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Walk-Throughs

Walk-throughs are a technique used by principals to observe student work in the classroom environment in a non-threatening way. Using a focus question to guide the walk-through, visitors to classrooms look for observable evidence of teaching practice and learning results to support inquiry. This process provides data for reflection, dialogue between the principal and teacher, and decision-making that improves student learning.

Walk-throughs are non-evaluative. They are the basis for questions, observations, and professional dialogue in ways that turn inquiry into action. They link the philosophical beliefs that the school has embraced -- and plans to which the school has committed -- with observable change at the classroom and student level.

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Article by Ellen R. Delisio
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