Classroom Walkthroughs to Improve Teaching and Learning

This book demonstrates the many ways classroom walkthroughs can be used for continuous, systemic, long-range school improvement. Woven throughout the chapters are eighteen different models of walkthroughs that have been successfully implemented at schools across the country. An effective tool for improving teaching and learning, there is no one size fits all walkthough model. This books shows you how to use classroom walkthroughs to meet the specific needs of your school. The authors...
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This book demonstrates the many ways classroom walkthroughs can be used for continuous, systemic, long-range school improvement. Woven throughout the chapters are eighteen different models of walkthroughs that have been successfully implemented at schools across the country. An effective tool for improving teaching and learning, there is no one size fits all walkthough model. This books shows you how to use classroom walkthroughs to meet the specific needs of your school. The authors examine the following components of walkthroughs: Purposes for conducting classroom walkthroughs; Who participaes in this process; Involving teachers in the process; Focuses and specific look-fors for observations; Walkthroughs protocols How observable date will be recorded; How observation follow-up is provided