Walkthroughs / Informal Observations Sample Clauses

Walkthroughs / Informal Observations. The purpose of walkthroughs/informal observations is to provide the opportunity to gather evidence of instruction over a series of short classroom visits. Walkthroughs for evaluation purpose shall be observations of ten (10) minutes or more. Every reasonable effort will be made to observe teachers at different times of the day. Walkthroughs will be conducted by the assigned OTES Euclid credentialed district administrators. The credentialed administrators hired through ESC funds and assigned full time to a Euclid school’s building exclusively shall be considered district credentialed administrators for OTES evaluation purposes. Classroom walkthroughs / informal observations, as part of a teacher evaluation cycle, may be general in nature or focused on observing a specific aspect of teacher performance. Evidence collected through a series of walkthroughs along with evidence documented through formal observations will be used to generate the summative holistic rating. Walkthroughs/informal observations will be conducted by the assigned OTES Euclid credentialed district administrators. Walkthroughs/informal observations are intended to establish a connection between the evaluator and the teacher and monitor the teacher’s progress. Walkthroughs and observations resulting in identification of performance deficiencies or concerns shall be followed by a meeting within five (5) work days between the evaluator and the employee in order to discuss questions arising from the observation. Teachers will be provided written feedback on evaluator walkthroughs on the Classroom Walkthrough/Informal Observation Form (Appendix “I”). Feedback will be provided promptly following the completion of the walkthrough – i.e., within seven (7) work days of the walkthrough, absent extenuating circumstances.
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Walkthroughs / Informal Observations. 1. A walkthrough is a formative assessment process that focuses on one (1), but not more than two (2), of the following components which results in brief written note(s) or a summary: • Evidence of planning; • Lesson delivery; • Differentiation; • Resources; • Classroom environment; • Student engagement; • Assessment; • Any other component of the Standards for Ohio Educators and rubrics approved for teacher evaluation.
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Related to Walkthroughs / Informal Observations

  • Informal Observations A. An informal observation is an observation that is not required to be pre-scheduled.

  • Informal Observation Additional evaluation of employees may occur through informal observations by the Employer. It may not be necessary to reduce such evaluations to writing, and a verbal discussion between the Employer and the employee concerning the informal observations may suffice. If a written evaluation is deemed necessary, Procedures C and D as outlined above shall be followed.

  • Formal Observations 1. A minimum of two (2) formal observations shall be conducted to support the final summative evaluation. All formal observations shall last a minimum of thirty (30) consecutive minutes and will take place between September 15 and April 30. There will be a minimum of fifteen (15) work days between the first two (2) formal observations.

  • Observations The Evaluator’s first observation of the Educator should take place by November 15. Observations required by the Educator Plan should be completed by May 15th. The Evaluator may conduct additional observations after this date. The Evaluator is not required nor expected to review all the indicators in a rubric during an observation.

  • Unannounced Observations i) Unannounced observations may be in the form of partial or full-period classroom visitations of not less than ten minutes duration.

  • Formal Observation The instructional employee and the principal/administrator shall review using the mid-year Reflection Questions in the evaluation manual – Student Achievement Outcomes and make adjustments as needed to increase the likelihood of a positive goal outcome.

  • Pre-Observation Conference The pre-observation conference shall be held prior to each formal observation. The teacher and evaluator will mutually agree when to conference. The purpose of the pre-observation conference is to discuss the employee’s goals, establish a date for the formal observation, and to discuss such matters as the professional activities to be observed, their content, objectives, strategies, and possible observable evidence to meet the scoring criteria.

  • Observation Conference 1. All formal observations shall be preceded by a conference between the evaluator and the teacher in order for the teacher to explain plans and objectives for the work situation to be observed.

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  • Post-Observation Conference 1. The post-observation conference between the evaluator and teacher will be held no later than five (5) days after the formal observation.

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