This term we are using a bonus reliever allowance we received to release teachers to observe one another during reading.
Teachers are in groups of 3 and each get release an hour to visit their reading buddies during reading time. This a chance to see colleagues teaching at different levels and see some new ideas,. But most importantly it is to act as critical friends and support teachers inquiry into their own practice.
The time tabeling has been quite a mission but we have a schedule for the next few weeks for teachers from mixed syndicate levels (the colour codes) to visit one another.
The expectation is that your colleagues will be teaching reading during your visit of half an hour.
By the end of the cycle all of our teachers would have had 2 colleagues see their reading lessons.
In week 8 instead of our normal collaborative inquiry group meetings we are meeting just in our groups of 3 to act as critical friends for one another.
Feedback from teachers so far is that they are really enjoying seeing others teach. Apart from beginning teachers using their PRT release for observations, it is a rare opportunity to be out of class and observe colleagues.
I'm looking forward to the learning conversations that come out of these reflective meetings.
Teachers are in groups of 3 and each get release an hour to visit their reading buddies during reading time. This a chance to see colleagues teaching at different levels and see some new ideas,. But most importantly it is to act as critical friends and support teachers inquiry into their own practice.
The time tabeling has been quite a mission but we have a schedule for the next few weeks for teachers from mixed syndicate levels (the colour codes) to visit one another.
The expectation is that your colleagues will be teaching reading during your visit of half an hour.
By the end of the cycle all of our teachers would have had 2 colleagues see their reading lessons.
In week 8 instead of our normal collaborative inquiry group meetings we are meeting just in our groups of 3 to act as critical friends for one another.
Feedback from teachers so far is that they are really enjoying seeing others teach. Apart from beginning teachers using their PRT release for observations, it is a rare opportunity to be out of class and observe colleagues.
I'm looking forward to the learning conversations that come out of these reflective meetings.
