Classroom Observation: Enhancing Teacher Practice

1. Classroom Observation:
Enhancing Teacher Practice
William J. Peters

2. Contents
 Goals
 The Value of Observation
 Formative & Summative
Evaluations
 Implementation Strategy

3. Goals
students
Teachers
Formative
assessment
Professional
challenges
Increase
student
achievement
Identify
Reflection
School wide
reflective
practice
Professional
growth and
development

4. The Value of Observation
Classroom observation helps us ‘to test our
personal theories on phenomena around us
and refine the social and psychological
behavior of others and ourselves’ (Foster,
1996, p. 57).

5.  What is the difference between formative and
summative assessment?
 What is the difference between teaching and
learning?
Think About It! Group Activity
with Graphic Organizer

6. Formative Summative
•Teacher performance,
teaching feedback
•Discussion before and
after observation
• Determine qualifications
•Improving
communication with
families
•Strengthen leadership
skills
Formative & Summative Evaluations
6

7. Implementation Strategy (timeline)
Before
• Teachers make their
own choices
• What should
teachers be looking
for?
• What is being taught
in the class?
• How is the teacher
teaching?
• What is the teacher
teaching?
During
• Do not interrupt
teaching
• Take notes
• What is the teacher
doing?
• What are the
students doing?
After
• REFLECT!
• REFLECT!
• REFLECT!
• OBSERVER
• Reflect on your notes
• Suggestions for
improment
• CLASSROOM
TEACHER
• How do you feel the
class went?
 Watch
 Listen
 Analyze
 Reflect

8. Conclusion
Observation is a valuable
tool through which teacher
development takes place!