Every week my daughter says a different observer takes notes on what the teacher is doing. Should I be concerned the teacher is in trouble? Probably, but not in the way you’re thinking. Observations ...

Sources of assessment will include, but not be limited to, the student teacher’s observed performance in the classroom and attendance and participation at seminars. Lesson plans, assignments, EOSL, ...

The Faculty Teaching Fellows are an ACM-funded cohort of faculty at St. Olaf, Carleton, and Luther Colleges, practiced in peer observation of teaching, who can provide compassionate, low-stakes, ...

Students spoke candidly about what's working--and what isn't--during online learning in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic A global pandemic can change learning, but it can’t stop it–and during a ...

The new question-of-the-week is: How can administrators (and even other teachers) best do observations of a lesson? I think it’s safe to say that most teachers, including us veterans, get nervous when ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called UChicago Class Visits, spotlighting transformative classroom experiences and unique learning opportunities offered at UChicago. At the top of a mountain ...

Design an explicit, three-part learning sequence: The learning sequence starts with a pre-visit phase, followed by an outdoor visit phase, followed by a post-visit phase. Each part of the sequence ...

(This is the third post in a four-part series. You can see Part One here and Part Two here.) PJ Caposey is an award-winning educator, keynote speaker, consultant, and author of seven books who ...