Do you want to discuss how to improve teaching – lesson observations and collaborative learning? Meet BRAVOLesson at BETT in London. You will find us together with our partner Derventio Education at stand G:390.
Online tools to improve teaching and learning
It is possible to improve both the teaching and the students’ results! Teaching can be improved… Focusing on what really happens in the classrooms is, among other things, what research has shown to be one of the characteristics of successful schools.
40 percent of all teachers in the OECD countries have never given or received any feedback (Source: OECD)
A systematic approach to lesson observations, collaborative learning and feedback to teachers is an almost untapped opportunity to improve student outcome in Sweden where only 11 percent of teachers in primary and secondary schools get feedback according to a survey carried out by Novus.
There is no reason to wait. Start NOW and harvest soon. Other schools, school districts and local authorities have already done so.
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Online tools to improve teaching and learning
This template is based on the original from Menntamálastofnun – the National Agency for Education i Iceland..
Published by Udir – The National Agency for Education in Norway. This is for observing how teachers apply structure and rules.
Published by Udir – The National Agency for Education in Norway. This is for teachers’ self assessmernt of their practice to create a learning environment.
This observation template is based on what Ofsted – The National School Inspection Autority in England – is using for lesson observations. Published by the National Center for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics.
This is from the Swedish School Inspection Authority’s template – only part 4: Follow-up, feedback and reflection on learning.
This is from the Swedish School Inspection Authority’s template – only part 3: Clarity in goals, content and structure.
This is from the Swedish School Inspection Authority’s template – only part 2: Individualization, variation and challenging the pupils/students.
This is from the Swedish School Inspection Authority’s template – only part 1: Safe, supportive and encouraging learning environment.
From the Swedish National Agency for Education. The same as 2.2 but this is only the shorter summary version. Nota bene! Does not apply to an individual pedagog.
From the Swedish National Agency for Education. This template can be used to describe, observe or analyse the overall quaility in a playschool or a play school department. Nota bene! Does not apply to an individual pedagog.
This is based on what good dimensions of teaching are according to research. It is used by the Swedish School Inspection Authority in their official inspections. It is free to be shared and used by others.
This observation template has been developed based on the Ofsted criteria for effective teaching.
It provides ICT-relevant criteria for use in observing lessons in English primary schools. Developed by the Independent ICT Educator Ian Brewer.
This template has been developed by Andy Goodeve, the former head teacher at Goldsmith Primary School in Walsall.
This is an observation template from Cheltenham Girls’ High School in Australia. It is based on the NESA standards. NESA is the Australian national authority for standards in education.
This observation template from Vialundskolan in Kumla municipality/school district starts with planning and how to start a lesson. It continues all the way to the end of the lesson and covers many of the dimensions contained in the observation template from the Swedish school inspection authority without being as extensive.
One key to improving student outcome in Filipstad municipality/school district over the past years has been lesson observations, discussions and coaching together with the teachers. This template is a protocol for discussions and coaching.
This template is used in Kumla municipality/school district for observations with a special focus om how teachers handle the formative assessment for learning process.
This form for lesson observations template is developed by and used in Höörs municipality/school district.