1.4 Sweden. Lektionsbesök – Plusgymnasiet i Kristianstad
A very concrete lesson observation template used together with every teacher four times a year.
A very concrete lesson observation template used together with every teacher four times a year.
This template for lesson observations is based on and inspired by the template from the Swedish school inspection authority.
One of several forms used in Kumla municipality/school district for lesson observations and quality assurance. This one is used for observations looking at the overall quaility in a playschool or an individual pedagog.
One of several forms used in Kumla municipality/school district for lesson observations and quality assurance. This one is used for the extracurricular activities at school.
The myth of great teachers is dealt with in an article in The Economist. You are not born to be a good teacher. You can most certainly have good or very good facilities just with like everything else in life and society. A really good teacher holds a teacher degree, practice , get feedback, practice , get feedback … Read the article on how methods, different ways to ask questions, the difference in how much knowledge per semester that different teachers deliver etc.
Editorial: How to make a good teacher
Article: Teaching the teachers
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According to The Economist, June 2106, 40% of teachers in the OECD have never observed another teacher or given feedback. A new survey conducted by Novus in Sweden during the academic year 2016/2017 only 35 percent of Swedish teachers had someone else – a teacher colleague, a principal or a coach – visiting their classroom during the last two semesters. However, only 11 percent of the teachers indicated that they regularly received constructive feedback after or in connection with the visits. The core of systematic quality assurance – to improving teaching – is a major development area for schools in many countries.
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Filipstad has been focused on systematic lesson observations since 2010. This is one of five clear success criteria for Filipstad’s school district improving learning outcome dramatically over the past years. The Principal Gun Palmkvist begins her work with planning for a new academic year with first putting her approximately 70 lesson observations into her calendar. Then she continues to plan all the other matters that needs to be organised for the new academic year. Look at this video (in Swedish).
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