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From:The Power of Teacher Rounds: A Guide for Facilitators, Principals, & Department Chairs
Okay, Rounds group facilitator, it’s coming to the end of the year. You and your group have worked really hard. You’ve taken all the lessons provided in this book to heart, and now you want to know if your group actually... -
From:The Power of Teacher Rounds: A Guide for Facilitators, Principals, & Department ChairsThe use of teaching cases—also known as case studies—has played an important role in the education of physicians, attorneys, and business people for several decades. The power of cases is that they present and illuminate...
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From:The Power of Teacher Rounds: A Guide for Facilitators, Principals, & Department ChairsMost people are familiar with the medical practice of “doing rounds,” in which interns and mentoring physicians visit patients in an institutional setting, observe patients’ various conditions, and later discuss their...
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From:The Power of Teacher Rounds: A Guide for Facilitators, Principals, & Department Chairs Facilitator: Consider the following a lesson plan, and prepare accordingly. Gather the materials necessary and allocate enough time for the meeting. Prior to the meeting, study the Host Teacher Preparation Form and...
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From:The Power of Teacher Rounds: A Guide for Facilitators, Principals, & Department ChairsA department chair is someone who has administrative responsibilities for an academic discipline. The chair may oversee curriculum development for the department and, frequently, may also have evaluative responsibilities...
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From:The Power of Teacher Rounds: A Guide for Facilitators, Principals, & Department ChairsWe hope the preceding chapters have given you enough of an in-depth background and introduction to the what, why, and who of Rounds that you are now well prepared to go on to tackling the next steps necessary to become a...
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From:The Power of Teacher Rounds: A Guide for Facilitators, Principals, & Department ChairsCritical colleagueship is a professional development environment that helps teachers expose their classroom practices to other teachers and educators, and enables them to learn by unpacking authentic challenges teachers...
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From:The Power of Teacher Rounds: A Guide for Facilitators, Principals, & Department ChairsOnce a Rounds group gets its rhythm and members begin to see the value of their collaborative efforts, it is important to be open and honest about the instructional practices that make a difference in student learning....
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From:The Power of Teacher Rounds: A Guide for Facilitators, Principals, & Department ChairsIf you are a principal or head of school for whom building strong Rounds groups in your school is an attractive idea, or if you already have Rounds groups in your school and are looking for ways to help make them more...
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From:Focus on Teaching: Using Video for High-Impact InstructionOne of the big things you have to do is confront your reality. The next thing is you have to give up the dream of who you thought you were. That awareness is the beginning of all growth. —Jean Clark, Instructional...
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From:Now We're Talking!: 21 Days to High-Performance Instructional LeadershipYour practice of visiting classrooms daily and engaging in conversation about instruction is valuable for strengthening trust and improving decision quality. But it also opens the door to new possibilities for...
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From:Effective Supervision: Supporting the Art and Science of TeachingAs described in the previous chapter, learning a new strategy or behavior involves movement through phases. To effectively move through developmental phases, teachers must have opportunities to observe and discuss...