WALKTHROUGH OBSERVATIONS

Now that formal observations are done for a while, Reid and I will be getting back to conducting walkthrough observations on a regular basis. We reviewed our procedures and decided to adjust the data collected during walkthroughs. Reid and I carry index cards during walkthroughs that we use to collect the data and it then gets entered into a spreadsheet to be shared with staff. In October we shared what we had collected up to that point. It is our intention to continue this process. The data collected includes the Date, Period, Standard, Instruction Used and Behaviors Observed. The data should be used for your own reflections. Below is a list of the data categories. Please note that the behaviors listed are things we hope to periodically see in classrooms. Let me know if you have any questions.

Instructional Strategies
1. Identifying Similarities and Differences
2. Students are Summarizing
3. Cooperative Learning
4. Hands-On Activity or Lab
5. Project or Research
6. Completing a Worksheet or Book Questions
7. Video
8. Notes/Lecture
9. Reviewing Homework or other assignment
10. Writing Activity
11. Other

BEHAVIORS OBSERVED
1. Verbally referred to the daily objective
2. Used effective questioning practices (Random and High Order Thinking)
3. Positive Reinforcement/Reinforced Effort
4. Checked for Understanding/Formative Assessment
5. Used a graphic organizer
6. Students are using Technology
7. Students are engaged
8. Provided Student Choice
9. Tiered Lesson
10. School-wide Vocabulary Strategies used