I had the opportunity to attend some sessions on peer observation at the Learning Forward conference…one interesting presentation was by Vanderbilt and Tennessee DoE. They are working with six districts using peer observation GROUPS. Teachers work in horizontal or vertical teams to review lessons (they video their lessons) and give feedback…Read More

It’s not too late to register for an event sponsored by Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia that will focus on principal leadership for effective data use, with a focus on PGES data. REL Appalachia is bringing in Dr. Jeffrey Wayman, who developed a set of 12 research-based practices for principal leadership around data use while…Read More

I shared this resource in the ISLN Holler. If you have not joined that holler we invite you to do so. This is a rigor walk through form that was posted to our RTTT resources for grant recipients so you know that it is approved by DOE.
Abbie Combs uploaded new file(s): rigorwalkthroughshandout-paulding.pdf to PGES

As observations and peer observations are going on, this article might add some perspective!
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/may14/vol71/num08/Rethinking-Classroom-Observation.aspx

This link will take you to the videos created by a group of Kentucky sophomores as they attempted to define the “American Dream” in the 21st Century. The assignment required them to represent their thoughts digitally. As you’ll quickly see, some are AMAZING and some still need some work (but will be amazing eventually!) Thought this was a reall…Read More