposed • Seen as not important • No time • No time to do it well • People don’t know how to observe • People don’t know how to give feedback (or receive it) • Fear • Is proof needed and what form does it take?

  8. How to overcome? • Discuss with your partner(s) how your school has overcome these obstacles, or how you might like to try to do so • Seen as imposed • Seen as not important • No time • No time to do it well • People don’t know how to observe • People don’t know how to give feedback (or receive it) • Fear • Is proof needed and what form does it take?

  9. How do we overcome the obstacles? Some ideas: Make it bottom up • Sell the virtues of effective peer observation, but get teachers to define the structure and approach Bear in mind its importance • Make sure time is given. Make it part of contractual time • What about evidence? Support people • Offer training in observation • Possible tasks • Offer training in giving and receiving feedback

  10. One manager’s solution • Building interest – articles, open space meetings • “Peer Support Model” (Cosh) • Teacher driven

  11. Application • What are you going to take away from this workshop? • Any ideas you have seen here (or you’ve had while here) which you are going to implement or discuss with colleagues next week? Next term? • When? Make a commitment

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