ILTs (that’s the acronym for my job as Instructional Lead Teacher) have a code–they invoke the “pinky-swear” when they want to share something that we really shouldn’t share. So I’m invoking the code now, with you good people–pinky swear or you’ll get no good stuff here. Agreed?<\/p>\n
Alrighty, then. So part of my job is to observe other teachers. My principal has made it clear that I’m expected to conduct teacher observations–lots of them. Honestly, it’s a bit uncomfortable for me still. I know the teachers feel as if they’re put on the spot. I know just having me in there makes all but the most confident tense. And I know they don’t really believe me when I say that I am there to observe and assist, never to evaluate (and that is REALLY true). What’s sad, though, is when I see a teacher choosing not to do a good job. Recently, when discussing an observation with such a teacher, I asked why she had chosen not to correct or redirect any of the off task behaviors that were taking place. Her response? She didn’t want to make a big deal of it with me in the room. <\/p>\n
Okay, now if I had simply observed a kid chatting to his neighbor, I’d believe that. But I watched and listened as numerous students banged out beats on their desks and performed snake-like dance moves with arms outstretched, all while this teacher continued to lecture to the class. As Jerry Lee Lewis might say, “C’mon, baby.”<\/p>\n
So I’m curious–to the teachers out there, how do you feel about being observed? And what impact, if any, does being observed have on your classroom management?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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