The observation debrief uses the observational data collected by network members in classrooms of the host school. In the observation debrief the network teams discuss, analyse & summarise the patterns that emerge from the data. They look across all the data collected to
Describe what they saw,
Analyse the descriptive evidence to look for patterns across classrooms, and
Predict what students would learn
and develop a set of Findings for the host school.
In the Findings schools will receive a summary of the patterns of behaviour observed across the school in relation to the problem of practice. The Findings are simple, declarative statements summarising the evidence from what network members observed in the classrooms. The Findings will be in the form of "street data" - fine-grained and unambiguous information that points to specific pointers for improvement. They show leaders what is actually happening in the interaction between teachers and students in the presence of content. They need to be framed in a way that has a bearing on what the school needs to know to improve learning in their classrooms
Whilst compiling the findings, network members also make predictions. Two powerful questions are used:
If you were a student in this class and did everything the teachers asked you to do, what would you now know and be able to do?
What one change to the lesson would enable the teaching and learning to be more effective?
The processes in Step 4 also extends the professional learning process for all network members. It's when network members apply the theoretical understandings gained in step 2 to the complex activity that is teaching a class of students.
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