Description
Observe with Purpose. Adapt with Insight. Engage with Impact.
Providing meaningful feedback to teachers starts with collecting the right evidence. The Adaptive Observation Practice Set helps instructional leaders refine their observation skills, ensuring their feedback is grounded in student learning. This paper-based scaffolded tool walks observers through three key activities to enhance their ability to gather, interpret, and act on classroom evidence in real time.
What’s Inside?
Use the printed PDF or Interactive Google Doc to complete the activities in about an hour. Both included.
✔ Activity 1: Prepare for Purposeful Observations
Begin with clarity. Align your observation focus with instructional framework indicators, identifying key “look-fors” and the types of evidence that best reflect teaching and learning expectations.
✔ Activity 2: Practice Real-Time Decision Making
Sharpen your observation skills by analyzing general classroom behaviors in various scenarios. Consider what those behaviors indicate about engagement and learning, and plan how you might respond or adjust in the moment to gain deeper insights.
✔ Activity 3: Adapt Your Questions for Authentic Student Conversations
Explore specific classroom scenarios featuring pre-planned and adapted questions and challenge yourself to refine them on the spot. Learn how to adapt your questions based on student tasks, objectives, and tools in use—fostering more authentic, insight-driven conversations with students.
Why Use the Adaptive Evidence Guide?
✅ Strengthen your ability to collect meaningful classroom evidence
✅ Improve decision-making during observations
✅ Develop more authentic, responsive questioning techniques
✅ Ensure feedback is student-centered and actionable
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Elevate your classroom observation process and empower teachers with the insights they need to grow.
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