Thank you, Kathy, for your ideas. I have not done a school visit since my
student teaching days. I'm really excited, and looking forward to tomorrow!
Jan
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It's going to be very tempting to get caught up in the structures of the
classrooms - that's natural, so give yourself a few minutes to get over that.
Then pay careful attention to what the kids are doing and the language they are
using. Jot down specific words and actions. Also look closely at what the
teacher is doing and saying, and again write that down. If you have time, be
sure to ask lots of questions about how he/she designed their reading/writing
workshop, what professional literature they read, and what they've learned
along
the way. Look at the way they've set up their classroom library and how it's
used in the classroom. Look for student ownership and self direction. Look
for
ways the teacher has become the facilitator and how they have ensured student
engagement. Ask if you can take pictures when the room is empty so you can
remember the set-up of the room and remember the kind of the anchor charts that
> have been created.
>
> Above all, enjoy seeing the other side of the fence.
> Kathy
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>
> I am going to visit a school in another district on Tuesday to see how that
> school does reading/writing workshop. I use a bit of reading/writing
> workshop,
> > but to my knowledge no one else in my district does.
> > They do not seem familiar with different reading strategies. I think I'm
> > going
> > to see students and teachers using the strategies.
> > What should I look for in this other school? What kinds of questions should
> > I
> ask? I know there will be time to talk with the literacy coach. There may not
> > be time to talk to the teachers or students, but if there is, what should I
> ask?
> > I want to make the most of this visit because I do not think my district
> > will
> > arrange another visit.
> > Thanks!
> > Jan
>
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