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The Three-Minute Classroom Walk-Through
Changing School Supervisory Practice One Teacher at a Time
First Edition
Edited by:
- Carolyn J. Downey
- Betty E. Steffy - Iowa State University, USA
- Fenwick W. English - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
- Larry E. Frase - San Diego State University, California
- William K. Poston, Jr. - Iowa State University, USA
May 2004 | 224 pages | Corwin
Change the entire school culture with this collaborative method of supervision!
For years, the classic supervision model has frustrated both principals and teachers by fostering superior-subordinate relationships, focusing on teacher conformity rather than growth, or producing checklist data that is irrelevant to the curriculum. The Three-Minute Classroom Walk-Through offers a practical, time-saving alternative that impacts student achievement by cultivating self-reliant teachers who are continuously improving their practice.
Easy to understand and adopt, this method will answer the questions most important to principals:
- Is the work of my teachers aligned with the district curriculum?
- Are my teachers using research-based "best practices"?
- Are they choosing the instructional strategies that will promote student achievement?
Also known as the Downey Walk-through, the method presented in The Three-Minute Classroom Walk-Through has been developed over a 40-year period, tested and refined in actual teaching environments, and taught internationally.
Also see:
The Three-Minute Classroom Walk-Through (Multimedia Kit)
Preface
About the Authors
Dedication
1. Understanding the Rationale Underlying the Walk-Through and Reflective Practice Approach
2. Conducting the Walk-Through Observation: A Five-Step Process
3. Moving Staff to Reflective Inquiry: Focusing on the Reflective Question and Conversation
4. Constructing a Taxonomy of Reflective Questions and Their Use in the Classroom Walk-
5. Establishing Logistical Procedures for Implementing the Walk-Through Process
6. Cultivating the Culture: Effectuating Change that Works
7. Using the Walk-Through Process to Promote a Collaborative, Reflective Culture
8. Determining Whether Walk-Throughs Are the Right Stuff
9. Understanding the Walk-Through as a Discursive Practice
10. Linking the Walk-Through Process to a Model of Teacher Growth
Index