What is my MOST important point for Instructional Rounds? by MEGAN MARKEVICH https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508 What do I think would be MOST impactful for my school? en-us 2018-04-20 17:30:59 UTC 2018-08-27 16:27:36 UTC hello@padlet.com rdavilag https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635154 How to motivate teachers to do these rounds for their own learning?]]> 2018-04-23 23:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635154 Systems for Rounds https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635155 I would like more information on how to make rounds part of a schools system.  How might a school calendar this into their PD calendar?]]> 2018-04-23 23:18:59 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635155 How do we implement Instructional Rounds at a school that lacks cohesiveness among the staff? https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635245 2018-04-23 23:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635245 trust is key before having the honest conversations of what was observed https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635248 2018-04-23 23:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635248 Rounds will only truly be effective if done repeatedly/consistently. https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635285 2018-04-23 23:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635285 It's a way of targeting a need at a school site by debriefing, describing, analyzing and predicting. https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635286 2018-04-23 23:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635286 It's important for the rounds not to be evaluative so that everyone involved can focus directly on what is going on in the classroom. https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635287 2018-04-23 23:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635287 Gage Rocks! https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635295 Powerful way of continually informing and improving our teaching practice. ]]> 2018-04-23 23:19:45 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635295 It's a way for educators to work together to improve instruction. https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635297 2018-04-23 23:19:46 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635297 Instructional Rounds are descriptive and analytic, not evaluative. It requires collecting evidence, analyzing patterns, and predicting what the student would actually learn after completing the task. The primary focus in the classroom are the students and the task they are angaged in. https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635302 2018-04-23 23:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635302 The Legend https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635309 I like how rounds can help a school diagnose a problem of practice and use that observation data to address PD needs.

]]> 2018-04-23 23:19:50 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635309 Instructional Rounds https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635327 A key understanding of instructional rounds is that the observers are there to gather descriptive data; they have a focus problem that acts as a guide.
Observers learn more!

]]> 2018-04-23 23:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635327 Instructional rounds might be challenging to implement successfully but are vital to improving teaching and learning. https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635340 2018-04-23 23:20:01 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635340 Building Practice https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635343 I think if this is something that is going to happen it needs to be treated as important. Not cut into, or postponed, interrupted.  Everyone has to be vested in the process. ]]> 2018-04-23 23:20:02 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635343 Rounds https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635356 Providing peers with feedback is essential in the rounds process]]> 2018-04-23 23:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635356 https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635376 Is a way to improve practice on an identified school wide problem or area of need. It is based on evidence. You work in networks with a focus. Teachers can be trained and learn more about the task ]]> 2018-04-23 23:20:14 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635376 https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635437 A practice that needs to be implemented in order to improve school culture and student learning across subjects and those invested in it.]]> 2018-04-23 23:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635437 https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635466 take improvement to the next level!

]]> 2018-04-23 23:20:54 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635466 Observers are like detectives, gathering specific evidence instead of passing judgment. https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635489 2018-04-23 23:21:08 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635489 Inspector john_maisterra https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635519 Building a trusting environment is a good first step in building a healthy climate where Instructional Rounds can flourish.]]> 2018-04-23 23:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635519 Both the observers and the observed learn from instructional rounds. Additionally, rounds can inform professional development for the year. rdavilag https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635520 2018-04-23 23:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635520 I believe that this will be a powerful practice for our learning community. It will help us understand what is happening in the classroom and provides us with a lot of information about student learning.... https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635567 2018-04-23 23:21:33 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635567 https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635598 networking and having conversations about current instructional challenges in order to develop strategies, is a great way to improve instruction ]]> 2018-04-23 23:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635598 Rounds are fundamentally descriptive and analytic, not evaluative https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635616

]]> 2018-04-23 23:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635616 Classroom’s observations. https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635649 2018-04-23 23:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635649 Evidence https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635653 “Most helpful when it’s specific and descriptive as oppose to judgemental  or general.”]]> 2018-04-23 23:22:07 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635653 I think this would empower teachers to bring public education to new levels of amazing! https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635682

]]> 2018-04-23 23:22:27 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635682 https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635684 This would build a stronger community amongst teachers.]]> 2018-04-23 23:22:27 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635684 https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635790 From experience, instructional rounds are very helpful! They are worth the work!]]> 2018-04-23 23:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/254635790 "Rounds are inquiry process. People doing rounds should expect to learn something themselves." It is about learning for self and how your contribute to the "system". https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275586894 2018-08-27 16:02:19 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275586894 Instructional rounds are identifying the next level of our collective work helen_x_kim https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275586904 2018-08-27 16:02:20 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275586904 Instructional Rounds https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275586909 Shifting from a teacher centered observation to student centered (student task) is critical to making instructional rounds an effective process.  Creating buy-in from everyone, and trusting that the process is more about process rather than judgement of the teacher is also key.  We're there to be "detectives, not inspectors."]]> 2018-08-27 16:02:21 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275586909 https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587015 Focus on description, not evaluation. The Problem of Practice doesn't single out teacher practice but looks at school wide instruction as a whole.]]> 2018-08-27 16:02:33 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587015 https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587272 If we want to improve student learning outcomes, how do we go about that? Looking at tasks in their relation to students, teachers and content is a potentially strong approach. ]]> 2018-08-27 16:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587272 Instructional rounds have the ability to impact the system of observation to inform professional development and teaching strategies to impact student learning. https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587292 2018-08-27 16:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587292 System wide vision https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587338 Schools can use this method to create a school/district wide understanding of what is needed to improve practice across all levels and subjects.

]]> 2018-08-27 16:03:11 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587338 Trust is the jcm398721 https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587341 2018-08-27 16:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587341 https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587344 Teachers must build a common understanding of effective learning and teaching.

]]> 2018-08-27 16:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587344 Instructional rounds are a cyclical process that ties your whole school improvement plan, your professional development and, your rounds together, all informing each other. https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587358 2018-08-27 16:03:15 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587358 Lucy Terarakelyan https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587440  
* Detectives vs Inspectors - We need to be Detectives to unlock the mystery! 
* Supervision & Evaluation= looking through a window
* Rounds = holding up a mirror

]]> 2018-08-27 16:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587440 https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587457 Understanding that we are all part of the system educating our students and what we do produces these effects, it's not inherent.  With that understanding, we can move to producing the effects we want to see, we can have a sense of collective efficacy knowing we have the power to create better results.

]]> 2018-08-27 16:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587457 Inquiring process,,,,,,,,,,,, https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587476 2018-08-27 16:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587476 Be detectives not inspectors. https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587581 2018-08-27 16:03:49 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587581 Describe, Analyze, Predict https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587626 "If you did everything the teacher asked you to do, what would you know and be able to do?" This is such an important element of the debrief.]]> 2018-08-27 16:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587626 Why instructional rounds? "To put educators in charge of their own learning." https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587706 2018-08-27 16:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587706 https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587886 The team approach, with a common goal.]]> 2018-08-27 16:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275587886 https://padlet.com/megan_markevich/p1yi5sy9l508/wish/275597197 Rounds are about understanding whats happening in classrooms, how we as a system produce those effects and how we can move closer to producing the learning we want to see

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