Teachers in the Willow Road School participated in a professional development activity enabling them to collaborate with their colleagues while acquiring a better understanding of how students learn most effectively.
The teachers participated in the district’s first Learning Walks event facilitated by instructional coach Laurie Salvatore. They worked collaboratively by watching and reflecting on student work and student behaviors in the classroom. As part of Learning Walks, the teachers also shared and discussed their best practices with one another. The four major elements in Learning Walks are: • A focus question• Classroom visits• Structured analysis• Next step planning
The focus question determined by the Willow Road cohort addressed student engagement or how to better engage students in the lesson and what evidence indicates student engagement. At the conclusion of the Learning Walks activity, the teachers expressed their appreciation to the administration for the opportunity to participate in this project and also shared how the lessons learned will be incorporated into their classroom instruction.
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