Teaching Observation: What, Why, & How?

What?

• in general

Why?

• very rarely get feedback, and when we do it’s high stakes. feedback is VALUABLE, observing others is also valuable, outsiders lens, expert blind spots, imagine the improvements!
• introduce TEF
• individual – formative – learning for both parties
• departmental – summative
• arrow image, low stakes, high stakes

How?

• individual – formative – allude to part of the 4-step process of developing your teaching – introduce 4 step and it’s in step 3
• departmental – also part of the process – in step 4