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The Three-Minute Classroom Walk-Through: Changing School Supervisory Practice One Teacher at a Time

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An effective guide for pinpointing effective classroom instruction. This book also outlines specific strategies for engaging teachers in reflective dialogue that could enhance classroom instruction. A must read for administrators.

The Thee-Minute Classroom Walkthrough is a thorough introduction to the philosophy and implementation of this type of classroom supervision. The authors advocate using many visits to each classroom every year to develop a picture of education in the classroom and in the school. The book also promotes a collaborative approach to classroom supervision, one in which the teacher reflects on instructional and curricular decisions and then plans for improvement. The classroom supervisor becomes a facilitator for such reflection.

This book was an easy read and had very practical, easy to put into practice, tips on observing classrooms. Time-saving techniques that still are quality practices.

As principals we know we should spend more time in classrooms. But the question is often "what should I do when I am in there?" This book gives sage advice about what you should be doing, and importantly, how to engage with teachers in ways that will challenge thier thinking, while valuing them as professionals. The structure about how to ask a meaningful and reflective question will change my practice forever.

I bought this book for a graduate course I am taking. It will be very helpful to me as I continue to conduct walk-throughs of teachers' classrooms.

I was expecting something less technical and more user friendly. I will have to devote some time to reading this in the summer and then perhaps implement next year.