Walk-through Protocol

Walk-throughs open classroom doors so that teachers can learn from one another and grow together in their practice. 

Non-evaluative opportunity for school leaders and teachers to observe multiple classrooms in rapid succession

• • Observers will not see entire lessons

  • “Observee” has the opportunity to direct attention to specific aspects of practice

Teams of grade level or grade span teachers rotate "walking through" each others' classrooms to observe a specific formative assessment practice decided upon in advance:

1. • Start of lesson

   • Eliciting evidence of student understanding

   • Self and peer assessment

   • Use of evidence

   • End of lesson

What is included in the "Walk-Through Agreements & Protocol Instructions":

1. Observational 'Look Fors' for each formative assessment strategy broken out into what that teacher is doing and what the students are doing.

2. Note-taking Sheet [printable]

3. Group Debrief: Feedback for the Teacher Sheet [printable]

4. Group Debrief: Patterns/Trends Across Classrooms Sheet [printable]