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

by Fenwick W. English and Betty E. Steffy

Book Overview

Change the entire school culture with this collaborative method of supervision!

For years, the classic supervision model has frustrated both principals and teachers by fostering superior-subordinate relationships, focusing on teacher conformity rather than growth, or producing checklist data that are irrelevant to the curriculum. The Three-Minute Classroom Walk-Through offers a practical, time-saving alternative that impacts student...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761929673
• ISBN13: 9780761929673
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Practical, relevant, and challenging

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.

3-Minute Walk Through book review

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.

A Thorough Introduction to the Classroom Walkthrough

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.

3 minute walk through easily applied-

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.

Three Minute Classroom Walk-Through

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.