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“Rossi (2007) found staff members believed the walkthroughs conducted in their schools had affected instruction with positive outcomes that included:
- Teacher sharing of best practices;
- Increased principal awareness of what is happening in classrooms;
- Increase in teacher time on task;
- Better principal understanding of curriculum gaps and inconsistencies;
- Better principal understanding of professional development needs;
- Improvement in the quality of student work;
- Improved quality of conversations about instruction; and
- Development of a common language around instruction.” p. 32
Classroom Walkthroughs: Learning to see the trees from the forest
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