Center staff can provide confidential feedback on teaching in several different ways, including: conducting classroom observations; obtaining feedback from students through mid-semester focus groups; ...

The Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) at CU Boulder offers free and confidential classroom observations for educators at all levels. Whether you’re a tenured professor, teaching professor, lecturer ...

Different observation tools are available to suit various needs. Policy makers in states from coast to coast are demanding more rigorous teacher evaluations that lead to real improvements in ...

The consultants in the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) offer an observation service that provides formative, confidential, and timely feedback to instructors on their teaching and course-design ...

As teacher shortages continue to challenge school districts nationwide, many education leaders are searching for new ways to support teachers and strengthen instructional practices. According to ...

During the observation, it will be most helpful to use pre-identified focal areas or a protocol as a guide. Without clear observation criteria in place, observers may find themselves trying to capture ...

Instructional leaders need to know what is happening when the bell rings and the door closes — in every classroom, in every building, every day. And the best way to do that is through careful but ...

I’m hoping to draw on the collective wisdom of my wise and worldly readers, especially those who teach or have taught. What’s the most useful feedback you ever received after a class observation? I’m ...

“...to take advantage of the energy for change that's ‘out there’ today will require not just different methods in the classroom but the development of a campus ...