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Making Learning Visible  NITS TOD  27/4



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STRATEGY 2: QUESTIONING It is rarely effective to simply tell a teacher what went wrong or point out a missed opportunity. If given the chance, they are often able to figure it out for themselves with the help of an extra set of eyes. Virtually all great coaches use questioning to shift the cognitive lift from observer to teacher. Video questioning is particularly useful in helping to generate accounts of the characteristics of ‘off-stage’ phenomena, that is, aspects of the work that are “invisibly buried in the routines of day-to-day activities” (Schubert, 2006).

TRY THIS: Some “go to” questioning prompts from video coaching projects at the Center for Education Policy Research include: • What made you decide to... • What were you thinking in that moment? • How did that match up to what you expected? • When you say X… what do you mean? • How do you think that went? • Tell me about your decision to...

STRATEGY 4: PIVOTAL PAUSING As a former teacher, I cannot count the number of times I wished to go back, freeze time, and do something differently in my classroom. Alas, this was not possible. “Pivotal Pausing” is a strategy whereby teachers freeze a video at important moments in the lesson. This helps the teacher to prioritize important events in a lesson, rather than responding to every single moment that could have been done differently. Teachers are their own harshest critics, and coaches can play a critical role in helping teachers avoid nitpicky tendencies and focus on what matters most.
TRY THIS: Play a pre-selected clip and ask teachers to press pause at a moment they consider pivotal. These moments might include missed opportunities for teaching and learning, or an event that triggered a series of distractions. Then, the coaching pair can discuss a future course of action when dealing with similar challenges. O

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