Walk-throughs offer feedback about class lessons
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Committee member Curt Onstad enters a classroom as part of a walk-through.
Photo by senior Ian Lutz |
 Faculty members who are part of the Student Achievement Committee visited about 200 classrooms on Nov. 1 and 2 to observe how teachers and students use instructional time on a typical day. The walk-throughs will provide each academic department with data that teachers plan to use as a professional development opportunity.
During each random, five-minute stop, committee members took note of various aspects of a class lesson, including the instructional activities being used such as lecture, demonstration, and use of a visual aid; student activity such as group work, note taking, or discussion; and evidence of reading and writing. Additionally, they looked for how many teachers had their daily class objectives written on the board and how many utilized a CRISS strategy as part of a lesson.
Dan Swartz, a member of the committee, said the purpose of the walk-throughs is not to point out individual teachers, but rather to show the staff — as a team — the things it is doing well and could do better. Swartz said he believes the data will be compiled to share with departments within the next couple of weeks. |
