The Importance of observation by Kevin D. Cordi, Ph.D. ONU
Published on Aug 21, 2016
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To see or not to see
This is really the question
Take out a piece of paper and write down what you see according to the paper.
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"The purpose and nature of observation, however, differs according to who participates in the observation process."
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For example, in observing your cooperating teacher's class your focus will be on how the teacher teaches, on such things as how the teacher creates a positive atmosphere for learning, on the strategies and procedures used by the teacher in setting up activities, on the way the teacher gives instructions and explanations, and how he or she gives feedback to learners."
(source. www.professorjackrichards.com)
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As a novice teacher you will not be evaluating your cooperating teacher's teaching.
(www.professorjackrichards.com)
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When you are being observed by your cooperating teacher or supervisor, however, the focus will often be on how well you carried out different aspects of the lesson.
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As a rookie teacher, I frequently had sleepless Sunday nights, worried about my lesson plans for the week ahead. I would second guess my teaching by asking myself - "what will I be doing, why am I doing it, how do I know it would work?"
source: http://www.peterpappas.com/2010/11/observation-walkthrough-classroom-focus-...
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It took me years to realize I was focussed on the wrong person in my classroom - the teacher. The real question was - "what will the students be doing?" The learning wasn't "emanating" from the teacher. My job was to design a learning situation that will cause the students to reflect on themselves as learners.
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I frequently guide teachers and administrators on reflective classroom walkthroughs with a focus on observing the students by a focusing on two essential questions:
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"What kinds of thinking did students need to use in the lesson segment we just saw?"
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"What choice did students (appear to) have in making decisions about the product, process or evaluation of the learning?"
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A STUDENT TEACHER OPINION ON OBSERVATION
Why observe?
Auguries of Innocence
To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wildflower:
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour
William Blake, 1863, poet
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