Leadership Development. Why We Need to See Each Other Teach. I have always taught with my classroom door closed. Officially, it’s because I have trouble with distractions, which is not a lie: Just ask my family how often I yell for quiet when I’m trying to figure out my next Quirkle move. The unofficial reason is that I don’t really want other people watching me teach. Alone with my students, I’m a different person: I let my guard down in a way that I never do with co-workers, even people I’m comfortable with.
My students get the most relaxed, funniest side of me, the side I’m not sure my colleagues would appreciate or approve of. It’s not that I do anything inappropriate – not really, anyway – but I am definitely more likely to say “booger” and “crap” when my door is closed. For that reason, I’d rather not have guests in my room. Apparently I’m not alone. Oh, and he also wanted us to observe each other using the strategies in our teaching. People FREAKED OUT. Eventually, because it was mandated, they had to get over it. Here are some reasons why: A Useful Framework For Transparency In Education.
A Useful Framework For Transparency In Education by TeachThought Staff Transparency in education is important for a variety of reasons. Increasingly teachers are encouraged to work in professional learning communities, data teams, and other structures intended to encourage teachers to work together to unpack standards, plan instruction, assess learning, analyze data, revise instruction, re-analyze data, and then evaluate the impact of individual teaching strategies. The idea of both vertical alignment (i.e., same content area, different grade level) and horizontal alignment (same content area, same grade level) both depend greatly on visibility–what’s being taught, when, and how.
Further, a common and viable curriculum has been described by education research analyst Robert Marzano as the “first school-level factor,” and one of the most significant factors in student achievement. “The Framework provides ideal components of a transparent institutional website in terms of student learning. Teaching Videos. Each one of our made-from-scratch videos has been created to help you become a better teacher. We look at instruction and assessment strategies, classroom management, technology, presentation and design. Every effort is made to make each concept clear and simple. Most of our videos contain small, brief advertisements. Although we would love to keep them ad-free, it is one small way to pay for the cost of producing them.
All of our videos are close-captioned for greater accessibility — just click the CC button at the bottom right of the screen to turn them on. To view each collection, click below: Instruction and Assessment Videos Classroom Management Videos Technology, Presentation, and Design Videos Problem-Solver Videos. Transparency In Leadership. Discussing Leadership at The Hub (CC) In the information age, transparency is becoming the de facto standard for business, government, agriculture, and other aspects of daily life.
People don’t just want to know where their produce is coming from. They want to know who is running the grocery store and the other suppliers they work with. The values a company holds and how those ideals shape the decisions they make are important to customers and employees. Technology have made it easier for individuals to crunch through large amounts of information, and now everyone is demanding transparency in leadership in order to make informed decisions. Background on transparent leadership Think about the world before the Internet and the dawn of the information age. Even more disrupting is the ease with which information can be distributed online through blogs, websites, and social media.
What is happening with transparency in leadership today? Complete These Free Courses to Become a Better Researcher. A couple of summers ago Google offered a MOOC about search skills. The content of that course is still available online for anyone to use at his or her own pace. Power Searching With Google provides six units of study on search strategies. Each unit includes slides, videos, and text. Examples of how each strategy works in practice are provided by Daniel Russell, Google's search anthropologist. One of the videos from the course is embedded below. Advanced Power Searching With Google is full of challenges through which you can test your power searching skills. Applications for Education Whether you are looking to brush-up on your search skills or you are looking for search lessons to share with your students, Google's Power Searching courses are valuable resources.
Even if you don't use the entirety of these courses, you and your students could glean a lot information by trying the Advanced Power Searching challenges.