Professor Helen Timperley (University of Auckland) Practice analysis and learning conversations

Dimension

Question

Revisit the criteria for effective practice in relation to the teacher’s goal

I focussed on…

State point of view + evidence

Jointly analyse illustrative parts of the lesson using the criteria & student’s responses as a guide

Let’s work through what you did & how the students responded & decide what went well & not so well

Probe & examine what led teachers to do what they did during the illustrative part of the lesson

I noticed you did…

What led you to do that?

Can we clarify what we each mean?

Can you talk me through…and how you felt so I can understand…

Effectiveness related to impact on students

The students didn’t seem to get it…

We need to figure out

Goal to focus on

A less challenging observation format good for early observations

Record of meeting between mentor: ………. and PCT ……….. Class............Date........

What is working:

What are the Challenges:

Teacher’s next steps:

Mentor’s next steps:

Teacher Reflection:

What I learned from this observation & feedback:

What I will change in my practice from this meeting:

A self reflection and inquiry tool to be filled in by the teacher can be useful too especially for PCTs.

The data that I used to inform my planning was..................

It showed me that...................

The purpose of the lesson was...................

The Learning Intention was:

• The success criteria were................................
• A brief description of the teaching I did is....................
• I checked on what the students were learning by..................
• I noticed that.........................
• I think I need to change..................
• I need support with........................
• For the next lesson I really need to focus on..............
• The strategies I will use to do this are.....

Post reflection for discussion with mentor

Using Evidence in the Classroom for Professional Learning - Helen Timperley

http://www.educationalleaders.govt.nz/Leading-learning/Professional-learning/Using-evidence-in-the-classroom-for-professional-learning