1st Edition
Classroom Walkthroughs To Improve Teaching and Learning
This book demonstrates the many ways classroom walkthroughs can be used for continuous, systemic, long-range school improvement. Woven throughout the book are eighteen different models of walkthroughs that have been successfully implemented in schools across the country.
An effective tool for improving teaching and learning, this book demonstrates that there is no "one-size-fits-all" walkthrough model. It shows you how to use classroom walkthroughs to meet the specific needs of your school.
Defining Classroom Walkthroughs
A Bit of History
Increasing Interest in Classroom Walkthroughs
Benefits of Conducting Classroom Walkthroughs
Instructional Leadership
And more...
2. Research about Classroom Walkthroughs
Case Studies and Action Research
Perceptual Studies
Research on Professional Learning Communities
Research on Adult Learning
And more...
3. Purposes of Classroom Walkthroughs
School Leaders Citing Purposes of Walkthroughs
Walkthrough Models and Purposes
And more...
4. Involving Teachers in Classroom Walkthroughs
Voices from the Field
How Different Models Involve Teachers
And more...
5. Walkthrough Participants and Training
Who Participates in Walkthroughs
Walkthrough Models Requiring Formal Training
Walkthrough Models Not Requiring Formal Training
6. Classroom Walkthrough Protocols
Guidelines for Walkthroughs
Number of Observers in a Classroom
Length and Frequency of Walkthroughs
And more...
7. Data Gathered During Classroom Walkthroughs
Moving from a Focus Question to Look-Fors
Models Based on Research as a Foundation
And more...
8. Recording Data from Classroom Walkthroughs
Recording Forms
Narrative Forms
Checklist Forms
9. Providing Follow-up on Classroom Walkthroughs
Follow-up with Individual Teachers
Group Follow-up
10. Additional Factors to Consider about Classroom Walkthroughs
Naming the Process
Biography
Donald S. Kachur is Professor Emeritus of Education from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education at Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois. He subsequently served from 2001-2008 as the full-time Executive Director of the Illinois Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (Illinois ASCD). Don is a workshop trainer for the Illinois Administrators Academy, the Illinois Principals Association, and the Illinois Association of School Administrators. In the business realm, he served as an executive consultant at State Farm Corporate and Part Icipated in the delivery of State Farm Advanced Management Seminars. In addition, Don served as a certified trainer with Motorola, Inc. for their Leadership Development Institutes for school superintendents and Executive Leadership Institutes for school principals. He has published in the NASSP Bulletin (National Association of Secondary School Principals), Phi Delta Kappan, Kappa Delta Pi Record, Journal of Teacher Education, and The Clearing House. He is an active member of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), for which he serves on its 18-member board of directors (2007-2010). He is also an active member of the National Staff Development Council, Phi Delta Kappa, and the International Association of Facilitators. He holds his B.S., M.S., and Ed.D. degrees in education from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana., Judith A. Stout is a retired school district administrator and an independent consultant. Judy earned her B.A. from Mercer University, Macon, Georgia and her M.Ed. and Ed.D. from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. She retired in 2005 with 19 years of educational experience in Lawton Pubic Schools, Lawton, Oklahoma, and nine years in Colorado districts. Her career in Lawton included elementary classroom teacher, teacher of gifted/talented students, staff developer, elementary assistant principal, and elementary principal. After mov
