4. Education Improvement Council
Division of Curriculum, Instruction, and Staff Development
October 21, 2013
Division of Curriculum, Instruction, and Staff Development
Dr. Mike Mattingly, Assistant Superintendent
Mary Helen Martin, Director of Elementary C&I
Vicky Christenson, Director of Secondary C&I

5. Division of Curriculum,
Instruction and Staff
Development

6. Instruction
Curriculum
Staff
Development

9. INSTRUCTION

10. Staff Development

17. A New Focus
for
presented by
Secondary Curriculum
Department
Classroom
Walkthrough

18. 

Look 2 Learning walks provide
campus data about student learning
so teachers can determine what
that data means to them.
Over time L2L walks lower teacher
apprehension about the
examination and discussion of
instruction.

19. Traditionally, when we visit classrooms
we stay in the back of the room.
We get to see the teacher—and the
backs of students’ heads. If we stood
behind the teacher, we would still see
the instruction and, more importantly,
student responses to it. We’ve tended
to focus on teaching rather than on
learning.
Larry Lezotte

20. the focus is on…
and not…
 Research-based
 Compliance
practices
 Gathering data
 Finding patterns
 Reflection
 Learning
with
policies
 Making judgments
 Individuals
 Evaluation
 Teaching

21. 2-4 minutes
every 2 weeks
Brief, frequent classroom visits
can provide valuable data
patterns
to initiate reflection, guide
instruction, and improve learning.
for real,
lasting change
not mandate
the goal!

22. 
We have a system for that.

Walks are not “observations.”

Brief visit, a sample

Data-gathering process

Looking for trends and patterns

Focus on learning

23. 
Talk to the
Student

24. 
Examine the
Work

25. 
Observe the
classroom and
examine the
work

26. 
Examine the
work and check
the TEKS

27. 
Look for student
interaction with
the environment