Peer observation
A practice for individual and collective teaching professional development
Process
Phase C: Share with other teachers
The couple or couples explain their experience of peer observation, reflecting on aspects such as:
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Has it been difficult not to intervene in the classroom and focus on observing?
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Has it cost to be noticed?
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what have we learned
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It has been useful for:
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Create feelings of empathy, personal and mutual trust?
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Get to know the talents of colleagues, get to know others?
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Have examples of practices from others that enrich me?
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Reflect on one's own practice based on the analysis of the practice of other teachers, get to know myself more?
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To be more aware of my partner's way of teaching and to realize both the points we have in common and those we don't share?
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Can you focus on some aspects of improving your own practice and initiate changes?
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Foster a collaborative culture between teachers, the desire to prepare materials and sessions together, share results?
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Which difficulties have we detected and how have we overcome them?
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What would you change about this peer observation experience if you were to do it again?
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How could it be extended within the center?
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These evaluations can be collected for the memory of the course and to share with the rest of the class or in other spaces for the exchange of experiences.