Beverly Smith
Cambridge Public Schools
JFK Elementary
First grade
Ms. Smith's Stones
- • Boys hitting girls on the playground
- • Constantly asking students to raise their hands before speaking
- • Students inverting their "Rs" when writing
- • Students still need their fingers to count
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The class being recorded is learning about dividing multi-digit numbers. Please focus on how students are rephrasing directions before starting their work.Video
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Observation Protocol
- Learning from Observations of Our Classrooms
by Mary Gabriel
Preparation for the visit:
- What do you think is important for the group to know about your classroom?
- What do you hope to learn from others being in your room?
- What kind of feedback do you want to receive (e.g. probing questions, problem-solving, suggestions)?
Step 1: Initial observation (10 minutes) — Observers take notes
- What do you see?
- What do you wonder about?
Step 2: Observers (15 minutes)
– in three focused rounds, much like the Describing Student Work protocol:- What evidence do you see of …
- The classroom’s culture and what is valued (I observed …)
- A learner-centered environment (I observed …)
- The teacher’s priorities (I observed …)
- Reflects on the observations and what s/he learned
- What was this process like for you (presenter and observers)?
- What did you each learn for your own practice/teaching?
Step 3: Presenter (5 minutes)
Step 4: Reflection (10 minutes)
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Readings for the week of 3/21/16
- The case for teaching social skills in the classroom.
- Teaching senior oncologists communication skills.
- Teaching with the brain in mind.
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