Wednesday, 4 June 2014

Different Elements Of The Classroom Walkthroughs

By Marci Glover


The performance of a teacher in a classroom can be gauged through several approaches. If the teaching is done on a daily basis, then daily supervision of the learning process is very important. Some aspects of delivery of academic material and the dissemination of information in a class are evaluated. The daily clinical supervision is also critical where daily step-wise teaching has to be done. However, there are a number of shortcomings associated with clinical supervisions. In most cases, the supervisors tend to overlook special aspects of a teaching career such the development of the teacher-student relationship and the development of a career.

classroom walkthroughs help in delivery of academic and related materials. This is very important especially where the teacher is always in direct contact with the students. In addition to the simple delivery approaches, professional development is added to other concepts. Strong indicators of general performance are critical in fusing the two approaches. A special platform of initiating dialog has to be integrated in the learning process. The dialog platform increases the active participation by the learners. Delivery systems are boosted as a process. This means that the assimilation of information is also boosted.

Instructional leadership underlines the importance of blending the learning process and better delivery approaches in classes. Instructions are issued in steps. The entire learning process is broken down into phases. In each of these phases, some instructions are to be issued. The implementation concepts are made more active since the learners are also involved in the interpretation of some of the instructions.

A group of learners can be actively involved in the learning process by helping the teachers and the supervisors to identify some of the problems that they face. Identification of problems is the first stage in tackling a problem. A plan is then drafted by involving the students and the supervisor. Collective approach is very crucial for improvement of learning.

The walkthrough model is broken down into a number of smaller segments. Each of the segments deals with a certain problem that was highlighted by the learners. Most of problems are tackled in the active session as the process of learning is ongoing. The class may be divided into a couple of smaller groups which handle the separate problems at the same time. Asking of relevant questions is also another approach of handling the current problems at hand.

A learning walk furthers the use of a classroom walkthrough. The approach works on increasing on the ability of the students to handle more. This is worked by the process of increasing their concentration span. Instructions are issued at each stage of the walk. In most cases, as the learning abilities increases, more instructions are issued to increase the ability to handle more content.

The classrooms provide a very good ground for students to interact and learn with others. As the students engage in class discussions and debates, they learn the different ways through which they can air their views. As a result, they get to learn from their friends.

A number of learning tools can be integrated with the learning walk. As the technology is churning out more handheld devices, the learning environment can be boosted by incorporating these devices. Learning and the overall dissemination of information is boosted in the process.




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