1. Mentoring Moments:
Making Classroom
Observation Meaningful
Teaching Policy and Standards Branch
Issue 3 / December 2011

2. 2
Learning From and With Each Other
Direct observation of the
professional practices of
teachers by teachers must
become the new foundation
of professional development.
(Douglas Reeves, 2008)

3. 3
Core Elements
Elements of Meaningful Classroom Observation Experiences
Orientation
Observation
Debriefing
Action Planning
Follow Up

4. 4
Personalization of Learning
Importance of
Collaborative Debriefing
and Action Planning
Authentic Context for
meeting multiple
Learning Goals

5. 5
Ideas and Resources
to Support Implementation
Dec 8 – Making Classroom Observation Meaningful
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NTIPClassroomObservation
Jan 18 – Building Effective Mentoring Relationships
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NTIPMentoringRelationships
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