AiZ and FT&LQ project

• Teachers working collaboratively in teams (PLTs, Triads)

• Teachers developing a shared understanding of effective teaching (PoLT, E5)

• Teachers using evidence to identify problems of practice

• Students having a more meaningful voice regarding classroom practice

• Leadership providing appropriate support for effective teaching and teacher professional learning

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AiZ and School Improvement

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAM

PLT PLTPLT

Triad TriadTriad Triad Triad Triad

Learning Leaders / Coaches

Triad Triad Triad

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Peer Observation - Triad Model

• A whole school approach to improving instruction and student learning

• Building a collaborative approach to peer observation and analysis of the instructional process

• Usually made up of groups of 3 teachers who are members of a professional learning team

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The work of the Triads

• Based around student work and teacher practice

• Focused on moving students on in their learning

• Use evidence to inform instructional practice

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Triads and FT&LQ project

• Teachers participating in the FT&LQ will be part of a triad

• School nominates up to 3 triads to participate

• Triad members identify a problem of practice based on the questionnaire feedback

• Triad works collaboratively to plan, observe, reflect on practice

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Implementation

Must doPrincipals lead implementation of peer

observationEstablish group norms and observation

protocols Triads have regular scheduled meeting times for

planning and feedback meeting and classroom observation

Leadership team regularly discuss project with triad teams

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Implementation- the process• Triad planning meeting

– Agree on group norms and observation protocols– Analyse questionnaire feedback – Examine other data around student learning, eg attitudes to

school survey, assessment data)– Identify problem of practice – Develop action plan– Clarify focus for peer observation, evidence to be collected

• Conduct classroom observations • Follow-up feedback sessions – challenge about further

improvement• Plan next cycle of observation/feedback

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