FAQs

What should I expect from a classroom observation?

We do our best to not intrude on the teacher's lesson that day. Our researchers will generally ask for help to find the least obtrusive location to sit and take notes. The researcher will sit in the back taking notes on what is happening. If the students break into group work, the researcher may walk around taking notes on what is happening in those groups.

There are some small variations for our classrooms by location. Our Michigan teachers might expect to be filmed using a Swivl camera that will track their movements through the classroom. These will be set up by a researcher who arrives a little earlier than the class begins. Michigan teachers should also expect to see students using phones in the classroom where they will be prompted to take brief surveys about their engagement, take pictures of their projects, etc.

Who do I contact about...

• Curriculum Development, implementation, or using concord

Israel Touitou

touitou@msu.edu

• Detroit classrooms

Deborah Peek-Brown

dpbrown@msu.edu

Kellie Finnie

cunni338@msu.edu

• Los Angeles & San Diego classrooms

Rachel Marias Dezendorf

mariasra@msu.edu

• Other Michigan Classrooms

Ellie Paulson

PIRE@msu.edu

• Professional Learning

Israel Touitou

touitou@msu.edu

Ellie Paulson

PIRE@msu.edu

• Data management

Quinton Baker

bakerqu1@msu.edu

• Website

Sarah Maestrales

maestral@msu.edu