I think I've gotten some very helpful feedback from Dr. Kaback. I like that it comes in many forms--a response to a posting, written on lesson plans and verbal after an observation. I feel very supported and connected.
One thing that has been most helpful is our conversations after an observation. We always debrief the lesson and Dr. Kaback offers helpful ideas and insights, but I particularly like when we end up discussing a teaching strategy more generally. Last time I was observed, we ended up talking about theories on the writer's workshop model for a good 15-20 minutes. I really appreciated the way Dr. Kaback spoke with me as a fellow professional, not telling me which approach was best but giving me some research that backs up both sides of the debate. This led me to think more deeply about the way our school teaches writing and how I would want to approach writing in my own classroom.
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