I participated in Classroom Walkthrough (CWT) training yesterday, and I really think this is a wonderful tool.
Oops, I used a qualifier -big mistake. When employing the CWT tool developed by Teachscape to collect classroom data, we have to refrain from making judgments -positive or otherwise.
As a matter of fact, we're not even supposed to focus on the individuals who are teaching. Why? Because this tool was developed to help identify school wide patterns and trends and increase collaborative reflection. Therefore, it is also a great (there I go again, I can't help it) tool to identify professional development needs as well as measure collective improvement after training.
CWT can be used to see how effective the training and implementation have been, and to provide support where it is needed. I can not think of a better way to obtain non-evaluative, cumulative data to support our practice in the classroom.
Now that really is follow-up.
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