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GREG URBANIAK DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, & ASSESSMENT
GRANT COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
PEER CLASSROOM WALKTHROUGH
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THE MAIN IDEA BEHIND THE PILOT
• Engaging Teachers in Classroom Walkthroughs • Donald S. Kachur,
Judith A. Stout, & Claudia L. Edwards • ASCD, 2013
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PURPOSE
Create an in-house professional development program that gives teachers the opportunity to investigate, practice, and observe instructional strategies, classroom management procedures, student engagement practices, and other components that are a part of the Danielson Framework for Teaching
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MAIN FOCUS OF THE PROGRAM
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Domains 2 and 3 of the
Framework as it strives to
enhance professional
practice with the goal of
improving student
achievement
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BENEFITS TO TEACHERS
• Allows teachers to share best practices • Focus on certain “look-fors” that will help
with implementation of the Danielson Framework for teaching (the new evaluation model) • Create professional dialogues centered
around teaching strategies that can help improve student achievement
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Model for the Peer Classroom Walkthrough Pilot Program 2014-2015: Four Corners
Teachers who volunteered were placed into groups of four that crossed curricular areas. A maximum total of 16 teachers (four groups) were accepted for this pilot. Each group of four teachers will conduct peer classroom walkthroughs in each other’s classrooms.
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WHAT HAPPENS IN A PEER CLASSROOM WALKTHROUGH?
• Each round of classroom walkthroughs focuses on a certain “Look For.” • A Look For is one of the components of Domain 2 or
3 that the Four Corner group has studied, researched, and discussed. • Each teacher in the group then visits one other
teacher’s classroom from that group and collect data on the Look For. • Peer classroom walkthroughs follow specific
protocols set up by the Four Corners Group.
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Wha
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• Group of 16 pilot teachers read Engaging Teachers in Classroom Walkthroughs
• Discussed any of their concerns, questions, ideas with the whole group
• Determined the protocols that would be used for the walkthrough process
• Decided on the first “Look For” • Groups of four then met for a half-day to
discuss and learn more about each “Look For” and review data from the previous round of walkthroughs
• Developed Google forms to use for each round of walkthroughs
• Held three rounds of classroom walkthroughs
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DETERMINING PROTOCOLS FOR WALKTHROUGHS
• Walkthroughs will last no more than 15 minutes
• Observers will notify the teacher the week before they plan to come in for the walkthrough
• The teacher being observed can let the observer know which days the walkthrough shouldn’t occur
• Unless it is agreed upon, the walkthrough will not start right with the beginning of the class or occur right at the end of class
• It will be agreed upon if the observer can talk to students during the walkthrough
THE FIRST “LOOK FOR”: 3C
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GRADUAL RELEASE OF RESPONSIBILITY
• Focused Instruction: “I do” • Guided Instruction: “We do” • Collaborative Learning: “You do together” • Independent Learning: “You do alone”
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EVIDENCE OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT FOR FOCUSED INSTRUCTION
• Presents the topic and the learning goals before the beginning of the focused instruction
• Invites students to self-assess what they already know about the topic and elicits a few responses
• During the focused instruction, requires everyone to take notes • Uses visual aids to complement the focused instruction • At various points during the focused instruction, asks a
question that requires students to refer back to their notes to respond
• When asking questions during focused instruction, calls on nonvolunteers
• At the conclusion of the focused instruction, ask students to reflect for a few moments to think, formulate a question, make a suggestion, or record their thoughts on the topic and share with others
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REVIEW OF 2014-2015 DATA
• 112 Walkthroughs were completed • Instructional Settings Averages • Focused Instruction (“I do”) – 22.97% • Guided Instruction (“We do together”) – 32.83% • Collaborative Learning (“You do together”) –
18.47% • Independent Learning (“You do alone”) – 25.73%
• 197 indicators of Student Engagement according to critical attributes for Walkthrough rounds 2 and 3
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WHAT DID WE LEARN THE PILOT YEAR?
• Teachers are willing to do more! • Teachers want as much support as
possible with the Framework for Teaching. • Teacher talk is as important as student
talk. • Besides noting what good things are
happening, we do need to indicate when there is something bad.
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PEER CLASSROOM WALKTHROUGH STRUCTURE FOR 2015-2016
• One teacher serves as the Peer Classroom Walkthrough coordinator in lieu of a supervision • Over a third of the staff are participating • Each semester the participating staff will be
placed into one of three groups • Four rounds of walkthroughs will occur; two
each semester • For each round, a teacher will be assigned two
teachers from within the group that must be observed and can observe anyone else within the group if desired
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PEER CLASSROOM WALKTHROUGH DATA COLLECTION FOR 2015-2016
• Each round will focus/“Look for” one or more component from the Framework for Teaching • Participants indicate the following for each
critical attribute of the “Look for” • YES – Evidence of attribute observed • NO – Negative aspect of attribute observed • NOT APPLICABLE – Did not see any evidence of attribute
• Participants also look for evidence of Teaching with Purpose
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GREG URBANIAK
GRANT COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, & ASSESSMENT