Peer Observation Collaborative Protocol Instructional Walk Through

Year-End Peer-To-Peer Observation (now on EASEL™) Worksheet 2023

Reflection Through Instruction to increase teacher effectiveness and student learning. Peer walk-through observation will allow teachers to observe their colleagues, identify best practices, collaborate on effective teaching techniques, and translate new and innovative ways of teaching and learning into their personal practice. The walk-through can be defined as a brief, structured, non-evaluative classroom observation by the principal that is followed by a conversation between the principal and the teacher about what was observed.

Purpose

The peer observation protocol is to establish guidelines and expectations for peer observations. Parts of this ebook have been borrowed from other sources to determine the most practical way to approach peer classroom observations – which make up the majority of a teacher's summative rating in most States, districts, and the world – it gives teachers the opportunity to receive meaningful and direct feedback about their practice. To gain the most from this peer observation protocol, the observing teacher must watch and reflect upon the instructional strategies and classroom management techniques present in the classroom or through online instruction. First, let's observe the many roles of stakeholders in peer observations:

Finally a protocol for how the collegial walk-through form will be used to increase teacher effectiveness and student learning. 

• Explanation of the purpose of the walk-through observation 
• Documentation Form & Recording Methods
• Rubric: Needs Assessment Instrument
• Steps Identifying What Teams Will Do Before, During, and After Walk-Throughs
• Essential Questions to Foster Teacher Reflection

Additional Information:

• Rules, Procedures, and Questions
• Teacher Look Outs
• Student Look Outs

Includes Easel™ Peer 2 Peer Classroom Observation Form

No matter the name of the walk-through the basics are the same. Teachers learn from their peers in a non-judgmental atmosphere. Teachers are discussing their professional skills and classroom strategies. Teachers are creating new lessons where students will increase their performance using one of the many recording methods mentioned below.

• Literacy / Learning Walks
• Instructional Walkthroughs
• Power Walkthroughs
• Instructional Talk-Throughs
• Student Learning Walks
• Collaborative Learning Visits (CLVs)
• Professional Learning Visits (PLVs)
• Peer Observations - We will focus on the method.
• Instructional Walkthroughs

Transparency between the teacher and the observer is vital. Providing a rubric to the teacher beforehand clearly demonstrates what will be observed. Over 40 tips and techniques to watch out for and ask during reflection.

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Abstract 

The protocol focused on peer observation and structured discussion around essential questions, expectations, reflections on practice, suggestions for specific teaching strategies, and revisions of the ways students were conceptualized. Peer observation of teaching is seen as a supportive and developmental process for improving the quality of pedagogy in schools. Receiving feedback is perceived to be useful but not more beneficial than watching a peer teach. We discuss the implications of our results for units and institutions planning to implement peer observation as part of a strategic approach to improve the quality of learning and teaching for the student's purpose to perform better academically. 

Keywords Professional Development, Peer Observation, social cognitive theory, teaching, academic development 

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