by rlgadmin | Apr 21, 2014 | Field Notes
One of the most consistent predictors of student learning is the degree to which students are actively engaged in the teacher’s lesson. It makes sense, even to the non-educator, that an inspired lesson never produces the intended result without an inspired response....
by rlgadmin | Apr 21, 2014 | Field Notes
All human beings have talents… and weaknesses. In their best-selling book, Now Discover Your Strengths, Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton define talent as “a recurring pattern of thought, feeling, or behavior that can be productively applied”....
by rlgadmin | Apr 21, 2014 | Feedback & Coaching Notes
Whether it’s a movie, a book, a first date, or a dinner out at a nice restaurant, hav- ing a positive beginning is the key to a memorable experience. Memory research confirms that we naturally remember things that occur first in a series. It’s the same with a coaching...
by rlgadmin | Apr 21, 2014 | Feedback & Coaching Notes
When observing teachers, our natural tendency is to keep our eyes on the action. This “action focus” is a natural function of our brain’s attention systems. We are drawn to focus first on what is moving, what is changing, or what is happening. Noticing action is an...
by rlgadmin | Apr 21, 2014 | Feedback & Coaching Notes
When observing instruction and gathering information in your LCS Observation Field Book, remember to collect actual artifacts from the observation, not descriptions of the action. For example, if the teacher is posing questions to the class… Write… TQ:...
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