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Observation tool connects teacher practice with student learning

By Learning Forward
Categories: Educator evaluation, Learning designs
December 2014
Tiffany Baldwin, 1st-grade teacher in the Alhambra Elementary School District in Phoenix, Arizona, stood in front of her class ready to begin a language arts lesson that would assist her students in understanding the word “adventure” by comparing and contrasting characters within a story. She felt fully prepared. She had identified a possible misconception the students might have about the word, and she had a backup plan in case the lesson didn’t go as anticipated. As the lesson progressed, Baldwin realized that most of the class was struggling to understand the concept, and she immediately implemented her backup plan. She repeated the definition, showed additional examples, asked her students to think about a ride they had been on and how it made them feel, and

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Authors

Lori Renfro

Lori Renfro (lori.renfro@mcesa.maricopa.gov) is assistant superintendent for human capital management systems, Maricopa County Education Service Agency.

Additional Resources

Learning Observation Instrument: https://mcesa.schoolwires.net//site/Default.aspx?PageID=316.

The New Teacher Project. (2011). Rating a teacher observation tool: Five ways to ensure classroom observations are focused and rigorous. New York, NY: Author.

References

Council of Chief State School Officers. (2011, April). Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) Model Core Teaching Standards: A resource for state dialogue. Washington, DC: Author.

Learning Forward. (2011). Standards for Professional Learning. Oxford, OH: Author.

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