1. How to Observe Classrooms Bridget K Hamre, Ph.D. Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL)

2. Challenges & Opportunities in Current Focus on Teacher Effectiveness Defining effectiveness – paying attention to what matters Ensuring fairness – measuring effectiveness well Improving practice –Providing resources to support teachers to be more effective –Using observational data systematically to inform decision making 2

3. What if we get it wrong? Defining effectiveness – paying attention to things that don’t matter OR failing to pay attention to things that do matter Ensuring fairness – measuring effectiveness poorly leading to inaccurate decision making and feedback AND lawsuits Improving practice – focusing so much on evaluation that we forget to attend to and invest in supporting teachers 3

4. Defining Effectiveness: Paying attention to what matters 4

5. Use of Multiple Measures – Observations as a Centerpiece Source: MET Gathering Feedback report

6. CLASS Domains EMOTIONAL SUPPORT CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT DOMAIN

7. CLASS Domains and Dimensions EMOTIONAL SUPPORT Positive Climate Teacher Sensitivity Regard for Student Perspectives CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION Negative Climate Behavior Management Productivity INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT Instructional Learning Formats Content Understanding Analysis and Problem Solving Quality of Feedback Instructional Dialogue DOMAIN DIMENSION

8. Upper Elementary CLASS Domains, Dimensions, and Indicators EMOTIONAL SUPPORT Positive Climate Teacher Sensitivity Regard for Student Perspectives Example – Positive Climate: Relationships Positive affect Positive communications Respect CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION Negative Climate Behavior Management Productivity Example – Productivity: Maximizing learning time Routines Transitions Preparation INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT Instructional Learning Formats Content Understanding Analysis and Problem Solving Quality of Feedback Instructional Dialogue Example – Analysis and Problem Solving Inquiry and Analysis Opportunities for novel application Metacognition DOMAIN DIMENSION INDICATOR

9. EMOTIONAL SUPPORT Positive Climate Teacher Sensitivity Regard for Student Perspectives Example – Positive Climate: Relationships Positive affect Positive communications Respect Example – Relationships: Physical proximity, peer interactions, shared positive affect, social conversation CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION Negative Climate Behavior Management Productivity Example – Productivity: Maximizing learning time Routines Transitions Preparation Example – Preparation: Materials ready and accessible, knows lessons INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT Instructional Learning Formats Content Understanding Analysis and Problem Solving Quality of Feedback Instructional Dialogue Example – Analysis and Problem Solving Inquiry and Analysis Opportunities for novel application Metacognition Example – Opportunities for novel application: open-ended tasks, presents cognitive challenges, students apply previous knowledge/skills DOMAIN DIMENSION INDICATOR BEHAVIORAL MARKER

10. What Is Emotional Support? Positive Climate Teacher Sensitivity Regard for Student Perspectives

11. What is Instructional Support? –Instructional Learning Formats –Content Understanding –Analysis and Problem Solving –Quality of Feedback –Instructional Dialogue

12. What Is Classroom Organization? –Behavior Management –Productivity –Negative Climate

13. MQI – Heather Hill

16. CLASS Video Library Name and email on sign up sheet for access

17. For more information: http://curry.virginia.edu/research/centers/c astl/classhttp://curry.virginia.edu/research/centers/c astl/class http://www.metproject.org/ hamre@virginia.edu