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Induction Learning Walks
Induction Learning Walks
Induction Learning Walks are a professional development for both candidate and mentor. As one of the options for your induction growth activities, you will have the opportunity to see experienced educators in action teaching in the classroom. Using your ILP goals or Inquiry focus as a guide, you will determine a CSTP target for classroom observation. This is different from the required mentor observation. For the learning walk, you will both be observing classrooms at the candidate’s teaching site and then debrief about what you observed and discuss the implications for your teaching practice. The schedule time will look something like this:
Approximately 2 hours of observing various classrooms and teaching practices
Approximately 1 hour of debrief and collaboration time.
For next steps, please see the checklist with embedded links below.
LEARNING WALK CHECKLIST
LEARNING WALK CHECKLIST
STEP 1: Select a Date
STEP 1: Select a Date
Coordinate with your mentor and select a date for both of you to attend your Learning Walk.
Coordinate with your mentor and select a date for both of you to attend your Learning Walk.
STEP 2: Request a substitute
STEP 2: Request a substitute
Work with your office manager to request a school business substitute for that day. (Please note that each district has their own substitute protocols and NCOE will not be able to provide you with any account lines. )
Work with your office manager to request a school business substitute for that day. (Please note that each district has their own substitute protocols and NCOE will not be able to provide you with any account lines. )
STEP 3: Confirm Substitute
STEP 3: Confirm Substitute
Please confirm that your substitute is confirmed before you proceed with plans for any specific day.
Please confirm that your substitute is confirmed before you proceed with plans for any specific day.
STEP 4: Plan
STEP 4: Plan
Plan for your learning walk on the "planning" portion of the Learning Walk Document that is found in your induction spreadsheet. (It's the 5th tab)
Plan for your learning walk on the "planning" portion of the Learning Walk Document that is found in your induction spreadsheet. (It's the 5th tab)
STEP 5: Visit classrooms and collect data.
STEP 5: Visit classrooms and collect data.
Visit classrooms, collect observational data and inspirational ideas, and record your learning in the "Debrief" portion of your Learning Walk Document.
Visit classrooms, collect observational data and inspirational ideas, and record your learning in the "Debrief" portion of your Learning Walk Document.
STEP 6: Meet & Reflect
STEP 6: Meet & Reflect
Review the collected data and and reflect on what you have applied from the Walk, how it is going, and what you will continue to do in your practice to grow.
Review the collected data and and reflect on what you have applied from the Walk, how it is going, and what you will continue to do in your practice to grow.
Add reflections from your Learning Walk Document (or link it directly) to your Individual Learning Plan as evidence of growth in the CSTP's.
Add reflections from your Learning Walk Document (or link it directly) to your Individual Learning Plan as evidence of growth in the CSTP's.
QUICK LINKS
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