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How to Observe Classrooms

This article explores the challenges and opportunities in assessing teacher effectiveness, providing resources to support teachers, and using observational data to inform decision making. It also discusses the consequences of defining effectiveness incorrectly and measuring it poorly.

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How to Observe Classrooms

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  1. How to Observe Classrooms Bridget K Hamre, Ph.D. Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL)

  2. Challenges & Opportunities in Current Focus on Teacher Effectiveness • Defining effectiveness – paying attention to what matters • Ensuring fairness – measuring effectiveness well • Improving practice • Providing resources to support teachers to be more effective • Using observational data systematically to inform decision making

  3. What if we get it wrong? • Defining effectiveness – paying attention to things that don’t matter OR failing to pay attention to things that do matter • Ensuring fairness – measuring effectiveness poorly leading to inaccurate decision making and feedback AND lawsuits • Improving practice – focusing so much on evaluation that we forget to attend to and invest in supporting teachers

  4. Defining Effectiveness: Paying attention to what matters

  5. Use of Multiple Measures – Observations as a Centerpiece Source: MET Gathering Feedback report

  6. CLASS Domains DOMAIN

  7. CLASS Domains and Dimensions DOMAIN DIMENSION

  8. Upper Elementary CLASS Domains, Dimensions, and Indicators DOMAIN DIMENSION INDICATOR

  9. DOMAIN DIMENSION INDICATOR BEHAVIORAL MARKER

  10. What Is Emotional Support? Positive Climate Teacher Sensitivity Regard for Student Perspectives

  11. What is Instructional Support? • Instructional Learning Formats • Content Understanding • Analysis and Problem Solving • Quality of Feedback • Instructional Dialogue

  12. What Is Classroom Organization? • Behavior Management • Productivity • Negative Climate

  13. MQI – Heather Hill

  14. CLASS Video Library Name and email on sign up sheet for access

  15. For more information: • http://curry.virginia.edu/research/centers/castl/class • http://www.metproject.org/ • hamre@virginia.edu

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