Question.5342 - M4: Discussion Week 4 - Facilitating Teacher LearningReview the Guidelines for Online Discussions and the discussion rubric before posting.Week 4 Discussion PromptTeachers are often not used to taking an active part in analyzing their practice.Read the excerpt below from a post-observation conversation between a supervisor and a teacher. Record what you as the supervisor would say next.Under your recording, write an explanation for why you would respond in this way. Refer to at least two of the readings from this week to explain why you decided to say what you did. What would Acheson and Gall, Myung and Martinez, or Danielson do in this situation?In your second post, comment on a classmate's approach in this conversation. Supervisor: Thank you for letting me observe in your classroom. I am excited to talk with you about the lesson.Teacher: I am anxious to know what you think. I have been worried about this meeting all week. What did you think?Supervisor: How did YOU think it went?Teacher: I don't know.Supervisor: ........ [What would you say or do next to support this teacher?]
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