Mentoring Moments: Making Classroom Observation Meaningful

Teaching Policy and Standards Branch Issue 3 / December 2011

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Learning From and With Each Other

Direct observation of the professional practices of teachers by teachers must become the new foundation of professional development. (Douglas Reeves, 2008)

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Core Elements

Elements of Meaningful Classroom Observation Experiences

Orientation

Observation

Debriefing

Action Planning

Follow Up

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Personalization of Learning

Importance of Collaborative Debriefing and Action Planning

Authentic Context for meeting multiple Learning Goals

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Ideas and Resources to Support Implementation

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