Tag: classroom observations
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Pineville ISD Uses eWalk to Close the Achievement Gap
Providing precise, immediate feedback to a teacher following a classroom visit is something most school administrators strive to do. Unfortunately, many principals hand write observations on paper and can’t share these notes with teachers in a timely manner. Such was the case at Pineville Independent School District in Kentucky before they adopted eWalk as their…
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Walk-throughs Result in a New Math Initiative
A few weeks ago I was observing one of my Math teachers during my regular walkthrough process. I noticed him using his personal iPad as an instructional tool. He had purchased his own VGA connector which allowed him to project the iPad image on his Promethean board. He also used a 10-foot VGA cable to…
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When it’s too late to improve
The classroom autopsy – it doesn’t have to happen. The term “autopsy” derives from the Ancient Greek autopsia, “to see for oneself” ( autos,”oneself” and opis, “eye”). The principal aim of an autopsy is to determine the cause of death, the state of health of the person before he or she died, and whether any…