Guiding information 4.7: Undertaking some visits
Arrange with three teachers to volunteer to let you visit their classroom, while they are teaching, for 15 minutes each.
Plan to use or adapt one of the visits and observation tools in learning task 4.5
Give the feedback after carefully considering your notes and what you observed.
Remember to prepare for the visit by asking the teacher if there is any particular feature that they would like you to watch for. Also agree on where you will sit.
Promise that you will give them 5-10 minutes feedback soon after the lesson.
Give the feedback after carefully considering your notes and what you observed.
Reflect on the experiences of these visits and write up your thoughts in your learning diary.
Did anyone cover your class while you were making the three visits? Make special note of any Continuous Professional Development needs for teachers that the visits have given you.
Do not discuss these with the teacher in your feedback. This is something that we will consider in Unit 7.